2013 Toyota Avalon XLE Touring Road Trip Review By Steve Purdy
Mar 17, 2013
2013 TOYOTA AVALON XLE TOURING A road trip to Hilton Head Island By Steve Purdy Lead Photo By Jim Zachow TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau We would like to help the good folks at Toyota dispel the notion that their full-size Avalon appeals primarily to a geriatric demographic. The perception lingers that buyers for th ... Continue reading
Hey Mac What's Up? - Audi Makes Run for Luxury Car Lead
Mar 17, 2013
By Mac Gordon Editor-at-large The Auto Channel The battle for luxury car sales supremacy has reached a point of no return. The main contenders-Audi and BMW-have overtaken Mercedes-Benz in an unprecedented contest taking on global proportions in the struggle for affluent âtrendyâ buyers not only in the U.S. bu ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 KIA SOUL REVIEW
Mar 15, 2013
MORE INFO Kia Specs, Prices, Reviews and Comparisons - Kia Buyers Guide (1997-Present) Is The 2013 Kia Soul Your Perfect New Car Match? HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE SOUL VEHICLE When the Kia Soul arrived on the market three years ago, it struck a chord with compac ... Continue reading
2013 Mazda2 Touring Review By Carey Russ
Mar 15, 2013
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2013 Mazda2 Touring Subcompact hatchbacks are, in the US at least, usually thought of as slow, underpowered, boring transportation appliances, best used as commute modules or as something, preferably bought used, for a beginning driver. And, alas, too many examples of the genre fit ... Continue reading
2013 Hyundai Elantra GT Review By John Heilig
Mar 15, 2013
The Auto Page By John Heilig The Auto Channel Model: 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT Engine: 1.8-liter I4 Horsepower/Torque: 148 hp @ 6,500 rpm/131 lb.-ft. @ 4,700 rpm Transmission: 6-speed manual Wheelbase: 104.3 in. Length x width x height: 169.3 x70.1 x 57.9 in. Tires: P215/45R17 Cargo: 23/51 cubic feet (rear seats up/down) ... Continue reading
2013 Toyota RAV4 Close-Up Preview By Carey Russ
Mar 14, 2013
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2013 Toyota RAV4 Preview When the Toyota RAV4 first appeared here in 1996, it heralded a revolution. From the outside, it looked like many another small SUV, and was offered in both four-door and two-door form. The SUV fad was at its peak, but in those days "SUV" meant a truck-base ... Continue reading
2013 Cadillac ATS Review - By Michael Bernstein
Mar 14, 2013
Best Of All It's A Really Nice Car By Michael Bernstein Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Cadillac has reinvented its brand and product line by leveraging its rich heritage of quality and combining it with leading edge technologies to create a new generation of vehicles for the next generation customer. As the industry ... Continue reading
2013 Volvo S60 T5 Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler
Mar 12, 2013
By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel As you go shopping for a small luxury sport sedan, think about which manufacturers would make youâre A list. Probably Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Lexus, and Mercedes Benz. ⦠But why not Volvo? Our recent week with the S60 T5 proved to us that if Volvo isnât on ... Continue reading
New Car for the Family Millennials - An Experience of a Lifetime
Mar 12, 2013
By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel Good news! Daughter No. 1, now post-university, living in Chicago, and married for just over a year, has been offered a new job. Weâre all excited for her. After a few conversations about the new job, exiting her former employer, and transitioning to ... Continue reading
2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI SEL Premium Review By Steve Purdy
Mar 8, 2013
2013 VW PASSAT TDI SEL PREMIUM REVIEW By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau In our quest to meet stringent government mandated fuel economy standards in the next decade Iâm often amazed that we pay so little attention to an obvious contributor to the strategy of reaching those goals â the diesel p ... Continue reading
2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler
Mar 8, 2013
By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel âTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING... 12 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE... ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED.â During a week weâre testing Subaruâs all-new XV Crosstrek? Yes, please! In fact this was one of three storms ... Continue reading
2013 Kia Sportage SX FWD Review By Carey Russ
Mar 7, 2013
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2013 Kia Sportage SX FWD If you want a compact crossover with serious power, the Kia Sportage SX is worth a good, long look. While the 2.4-liter, 176-horsepower engine in most models of Kia's compact Sportage crossover will fit the needs of the vast majority of buyers, there are al ... Continue reading
Toyota's Prius Family Tops California New Vehicle Registrations for 2012
Feb 28, 2013
TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2013 TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2013 -- Toyota's Prius-badged vehicles proved to be the most popular new vehicles with California drivers during the 2012 calendar year. According to R.L Polk, the Prius family cars (Prius Liftback, Prius v, Prius Plug-in, and Prius c) accounted for 61,893 vehi ... Continue reading
2013 Mini Clubvan Henny's First Drive
Feb 27, 2013
Delivery with an trendy touch By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel RILLY LA MONTAGNE, France, February 26, 2013. True to the image of the brand, the communications department of Mini has again been able to come up with a different-than-expected location for the first drive with a new model. This time ... Continue reading
2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler
Feb 27, 2013
By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel Reviewing a convertible in a cold climate in Winter? Mind you, convertibles in general have come a long way from the days of the stereotypical creaky, leaky, freezing machine of old â itâs not that theyâre unpleasant in the Winter anymore, but having a ... Continue reading
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