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Mercedes-Benz Concept A-Class Shows Consumers Where The Brand Is Going With Its UK Tour +VIDEO

Sep 23, 2011

Mercedes-Benz has injected some style into the compact class with the dynamic, sporty styling of the front-wheel drive Concept A-CLASS. ... Continue reading

UK Opens First Public Access Hydrogen Filling Station +VIDEO

Sep 22, 2011

SWINDON, England - September 22, 2011: The UK's first open access hydrogen vehicle refuelling station opened on Tuesday at Honda's manufacturing facility in Swindon. Built and operated by industrial gases company BOC, a member of The Linde Group, the venture is the result of a partnership between Honda, BOC and economi ... Continue reading

Move Over, Mom: Dad's Becoming the Car Pool King +VIDEO

Sep 20, 2011

As children across America head back to school, a new survey commissioned by Chevrolet finds that many fathers in America are taking more of an active role in before- and after-school carpooling duties, with utility vehicles the preferred choice of dads over minivans. ... Continue reading

2012 Cadillac CTS-V Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

Sep 20, 2011

By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel. I was about to be driving a 556 HP production street car for a week. A supercharged 6.2L V8 rated at 556 HP sounds an awful lot like a race car engine's performance level. This was going to be exciting. I had a very brief previous experience behind the whe ... Continue reading

Peugeot Urges New Car Buyers to Get a Grip +VIDEO

Sep 20, 2011

With snow conditions in recent winters becoming increasingly severe, Peugeot has proved its 3008 Crossover with Grip Control is more than up to the job of keeping motorists safe in snowy conditions by becoming the first two wheel drive car to scale the one-in-three steep ski slope at the Snowdome in Tamworth, the UK's ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (Sept 10 - Sept 16) Automotive Factoids - In Case You Were Not Paying Attention

Sep 19, 2011

Each week Larry Nutson, The Auto Channel's Chicago Bureau Chief, gives you last weeks automotive news highlights you may have missed, or you can catch up on the past 15 years of automotive news HERE in our news archive. * All the big new product news this week comes from the Frankfurt Auto Show and it all has been cove ... Continue reading

2011 Chrysler Town and Country Van Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Sep 19, 2011

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Chrysler Corporation invented the minivan back in 1983, as an alternative to the full-sized wagon. The original Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager were solid middle-class vehicles, with more space than a large wagon on a smaller footprint, and with better fuel economy. What was a g ... Continue reading

2011 Jaguar XKR Review by John Heilig +VIDEO

Sep 17, 2011

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG 2011 Jaguar XKR SPECIFICATIONS Model: Engine: 5.0-liter supercharged V8 Horsepower/Torque: 510 hp @ 6,000-6,500 rpm/461 lb.-ft. @ 2,000-5,500 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic with paddle shifters Wheelbase: 119.4 in. Length/Width/Height: 201.7 x 74.6 x 57.0 in. Tires: P255/35ZR20 (F)/P28 ... Continue reading

Watch More Than 2,200 Automotive Videos FREE on Your iPad and Any Smart Phone

Sep 16, 2011

Hundreds of hours of auto-related videos No Fees No App required No Flash needed AUTO CENTRAL - June 8, 2011: One of the big draw backs about Apple's mobile devices (iPad and iPhone) is that it can't play flash videos. Because of this, an enormous amount of video content is lost to users of these devices. But TheAutoCh ... Continue reading

Ferrari 458 Retractable Hardtop Spider Debuts at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show +VIDEO

Sep 16, 2011

New exclusive "Bespoke" program also showcased FRANKFURT - September 16, 2011: Ferrari's exclusive new 8-cylinder, the 458 Spider has finally was unveiled to the public at the 64th Frankfurt International Motor Show. The latest addition to the Ferrari range is a mid-rear-engined two-seater featuring a fully retractable ... Continue reading

2011 Dodge Caliber Review by Steve Purdy +VIDEO

Sep 16, 2011

Much improved inside - tepid overall By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I'll never forget my first encounter with the new Dodge Caliber in late 2005. It was a regional press preview at a restaurant right next to the then-new Tiger Stadium in downtown Detroit. The concept version of the car was revealed at ... Continue reading

Merkel: Innovation is Visible Here at the IAA 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show +VIDEO

Sep 16, 2011

German Chancellor Opens World's Most Important Trade Fair for Mobility - Comprehensive Walking Tour "Innovation - it is visible here at the IAA. The National Platform for Electric Mobility has done a good job. We have also provided incentives that we hope will get electric mobility in Germany moving, without creating a ... Continue reading

Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Resigns from Premier Society Over False Global Warming Claims +VIDEO

Sep 15, 2011

"The temperature (of the Earth) has been amazingly stable..." Nobel Laureate Dr. Ivar Giaever Exclusive Report from CLIMATE DEPOT - reprinted with permission By Marc Morano - ClimateDepot.com Nobel prize winner for physics in 1973 Dr. Ivar Giaever resigned as a Fellow from the American Physical Society (APS) on Septemb ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Welcomes Rowan Atkinson "Johnny English" to Frankfurt Stand

Sep 14, 2011

FRANKFURT - September 14, 2011: Some famous faces were in attendance at the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars press conference, on day one of the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Stars come as standard for Rolls-Royce, thanks to cars as individual as their owner’s fingerprint, and this year Rolls-Royce Motor Cars hosted two renown ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz World Premieres at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show +VIDEO

Sep 14, 2011

Mercedes-Benz kicked off the International Auto Show in Frankfurt, IAA, with the world premiere of a truly revolutionary research vehicle - the F 125! - a fuel cell-powered luxury sedan that will make possible emission-free driving in the future. In the year of the 125th anniversary of the automobile, the company that ... Continue reading