Love Story: 2000 Ferrari 360 Modena: A Streetcar Named Desire
Jan 23, 2021
Ferrari 360 Modena (2000) ... Continue reading
Kia Kia Kia In This Month's Letter From Europe
Jan 16, 2021
The GT Line has a superb steering wheel the sort of thing you notice after lesser examples in other brands. All in all I was very impressed first of all with the highly competitive price-under 30 thousand dollars-and the way Kia are taking the fight to Toyota and Honda. ... Continue reading
Nov 26, 2020
Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief After 5 long weeks away it was good to be greeted by Subaru’s new Outback Touring XT. The neighbors were seriously impressed. ... Continue reading
Letter From Europe - GT 500, Jeep, Pre-Owned Ferrari FSBO
Oct 7, 2020
It was wonderful to receive an invitation from my very first employer-Ford Motor Company- to take the new 2020 GT500 for a spin at the legendary Sonoma International Raceway. ... Continue reading
Letter from Europe. Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief
Sep 23, 2020
I’ve been writing for The Auto Channel since 1996 and the only time a report disappeared between the computer and the office was one on Tota’s C-HR and the Lexus GS-F. The contrast between the two could not be bigger. By Toyota’s very high standards the C-HR falls into the modest category. ... Continue reading
Aug 6, 2020
By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel Mark Twain was right. The coldest Winter is July in San Francisco. ... Continue reading
2020 Toyota Highlander, 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB In This Month's Letter From Europe
Jul 10, 2020
I am not going to pretend that testing cars and SUVs is as pleasant today as it was in the past (Thank you Bob and Marc but as the old saying goes the show must go on. Delivery companies are doing a fantastic jobs getting the cars to me totally disinfected and I am very grateful to them. ... Continue reading
TACH Automotive News Library Indexed By Single Topics (1993-2023)
May 23, 2020
Single Topic Automotive Content Index ... Continue reading
Letter from Europe, Masks, Kia's, Ferrari, Pacifica and Driving In The Rain To Suzie
May 22, 2020
by Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel I’ve been in sticky situations before but this one is unique. LIke everyone else I am at home having taken my mask off. ... Continue reading
Mar 14, 2020
Not often that a test car causes a commotion in leafy, sleepy Belvedere, but when the canary yellow 2020 Mercedes CLA250 4 matic rolled into the parking lot it was surrounded by neighbors young and old. How much was the inevitable first question and does it come as a coupe or as a convertible. ... Continue reading
Letter From Europe - SUV's Tame, Rough, Cheap, Expensive...But All Good
Feb 8, 2020
I’ve just returned from a quick skiing weekend at Northstar courtesy of Mitsubishi’s 2020 Outlander Sport 2.4 liter GT AWC. ... Continue reading
Jan 5, 2020
After all the fast and exotic cars it may come as a slight surprise that my Car of the Year is Kia’s Niro EV. ... Continue reading
2019 Lexus LS 500 Vs. 2019 Toyota Avalon by Andrew Frankl
Oct 22, 2019
European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel March 20, 2019; Or should I say 111 thousand Lexus meet Toyota’s 44 thousand Avalon. No, dear reader, I am not making this up . The price difference is a staggering 67 or so thousand dollars. ... Continue reading
2019 Subaru Forester Review From Andrew Frankl
Oct 7, 2019
I have yet to meet anyone who complained about a Subaru. It isn’t beautiful, it isn’t oh my God doesn’t it look just amazing, no. It is like a fridge or a dishwasher-utility on wheels. Furthermore it is not trying to be anything else-solid, reliable, economical and will run for years and years. ... Continue reading
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