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2013 Acura RDX Ride and Review By Larry Nutson

2013 Acura RDX Ride and Review By Larry Nutson

2013 ACURA RDX An all-around win by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (IMG_3664) The Acura RDX crossover SUV is all-new for 2013. The production version made its world debut at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show in February. As a continuum of the intro in Chicago, Acura wanted to have an RDX on hand f ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (June 18-24, 2012) Automotive News In Case You Were Dozing

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (June 18-24, 2012) Automotive News In Case You Were Dozing

* The first ever win by a hybrid powered race car of the 24 Hours of Le Mans was by Audi. An Audi R18 e-tron quattro, a diesel-electric hybrid, won the race covering 378 laps of the 8.5-mile circuit in France just outside of Paris. *The Great Race kicked off this weekend from beautiful Traverse City, Michigan and will ... Continue reading

Aviation News - Eurocopter Introduces High-Speed Hybrid X3 Demonstrator

Aviation News - Eurocopter Introduces High-Speed Hybrid X3 Demonstrator

Grand Praire, Jun. 24, 2012: Eurocopter has initited a United States dog and pony show including Washington, D.C., Redstone Arsenal and Fort Bragg, to showcase its X3 demonstrator. The prototype appeared to a crowd of hundreds—including operators, government officials and spectators at Grand Praire Texas last Wedn ... Continue reading

2012 Range Rover Evoque Review By John Heilig

2012 Range Rover Evoque Review By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG THE AUTO CHANNEL SPECIFICATIONS: 2012 Range Rover Evoque Model: 012 Range Rover Evoque 5-door Engine: 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 Horsepower/Torque: 240 hp/250 lb.-ft. Transmission: 6-speed automatic with paddle shifters Wheelbase: 104.8 in. Length/Width/Height: 171.5 x 77.4 x 64.4 in. Tires: ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Final Results Iowa

IndyCar - Final Results Iowa

NEWTON, Iowa - Results Saturday of the Iowa Corn Indy 250 IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 0.894 mile Iowa Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any): <p> 1. (7) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Chevy, 250, Running 2. (3) Marco Andretti, Dal ... Continue reading

National Safety Council Recognizes Teen Driver Safety Programs

National Safety Council Recognizes Teen Driver Safety Programs

The National Safety Council is accepting nominations for its 2012 Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award, supported by the General Motors Foundation. This award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to reducing teen crashes and fatalities. 'We are proud to partner with the Nati ... Continue reading

Ford eNews -- The Week of June 24, 2012

Ford eNews -- The Week of June 24, 2012

Ford celebrates Escape launch, jobs at Louisville Assembly Plant Ford Motor Company , its employees, dealers and suppliers celebrated production of the all-new Ford Escape at the company's transformed Louisville Assembly Plant, one of several U.S. manufacturing sites where Ford is adding jobs to meet strong customer de ... Continue reading

2012 Kia Soul Ranked Highest in Initial Quality Study By J.D. Power and Associates

2012 Kia Soul Ranked Highest in Initial Quality Study By J.D. Power and Associates

From breakthrough advertising to runaway sales success, the Kia Soul has made quite a splash since entering the marketplace in 2009, and today the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Initial Quality Study (IQS) ranked the popular urban passenger vehicle highest in initial quality in the compact multi-purpose vehicle segment ... Continue reading

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