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2013 Infiniti FX37 AWD Review By John Heilig

2013 Infiniti FX37 AWD Review By John Heilig

The Auto Page By John Heilig Model: 2013 Infiniti FX37 AWD Engine: 3.7-liter V6 Horsepower/Torque: 325 hp @ 7,000 rpm/267 lb.-ft. @ 5,200 rpm Transmission: 7-speed automatic Wheelbase: 113.6 in. Length x Width x Height: 191.3 x 78.9 x 66.1 in. Tires: P265/45R21 Cargo: 24.8/62.0 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

2013 Infiniti QX56 4WD Review By John Heilig

2013 Infiniti QX56 4WD Review By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Model: 2013 Infiniti QX56 4WD Engine: 5.6-liter V8 Horsepower/Torque: 400 hp @ 5,800 rpm/413 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm Transmission: 7-speed automatic Wheelbase: 121.1 in. Length x Width x Height: 208.3 x 79.9 x 75.8 in. Tires: P275/50R22 Cargo: 16.6 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 LEXUS GS 450h REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 LEXUS GS 450h REVIEW

MORE INFO Lexus Specs, Prices, Reviews and Comparisons - Lexus Buyers Guide (1997-Present) Find Your Perfect New Car Match HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE GS 450h VEHICLE Blending powerful hybrid performance with modern luxury is the redesigned Lexus GS 450h, a full- ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 ACURA ZDX REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 ACURA ZDX REVIEW

MORE INFO Acura Specs, Prices, Reviews and Comparisons - Acura Buyers Guide (1997-Present) Find Your Perfect New Car Match HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE ZDX VEHICLE After three short years on the market Acura is pulling the plug on the ZDX, a sporty four-door coupe ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News May 20-26, 2013 Just In-Case You Were Snoozing

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News May 20-26, 2013 Just In-Case You Were Snoozing

* It's Memorial Day weekend and that means Indy 500. This will be the 97th running of this classic American race and leading the pack will be San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh in a new Corvette Stingray pace car. Harbaugh is a staunch racing fan and is part owner of the Panther Racing team fielding two Chevy-power ... Continue reading

BETTER PLACE Electric Car Company Files for Liquidation - BK List Gets Longer

BETTER PLACE Electric Car Company Files for Liquidation - BK List Gets Longer

AUTO CENTRAL - May 26, 2013: News from Tel AvivLatest in growing list of electric car companies to fizzle out proves The Auto Channel’s position against electric cars TEL AVIV, Israel - May 26, 2013: Better Place, the innovative initiative founded by Shai Shai Agassi, has filed for liquidation this morning in Isra ... Continue reading

High-Country Accessories for 2014 Chevrolet Silverado Model

High-Country Accessories for 2014 Chevrolet Silverado Model

From Mac Gordon 05-18-2013 DETROIT - GM tips its truck hand, unleashing 2014 model pickups ASAR (as soon as ready). Are 2013 brands backfiring? Without delays until the 2014 show season unfolds in November, GM and GMAC are rolling out three firsts in the pickup market. Intent on pressing its lead over competitors in th ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 FORD C-MAX HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 FORD C-MAX HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE C-MAX VEHICLE Ford gets into the hybrid game with the all-new Ford C-MAX, a hatchback featuring the space attributes of a smaller SUV and conveniences typically not always extended to the cheaper gas-saving models like leather upholste ... Continue reading

Toyota Tundra That Towed Space Shuttle Endeavour at California Science Center

Toyota Tundra That Towed Space Shuttle Endeavour at California Science Center

The California Science Center, in partnership with Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., is unveiling the Toyota Tundra full-size pickup truck that towed space shuttle Endeavour over the 405 Freeway Manchester Boulevard Bridge during its historic 68-hour journey through Los Angeles city streets. The unveiling commemorates ... Continue reading

HondaJet Program Approaches Final Phase of Flight Testing

HondaJet Program Approaches Final Phase of Flight Testing

GREENSBORO, N.C., U.S.A., May 20, 2013 - Honda Aircraft Company today announced that its fifth Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conforming HondaJet, equipped with a production interior matching the final customer aircraft, successfully completed its first flight on May 16, 2013 at the company's world headquarters ... Continue reading

Texas' Circuit of the America's FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES selected "Sports Event of the Year"

Texas' Circuit of the America's FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES selected "Sports Event of the Year"

Circuit of the America's Formula One 2012 race beat out major national events like the Ryder Cup and hockey's Stanley Cup Finals to capture the "Sports Event of the Year" award in New York City last night. Previous winners included the 2009 Super Bowl In New York to accept for COTA at the 2013 SportsBusiness Journal/Da ... Continue reading

2013 Audi A8 L 3.0T Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler

2013 Audi A8 L 3.0T Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler

By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel …all told, Audi’s A8 is quite an amazing car – far outside the realm of the ordinary and everyday Audi’s luxury flagship A8 has been in its current form since the 2011 model year, with only minor updates since. 2013 brings a replacement for the ven ... Continue reading

Audi Publishes Its First Corporate Responsibility Report

Audi Publishes Its First Corporate Responsibility Report

For Audi, success must not come at any cost, particularly where the environment is concerned, so at the recent Annual General Meeting of AUDI AG the company presented its first Corporate Responsibility Report outlining targets and activities in the field of sustainability. ... Continue reading

2013 Infiniti FX 37 RWD Review by Carey Russ

2013 Infiniti FX 37 RWD Review by Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS SEE ALSO: A decade ago crossovers were poised to take over the American automotive world. The formula was: SUV-like looks, with car-like construction and comfort. Almost by default, this meant unibody construction with a transverse front engine and front-wheel drive (optionally all ... Continue reading

Chrysler Disputes Tesla Brag

Chrysler Disputes Tesla Brag

by Gualberto Ranieri Auburn Hills May 22, 2013; On May 22, 2013, Tesla, a California-based EV manufacturer, said it has repaid a DoE loan adding: “Tesla will be the only American car company to have fully repaid the government.” (http://www.teslamotors.com/about/press/releases/tesla-repays-departmen t-energy- ... Continue reading

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