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Consumer Reports Launches ‘Green Choice’

Consumer Reports Launches ‘Green Choice’

Consumer Reports Launches ‘Green Choice’ To Steer Consumers, Automakers Toward Cleaner Cars New designation comes as two-thirds of Americans are concerned about health impacts of emissions COLCHESTER, CT february 18, 2021; Consumer Reports announced the launch of Green Choice, a new initiative to make information a ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Digest - Top Auto News Week Of February 14-20, 2021

Nutson's Auto News Digest - Top Auto News Week Of February 14-20, 2021

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy to digest news nuggets. ... Continue reading

NAPA AUTO NEWS: 2020 Ford Expedition MAX King Ranch Review by Mark Fulmer +VIDEO

NAPA AUTO NEWS: 2020 Ford Expedition MAX King Ranch Review by Mark Fulmer +VIDEO

2020 Ford Expedition MAX King Ranch Review by Mark Fulmer It's like having "everything to go." by Mark Fulmer The Auto Channel If ever there was an SUV that had enough room for our family of seven that included my sister Lindsay who on our summer road/camping trip decided to bring her entire stuffed animal collection, ... Continue reading

The MINI John Cooper Works GP. Not even ice and snow can slow it down

The MINI John Cooper Works GP. Not even ice and snow can slow it down

The MINI John Cooper Works GP (combined fuel consumption): 7.3 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 167 g/km) is the fastest model of the British premium brand ever to receive road approval. ... Continue reading

J.D. Power: Kia Owners Reported Fewest Problems After Three Years of Use

J.D. Power: Kia Owners Reported Fewest Problems After Three Years of Use

Kia was ranked number one among mass-market brands today by J.D. Power in the 2021 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) with a reported 97 problems per 100 vehicles. The achievement has been strengthened by three of Kia’s most popular-selling models – the Sorento, Sportage, and Optima – each besting their respective ... Continue reading

Rain-X® Voted as Product of the Year 2021 Winner

Rain-X® Voted as Product of the Year 2021 Winner

HOUSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 -- NEW Rain-X® Glass Water-Repellent Aerosol Spray, the latest water repellency windshield treatment that dramatically improves wet-weather driving visibility, has been voted as Product of the Year for 2021. ... Continue reading

Vehicle Dependability Ratings At All-Time High, J.D. Power Finds

Vehicle Dependability Ratings At All-Time High, J.D. Power Finds

Vehicle dependability is at an all-time high, with the overall level of problems cited by owners declining 10% from a year ago, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study℠ (VDS), released today. “The study results validate what we have known for some time,” said Dave Sargent, vice president ... Continue reading

Best New And Used Car Deals Reported By TrueCar for February 2021

Best New And Used Car Deals Reported By TrueCar for February 2021

TrueCar today announced its list of the best end-of-month deals on new and used vehicle purchases and trade-in values for February 2021. ... Continue reading

Salute to Rush Limbaugh

Salute to Rush Limbaugh

Rush reminded me of the professional wrestlers I had had the opportunity to work with when we were shooting promos for the wrestling TV shows we used to broadcast. Despite their larger-than-life tough guy/gal TV image, they were all sweethearts. ... Continue reading

2020 Volkswagen Golf TSI Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Volkswagen Golf TSI Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Volkswagen Golf TSI 45 Years On I recently had a “déjà vu” experience. I spent a week driving around in a VW with a small displacement engine and a manual transmission. ... Continue reading

Preview Of 2022 Porsche 911 GT3

Preview Of 2022 Porsche 911 GT3

Press Kit 02/16/2021 Porsche takes the new 911 GT3 off the leash. The seventh edition of this high-performance sports car was also developed in close collaboration with Porsche Motorspo double wishbone front axle layout and sophisticated aerodynamics with swan neck rear wing and striking diffuser originate from the suc ... Continue reading

Maserati Launches Model Year 2021 Vehicles In North America

Maserati Launches Model Year 2021 Vehicles In North America

Maserati North America introduced the brand’s model year 2021 vehicles at Willow Springs, California showcasing their dynamic performance capabilities on the race track and road. ... Continue reading

Preview 2022 McLaren Artura

Preview 2022 McLaren Artura

17 Feb 2021 The all-new Artura is revealed as McLaren’s first-ever series-production High-Performance Hybrid (HPH) supercar The distillation of more than half-a-century of McLaren’s expertise and experience in race- and road-car engineering Blends thrilling performance, driving dynamics and engagement with EV drivi ... Continue reading

MIDWEST AUTOMOTIVE MEDIA ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2021 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND 2021 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AS THE FAMILY VEHICLES OF THE YEAR AND 2021 GENESIS G80 AS LUXURY FAMILY VEHICLE OF THE YEAR

MIDWEST AUTOMOTIVE MEDIA ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2021 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND 2021 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AS THE FAMILY VEHICLES OF THE YEAR AND 2021 GENESIS G80 AS LUXURY FAMILY VEHICLE OF THE YEAR

(MAMA) announced the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and 2021 Chevrolet Suburban as the recipient of the 11th annual Family Vehicle of the Year award and the 2021 Genesis G80 as the Luxury Family Vehicle of the Year during a virtual award presentation. MAMA, a nonprofit association comprised of automotive journalists and public r ... Continue reading

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