Burning Rubber in the GS430: a First in New Lexus High-Performance Line? Sneak Preview: Chicago Auto Show. Toyota CEO Cho Outlines Plans for World Domination. Spy Shots: Ferrari F430. Putting Honda Ridgeline to Work. This Week on TheCarConnection.com.

DETROIT, Feb. 7, 2005 -- If you think Lexus is all plain vanilla luxury, the new GS430 is likely to change your mind. Take a ride with TheCarConnection.com, then get inside news on what Lexus has coming, possibly including a new AMG-style high-performance brand-within-the-Lexus-brand.

Lexus is just a small part of the fast-growing Toyota empire. Get the inside word on what Toyota has in store, including a rare Q&A with the Japanese automaker's hard-charging CEO, Fujio Cho.

Toyota isn't the only Asian automaker aiming to conquer new turf. Honda has rolled out its first-ever pickup truck, and TheCarConnection.com puts it to work. Get the complete story in this week's issue.

On the domestic front, Chrysler's car-of-the-year couldn't get any better ... or could it? Slip on your helmet as TCC searches for glory inside the all-new, 425-hp Chrysler 300C SRT-8.

Then, for the ultimate thrill, don't miss exclusive spy shots of the new Ferrari F430!

It's showtime in Chicago, and the Windy City has a lot to puff up about at this year's auto show. TheCarConnection will have complete, live coverage from the floor of McCormick Place later this week -- but why wait. Get an exclusive preview of what's coming, including the Buick Lucerne, Hyundai Portico, Cadillac DTS, Toyota FJ Cruiser and more, only on TCC.

Tower has tumbled. This key automotive supplier is just the latest in a growing list of parts manufacturers stumbling under the wake of withering competition and price pressures. In business news, this week, get the complete story. Then see why Detroit is ramping up incentives in a bid to halt its collective market share slide.

Turn to TCC for complete J.D. Power reliability reports on every car, truck and crossover. Let OnSite Mechanic solve your service problems. Find Kelley Blue Book pricing and more -- on the Web's Automotive Authority, TheCarConnection.com.

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