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2012 Chevrolet Camaro SS 45th Anniversary Review By Larry Nutson

2012 Chevrolet Camaro SS 45th Anniversary Review By Larry Nutson

638-horsepower LS9 would you believe. Earlier in November, at the SEMA show Chevrolet introduced the COPO Camaro. A purpose-built drag race Camaro for Pro or semi-Pro drag racers to barrel down the quarter mile in about 9.8 seconds with terminal speeds of about 135 mph. Coming in 2012 is a high-performance Camaro ZL1 w ... Continue reading

Heels On Wheels: 2011 KIA Optima Hybrid Review +VIDEO

Heels On Wheels: 2011 KIA Optima Hybrid Review +VIDEO

SEE ALSO: Hyundai Buyers Guide SEE ALSO: Perfect New Car Match HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE HYUNDAI OPTIMA HYBRID VEHICLE A truly attractive and sporty redesign puts the 2011 Kia Optima as one sough-after mid-size sedan choice. It has a 2.4-liter hybrid engine und ... Continue reading

2012 Hyundai Veloster Review by Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

2012 Hyundai Veloster Review by Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

THE STYLISH NEW COUPE THAT DAZZLES, DEFINES AND DEFIES! by Marty Bernstein Portland, Oregon … recently Natives and newcomers to Portland are proud of the city’s heritage of, well, quirkiness while tourists are amazed at the ambiance and attitude. If ever there was a near perfect city for the introduction of a ... Continue reading

Dreams on Wheels: International Concepts at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

Dreams on Wheels: International Concepts at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

Special To The Auto Channel by Marty Bernstein AIADA Contributing Editor Concept cars are a multi-million dollar investment for automakers. As the “cool” cars that seldom make their way into mass production, they are designed and hand-crafted to capture the attention and accolades of both the public and the m ... Continue reading

Goodyear Blimps, U.S. Marines in Toys for Tots Maneuver

Goodyear Blimps, U.S. Marines in Toys for Tots Maneuver

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's three blimps in the United States and the United States Marine Corps Reserve will conduct joint maneuvers to benefit the Toys for Tots Foundation at the company's airship bases in Ohio, Florida and California this weekend. Goodyear and the United States Marine Corps Reserve will bui ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (November 28-December 3, 2011) Automotive

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (November 28-December 3, 2011) Automotive

Auto Central Louisville KY, December 4, 2011; Each week Larry Nutson, The Auto Channel's Chicago Bureau Chief, along with Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Detroit Bureau give you the past week's automotive news highlights you may have missed. Plus if you are a car nut like we all are here you can easi ... Continue reading

2012 Mercedes-Benz CL550 New Car Review By Marty and Michael Bernstein +VIDEO

2012 Mercedes-Benz CL550 New Car Review By Marty and Michael Bernstein +VIDEO

Combining Luxury, Performance and Quaility in a 4 Passenger Coupe by Marty Bernstein Editor-at-large The Auto Channel The name Mercedes-Benz alone congers up images of luxury, innovative styling and performance benchmarks, Mercedes Benz motor cars have been held in high esteem for over a century. The 2012 CL550 continu ... Continue reading

2012 Toyota Camry SE Review, Road Test and Autocross by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2012 Toyota Camry SE Review, Road Test and Autocross by Carey Russ +VIDEO

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2012 Toyota Camry SE Toyota's Camry has been at or near the top of the sales charts seemingly forever -- number one for the past nine years in a row and also for 13 of the past 14 years -- because it's practically the definition of "transportation appliance". The Camry has a reputa ... Continue reading

2012 BMW 650i Coupe-New Car Review By Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

2012 BMW 650i Coupe-New Car Review By Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE BRAND'S ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE By Marty Bernstein Editor-at-large The Auto Channel Let’s face it; German motor heritage is close to unmatched anywhere, at any time and their Autobahn highway system is the best in the world. So what follows is frankly a gushing review of one of the be ... Continue reading

Heels On Wheels: 2012 Hyundai Veloster Review +VIDEO

Heels On Wheels: 2012 Hyundai Veloster Review +VIDEO

Is the 2012 Hyundai Veloster Your PERFECT NEW CAR MATCH? Hyundai Specs, Comparisons, Reviews and Comparisons - Hyundai Buyers Guide HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE HYUNDAI VELOSTER VEHICLE The all-new Hyundai Veloster is a very sporty-looking coupe for four, but with ... Continue reading

2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Autobahn Review By John Heilig

2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Autobahn Review By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS: 2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Model: 2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Autobahn Engine: 2.0-liter turbocharged 4 Horsepower/Torque: 200 hp @ 5,100 rpm/207 lb.-ft. @ 1,700 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 104.4 in. Length/Width/Height: 182.2 x 70.0 x 57.2 in. Tires: P225/40 ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID VEHICLE The all-new sixth generation 2011 Hyundai Sonata is impressive enough with a head-turning redesign, but add in a hybrid system that gets an EPA-estimated 37-MPG at a base price of $25,795, and you’ve ... Continue reading

The American Auto Industry Horsepower Wars

The American Auto Industry Horsepower Wars

The American Horsepower Wars By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, The Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (PICT_0008) At about this time last year all the buzz was electric vehicles along with the various comparisons to hybrids. The new fuel economy must-have is 40 mpg, up from 30 mpg. And in the not-so-distant future, by 2025, ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (November 19-25 2011) Automotive News

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (November 19-25 2011) Automotive News

* A slightly slow news week but we hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving. * We can't wait to see the new styling language Chrysler and Fiat will share in the near future. Italian design and styling stands out in clothing, art and automobiles. Fiat S.p.A. has brought out of retirement the 63-year-young designer of the F ... Continue reading

2012 Chevrolet Volt Review By Steve Purdy

2012 Chevrolet Volt Review By Steve Purdy

2012 CHEVROLET VOLT The Extended Range Electric Car By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau GM put a lot of eggs in this electric car basket. Development costs ran into the billions of dollars in spite of the Volt being essentially built on the Cruze platform. Of course that platform had to be substantially mo ... Continue reading

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