2006 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon Review
Mar 22, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon A quandry: you want a car with sports performance, and especially value handling. You view driving as a pleasurable activity, not a chore. But you need room for four people, and even, sometimes, large or bulky objects, so a sports coupe or sedan won't wor ... Continue reading
Mar 17, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Chevrolet's Corvette has a unique place in the sports car pantheon. For most of its history, it has been the only true sports car built by a major American automaker. And, since V8 engines found their way under the fiberglass hood in 1955, the `Vette has ... Continue reading
Mar 14, 2006
By Carey Russ (c) 2006 I need a fast. Yes, you read that sentence correctly. And no, I don't mean that I need to stop eating. I just need a fast.<p> A fast is Volkswagen's mascot for its newest offering, the 2006 GTI. It looks like some sort of prop for a cheap sci-fi movie, a mutant robo-rabbit with glowing red eyes, ... Continue reading
2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited Review
Mar 13, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited From Subaru, the company that brought you Outback and Forester, names connoting the uninhabited wilderness, comes Tribeca. Tribeca is a fashionable district in New York City - the ``triangle below Canal Street - hardly verdant unspoiled acreage. But i ... Continue reading
Mar 13, 2006
LEXUS ES 330 FOR 2006 Silky, Smooth and Sedate By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau When Lexus (Toyota’s luxury division) automobiles burst upon the scene at the North American International Auto Show in January of 1989, first with the LS 450 and then the ES 250, they were a hit from the very beginning. C ... Continue reading
Ford Five Hundred Hits Bull's-Eye with Boomers
Mar 12, 2006
By Kristopher Spencer The Ford Five Hundred is quietly winning over a wide variety of customers, including aging middle income Baby Boomers; its target market. Roominess, ease of getting in and out and safety features are among the reasons for its popularity with older consumers. "The Five Hundred offers a tall seating ... Continue reading
Mar 9, 2006
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Hummer H3 SUV ENGINE: 3.5-liter I5 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 220 hp @ 5600 rpm/225 lb.-ft. @ 2800 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual WHEELBASE: 111.9 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 186.7 x 85.5 x 74.5 in. TIRES: 265/75 R16 all terrain CARGO VOLUME: cu. ft. ... Continue reading
Renault Launches 2006 Trafic Generation Evado
Mar 9, 2006
Trafic Generation Evado, An Invitation to Travel Paris – March 9, 2006: Renault introduced their new Trafic Generation Evado Limited Edition on Monday, featuring equipment unique to this version and unprecedented interior flexibility. Included in the Limited Edition is a powered coolbox (for cooling and warming c ... Continue reading
Mar 7, 2006
The Original Pocket Rocket - All Grown Up Just Like Me By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The year was 1983. I was a young man. Well, relatively young anyway. The Volkswagen Rabbit was becoming as popular as its antecedent Beetle and being copied by everyone. Unlike the quirky Beetle the Rabbit was modern ... Continue reading
Mar 3, 2006
By Thom Cannell<br> Detroit Bureu<p> Is bigger better? Is enormous capacity for tools, people, and cargo a good thing? Dodge is betting a significant number of families, tradesmen, craftsmen, and long haulers will answer yes and their solution is Mega Cab. Mega Cab has the largest pickup cab ever built at 111.1 inches ... Continue reading
2006 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE Review
Mar 2, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE The Maxima has topped Nissan's sedan lineup since its debut in 1981. Since those days, it has always been sportier than the average mid-size sedan, and a touch more upscale, and has often borrowed its engine and a bit of character from Nissan's series of Z ... Continue reading
Vincentric's Best Fleet Value awards announced; Toyota, Chevrolet Lead the Way
Mar 1, 2006
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan â March 1, 2006 â Vincentricâs Best Fleet Value in America⢠awards were announced today, with Toyota leading the field by winning 12 of the 29 vehicle segments. Chevrolet took top honors in 8 segments, powered by its sweep of the full-size pick-up and full-size van categor ... Continue reading
2006 Mercedes-Benz C350 Review
Feb 28, 2006
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Mercedes-Benz C350 ENGINE: 3.5-liter V6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 268 hp @ 6000 rpm/258 lb.-ft. @ 2400-5000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 6-speed manual WHEELBASE: 106.9 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 178.4 x 68.0 x 55.6 in. TIRES: 225/45R17F, 245/40R17R CARGO VOLUME: 12.2 cu. ft. ... Continue reading
2006 Subaru Forester XT Review
Feb 24, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Subaru Forester XT There have been two dominant traits in Subaru's lineup over the years. The company first came to notice long ago as the maker of small all-wheel drive wagons with excellent all-weather capability. And then, starting in 2001 in the U.S. (and much earlier in E ... Continue reading
2006 Volkswagen GTI - All the Essentials of the Original Hot Hatchback and More - VIDEO ENHANCED
Feb 23, 2006
SAN DIEGO--Feb. 22, 2006--Before the first sketch was drawn, Volkswagen's designers and engineers set out to create a dynamic all-new GTI that was completely modern but still pure to Volkswagen's original hot-hatchback heritage. From the inside and out, Volkswagen's German engineers and designers set out to keep the pr ... Continue reading
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