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7 Passenger 2014 Kia Sorento SX Limited AWD Review

7 Passenger 2014 Kia Sorento SX Limited AWD Review

THE AUTO PAGE REVIEW By John Heilig Model: 2014 Kia Sorento SX Limited AWD – 7 Passenger Engine: 3.3-liter DOHC V6 Horsepower/Torque: 290 hp @ 6,400 rpm/252 lb.-ft. @ 5,200 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic with Sportmatic Wheelbase: 106.3 in. Length x Width x Height: 184.4 x 74.2 x 68.3 in. Tires: P235/55R19 Ca ... Continue reading

2014 Chevrolet Impala - Most Improved Player?

2014 Chevrolet Impala - Most Improved Player?

2014 Chevrolet Impala Review By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Few cars have needed an update more than the bread-and-butter Chevy Impala, and few have done a better job of reinventing itself. In its last years it had become an anachronism in the main-stream full-size sedan market having to compete with ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids Week Of October 29-Nov 3, 2013

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids Week Of October 29-Nov 3, 2013

* October closed out with auto sales up 11%, but sales last October were poor due to Hurricane Sandy. A recovery from the 16-day government shutdown in the early part of the month and with "cheap" fuel prices buyers were active in every segment. More telling is the annual selling rate at 15.2 million units that's down ... Continue reading

First Drive 2014 Hyundai i10

First Drive 2014 Hyundai i10

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel AMSTERDAM, October 30, 2013. In Europe, the popular subcompact segment gets a new contender, the Hyundai i10. With its arrival, the South Korean manufacturer finally has a competitor for the second generation Picanto, the twin model from its Kia sibling that is on ... Continue reading

2013 Chrysler 300S - A Review and Travel Story

2013 Chrysler 300S - A Review and Travel Story

2013 CHRYSLER 300S IN THE BERKSHIRES Touring the Mountains in an Unpretentious, Classically-American Sedan Photos and Text By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau [0199] Fall colors at home are a bit late this year just beginning to glow with maples and sumac in full red, the Virginia creeper turning orange a ... Continue reading

2014 EQUUS New Car Review A Jewel Of A Luxury Sedan

2014 EQUUS New Car Review A Jewel Of A Luxury Sedan

By Michael Bernstein Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel EQUUS Only Needs Valet Effect When many people choose to “buy the best” and spend lots of money whether buying a watch, a suit, a special wine or even a car, most buyers want everyone in their social or vocational circle to instantly recognize that the pur ... Continue reading

Updated 2014 Honda Odyssey Minivan - Sets Minivan Benchmark, Review By Carey Russ

Updated 2014 Honda Odyssey Minivan - Sets Minivan Benchmark, Review By Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWITH CAREY RUSS 2014 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite Review For families a minivan is the way to go, and the 2014 Honda Odyssey continues as one of the best. For 2014, the third generation of Honda's Odyssey minivan gets its first mid-product cycle freshening. No surprise there, such is the nature of t ... Continue reading

2014 Acura MDX Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler

2014 Acura MDX Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler

2014 Acura MDX Rocky Mountain Review; MDX faces the driver with a veritable acronym soup of features – CMBS, LKAS, ACC, LDW, IDS ... Continue reading

Winter's Coming - New SUV's From Under $16,000 to Over $150,000

Winter's Coming - New SUV's From Under $16,000 to Over $150,000

Auto Central, October 29, 2013; I hate to say it fellow TACH'ers but winter is on its wayu to our viewers in the Northern Hemisphere. I hope that you haven't forgotten but winter means snow and icy roads in 43 of the 50 United States and in every Province in Canada. So if this is the year you decide that its time for a ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports' Auto Reliability Study Surprises

Consumer Reports' Auto Reliability Study Surprises

CONSUMER REPORTS OFFERS SOME SURPRISES Annual Auto Reliability Rankings Announced By Steve Purdy Photo by Bob Benko TheAutoChannel Michigan Bureau Detroit October 28, 2013; At the APA meeting held at the Detroit Athletic Club; Jake Fisher, auto test director for Consumer Reports, offered a few surprises as he previewed ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids October 21-27, 2013

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids October 21-27, 2013

Automotive News Factoids October 21-27, 2013* Continuing a substantial lead over it competitors just isn't enough for Ford as they announced eight new models of the F-150 pickup for 2014. Leading the specialty lineup will be a sporty version called Temor. In spite of substantial redesigns from Ram and Chevy/GMC in the ... Continue reading

2014 New Car Reviews (So Far)On The Auto Channel

2014 New Car Reviews (So Far)On The Auto Channel

Auto Central October 25, 2013; For almost 20 years The Auto Channel has populated its New Car and New Truck Review Library exclusively with thousands of professionally conducted original new vehicle reviews that provide our intelligent and serious audience expert-only non-biased first-hand professional opinions about c ... Continue reading

2014 Acura MDX AWD Review By John Heilig

2014 Acura MDX AWD Review By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Model: 2014 Acura MDX AWD Engine: 3.5-liter SOHC V6 Horsepower/Torque: 290 hp @ 6,200 rpm/267 lb.-ft. @ 4,500 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic with Sport Shift Wheelbase: 111.0 in. Length x Width x Height: 193.6 x 77.2 x 66.7 in. Tires: P245/55R19 Cargo: 15.8/45.1/90.9 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

2014 Fiat Abarth Review By John Heilig

2014 Fiat Abarth Review By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Model: 2014 Fiat Abarth Engine: 1.4-liter turbocharged I4 Horsepower/Torque: 169 hp @ 5,500 rpm/170 lb.-ft. @ 2,500-4,000 rpm Transmission: 5-speed manual Wheelbase: 90.6 in. Length x Width x Height: 144.4 x 64.1 x 58.7 in. Tires: P205/40R17 Cargo: 9.5/26.8 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

No Tease - The First Complete Look: 2014 BMW 2 Series Coupe By Henny Hemmes

No Tease - The First Complete Look: 2014 BMW 2 Series Coupe By Henny Hemmes

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel MUNICH, Germany. October 24, 2013. Since BMW choose to separate the sedan from the coupe/convertible models, resulting in the 4 Series Coupe, we knew that the 2 Series Coupe would be on its way. And indeed, the arrival of another new nameplate is confirmed with th ... Continue reading

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