Dodge Caliber. Is This the New Neon? Also Exclusive Geneva Motor Show Preview: 3rd-Generation Mazda Miata, Redesigned BMW 7-Series, Ferrari F430 Spider and More. And Japan Shifting to High-Performance Hybrids. This Week on TheCarConnection.com.

DETROIT, Feb. 28, 2005 -- Is this the new shape of the Neon? The Dodge Caliber show car taking its bow later this week will soon reappear in production trim and start rolling into showrooms across the U.S., but readers of TheCarConnection.com (http://www.thecarconnection.com/ ) can get a sneak peek as part of the site's exclusive Geneva Motor Show coverage.

The preview includes close-up photos and details on dozens of new cars, trucks and crossovers, including the new, 3rd-generation Mazda Miata, the redesigned BMW 7-Series, Ferrari's F430 Spider and more.

And readers will want to keep coming back for complete coverage from the annual Geneva Motor Show, starting Tuesday, only on TheCarConnection.com.

Lexus is looking to pump a little passion into the brand with a new line of high-performance cars. The first will be the GS450h, a gasoline-electric version of the new GS series that company officials describe as "pure performance." See how Toyota and Honda are changing directions with their hybrid technology, putting a premium on performance, rather than mileage, and how that could catch Detroit and Europe by surprise.

In other news this week, find out why gas prices are rising again, why GM is cutting production of its new Cadillac models, and why the UAW wants into Toyota's Kentucky plant.

See how BMW has shifted design directions with the next 750i and check out the new Porsche 911 Cabriolet in action.

This week's spy shot captures the 2006 Buick Lausanne.

And see why size really does matter -- at least when you're Jeep, and offering to let potential customers test your products inside Chicago's vast McCormick Place.

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