2011 Subaru Forester 2.5X Touring Road Test And Review By Larry Nutson
Aug 17, 2011
2011 Subaru Forester 2.5X Touring Affordable practicality By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau (IMG_1986) The Auto Channel My scheduled drive time in a 2011 Subaru Forester fit perfectly with a road trip that would take me from the city life of Chicago on the western shore of Lake Michigan to beautiful and ser ... Continue reading
Heels On Wheels: 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Review
Aug 15, 2011
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser Parrish San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE OUTLANDER VEHICLE The 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander is staging itself as a smaller crossover utility vehicle with an adventurous spirit. And Mitsubishi is throwing an impressive campaign that highlights the rugged capability of the ... Continue reading
Heels On Wheels: 2011 Lexus IS 350 Review +VIDEO
Aug 15, 2011
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE LEXUS IS 350 VEHICLE The Lexus IS series represent Toyotaâs entry-level luxury sedan lineup. The IS 350 comes with the larger 3.5-liter engine as opposed to the smaller 2.5-liter found in the IS 250 and both can be had as converti ... Continue reading
2012 Nissan Versa SL Sedan Review Roadtest By John Heiilig - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 9, 2011
2012 NISSAN VERSA SL SEDAN Model: 2012 Nissan Versa SL Sedan Engine: 1.6-liter inline 4 Horsepower/Torque: 109 hp @ 6,000 rpm/107 lb.-ft. @ 4,400 rpm Transmission: CVT Wheelbase: 102.4 in. Length/Width/Height: 175.4 x 66.7 x 59.6 in. Tires: P185/65R15 Cargo volume: 14.8 cu. ft. ... Continue reading
2012 Mazda5 - The Only True MINIvan? - Review and Roadtest By Larry Nutson - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 9, 2011
2012 Mazda5 Is this today's only true minivan? By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel IMG_1939) The question is: Is this todayâs only true minivan? A number of auto analysts and writers are questioning what has happened to the minivan segment. Is it a case of age related size and weight gai ... Continue reading
2011 Lexus CT 200h Review By Carey Russ - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 7, 2011
SEE ALSO: DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2011 Lexus CT 200h There's nothing like covering all options⦠and with the debut of its CT 200h earlier this year, Lexus now has three distinct "entry level" choices -- the ES 350 for the traditional American luxury sedan buyer, the IS series for those looking for so ... Continue reading
C.A.R. Management Briefing Seminars Wrap-up - Day 4
Aug 7, 2011
MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS DAY 4 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Sunset . . . sunrise. We finished our day yesterday with a lovely 10-course dinner embellished by more than a half-dozen different local wines at the Culinary Arts School at the Hagerty Center facing the West Bay here in Traverse City. ... Continue reading
Aug 5, 2011
A QUARTET OF DETROIT SPEEDSTERS Amazing SRTâs: Jeep, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger by Marty Bernstein, Senior Editor at Large The Auto Channel Hollywood, CA; In todayâs green, higher mpg from smaller engines automotive world, vehicles that are essentially without these attributes may seem t ... Continue reading
Small Cars Are Actually Selling Now - Why?
Aug 5, 2011
Washington DC August 4, 2011; The AIADA newsletter reported that engineers have long known that designing smaller, lighter vehicles is an ideal way to meet tighter fuel-economy standards. According to CNN Money, automakers are finally breaking their dependence on heavier models and managing to create comfortable, luxur ... Continue reading
Mazda Unveils SKYACTIV Technology To Journalists In Vancouver BC
Aug 4, 2011
Mazda Introduces SKYACTIV Technology The Skyâs the Limit by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau (photo here: SKYACTIV 913) The Auto Channel Vancouver, Canada August, 2011; This beautiful Pacific Northwest city, host of the 2010 Winter Olympics, boasts the smallest carbon footprint of any major city in North ... Continue reading
C.A.R.- Big Shots Spill Their Beans in Travis City - Management Briefing Seminars - Day 3
Aug 4, 2011
MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS DAY 3 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau By mid morning today we had enough to write about for the rest of the week between Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler and chairman of Fiat, and Bob King, UAWâs dynamic new president. From the former we heard about the survival and ... Continue reading
C.A.R. - Powered-Up Future in Traverse City - Management Briefing Seminars - Day 2
Aug 3, 2011
MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS-DAY 2 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau As promised we start the day with discussions of advanced powertrains. OEM representatives from GM, Toyota and Ford shared the podium with DENSO and Bright Automotive (a start-up company seeking to revolutionize delivery vans) to talk a ... Continue reading
C.A.R. - Connected in Traverse City - Management Briefing Seminars - Day 1
Aug 3, 2011
MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS DAY 1 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The Center for Automotive Research, an Ann Arbor-based automotive think tank and research entity, has hosted the Management Briefing Seminars here in Traverse City along Michiganâs âGold Coastâ for as long as any of us ca ... Continue reading
2011 Lexus CT 200h Hybrid Review - Pure Fun To Drive - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 2, 2011
2011 Lexus CT 200h Hybrid Pure fun-to-drive. By Larry Nutson (ILM_1885) Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel If you think the terms fun-to-drive and hybrid-drive don't belong in the same sentence much more as characteristics of a the same car, then think again. I spent a week driving a Daybreak Yellow mica Le ... Continue reading
American Motorists Deserve the Chance to Buy Home-Grown Fuel
Aug 2, 2011
By Tom Buis CEO Growth Energy, which lobbies for the U.S. ethanol industry. Washington DC August 2, 2011; Minnesota is a leader in the production of ethanol, the only commercially viable fuel our nation has to gasoline derived from foreign oil â which is getting costlier, dirtier and riskier every passing day. In ... Continue reading
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