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Jeep Gladiator First Desert Rated Jeep 4x4

Jeep Gladiator First Desert Rated Jeep 4x4

Jeep® Desert Rated vehicles represent the ultimate in high-speed off-road capability and performance in grueling desert and sand environments All-new Gladiator Mojave is first Jeep vehicle to earn brand’s newly minted Desert Rated badge Industry-exclusive FOX hydraulic jounce bumpers and 2.5-inch internal bypass sho ... Continue reading

Chicago Auto Show Unveiling: New 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Offers AWD and Slew Of Other Safety and Convenience Features + CHICAGO UNVEILING VIDEO

Chicago Auto Show Unveiling: New 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Offers AWD and Slew Of Other Safety and Convenience Features + CHICAGO UNVEILING VIDEO

Pacifica’s AWD system automatically activates the transfer of all available engine torque to the wheels with more traction Power transfer unit and rear drive module automatically disconnect when AWD is not required, stopping the drive shaft from spinning — a class-exclusive feature that reduces driveline drag and i ... Continue reading

Toyota Shows Limited Production Models At The 2020 Chicago Auto Show

Toyota Shows Limited Production Models At The 2020 Chicago Auto Show

The forecast for the Windy City looks sporty and outdoorsy, with a touch of nocturnal mischief as Toyota debuts seven new SUV and pickup truck variants at the Chicago Auto Show. All will arrive later this year as 2021 models. ... Continue reading

Jeep V Hummer Gets Into The Mud + Super Bowl LIV Commercials

Jeep V Hummer Gets Into The Mud + Super Bowl LIV Commercials

DETROIT January 18, 2004; Michael Ellis writing for Reuters reported that a long-simmering dispute between the beefy sport utility brands Hummer and Jeep has heated up with one-upmanship claims and accusations of copied designs. The mud-slinging between the off-road SUV brands began nearly three years ago when DaimlerC ... Continue reading

Purdy Looks At Gibbs Sports Amphibians - Fast on Land and Water - Was This Under Your Tree? +VIDEO (Originally Posted 2012)

Purdy Looks At Gibbs Sports Amphibians - Fast on Land and Water - Was This Under Your Tree? +VIDEO (Originally Posted 2012)

GIBBS AMPHIBIAN QUADSKI By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau It’s not easy being the innovator. A company called Gibbs Sports Amphibians has been working for 15 years to bring to market several high-speed amphibious vehicles, including a car called Aquada, based on their patented technology that all ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending December 21, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending December 21, 2019

2019 U.S.vehicle sales will fall 1.2 percent; New NAFTA; Fiat and Peugeot; Toyota Driverless Trucks; NHTSA Investigates 12 Tesla Crashes; UAW Corruption Probe; EV Welfare Eliminated; Collector Car Happy List; Cars Owners Love The Most; Bank of America Spending On EV Chargers; Penske Honored; M-B Fined For Recall Proble ... Continue reading

2019 Range Rover Sport HSE MHEV Review by Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved

2019 Range Rover Sport HSE MHEV Review by Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved

2019 Range Rover Sport HSE MHEV Be Seen and Go Anywhere By Larry Nutson Executive Producer and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_5460) Mention the Land Rover name and virtually everyone knows of the refined British luxury SUV brand with go-anywhere capability. Land Rover’s Range Rover Sport offers tha ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Digest Week Ending November 30, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Digest Week Ending November 30, 2019

US New Car Sales Going Up; Hyundai Veloster N 2020 Road and Track Performance Car Of Year; Nagasaki Popemobile Toyota H2 Mirari; Uber Parked In London; Peugeot Merger On Track With Fiat Chrysler; Tesla Pickup Deposits; Tesla PU Vs Ford PU; Ford Ranger Recall; Fiat 500 Recall; Baja 1000 Results ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday November 30, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday November 30, 2019, WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Talk Radio Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a c ... Continue reading

2019 Ford F-150 Raptor Supercab Review by John Heilig

2019 Ford F-150 Raptor Supercab Review by John Heilig

REVIEWED MODEL: 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor Supercab ENGINE: 3.5-liter Ecoboost V6 TRANSMISSION: 10-speed automatic HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 450 hp @ 5,000 rpm/510- lb.-ft. @ 3,500 rpm WHEELBASE: 134.2 in. ... Continue reading

Kia Seltos X-Line Concepts Revealed At 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show

Kia Seltos X-Line Concepts Revealed At 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show

Trail Attack Concept takes Seltos capability out of the suburbs and into parts unknown Urban Concept eagerly chews up the most intimidating potholes, taking on anything the mean streets can dish out Los Angeles November 20, 2019; Moments after unveiling the all-new 2021 Seltos SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Kia Moto ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets- Week Ending November 9, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets- Week Ending November 9, 2019

Automotive News Nuggets: October US Trucks Sale Up Car Sales Down; UAW Tsurus; MOODY: EV Mania Could Kill US Auto Industry; GM Sells Plant To Potential Competitor; Hey Tesla Taxi; Ferrari Clothing; SEMA Excitement; New Vette Yellow Flagged; INDY To Penske; MB F1 Driver Hamilton #1 Again; NASCAR Champ Qualifiying O ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz G-Class Experience Centre in Styria

Mercedes-Benz G-Class Experience Centre in Styria

The opening ceremony for the new G-Class Experience Centre on the former Nittner aerodrome around 15 kilometres south of Graz took place yesterday, less than a year after the ground-breaking ceremony in spring 2019. ... Continue reading

2019 Jeep Cherokee Capable and Authentic - Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2019 Jeep Cherokee Capable and Authentic - Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

Everything is new from the A-pillar forward. The hood is now lightweight aluminum, with its leading edge a bit higher flowing into the 7-slot Jeep grille. Flanking the grille are new Bi-LED projector headlamps and daytime running lights (DRL) that are both brighter and nicely styled. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Colorado 4x4 LT Real World Review And Insights" Plus 20 Years Of Colorado Specs - By Steve and Phil Purdy

Chevrolet Colorado 4x4 LT Real World Review And Insights" Plus 20 Years Of Colorado Specs - By Steve and Phil Purdy

I decided to shop around and do some research with help from The Auto Channel. Looking at the Tacoma, the Colorado and the Nissan Frontier I immediately crossed the Nissan off the list after driving it. The Nissan was spartan in its accommodations and rather cheap feeling over bumps, just not a good fit, and to be perf ... Continue reading

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