News By Topic: 2012 New Vehicle Reviews

2012 Buick Verano with Leather Group - Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Apr 1, 2012

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS In common with most luxury car manufacturers, Buick has had to deal with generational shifts in customer tastes and preferences. Compounding that challenge, Buick's position as the entry-luxury brand in the General Motors portfolio means that it needs to adapt to customers younger ... Continue reading

2012 Toyota Yaris Review By Larry Nutson

Mar 30, 2012

2012 Toyota Yaris - A Good Looking Fuel-Sipper>/b> By Larry Nutson Senior Editor Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (IMG_3214) These days the oft-posed question is: What car do I buy that will get good fuel economy and reduce the amount of money spent at the gas pumps? And the second question that follows is: How much do ... Continue reading

2012 Mazda5 Review By Thom Cannell

Mar 29, 2012

By Thom Cannell Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Authors Note: No attempt at completeness, simply comments on one week’s driving experience—balanced against decades of experience and hundreds of comparisons. It has been a very good week with the Mazda5, a favorite people and cargo mover. It look ... Continue reading

2012 Mazda3 Review By Marty and Michael Bernstein +VIDEO

Mar 26, 2012

ZOOM, ZOOM BUT WHERE IS THE ROOM, ROOM? by Marty and Michael Bernstein Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel This is the first joint father and son automotive review with a shared byline. Michael, I must note is a bit over average height at 6”5” which obviously affects his comments about a vehicles spaciousness an ... Continue reading

2012 Hyundai Genesis 5.0L R-Spec Review By Marty and Michael Bernstein

Mar 26, 2012

HYUNDAI CHALLENGES THE GERMAN SPORTS SEDANS by Marty Bernstein Senior Editor-At-Large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Most of us love the New Year because of the promise its beginning symbolizes, but maybe not so much for the folks at Hyundai who probably wish 2011 would reset like Bill Murray’s alarm clock from ... Continue reading

2012 Cadillac SRX Review By Marty and Michael Bernstein

Mar 26, 2012

DETROIT’S BACK IN THE GAME WITH A CADDY SUV CROSSOVER by Marty Bernstein Senior Editor-at-Large With Michael Bernstein Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel The automotive industry is still at a cross road. Sure business is on the rebound but the market is fragmented into a multitude of segments with overlapping charac ... Continue reading

2012 Chevrolet Equinox Review By Steve Purdy

Mar 26, 2012

MORE INFO Chevrolet Buyers Guide Perfect New Car Match Tool 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX FWD 2LT A Most Improved Player By Steve Purdy Bureau Chief TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau High on my list of “most improved” players in the small CUV game is the Chevy Equinox. We first saw this new generation of Equinox a ... Continue reading

2012 Kia Soul+ Ride and Review By Thom Cannell

Mar 25, 2012

By Thom Cannell Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Author’s Note: I have made no attempt at completeness, simply comments on one week’s driving experience—balanced against decades of experience and hundreds of comparisons. The ladies in my family call box-on-wheels cars, a category personifie ... Continue reading

2012 Ford Mustang, Mustang Owners Club Edition Ride and Review By Thom Cannell

Mar 23, 2012

By Thom Cannell Senior Editor The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau If you’ve got $32, 000 your choices among sporting vehicles is huge. How about a svelte Mazda RX-8 or a curvy Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT? Maybe a muscular Camaro SS or basic Nissan 370 would fit into your carport? Then there’s the upstart Hyunda ... Continue reading

2012 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Review by Carey Russ

Mar 19, 2012

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS "Iron fist in a velvet glove" is a term that has been used to describe many a German or British high-performance car. Applied to an automobile, the term means a combination of first-rate sports car performance and handling with luxury levels of comfort and refinement. The Europeans ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels: 2012 Lexus CT Hybrid 200h Review

Mar 13, 2012

SEE ALSO: Lexus Buyers Guide - Specs, Prices and Comparisons HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE LEXUS CT200h VEHICLE The sporty Lexus CT200h is unique to the market in the sense it wraps a lot of popular – yet uncommonly matched – attributes into one car. Now ... Continue reading

Toyota - Five New Models Enhance Industry-Leading Average Fuel Efficiency

Mar 13, 2012

PR Newswire TORRANCE, Calif., March 13, 2012 TORRANCE, Calif., March 13, 2012 -- As California drivers grapple with some of the highest average fuel prices in the nation, Toyota, already the most fuel-efficient full-line auto manufacturer in the United States, has strengthened its portfolio of efficient cars with five ... Continue reading

2012 Dodge Charger R/T Road & Track Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Mar 13, 2012

And exciting new interpretation of a classic Detroit muscle car loaded with contemporary and civilized refinements DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The name harkens to the past, as do some of the styling cues and even the "Hemi" engine's combustion chamber layout, but the current Dodge Charger is not an exercise i ... Continue reading

2012 Toyota Prius c Ride and Review By Larry Nutson +Video

Mar 12, 2012

“c” for city! By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel Delray Beach, Florida, February 2012 – Notwithstanding the mild winter Chicago has enjoyed, a visit to Florida in the later part of February is always welcome. Toyota gathered journalists in this oceanfront town to acquaint us w ... Continue reading

2012 Kia Soul Eco Ride and Review By Larry Nutson

Mar 8, 2012

2012 Kia Soul Eco Music to the Soul By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (IMG_3008) I’m a music-lovin’ guy and I do like to dance. I don’t have any music-lovin’ hamsters but I do have a Labrador retriever, named Java. Well, my dog Java liked the Kia Soul. The rear cargo are ... Continue reading