DETROIT, PRNewswire/ -- You see them at every auto show, those incredible fantasies in chrome, from GM turbine-powered Firebird III to the quirky Ford Airstream. Okay, some are completely over the top, but others, well, wouldn't you just love to see them in your garage? This week, TheCarConnection.com, www.thecarconnection.com, looks at the ten concept cars Detroit should have built. And you may be in for a few surprises.
Someday soon, we're told, the weather just might get good enough for driving al fresco. And if you're considering a convertible, Chrysler's latest remake of the Sebring just might be the right model for you, offering an unusual choice between ragtop or foldaway hardtop. Check this week's issue of TheCarConnection.com for an exclusive review.
Nissan is getting charged up about electric vehicles. In fact, the automaker is ready to launch a joint venture with Japan's NEC to produce advance batteries that could lead to advanced hybrids, plug-in hybrids and long-range EVs. You'll find details in this week's issue.
The Flintstones, we were often reminded, had a gay old time in their rock-mobile. But what exactly is a gay car? Find out in this not-so-PC story on TheCarConnection.com.
In business news, the Big Three are on trial up in Vermont, where lawmakers insist they have the right to set strict new limits on CO2 emissions. But do they? And would such a law break the back of the struggling U.S. auto industry?
Also: can Subaru survive without a little help from its friends -- at Toyota? And what does the Brooklands say about Bentley's future? Those stories and more in this week's issue of TheCarConnection.com.
Hyundai is rewriting Genesis. Get the story in this week's TCC Podcast.
Some Detroit-area environmentalists have become the worst nightmare for organizers of the Detroit Dream Cruise, the annual muscle car fest that celebrates the golden days of cruisin'. Get the story on TheCarConnection.com.
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