TCC:Spy Shots of Lambo LB-140

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DETROIT, Oct. 7, 2002 -- If you find it hard to imagine paying $68,000 for a car with the Volkswagen badge on it, you're not alone. But you may just change your mind after reading this week's test drive of the all-new VW Touareg sport-utility vehicle. It's just part of a blitz of new and planned products that could transform the image of this import -- and TheCarConnection has the inside story.

Then see how VW and Porsche cooperated on the development of their two new utes, the Touareg and Cayenne -- and why the project has led to a falling-out between the two automakers.

Other TCC test drives this week include the surprisingly sporty Infiniti G35 and Saturn's utilitarian LW300 wagon.

Can't quite spring for the $270,000 Lamborghini Murcielago? The automaker's upcoming LB-140 will be downright affordable by comparison -- but still able to spin its wheels with more than 500-horsepower under its aluminum hood. Get a first look at the next Lambo spy shots on TheCarConnection.com this week.

And Cadillac's rolling out the muscle. It's confirmed plans to produce an all-new V-12 engine. Now the question is what car that engine will be used in. Check TCC's Daily Edition for some possible answers.

In business news, see how a West Coast dock strike is crippling a growing list of U.S. assembly plants; why Chrysler is adding truck capacity, and read why GM is delaying plans for a new assembly plant once again.

In motor sports news, join TCC as it takes in the NOPI Nationals, an event that is to the import performance niche what the Daytona 500 is to NASCAR. Then get the complete weekend racing results.