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Heels on Wheels - 2012 Nissan Quest Review

Heels on Wheels - 2012 Nissan Quest Review

MORE INFO Your Perfect Minivan Match HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE NISSAN QUEST VEHICLE Redesigned just last year – with raging success – the Quest is Nissan’s three-row, seven-passenger minivan featuring a boxy, wagon-like design notable for its ful ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels - 2013 Volkswagen CC Review

Heels on Wheels - 2013 Volkswagen CC Review

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC REVIEW HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE 2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC VEHICLE Just as traditional SUVs evolve into crossovers to stay competitive, so must sedans – and the Volkswagen CC successfully does this by embracing a couple-like si ... Continue reading

2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport AWD Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler

2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport AWD Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler

By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel Lexus has long built cars known for their luxury and comfort; adjectives like aggressive and athletic were not typically used to describe them. Enter the new GS 350. Completely redesigned for 2013, the new GS is built clearly with the intention of taking on its German ... Continue reading

2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE Review By John Heilig

2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE Review By John Heilig

MORE INFO Toyota Buyers Guide Perfect New Car Matcher THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG Senior Editor The Auto Channel 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE Engine: 2.4-liter DOHC I4, plus electric motor Horsepower/Torque: 156 hp @ 5,700 rpm/156 lb.-ft. @ 4,500 rpm (plus 105 kw @ 4, ... Continue reading

2013 Ford Taurus Ride'm Review By Maureen McDonald

2013 Ford Taurus Ride'm Review By Maureen McDonald

High Chaparral- Ride'm 2013 Ford Taurus by Maureen McDonald Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel When the leaves in Michigan start turning gold and the temperature dips below freezing at night the call of the high chaparral gets louder – climb up where the air is clear and the nights are warm, where the ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets: Here Is Last Week's (October 22-28 2012) Automotive News In Case You Were Dozing

Nutson's Nuggets: Here Is Last Week's (October 22-28 2012) Automotive News In Case You Were Dozing

* Toyota officials may be jumping the gun a bit with two months of sales yet to go for calendar 2012 but they are claiming that Camry will again be the best-selling car in the US. With a 67,000 unit lead over second place Accord they call that lead "insurmountable." This would then be the 11th consecutive year as the s ... Continue reading

2013 Volvo XC60 T6 Review By Dan Poler

2013 Volvo XC60 T6 Review By Dan Poler

By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel The XC60 has been around since the 2009 model year and is one of the best-selling vehicles in Volvo’s stable. Despite this, it’s just not a car you see every day. We had the opportunity to take the XC60, and we find ourselves wondering why there aren’t ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels - 2013 Audi A7 Review

Heels on Wheels - 2013 Audi A7 Review

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2012 AUDI A7 REVIEW HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE A7 VEHICLE The all-new Audi A7 is a luxurious and powerful four-passenger sedan – a redesign of the A6, but with a couple-like look and attitude thanks to a low and wide stance, a hatchback-ins ... Continue reading

Fireball Tim Ponders Peace in the 2012 Honda Insight - REVIEW

Fireball Tim Ponders Peace in the 2012 Honda Insight - REVIEW

By Fireball Tim Lawrence HOLLYWOOD, USA - October 26, 2012: Spending a week with the 2012 Honda Insight was just that… insightful. But people didn’t turn their heads and say, “wow…” They didn’t stop me on the street and ask me what it was. And they didn’t react when I drove it into a ... Continue reading

2013 Cadillac XTS Review By Carey Russ

2013 Cadillac XTS Review By Carey Russ

2013 Cadillac XTS American expectations for a luxury car are not what they once were. The extra-large, softly-suspended, V8-powered insulating cocoon on wheels -- exemplified most recently in the Cadillac line by the late DTS, and DeVille and Fleetwood before it -- is gone. Today's luxury car buyer is more likely than ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels: 2012 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan Review

Heels on Wheels: 2012 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan Review

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE CTS-V VEHICLE The Cadillac CTS-V Sedan is a luxury five-passenger sedan with a massive powertrain, impressive interior technology, and racetrack-inspired options like Recaro sport seats and Brembo brakes – a stunning and refreshin ... Continue reading

2013 Lexus RX 350 Review By John Heilig

2013 Lexus RX 350 Review By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2013 Lexus RX 350 Engine: 3.5-liter DOHC V6 Horsepower/Torque: 270 hp @ 6,200 rpm/248 lb.-ft. @ 4,700 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 107.9 in. Length/Width/Height: 187.8 x 74.2 x 66.3 in. Tires: P235/55R19 Cargo volume: 40.0/80.3 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport AWD Review By Dan Poler

2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport AWD Review By Dan Poler

By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel Lexus has long built cars known for their luxury and comfort; adjectives like aggressive and athletic were not typically used to describe them. Enter the new GS 350. Completely redesigned for 2013, the new GS is built clearly with the intention of taking on its German ... Continue reading

2012/13 Chrysler 300 C Review By Carey Russ

2012/13 Chrysler 300 C Review By Carey Russ

2012/13 Chrysler 300C The newest car to bear the Chrysler 300 name was bold, even revolutionary, when it debuted for 2005. Solid underpinnings from the Daimler side of the Daimler-Chrysler combine gave it an international accent to its All-American character, and distinctive lines and a wide variety of engine choices, ... Continue reading

Driving 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport By Thom Cannell

Driving 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport By Thom Cannell

By Thom Cannell Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel In a previous story we alluded to the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe’s weight loss program, its increased muscularity and power. This review is the hard, technical stuff for the enthusiast feeling left out by allusions to spa treatments and personal trainers. S ... Continue reading

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