Lights, Cameras, Horsepower! Complete L.A. and Detroit Auto Show Coverage This Week on TheCarConnection.com. Catch the 660-hp Jeep Hurricane, Ford's Shelby GR-1, the Lexus LF-A Supercar and Dozens More Cars, Trucks, Concepts and Crossovers!

DETROIT, Jan. 10, 2005 -- It's all about Detroit and L.A. this week at TheCarConnection.com, http://www.thecarconnection.com/ . The two biggest auto shows of the year are kicking off 2005 in style, with the debut of more than 80 cars, trucks, concepts and crossovers. And TCC has complete, in-depth coverage.

Don't miss the amazing, twin-Hemi Jeep Hurricane, or the 500-hp Corvette Z06. Lexus drops a bombshell with its LF-a supercar, while Ford lifts the covers on the new Mustang Convertible. GM gases up the hydrogen-powered Sequel. And Nissan has Azeal for Detroit.

  See how Saturn reaches for the Sky with a new roadster and the Aura sedan.
  Honda and Jeep both roll out new pick-up trucks.

And Ford clears its Syn-US, with a Euro-inspired ute that could transform the automaker's small car design.

Then go for a spin in the drop-dead beautiful Drophead Bentley convertible.

Hear what top industry leaders, like Bill Ford, Nissan's Carlos Ghosn and GM's Rick Wagoner are saying about the hotly competitive auto industry and the products they're planning to launch. And see why VW CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder says, "Oops!"

TheCarConnection's complete team coverage is being updated hourly from the show floors, so check it out and keep coming back all week for the latest from the Los Angeles Auto Show and the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

This week's reviews and previews include a first look at the 425-hp Cadillac STS-v, Hemi-powered Magnum SRT-8, Chevrolet HHR and the 2006 Dodge Charger. Then take a ride with TheCarConnection in the sporty new Infiniti M45.

Of course there's other news this week on TCC. The executive exodus claims another senior manager at Mitsubishi. December sales show yet more gains by the imports. And what's the latest on those Chinese imports?

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