http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips Tips and Advice -- find out how to maintain, service, insure, wash and wax, and change the oil in your car with tips from TheCarConnection.com. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:42:26 -0400 Lifestyle/Fashion http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012482_2008-new-york-auto-show-coverage http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012482_2008-new-york-auto-show-coverage?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta New York's auto show opens to the media on March 19, 2008 - and TheCarConnection.com has details on the new cars and concepts coming to Javits Center!]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012481_2008-geneva-motor-show-coverage http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012481_2008-geneva-motor-show-coverage?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta Geneva's annual motor show shapes up with world introductions of the new Volvo XC60, Infiniti FX, and Ford's new global small car. Get the latest list of introductions inside TheCarConnection.com.]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012294_2008-detroit-auto-show-coverage http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012294_2008-detroit-auto-show-coverage?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta 2008 Detroit Show: TCC's Top Picks (1/14/2008)Our favorite cars, concepts and moments from Cobo. 2008 Detroit Auto Show: Getting There by Rex Roy (1/9/2008)Make it easy, make it fun. PREVIEWS 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Preview by TCC Team (12/19/2007)A supercar by any name. 2009 Audi TTS by Bengt Halvorson (1/9/2008)The ...]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012446_2008-detroit-show-tccs-top-picks http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012446_2008-detroit-show-tccs-top-picks?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta The 2008 Detroit auto show hosted more than 50 concept and production-car debuts. Which ones did our editors like best--and which ones are headed for showrooms soon?]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012446_2008-detroit-show-tccs-top-picks?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta General Motors is known to have had its eye on the niche occupied by the Jeep Wrangler . And at the Detroit auto show next week, it will reveal more of its intentions to field a Wrangler competitor in the shape of the HUMMER HX concept. HUMMER's general manager, Martin Walsh said, "We've made our intentions clear that we want to ...]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/cadillac_cts-v_2009 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/cadillac_cts-v_2009?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta You knew it was coming ... the new CTS-V is here. Well, almost here. It's at the Detroit auto show on January 13, and will be at your local Cadillac dealer this fall. So along with getting everything new that's already part of the much-improved 2008 CTS, the 2009 flying V boasts the supercharged ...]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/chevrolet_corvette_2009 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/chevrolet_corvette_2009?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta Unless you've been on planet Nader for the last few years, you knew Chevrolet was brewing up an uber-Vette. Amid all the hype, spy photos, leaked photos (and subsequent prosecutions), rumors, and names (Blue Devil, SS, Sting Ray, Z07), any dolt could discern that this new Corvette had the potential to be amazing. During its annual press ...]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1000829_better-winter-driving http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1000829_better-winter-driving?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta For many drivers, navigating on snow and ice is cause for alarm. Few are educated and practiced in how to drive in heavy rain or on slippery surfaces. And, much confusion prevails. So when the weather turns foul, remember these driving tips to steer clear of trouble: Adjust your speed to current conditions. When driving in challenging ...]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1000829_better-winter-driving?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta 1. For which 1960s TV series did Dean Jefferies create a radically customized Pontiac GTO?2. Which company made the 1982 to 1986 Chevrolet Chevette's optional diesel engines?3. Which GM division adopted the ad slogan "It's all good" in 2001? 4. In which model year did Chevrolet build the final Impala convertible?5. What ...]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012228_2007-los-angeles-auto-show-coverage http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012228_2007-los-angeles-auto-show-coverage?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta PREVIEWS 2009 Lincoln MKS Preview by Paul A. Eisenstein (11/13/2007)From obscurity to mainstream? 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt Preview by Paul A. Eisenstein (11/6/2007)Hidden in darkness, an L.A. show debut. 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Preview by Marty Padgett (11/9/2007)Two modes and batteries - in a big ute? 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe ...]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012228_2007-los-angeles-auto-show-coverage?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta 1. Name the rock and roll disc jockey heard on American Graffiti car radios.2. This tag line from the TV series Laugh-In was used in reference toPontiac's GTO "The Judge" model.3. This Chrysler nameplate became a separate brand in 1955.4. Which comedian often joked about his old Maxwell car?5. In the car-repair business, ...]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012228_2007-los-angeles-auto-show-coverage?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta Get more TCC Trivia 1. Name the first passenger vehicle built in the United States that combined four-wheel drive with an automatic transmission.2. With what items' specifications does the Snell Memorial Foundation concern itself?3. Which carmaker offered a model with a three-cylinder engine, part-time four-wheel-drive and ...]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012228_2007-los-angeles-auto-show-coverage?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta Chrysler LLC plans to eliminate four different models next year as part of a broad cost-cutting effort that will lead to the elimination of an additional 12,000 jobs. Robert Nardelli, Chrysler chairman and chief executive officer, said Thursday the impending cuts reflect worsening economic conditions, which are expected to educe ...]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012228_2007-los-angeles-auto-show-coverage?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta Get more TCC Trivia 1. This new 1970 model was hailed as the first modern U.S.-built subcompact car.2. In which model year did the Pontiac GTO first have an optional "The Judge" package?3. In the auto trade, what does the abbreviation HVAC mean?4. Which UK manufacturer sold its Super Snipe model in the United States in the ...]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.thecarconnection.com/autoshownews/1012228_2007-los-angeles-auto-show-coverage?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BBuzz%2BBeta Initially we were skeptical about the truckiest of its concept cars due at Makuhari Messe -- the X-HEAD, a Tonka-like take on the mini-pickup. However, a stroll around it and a look at Suzuki's commercial flatbed trucks of approximately the same size that run on Tokyo 's streets has us reconsidering that maybe it ...]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:00:00 -0400