Spy Shots: 500-hp Caddy Super CTSv; Driving 'Saab-aru' 9-2X; Record Oil Prices Threaten Auto Market; Behind General Motors' Quality Turnaround; New Look for Jaguar XK; and Close-Up of New H3 - Can it Save HUMMER? This Week on TheCarConnection.com

DETROIT, May 10, 2004 -- If you believe that more is better, especially when it comes to horsepower, check out spy shots of Cadillac's 500- horsepower Super CTSv -- a whopping 100 more than the basic CTSv. It's in this week's issue of TheCarConnection.com .

TCC also takes a spin in the new Saab 9-2x. Is it more than just a Swedish version of Subaru's WRX? Find out more in this week's review. And columnist Jerry Flint wonders why Cadillac will borrow a Saab for sale in Europe.

Caddy was number two in J.D. Power's Initial Quality Survey, several Buick models matching vaunted quality leader, Lexus. TCC goes looking to see what's behind GM's quality turnaround.

The automaker's overall quality might have done even better if it hadn't been anchored by problems at HUMMER. TCC also offers spy shots of the upcoming, '06 H3, the downsized truck designed to revive the big brand's flagging fortunes.

Speaking of sagging situations, things haven't been going well at DaimlerChrysler since the automaker's board rejected a multi-billion bail-out of Japanese partner, Mitsubishi. But DCX Chairman Juergen Schrempp isn't ready to abandon Asia. See what he has in mind.

With oil hitting $40 a barrel, things are likely to only get worse at the pump. What will it mean for consumers? And how will that affect the U.S. new car market? Find out more in this week's issue of TheCarConnection.com. Is there a conspiracy here? In Mechanic's Tale, TCC wonders why auto parts cost so darned much.

Would you paint a moustache on the Mona Lisa? Then why put a new face on Jaguar's sleek XK sports cars? See the complete review this week, then take a ride in the audacious new Infiniti QX56 SUV.

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