smart Car Faces Safety Questions - smart Crash Test Video
Jul 15, 2007
Washington DC July 12, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that at just 1700 pounds, 8.8 feet long, and slightly wider and taller than 5 feet, the Smart car is already one of the smallest cars on any road in any country. Click here for a picture. It isn't surprising, then, that safety is a concern for some consumers. M ... Continue reading
2007 Saturn Outlook XR FWD Review
Jul 14, 2007
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Saturn has a new Outlook on life... ok, the pun is obvious and inescapable, and Outlook, capitalized, in this case refers to the GM division's new large crossover vehicle. But, looking at Saturn products in the past year or two, the company really does have a new outlook, and a new ... Continue reading
Ten Years Ago They Didn't Sell, But Today Sales are Up for Top Down Cars
Jul 13, 2007
By Marty BernsteinAIADA Contributing EditorA gorgeous summer day ⦠top down! These two phrases are among the most scintillatingly descriptive words of summer in American English. Instantly, a picture comes to mind; a mood is set; frowns and stress vanish; and, smiles appear. No matter what the moniker â conve ... Continue reading
Top 10 Luxury Vehicles with the Lowest Resale Value
Jul 13, 2007
Washington DC July 13, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that poor reliability, aging designs and supply that exceeds demand are the main culprits for low resale values. The 10 luxury vehicles likely to shed the most value over time each have at least one of those qualities. Forbes has compiled a list of those ten, a ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Experts Using New VideoLink ReadyCam Studio
Jul 12, 2007
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information, today announces that its automotive expertise is now directly and immediately available to television studios through the companyâs new VideoLink ReadyCam© studio located within its Santa Monica headquarters. Some topical automo ... Continue reading
2007 Honda Accord EX V6 6-Speed Review
Jul 12, 2007
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2007 Honda Accord EX V6 6-Speed While after a significant restyle for 2006 there are no real changes to the Honda Accord for 2007, and the next generation will debut for the 2008 model year, the car is still worthy of a look. Proven technology by this point, the Accord is Honda's m ... Continue reading
Fire Hazard Prompts Nissan to Recall 140,000 Altimas
Jul 12, 2007
NASHVILLE, Tenn July 11, 2007; Will York writing for the AP reported that Nissan North America Inc. is recalling about 140,000 of its popular Altima sedans to replace air filters that could ignite if they come in contact with hot objects, company officials said. The voluntary recall affects 2007 Altimas with four-cylin ... Continue reading
Porsche® Cars North America Announces Teams for 2007 TransSyberian Rally
Jul 12, 2007
ATLANTA--Three Cayennes from Porsche Cars North America will be among the 50 entries to the Steppes of Russia, the challenging foothills of the Urals and the fearsome Gobi Desert in this Augustâs TransSyberian Rallye, a true contest of man and machine versus nature. Beginning August 3rd in Moscow, the three Porsch ... Continue reading
Porsche Commemorates Production of 100,000 Units of Latest 911 Generation
Jul 11, 2007
ATLANTA--Porsche continues the amazing success story of its iconic 911 sports car with the 100,000th unit built since production began in April 2004. The landmark was achieved with the latest (997) model produced at the Companyâs main plant in Zuffenhausen, Germany. âIt is with great pride that we celebrate t ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2007
- Tuscaloosa plant is the cradle of Mercedes-Benz SUVs - all available with state-of-the-art diesel technology - Number of employees and plant capacity has more than doubled since production launch - More than $1 billion of total investment up to date - Governor Bob Riley, Chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche and Plant Director ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2007
Wshington DC July 11, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the Fit is in, but Honda dealers are unlikely to get all they want. Dealers will receive about 54,000 units of the Japan-built Fit this year. "But thatâs about the best we can do," Dan Bonawitz, VP of corporate planning and logistics for American Honda ... Continue reading
Kbb.com Names Most-Researched New Vehicles During First Half of 2007
Jul 9, 2007
Toyota Surpasses Honda for Top Spot; Hybrid Makes Debut on Most-Researched New Car List IRVINE, Calif., July 9 -- Kelley Blue Book (http://www.kbb.com/), America's most trusted resource for new- and used-vehicle information, names the most-researched new cars during the first half of 2007. Information was collected amo ... Continue reading
Jul 6, 2007
KIA SPECTRA EX 2007 A Korean Corolla? By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [1588] The compact sedan segment of the automobile market has not been where the action is since the 60s when the new little cars were all the rage. Until then the compacts were few - very few â with the best and the coolest, no ... Continue reading
2007 Jaguar XK Convertible Review
Jul 6, 2007
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS If the 1996 through 2006 Jaguar XK wasn't absolutely the most important car in the company's long history, it was certainly in the top few. It heralded a renaissance at the near-legendary English luxury and sports car manufacturer, and was the perfect bridge between the past and fu ... Continue reading
Welcome, Junior: Stanford University, Volkswagen, and the DARPA Urban Challenge
Jul 6, 2007
By Carey Russ The Auto Channel I'm watching Junior practice his driving techniques in a parking lot near Shoreline Amphitheater, in Mountain View, California. He's being tested, and he's doing well. When he comes to a four-way stop sign, he stops - and waits for the car on the right to move, as required by the vehicle ... Continue reading
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