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2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz - Chicagoland Review by Larry Nutson

2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz - Chicagoland Review by Larry Nutson

2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz Minivan coolness! By Larry Nutson Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_1954) More likely than not, I am among the many who say there is a lot of buzz about VW’s new ID. ... Continue reading

2025 Honda Civic Preview - Hybrid Trims, Sportier Styling and Improved Tech

2025 Honda Civic Preview - Hybrid Trims, Sportier Styling and Improved Tech

New Civic hybrid – available as a sedan or hatchback – delivers an anticipated 232 lb.-ft.5 of torque, making it the most powerful non-Type R Civic ever New range-topping Sport Touring Hybrid trim features Civic's first integration of Google built-in for seamless on-the-go connectivity Powerful and efficient, the h ... Continue reading

Blowing Up the "Heat Energy" Myth: The Case for Ethanol

Blowing Up the "Heat Energy" Myth: The Case for Ethanol

What if everything you thought you knew about engine fuel efficiency was based on a myth? I recently sat down with three experts to unpack the issue: David Blume, author of Alcohol Can Be A Gas!; Marc Rauch, co-founder of The Auto Channel and author of The Ethanol Papers; and Dean Harlow, former president of Ricardo PL ... Continue reading

Lamborghini Revuelto In This Episode Of Letter From Europe

Lamborghini Revuelto In This Episode Of Letter From Europe

By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel My relationship with Lamborghini goes back 50 years. At that time my partner Ian Fraser and I owned CAR magazine, FF Publishing to be precise. ... Continue reading

What's Up with Compressed Air-Powered Vehicles? Get the Info Here - VIDEO ENHANCED

What's Up with Compressed Air-Powered Vehicles? Get the Info Here - VIDEO ENHANCED

Recently, we were asked "What companies make Air Powered Cars?" Given all the noise that surfaced about 10 months ago concerning the state of this amazing technology we thought an update was needed. There are at least three companies working on producing compressed air-powered vehicles. The most well-known is MDI, base ... Continue reading

Understanding Ford's EcoBoost Engine: Performance & Reliability

Understanding Ford's EcoBoost Engine: Performance & Reliability

Discover how Ford’s EcoBoost engine delivers power, fuel efficiency, and reliability. Learn about turbocharging, direct injection, and performance benefits. ... Continue reading

Car Rental Tips for Your Holiday Car Hire

Car Rental Tips for Your Holiday Car Hire

Driving around Dubai in a supercar is a top activity for drivers. In 2025, the UAE was among the top ten countries with the highest-quality roads. ... Continue reading

Top 10 Hybrid Cars for First-Time Buyers

Top 10 Hybrid Cars for First-Time Buyers

If you’re a first-time car buyer, a hybrid vehicle is smart, but which is best? To help, we’ve put together this guide to the top 10 hybrids for first-time buyers. ... Continue reading

Hybrids - About Hybrid Cars and Trucks (HEV)

Hybrids - About Hybrid Cars and Trucks (HEV)

Hybrid electric vehicles are powered by an internal combustion engine and one or more electric motors, which uses energy stored in batteries. A hybrid electric vehicle cannot be plugged in to charge the battery. ... Continue reading

Discover A Million Pages Of Indexed Automotive Content Without WEB SEARCH FATIGUE

Discover A Million Pages Of Indexed Automotive Content Without WEB SEARCH FATIGUE

The Auto Channel's Automotive Data Research Hub functions as a massive silo, eliminating a need for an enterprise level web wide search engine. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News WrapUp - April 28 - May 4, 2025

Nutson's Weekly Auto News WrapUp - April 28 - May 4, 2025

Here are Larry's top story picks from this past week's important to you, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions, and insider back stories. ... Continue reading

Yes, Tin Lizzie Was An Alcoholic

Yes, Tin Lizzie Was An Alcoholic

SPECIAL FEATURE - Correcting Bad Revisionist History About Ford's Multi-Fuel Model T Automobile ... Continue reading

The Rise & Fall of General Motors and the Subjugation of the Industrialized World

The Rise & Fall of General Motors and the Subjugation of the Industrialized World

How the perfect storm of commercial forces created the world's largest corporation, enslaved us to gasoline, and ultimately brought the car maker to its knees ... Continue reading

2024 Honda Prologue AWD Elite - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Honda Prologue AWD Elite - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Honda's 2024 Prologue isn't actually a Honda so much as it is a reconfigured Chevrolet Blazer EV dressed up to look like a Honda. ... Continue reading

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