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Sneak Peek at the Chicago Auto Show, First Look at the All-New Mercedes-Benz C-Class; Test Drives of 911 Turbo and Nissan Altima, and Don't Miss the Complete Report on the Exclusive Barrett-Jackson Auction to See What Cars Commanded Bids of Up to $5 Million!

Then check out exclusive spy shots of the 2009 Mustang, '09 Audi Q5 crossover and '09 VW Rabbit Wagon, 2008 Jetta Wagon and '09 Jaguar XF sedan.

DETROIT, Jan. 22 -- They've barely begun to break things down in Detroit, but TheCarConnection.com already has complete and in-depth sneak peek at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show. Check out the latest issue at http://www.thecarconnection.com/, for previews of the next-generation Scion, the heavily-revised Nissan Titan pickup, Toyota's new Highlander and plenty more product coming next month to the Windy City.

Speaking of wind, few cars cut through the breeze like the classically- trained street-fighter, the Porsche 911 Turbo. Don't miss this week's review.

And for something completely different, check out TheCarConnection.com's review of the latest Nissan Altima. This is definitely not a car for the rental fleets anymore.

Then get a close-up look at the completely redesigned Mercedes-Benz C- Class. This is definitely not your Baby Benz any more. In fact, two completely different versions are coming to the U.S. later this year and TheCarConnection.com has the complete story.

It's a spy shot extravaganza at TheCarConnection.com this weekend. Get a good look at the 2009 Mustang to see if Italian design Giugiaro is leading the way. Don't miss shots of the Audi Q5 crossover, closely based on the Roadjet concept. Check out spy shots of the 2008 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon and 2009 Rabbit wagon. And see how close Jaguar is coming to its C-XF concept with the production version, the 2009 XF sedan.

Only two of Carroll Shelby's Super Snake Cobras were ever built, one for the comedian Bill Cosby, the other for Shelby himself, and the legendary racer and raconteur put his own 2-seater up for sale at the Barrett-Jackson Auction last weekend, drawing a record $5 million bid. What else drew the big money? See TheCarConnection's complete coverage of the Barrett-Jackson and other big Phoenix auctions.

In business news: rumors are once again swirling of a Chrysler spin-off. Toyota may build a huge new plant in Arkansas. New diesels are coming from Volkswagen and Mitsubishi.

And there's a massive recall in the works at Toyota.

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