Camaro Returns, an All-New, 8-Speed Lexus LS460 Debuts - Just Two of Some 70 New Cars, Trucks and Crossovers at This Year's Detroit Auto Show. Check Out Exclusive Reviews and Find Out Who's North American Car/Truck of the Year on TheCarConnection.com

DETROIT, Jan. 9, 2006 -- It's the automotive equivalent of the Oscars and Olympics rolled into one. But you don't have to brave the cold of Winter Detroit to check out the more than 70 new cars, trucks, crossovers and concepts debuting at the North American International Auto Show this week.

You'll find complete coverage of the return of the Chevrolet Camaro, the revival of the Chrysler Imperial, the debut of the all-new, 8-speed Lexus LS460L, the reveal of the Mini Traveller concept and more.

And find out which automaker took the unprecedented honor of being named both North American Car and Truck of the Year.

Simply point your browser to TheCarConnection.com .

Keep coming back all week as TheCarConnection posts regular updates from the show floor.

Check out in-depth previews of the Lincoln Mark X, the next-generation Jeep Wrangler, the Ford Edge crossover, the Dodge Challenger, Shelby Cobra GT500 and more.

You'll also find wrap-up coverage of the Los Angeles Auto Show, where nearly 30 new products were revealed, including the big Chevy Suburban, Volkswagen EOS hardtop convertible and the 260-hp Pontiac Solstice GXP.

Don't miss TheCarConnection's Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Names Contest. Check out reader offerings like Lois Lane, Shades of Death Road and Farfrompoopin 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. Check it out for a chance to win prizes including a top-line portable GPS navigation system.

In business news, see why GM CEO Rick Wagoner says bankruptcy is not an option; and how Chevrolet was a bright spot in a depressing year for the U.S. automakers. Then find out more about the downsized future Ford has in mind.

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