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HEELS ON WHEELS: 2016 TOYOTA SIENNA REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2016 TOYOTA SIENNA REVIEW

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Fiat Chrysler Joins Forces With Google Autos (Another Merger Of Equals?)

Fiat Chrysler Joins Forces With Google Autos (Another Merger Of Equals?)

Mountainview CA, Google and Fiat Chrysler are in "late stage talks" on a technical partnership on Google's self-driving car project, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, citing AutoExtremist. The talks are said to have been underway for several months, and are in final negotiations. This is just the late ... Continue reading

Germany Subsidizes Domestic EV Manufacturing - Why Are American Car Makers Not Competing For Mass Produced Alt Fuel Vehicles With Their "Ace In The Hole" FLEX-FUEL?

Germany Subsidizes Domestic EV Manufacturing - Why Are American Car Makers Not Competing For Mass Produced Alt Fuel Vehicles With Their "Ace In The Hole" FLEX-FUEL?

The German government, BMW and Daimler and Volkswagen are launching an incentive program to boost sales of electric vehicles and hybrids. ​NEW YORK April 28, 2016; The NACS Online reported that CNNMoney said that the German government is joining forces with BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen to urge consumers to buy mor ... Continue reading

2017 Kia Sportage SX AWD Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2017 Kia Sportage SX AWD Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

An audacious upscale vehicle by Kia that meets or beats competitors on power and is comparable in specification...with no pricey option packages DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Kia Sportage as a premium compact crossover? Why not? If you still think of Kia in terms of its late-1990s offerings, times have changed ... Continue reading

Consumer Watchdog: NHTSA Must Protect Safety, Require Steering Wheel, Driver In Robot Car Guidelines

Consumer Watchdog: NHTSA Must Protect Safety, Require Steering Wheel, Driver In Robot Car Guidelines

STANFORD, Calif., April 27, 2016 Consumer Watchdog today called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require a steering wheel, brake and accelerator so a human driver can take control of a self-driving robot car when safety demands it in the guidelines it is developing on automated vehicle technolog ... Continue reading

Fireball Tim's Malibu VLOG - 2016 Jeep Wrangler, Volvo XC90, Amazing Classics from 1960-70 and Murphy Auto Museum +VIDEO

Fireball Tim's Malibu VLOG - 2016 Jeep Wrangler, Volvo XC90, Amazing Classics from 1960-70 and Murphy Auto Museum +VIDEO

HOLLYWOOD USA - April 26, 2016: Top episodes this week includes Fireball driving the 2016 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon & Volvo XC90, amazing classic cars from 1960-70 at The Automobile Driving Museum also inlcudes a drive in a 1969 Thunderbird, Japanese Classics inside the TOP SECRET Honda Museum, Million Dollar Cars in Monte ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2016 Toyota Camry Hybrid Review

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2016 Toyota Camry Hybrid Review

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Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest Week Of April 18-24, 2016

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest Week Of April 18-24, 2016

* The Environmental Protection Agency said they weren't, but they actually were. After a national uproar and now an act of Congress, the EPA is backing off of proposed regulations that would have impacted the auto racing industry. The EPA has reversed course on plans to prohibit the modification of street cars for comp ... Continue reading

2015/2016 Kia Sedona Convenience on Wheels - Review By Larry Nutson

2015/2016 Kia Sedona Convenience on Wheels - Review By Larry Nutson

I don't often drive and write about minivans, although I did drive a Chrysler Town & Country back in June. When one of my scheduled media-loan cars developed a hiccup, I took up the offer to drive the Sedona. I’ve heard lots of good things about it and wanted to experience it for myself. Especially since the Kia S ... Continue reading

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport AWD 2.0T Review by Steve Purdy +VIDEO

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport AWD 2.0T Review by Steve Purdy +VIDEO

2016 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.0T Review By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Gracing our driveway this week is one of my favorite mid-size crossovers in a lovely shade of Frost White Pearl. This 5-passenger Hyundai Santa Fe Sport crossover (or CUV) is just about the same size as my daily driver, a Lexus RX 330. Fo ... Continue reading

Hundreds of Millions of Car Owners Don't Know They're Already Driving A Flex Fuel Vehicle

Hundreds of Millions of Car Owners Don't Know They're Already Driving A Flex Fuel Vehicle

Cleaner Air, Water, and Independence From Foreign Oil Can Ben Had Instantaneously By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL AUTO CENTRAL - April 23, 2016: There's so much talk...so much hype... about getting our air and water cleaner, about eliminating health risks, about improving our economy ... Continue reading

2016 Jaguar F-Type 2dr Coupe Review By John Heilig +VIDEO

2016 Jaguar F-Type 2dr Coupe Review By John Heilig +VIDEO

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2016 Jeep Renegade Limited 4x4 Review By Steve Purdy

2016 Jeep Renegade Limited 4x4 Review By Steve Purdy

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2016 Volvo V60 Polestar Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2016 Volvo V60 Polestar Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

The 2016 Volvo V60 Polestar combines the usefulness, versatility, and stealth of a wagon with the performance of a first-rate sports car DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS High-performance wagon? Isn't that an oxymoron of the first order, right up there with such clichés as "military intelligence", "bureaucratic ef ... Continue reading

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