Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's Automotive News and Opinion July 28-Aug 3, 2014
Aug 3, 2014
* Your TAC team was busy this week taking in and driving the all-new 2015 Lexus NX luxury compact SUV in Nashville, Tennessee and also the all-new 2015 Ford Transit full-size cargo and passenger vans in northern New Jersey. Check back for complete write-ups here on TAC. * The Mini Cooper Countryman is the only small ca ... Continue reading
2014 Lexus IS 350 AWD With 2015 Updates Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
Aug 2, 2014
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Lexus's second generation IS sports sedan had an unusually long life, from its model year 2006 debut through 2013 with no major changes and remarkably few minor ones. Was this a sign that Lexus was losing its competitive edge? Hardly. That iteration of the IS aged particularly well ... Continue reading
Aug 1, 2014
Letter from Europe. Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Somewhere Over The Atlantic August 1, 2014; I am in Seat 12K of Virgin Atlantic's venerable 747 on my way back to San Francisco. Seems like the right time to send you a report on the Summer which was anything but boring! It started, as it has for the last 40 odd y ... Continue reading
2014 Chevrolet Sonic LT "Personalized"
Jul 31, 2014
By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_4291) As luck would have it, I was in the right car at the right time. As I write this review, the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show is going on in Las Vegas. Itâs the largest automotive aftermarket exhibition in the world ... Continue reading
2014 Chevrolet Traverse Review By John Heilig
Jul 30, 2014
2014 Ford Focus Titanium Hatch Review By Carey Russ
Jul 30, 2014
2014 Ford Focus 5-Door Hatchback Titanium Review ... Continue reading
2011 Roll-Royce Ghost Review and Lovefest - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 29, 2014
2011 Roll-Royce Ghost 100 years of iconic tradition moves into the 21st Century by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel I was somewhat in a dilemma as to what to wear to an upcoming event. Was it appropriate to wear a tuxedo or would a dark suit be proper? The event was the opportunity to spend a ... Continue reading
2014 Cadillac ATS 2.0T Six Speeds; Three Pedals
Jul 29, 2014
2014 Cadillac ATS 2.0T Review By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_4125) My wife and I had planned a road trip to Kennebunkport, Maine from our home in Philadelphia that coincided with some back-to-back press car drives I had scheduled with GM. Very kindly, GM made some scheduling adjust ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets: Automotive News and Opinion July 21-27, 2014
Jul 27, 2014
* The J.D. Power 2014 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study found the Porsche brand as the highest nameplate for a 10th straight year, followed by Jaguar, Audi, Land Rover and BMW. Hyundai was the highest-ranking non-luxury brand and Lincoln was the highest-ranking American brand at No. 8, with Cad ... Continue reading
2014 Acura RLX With Advance Package | Road Test and Review By Carey Russ
Jul 27, 2014
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The Auto Channel 2014 Acura RLX With Advance Package Technology has always been Acura's claim to differentiation in the luxury class. And please note that here "technology" means more than merely the latest in electronic gadgetry for entertainment, information, and safety. Technolo ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2014 LEXUS IS-F REVIEW
Jul 25, 2014
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE IS VEHICLE The Lexus IS line up dishes up the perfect size of luxury and high-tech in a smaller-sized sedan, with performance distinguished by engine size â and the newer four-passenger IS-F Sport is the fastest and sleekest of th ... Continue reading
2014 Toyota Corolla S Premium Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
Jul 24, 2014
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The 2014 Corolla is the eleventh generation of Toyota's ever-popular compact sedan. The Corolla has gotten ever larger since its debut back in 1966, and has been at or near the top of the worldwide sales charts since 1974. Toyota must be doing something right. With the exception of ... Continue reading
2015 Hyundai Sonata - Steve Purdy's Initial Impressions +VIDEO
Jul 23, 2014
2015 HYUNDAI SONATA Initial Impressions By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau The good folks at Hyundai spent the past couple months showing off the new Sonata all over the country to a variety of journalists. You may have seen the report from our senior correspondent, Thom Cannell, a few weeks ago detailin ... Continue reading
NADA - Auto Credit Must Remain Affordable and Accessible for Car Buyers
Jul 22, 2014
By Forrest McConnell III, NADA chairman July 2014, Franchised new-car dealers do much more than sell cars. We provide service for the long term. And we offer our customers competitive financing options. Dealer-assisted financing provides great value and competitive advantages, which saves our customers billions of doll ... Continue reading
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