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Warn Industries Introduces 12 New Powersports Winches for ATVs and Side x Sides

Warn Industries Introduces 12 New Powersports Winches for ATVs and Side x Sides

Adding to its industry leading array of winches for off-roading and vehicle recovery, Warn Industries today launched two new lines of powersports winches that provide premium components and unequaled performance. The WARN® ProVantage and WARN Vantage lines, intended for both ATVs and Side x Sides, include a total of 1 ... Continue reading

2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara Ultimate Adventure Edition Review By Dan Poler

2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara Ultimate Adventure Edition Review By Dan Poler

By Dan Poler Colorado Bureau The Auto Channel Introduction / History Let’s face it – the CUV segment in the US is a crowded one. With excellent offerings from American, European, and Asian manufacturers, a vehicle must really stand out and be something special in order to be successful in this part of the mar ... Continue reading

2012 Range Rover Evoque Review By John Heilig

2012 Range Rover Evoque Review By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG THE AUTO CHANNEL SPECIFICATIONS: 2012 Range Rover Evoque Model: 012 Range Rover Evoque 5-door Engine: 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 Horsepower/Torque: 240 hp/250 lb.-ft. Transmission: 6-speed automatic with paddle shifters Wheelbase: 104.8 in. Length/Width/Height: 171.5 x 77.4 x 64.4 in. Tires: ... Continue reading

2012 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT Review By Steve Purdy

2012 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT Review By Steve Purdy

2012 SUBARU FORESTER 2.5XT TOURING By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau I felt that the 2012 Subaru Impreza I reviewed last week was a bit tepid in performance, design and execution. But this week’s Forrester 2.5XT Touring, top-of-the-line, five-passenger, midsize CUV, was much better in many ways. Al ... Continue reading

2012 Pickups Ranked By Max Towing Capacity

2012 Pickups Ranked By Max Towing Capacity

Auto Central June 7, 2012; With words flying between Ford and GM concerning their Pickups towing capacity, I thought you might want to see for yourself. ... Continue reading

Yamaha Announces 2013 Model Year ATV and Side-by-Side Vehicles

Yamaha Announces 2013 Model Year ATV and Side-by-Side Vehicles

Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., today announced its 2013 model year line of ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles including new Assembled in U.S.A. Raptor 700 sport ATVs and new Tactical Black Grizzly 700 4x4 and Rhino 700 4x4 Special Edition models. The Raptor 700 models are the first Yamaha sport ATVs to be assembled in th ... Continue reading

Consumers Digest Names Five Yamaha ATVs to Best Buy List

Consumers Digest Names Five Yamaha ATVs to Best Buy List

Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., is proud to announce that its Grizzly 300 utility ATV and Raptor 700R, Raptor 700R Special Edition, Raptor 250 and Raptor 250R sport ATVs have been named Consumers Digest Best Buys. This is the second time the Raptor 250 has received the honor. The all-new 2012 Grizzly 300 was selected by Co ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels: 2012 Nissan Xterra Review

Heels on Wheels: 2012 Nissan Xterra Review

SEE ALSO: Nissan Buyers Guide HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE XTERRA VEHICLE The five-passenger Nissan Xterra is a mid-size “niche” SUV appealing to a particular market: One that actually faces a need for a vehicle to perform in snowy conditions and haul a ... Continue reading

Polaris Introduces RANGER RZR XP 900

Polaris Introduces RANGER RZR XP 900

To ring in the New Year, the RANGER RZR family welcomes a whole new class of Side x Side, introducing the RANGER RZR XP 900! The RANGER RZR has the only family of Sport Side x Sides with Razor Sharp Performance for all types of recreation. For 2012, the family adds the RANGER RZR XP 900, a whole new class of Side x Sid ... Continue reading

Arctic Cat Announces Cash Buyback of 6.1 Million Class B Shares from Suzuki Motor Corporation

Arctic Cat Announces Cash Buyback of 6.1 Million Class B Shares from Suzuki Motor Corporation

Arctic Cat Inc. today announced that it has purchased all of Suzuki Motor Corporation's approximately 6.1 million shares of Arctic Cat Class B common stock for a purchase price of $79.3 million. The stock buyback reduces Arctic Cat's outstanding shares from 18.4 million to 12.3 million, increasing non-Suzuki shareholde ... Continue reading

Polaris Expands Side-by-Side Lineup with Introduction of Four-Passenger Recreational Vehicle

Polaris Expands Side-by-Side Lineup with Introduction of Four-Passenger Recreational Vehicle

Polaris Industries Inc. today announced the release of the RANGER RZR XP 4 900, the latest addition to the Company's industry-leading lineup of extreme performance side-by-sides. This new vehicle, which is the first four-passenger vehicle in a class Polaris pioneered earlier this year, debuted to press and dealers via ... Continue reading

2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Captures Prestigious "Four Wheeler of the Year" Award

2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Captures Prestigious "Four Wheeler of the Year" Award

More fuel-efficient, more powerful and more capable Jeep® Wrangler recognized with esteemed award from leading off-road enthusiast magazine "Four Wheeler of the Year" is Jeep Wrangler's 8th award in recent weeks Jeep Wrangler boasts dramatically improved on-road performance and even more off-road prowess for 201 ... Continue reading

2011 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 4WD review by John Heilig

2011 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 4WD review by John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig The Auto Channel SPECIFICATIONS: 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 4WD Model: 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 4WD Engine: 5.3-liter Vortec V8 Horsepower/Torque: 320 hp @ 5,400 rpm/325 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 130.0 in. Length/Width/Height: 221.3 x 791 x 76.6 in ... Continue reading

2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Review and Road Test

2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Review and Road Test

by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau (IMG_2269) The Auto Channel With 70 years of legendary heritage, the iconic Jeep brand continues to deliver immense off-road as well as on-road driving fun. In May, I wrote in detail about the Jeep brand history in my review of the 2011 Wrangler and suggest you might take a ... Continue reading

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