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2017 Cadillac XT5 Platinum AWD Review by John Heilig +VIDEO

2017 Cadillac XT5 Platinum AWD Review by John Heilig +VIDEO

2017 Cadillac XT5 Platinum AWD Review By John Heilig ... Continue reading

2017 Ford F-250 SRW 4X4 Crew Cab Review By John Heilig

2017 Ford F-250 SRW 4X4 Crew Cab Review By John Heilig

We called it the BAT Mobile, for Big A** Truck Mobile. There’s no question that the Ford F-250 is, as Donald Trump would say, Yuge. It’s wheelbase alone is longer than a Fiat 500. With its outside rear view mirrors fully extended, it’s only two feet shorter than the Fiat is long. ... Continue reading

2017 Car Review: 2017 Infiniti Q60 Low, Lean and Good Looking A Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Car Review: 2017 Infiniti Q60 Low, Lean and Good Looking A Review By Larry Nutson

I drove the 300-HP 3.0t Premium AWD with a base price of $46,300. It was loaded with a number of option packages bringing the total to $57,255. ... Continue reading

Allstate Roadside Services® Hits the Road with Waze to Provide Roadside Help for Drivers Needing Assistance

Allstate Roadside Services® Hits the Road with Waze to Provide Roadside Help for Drivers Needing Assistance

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 14, 2017 -- Allstate Roadside Services®, a leader and innovator in roadside assistance for more than 50 years, announces today it is working with Waze, a real-time, crowdsourced navigation app, to provide roadside assistance to Waze users via Allstate's Good Hands Rescue® service. ... Continue reading

2018 INFINITI QX80 FULL-SIZE SUV - Prices and Specs

2018 INFINITI QX80 FULL-SIZE SUV - Prices and Specs

•A distinctive, powerful full-size SUV designed to travel everywhere in luxury •New 2018 QX80 evolves INFINITI's presence in the luxury SUV segment •Luxurious cabin with quality materials, hand-crafted feel and advanced technologies •Pricing for the 2018 QX80 starts at $64,750 for the 2WD model and $67,850 with ... Continue reading

2017 Toyota Corolla iM (Nee Scion iM) Review By John Heilig

2017 Toyota Corolla iM (Nee Scion iM) Review By John Heilig

Fans of Scion - and there were and are many - may rue the demise of the iM under the Scion badge but will be pleased to note it hasn’t changed much in becoming a Toyota. It is still a solid compact hatchback at a great price point. ... Continue reading

2019 Corvette ZR1: Return of the King

2019 Corvette ZR1: Return of the King

The fastest, most powerful production Corvette ever retakes its supercar crown The fastest, most powerful production Corvette ever – the 755-horsepower 2019 ZR1. The fastest, most powerful production Corvette ever – the 755-horsepower 2019 ZR1. ... Continue reading

China's Geely Acquires American Builder of Flying Cars Terrafugia +VIDEO

China's Geely Acquires American Builder of Flying Cars Terrafugia +VIDEO

This is an extremely exciting sector and we believe Terrafugia is ideally positioned to change the mobility as we currently understand it and(we) herald the development of a new industry in doing so. ... Continue reading

Winter tires now the fastest growing tire category in Canada

Winter tires now the fastest growing tire category in Canada

Winter tire use is gradually rising, but driver education about safety benefits remains essential to wintertime accident prevention. Four-in-ten drivers outside Quebec still do not own winter tires. ... Continue reading

2018 Kia Stinger Overview and Review +VIDEO

2018 Kia Stinger Overview and Review +VIDEO

Powerful all-new Fastback Sport Sedan Catapults the Kia Brand LOS ANGELES - November 14, 2017: Ushering in a new dynamic era for Kia Motors, the all-new 2018 Stinger is the culmination of a years-long journey fueled by the company’s bold and adventurous spirit. A five-passenger sportback poised to redefine a segment ... Continue reading

New Study Offers Interesting Take on "The Future of Cars 2040"

New Study Offers Interesting Take on "The Future of Cars 2040"

The automotive future will be different—though with some noticeable similarities—as the convergence of disruptive technologies, government policies and new business models usher in a new era of multidimensional competition, says a new major research initiative by IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, ... Continue reading

2017 Nissan Titan, The Half-ton Pickup You May Have Been Waiting For +VIDEO

2017 Nissan Titan, The Half-ton Pickup You May Have Been Waiting For +VIDEO

By Thom Cannell Has the world been waiting for Nissan’s new and improved Titan light duty pickup? Hardly. Time marched on and since Titan’s original 2004 debut Chevy, Ford, and Ram all delivered new half-ton trucks. Nissan was long overdue. Nissan calls 2016 The Year Of The Truck. They’ve launched the longer Tita ... Continue reading

Personal and Business Car Leasing Trends from Fulton Leasing

Personal and Business Car Leasing Trends from Fulton Leasing

BMW and Mercedes are topping the Manufacturer Leasing charts, while Ford and Volkswagen continue to fall. Furthermore, the study showed that when people are looking for generic manufacturers as their leasing option, the majority opt for German reliability in the form of Mercedes or BMW, leaving Volkswagen trailing behi ... Continue reading

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL ROUNDUP - Mercedes-Benz, Indian, Keystone, Smeal

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL ROUNDUP - Mercedes-Benz, Indian, Keystone, Smeal

Washington DC November 13, 2017; Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week of November 6-12, 2017:: Gasoline Prices Rising; Koenigsegg Agera RS Fastest; Ford Looks Into Future; October US Sales International Brands Winout; RIP Bob Kinser

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week of November 6-12, 2017:: Gasoline Prices Rising; Koenigsegg Agera RS Fastest; Ford Looks Into Future; October US Sales International Brands Winout; RIP Bob Kinser

* Unusually high demand and emerging strife in Saudi Arabia are driving up gasoline prices. Demand in the U.S. is at the highest level since 2006 while the Saudi Arabian prince destined to take over the throne has dozens of his relatives detained in a stated crackdown on corruption. ... Continue reading

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