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2016 Car Reviews 2016 Truck Reviews - All Makes

2016 Car Reviews 2016 Truck Reviews - All Makes

When They Were New Reviews; 2016 New Car Reviews, 2016 New Truck Reviews; Acura to Volvo ... Continue reading

2018 Volkswagen Golf R Review - The Refined Hooligan

2018 Volkswagen Golf R Review - The Refined Hooligan

Refinement is prevalent throughout. When the clutch is fully engaged at idle, the vehicle can move at a crawl versus a herky-jerky lunging threatening to stall. Activating the electronic parking brake elicits an audible response from the rear of the car, as does the selection of reverse when the backup camera is actuat ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday June 9, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday June 9, 2018 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York City radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

2018 Ford Expedition Review +VIDEO, It's Big Quick and Nimble By Larry Nutson

2018 Ford Expedition Review +VIDEO, It's Big Quick and Nimble By Larry Nutson

Ford has reinvented the Expedition to meet the needs of those folks who want lots of seats, haul lots of stuff or tow heavy trailers. The 2018 Expedition is entirely new. It keeps its truck-like construction but now features an aluminum-alloy body riding on a frame of high-strength steel. It’s 300 pound lighter and y ... Continue reading

FCA US and FIAT Brand Lead the Motor City Pride Parade

FCA US and FIAT Brand Lead the Motor City Pride Parade

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 8, 2018 -- A new rainbow-wrapped 2018 Fiat 124 Spider will serve as grand marshal vehicle for this year's parade Longtime support of Motor City Pride demonstrates the Company's support of LGBTQ employees, customers, communities and issues 2018 is the 11th year the Company has achieved a 100 pe ... Continue reading

8 Best Cars to Buy Now Says U.S. News & World Report

8 Best Cars to Buy Now Says U.S. News & World Report

To make U.S. News' monthly list, a car must meet three criteria: declining sales, strong manufacturer incentives and excellent scores in the U.S. News Best Cars rankings. ... Continue reading

FCA Wraps the Week +VIDEO

FCA Wraps the Week +VIDEO

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 8, 2018 -- "FCA Replay" is a weekly recap of some of the major stories at FCA US. The top stories for the week of June 8, 2018, include: May sales, Topless in Miami, Dodge Durango honored and 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid awarded Today's Parent Approved seal. ... Continue reading

Open Letter To Washington Examiner and John Siciliano About Ethanol

Open Letter To Washington Examiner and John Siciliano About Ethanol

Hi John - I just finished reading your article "EPA's new super fuel could spell trouble for ethanol" that was published yesterday in the Washington Examiner. I couldn't help but notice that you are listed as the Examiner's Energy and Environment Reporter, and in a very brief search I discovered you have been in this p ... Continue reading

The Nuclear Reactor That Makes Its Own Fuel

The Nuclear Reactor That Makes Its Own Fuel

To say that nuclear energy has a bad name would be an understatement. To say that it has a future, however, would be to state the obvious. ... Continue reading

2018 Acura RDX Earns Parents Magazine Spot on '10 Best Family Cars 2018' List

2018 Acura RDX Earns Parents Magazine Spot on '10 Best Family Cars 2018' List

Jun 5, 2018 - TORRANCE, CA. The 2018 Acura RDX has been named as one of the ‘10 Best Family Cars 2018’ by the experts at Parents magazine and Edmunds.com. ... Continue reading

Dispelling the 2018 Dodge Demon Myth - Review by Rob Echaus +VIDEO

Dispelling the 2018 Dodge Demon Myth - Review by Rob Echaus +VIDEO

It handles -Not only does it hand other cars their butts, but it can handle the curves. And makes for a nice daily driver. ... Continue reading

2018 TOYOTA CAMRY REVIEW: CAMRY XLE SEDAN REVIEW

2018 TOYOTA CAMRY REVIEW: CAMRY XLE SEDAN REVIEW

This eighth generation of the venerable Camry is on an all-new platform called Toyota New Global Architecture, or TNGA – 30% more rigid, with new dimensions, new suspension geometry and upgrades in just about all systems. Lighter weight materials, including an aluminum hood and more high-strength steel in the substru ... Continue reading

2018 LEXUS RX 350 F-SPORT ROAD TRIP REVIEW - SNOWY BOYNE MOUNTAIN MI.

2018 LEXUS RX 350 F-SPORT ROAD TRIP REVIEW - SNOWY BOYNE MOUNTAIN MI.

While early generations of the RX were conservatively styled this new one is more bold and brash than just about anything in its class. Both Toyota and Lexus turned the page on styling a few years ago when boss Akio Toyoda announced they would no longer build boring cars. They’ve mostly been true to that goal. ... Continue reading

The Ethanol Dividend

The Ethanol Dividend

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL A hundred years ago, ethanol (alcohol fuel) was the engine fuel of choice for objective persons-in-the-know. This was true in America and anywhere in the world that was starting to be impacted by that new-fangled invention, the automobile. For alcohol ... Continue reading

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