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Heels on Wheels: 2010 Honda Pilot Review

Heels on Wheels: 2010 Honda Pilot Review

SEE ALSO: Honda Buyers Guide HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE 2010 HONDA PILOT VEHICLE The Pilot is one of the few remaining true SUVs, featuring a full-figured look with no signs of slimming down into more of a crossover shape. I drove a 2010 Honda Pilot 4WD in the t ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels: 2010 Toyota Sequoia Review

Heels on Wheels: 2010 Toyota Sequoia Review

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE 2010 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLE HEELS ON WHEELS REVIEW CRITERIA The 3-row Sequoia is an upscale large SUV choice when a regular rugged 4WD just won’t do. Little luxuries can be assumed for all trims, including power seating, a moonroo ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels:2010 Honda Ridgeline Review

Heels on Wheels:2010 Honda Ridgeline Review

HEELS ON WHEELS 2010 Honda Ridgeline Review By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE 2010 HONDA RIDGELINE VEHICLE The Honda Ridgeline is what you get when you take a unit-body truck and place untraditional frame proportions on the sides. Although a bit unusual in looks, it creates quite the ... Continue reading

2011 Infiniti QX56 Review

2011 Infiniti QX56 Review

SEE ALSO: Infiniti Buyers GuideTHE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS: 2011 Infiniti QX56 Model: 2011 Infiniti QX56 Engine: 5.6-liter DOHC V8 Horsepower/Torque: 400 hp @ 5,800 rpm/413 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm Transmission: 7-speed automatic with manual mode Wheelbase: 121.2 in. Length/Width/Height: 208.3 x 79.9 x 75.8 ... Continue reading

2011 Range Rover Review

2011 Range Rover Review

NEW 2011 RANGE ROVER: THE GO ANYWHERE DO ANYTHING VEHICLE by Marty Bernstein Since Land Rover introduced the first SUV forty years ago -- think of it as a Serengeti Utility Vehicle -- the brand’s reputation for off road dependability has been unmatched. But there have been some major quality bumps along the road t ... Continue reading

MotoGP Post-Qualifying Press Conference - Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo, Nicky Hayden, Julian Simon, Marc Marquez - Aug. 29, 2010

MotoGP Post-Qualifying Press Conference - Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo, Nicky Hayden, Julian Simon, Marc Marquez - Aug. 29, 2010

MODERATOR: Well, everybody here, a warm welcome to the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix qualifying press conference. A bit of history in the making here, of course, in the MotoGP qualifying. Ben Spies told us in the Czech Republic, Brno, when he qualified on the front row, he didn't realize you won a watch if you're in ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing: Montreal 200 Post-Race Report - August 29, 2010

Krohn Racing: Montreal 200 Post-Race Report - August 29, 2010

The Montreal 200 race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve saw the No. 75 Krohn Racing Ford Proto-Auto Lola finish in seventh place in the two hour, 62-lap race in Montreal, Canada, their third best finish of the season. Team owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn also won the Jim Trueman Award for Sportsman drivers. Krohn suffered a spi ... Continue reading

Franchitti Wins In Chicago

Franchitti Wins In Chicago

JOLIET, Aug. 298, 2010: Dario Franchitti used a clever bit of strategy to win the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway and close the gap on IZOD IndyCar Series championship points leader Will Power. Franchitti picked up the lead out of the final pit stop on Lap 173 -- relying on a double stint o ... Continue reading

Texas Stock Car Spectacular Schedule Thursday and Friday - September 23/24, 2010

Texas Stock Car Spectacular Schedule Thursday and Friday - September 23/24, 2010

Thursday, September 23—4:00 p.m.– 10: p.m.—Tire and fuel sales will close at 7:00 p.m. Weekend Pit Passes AvailablE! Get unlimited garage access throughout the weekend—without having to wait for gate to open on Friday or Saturday. (Sorry, no refunds will be given on prepaid passes due to a rainout; ... Continue reading

Evans Earns MX-5 Cup Pole, New Qualifying Record at Mosport

Evans Earns MX-5 Cup Pole, New Qualifying Record at Mosport

BOWMANVILLE, August 28, 2010: Nick Evans, of Powell, Ohio, continued to set the pace in Saturday’s SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup qualifying at Mosport International Raceway. After topping Friday’s practice, Evans earned the pole for Sunday’s Round Nine of 11 race, part of the Mobil 1 Grand Prix ... Continue reading

Juncos Racing's Conor Daly Secures Championship with Seventh Race Win at Mosport International Raceway

Juncos Racing's Conor Daly Secures Championship with Seventh Race Win at Mosport International Raceway

Bowmanville, August 28, 2010: In an exciting, record-breaking and truly dominative season in the 2010 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, Juncos Racing and driver Conor Daly not only secured their seventh win, but also clinched the 2010 championship title today at Mosport International Raceway. Though he nee ... Continue reading

Americans Spies, Hayden On Red Bull Indy MotoGP Front Row

Americans Spies, Hayden On Red Bull Indy MotoGP Front Row

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 28, 2010: American MotoGP riders Ben Spies and Nicky Hayden ignited cheers among the Red Bull Indianapolis GP crowd Aug. 28 by qualifying first and third, respectively, for Sunday’s third running of MotoGP race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Spies, of Longview, Texas, earned his first career Mo ... Continue reading

Hyundai's New 2011 Equus Is Luxurious: Style Notes - VIDEO ENHANCED

Hyundai's New 2011 Equus Is Luxurious: Style Notes - VIDEO ENHANCED

2011 hyundai equus review By Marty Bernstein PALO ALTO, CA - August 29, 2010: They, whomever they are, has said it's impossible to build or less sell a new true luxury car against established premiere brands like Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus in America today, right? Wrong. Hyundai has done just that! And I had a ... Continue reading

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