Top Down in the New Saturn Sky; Testing Nissan's Versatile New Versa; Face-Off: VW GTI Challenges Honda Civic Si; Spy Shots of Next Mercedes C-Class and Hyundai Luxury Sedan; and More - This Week on TheCarConnection.com.

DETROIT, May 8, 2006 -- Saturn has a new Outlook, and an Aura and a Sky, as well. The once-revolutionary GM brand is struggling to regain its momentum, and is preparing the biggest new product blitz in its short history. This week, TheCarConnection.com, http://www.thecarconnection.com/ , takes a top-down spin in Saturn's new "halo car," the Sky roadster. Does it deliver? Check out this week's review to find out.

The Honda Civic Si may be a benchmark, but can it really stand up to a challenge from the Volkswagen GTI? Check out this week's face-off.

Big gas bills have lots of car buyers thinking small these days, and Nissan's the latest to enter the minicar market with its Versa. Check out this week's review on TheCarConnection.com to see how this new 5-door stacks up.

Don't miss this week's spy shots of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and then see if the South Koreans are really ready for the luxury market with exclusive pics of the planned Hyundai luxury sedan.

Are gas prices finally leveling off? Get the latest from TheCarConnection.com and see how U.S. buyers are reacting to their pain at the pump.

In business news, Toyota tops Chrysler in April sales. Will it hold that lead? Has a top-level crisis been averted at Volkswagen? And will General Motors take another ratings hit?

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