Dodge Challenger, Chrysler Imperial Revealed, Along With Dozens of Other Concepts and Production Vehicles in TheCarConnection.com's Exclusive Preview of the L.A. and Detroit Auto Shows. Also, Preview the Headlines of 2006, Spy Shots, Reviews and More.

DETROIT, Jan. 3, 2006 -- They're still putting the final touches on the displays down at LA's Staples Center and Detroit's Cobo Hall, but why wait? TheCarConnection.com offers exclusive previews of both shows in this week's issue, starting with shots of some of the year's most important concept and production cars.

Get a good look at two reborn nameplates from the folks at DaimlerChrysler, the strikingly retro Dodge Challenger muscle car and the sleek Chrysler Imperial sedan. TheCarConnection also has details on another blast from the past, the return of the Chevrolet Camaro, likely to be one of the Detroit show's high points.

Don't miss TheCarConnection's Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Names Contest. Check out reader offerings like Lois Lane, Shades of Death Road and Farfrompoopen Road (the only way to get to Tennessee's Constipation Ridge, by the way). Then submit your own favorite find.

Details and rules can be found on TheCarConnection.com , http://www.thecarconnection.com/ , but prizes include a top-line portable GPS navigation system.

It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback, but in this week's issue, TCC takes a look ahead at some of the likely stories that will be grabbing headlines in 2006.

Among the biggest stories in the coming year, Toyota is expected to push past General Motors to become the world's largest automaker. But leadership has its price, as TheCarConnection reports, and the Japanese giant is facing a series of challenges that could cause problems. Find out more in this week's issue.

In this week's reviews, check out Mercury's new Milan, the all-new, 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, and Toyota's off-road ready FJ.

In business news, the Zetsche era begins at DaimlerChrysler. And the UAW faces increasing pressure for concessions.

Then share the 007 experience. TCC's intrepid correspondent gets shaken, but not stirred at a new driving school designed to show you James Bond's best moves.

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