2012 Audi A7 3.0 TFSI quattro Review by Carey Russ
Sep 22, 2011
Now you can have it all DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Do you want it all in a luxury sedan? If so, Audi has you in mind with its A7. In Audi numerology, odd numbers denote something other than a sedan. The A5 coupe and Q5 and Q7 crossovers, for instance. But the A7 has four doors, which would usually get it cla ... Continue reading
First Drive: 2012 BMW 528i Touring Review by Henny Hemmes
Sep 22, 2011
Less is more By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel SEVILLE - September 22, 2011: Downsizing is what many car manufacturers are now looking at. Not necessarily as it pertains to physical size of their models, but rather the engine capacity. Around a year and a half year ago, when BMW introduced the new ... Continue reading
Major Alt Fuel POW WOW Convenes in Washington Today with Intriguing, Questionable Participants
Sep 21, 2011
Major Alt Fuel POW WOW Convenes in Washington Today with Intriguing, Questionable Participants By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL WASHINGTON â September 21, 2011: The United States Energy Security Council (USESC), the highest level extra-governmental group ever assembled to address ... Continue reading
2012 Cadillac CTS-V Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO
Sep 20, 2011
By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel. I was about to be driving a 556 HP production street car for a week. A supercharged 6.2L V8 rated at 556 HP sounds an awful lot like a race car engine's performance level. This was going to be exciting. I had a very brief previous experience behind the whe ... Continue reading
2011 Chrysler Town and Country Van Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
Sep 19, 2011
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Chrysler Corporation invented the minivan back in 1983, as an alternative to the full-sized wagon. The original Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager were solid middle-class vehicles, with more space than a large wagon on a smaller footprint, and with better fuel economy. What was a g ... Continue reading
2011 Jaguar XKR Review by John Heilig +VIDEO
Sep 17, 2011
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG 2011 Jaguar XKR SPECIFICATIONS Model: Engine: 5.0-liter supercharged V8 Horsepower/Torque: 510 hp @ 6,000-6,500 rpm/461 lb.-ft. @ 2,000-5,500 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic with paddle shifters Wheelbase: 119.4 in. Length/Width/Height: 201.7 x 74.6 x 57.0 in. Tires: P255/35ZR20 (F)/P28 ... Continue reading
2011 Dodge Caliber Review by Steve Purdy +VIDEO
Sep 16, 2011
Much improved inside - tepid overall By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I'll never forget my first encounter with the new Dodge Caliber in late 2005. It was a regional press preview at a restaurant right next to the then-new Tiger Stadium in downtown Detroit. The concept version of the car was revealed at ... Continue reading
Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Resigns from Premier Society Over False Global Warming Claims +VIDEO
Sep 15, 2011
"The temperature (of the Earth) has been amazingly stable..." Nobel Laureate Dr. Ivar Giaever Exclusive Report from CLIMATE DEPOT - reprinted with permission By Marc Morano - ClimateDepot.com Nobel prize winner for physics in 1973 Dr. Ivar Giaever resigned as a Fellow from the American Physical Society (APS) on Septemb ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel Previews the 2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show +VIDEO
Sep 12, 2011
Comprehensive overview of what we'll see by the incomparable Henny Hemmes, TACH Sr. European Editor FRANKFURT, September 12, 2011. Tomorrow the IAA Auto Show opens its doors for the media and two days later for the public. As usual, at the show, that is held every other year, a slew of new cars and concepts will be pre ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel Previews the 2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show, Pt. 2 +VIDEO
Sep 12, 2011
2nd half of Henny Hemmes' comprehensive overview of what we'll see at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show. ... Continue reading
2011 Volkswagen Jetta S Review by Steve Purdy +VIDEO
Sep 12, 2011
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We get the feeling that Volkswagen is still trying to find itself in the U.S. market, first charming us all in the 1950s and 60s with the simple, cheap, functional Beetle, full of personality and quirkiness, then going mainstream with the conventional, but still fully Ge ... Continue reading
Obama Delivers 'Empty Calorie' Speech to a Starving Economy
Sep 8, 2011
By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL It's ironic that Obama's wife has been running around the country trying to promote better nutrition and healthier eating and then he goes on the national bandstand to present us with a so-called âjobs planâ that is nothing more than cotton c ... Continue reading
2012 Ford Focus SE Sedan Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
Sep 8, 2011
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Good things come to those who can wait. Since its European introduction in 1998, the Focus has been one of the mainstays of Ford's passenger car line worldwide. We got it in 1999, for model year 2000, little-changed from its European counterpart. But when the second generation debu ... Continue reading
2012 Hyundai Accent Review by Marty Bernstein +VIDEO
Sep 8, 2011
THE NEW SUBCOMPACT WITH BIG SIZE APPEAL In the market for a new car? Maybe just thinking about it? If you've done any reading or looking at all, the move to smaller vehicles is obvious for a variety of environmental and legislative reasons and issues. Result? There's a bright spotlight by most automobile manufacturers ... Continue reading
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