2011 Mazda CX-9 Review and Road Test By Larry Nutson
Jun 28, 2011
2011 Mazda CX-9 Sophisticated, Elegant and Versatile by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel Late last summer I spent some time with the 2010 version of Mazda's CX-9 and it was good to recently get behind the wheel of the 2011 model. I'm attracted by the overall design philosophy of Mazda and the ... Continue reading
"Number One" Is Done, Make OPEC "Number Two" - An Open Letter To President Obama
Jun 26, 2011
4-5 dollar gasoline, OPEC screwing up the American economy, oli company getting 10 billion in subsidies from the government... its all gotta stop. ... Continue reading
Jun 26, 2011
Four Gold Lions awarded to the brand for Best Direction, Best Script, Best Use of Music, Best Automotive Commercial and Best Editing Bronze Lion awarded to the brand for Best Editing SEE ALSO: CANNES, France - June 25, 2011: The Chrysler brandâs 2011 Super Bowl commercial, âBorn of Fire,â was honored tod ... Continue reading
Quality of Cars and Trucks The Best Ever - JD Power
Jun 24, 2011
THE CONSUMER IS THE OVERALL WINNER! Special to The Auto Channel From Robb Mahr, Automotive Focus Detroit, June 23, 2011: While the J.D. Power 2011 Initial Quality Study names 21 vehicles as having the best quality in their niche, the survey shows the auto industry average of 178 problems per 100 (pp100) vehicles is the ... Continue reading
Dealer Group Disagrees With Proposed Gasoline Standards In 2025
Jun 23, 2011
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) took issue with a letter sent to the White House yesterday by a group of former Republican public officials, including four former EPA administrators. In the letter, the group urged President Obama to set aggressive fuel economy and emission standards for model years 2 ... Continue reading
Barack Obama... Putz of the Day for June 23, 2011
Jun 23, 2011
The Prez tries a an OTO solution to a long term problem By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL Faced with failure in everything he's done, and with an economy that will not get better until there's a reason for it to improve (in fact I wrote an editorial on that exact point - CLICK HERE to ... Continue reading
O.J. Simpson Admits Killing Nicole... Will CNN Give Him a TV Show?
Jun 23, 2011
This editorial opinion has absolutely nothing to do with automobiles, except in a peripheral manner. But it has everything to do with the insanity of life that we face every day, so Iâm taking the liberty of speaking out on the subject. By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL A report b ... Continue reading
As A Matter Of Business, Is The EV Value Prop Viable, Or Nothing More Than A Nextgen Unicorn?
Jun 23, 2011
<b>By Rick Carlton - Senior Motorsports Editor</b> <p> Wednesday the 22nd of June 2011 was a bad day for the green car business. That morning, Norwegian-owned Think Global AS, executed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding after first surrending its corporate assets to a court-assigned trustee in Oslo, who was subsequently ... Continue reading
Summertime Tire Buying Advice: New Bridgestone's For Your Family
Jun 22, 2011
Bridgestone tires pay for themselves in fuel savings Many new BMW 3 or 5 Series, Lexus SC430s, MINI Coopers, Corvettes, and the all-wheel drive Toyota Sienna minivan were equipped with second generation run flat tires. Owners reported an unexpectedly hard ride and those miraculous run flat tires and didnât last as ... Continue reading
Heels on Wheels - 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Review
Jun 22, 2011
2011 VW TOUAREG INTRO TO THE 2011 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG VEHICLE Although the mid-size SUV debuted in 2007, Volkswagen is proudly calling the second-generation 2011 VW Touareg V6 TDI clean diesel engine and 3.6-liter V6 FSI gasoline engine. VW can proudly stand behind the claim the Touareg has improved fuel efficiency seei ... Continue reading
2011 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Review
Jun 20, 2011
JAGUAR XJL SUPERCHARGED Jaguar XJL (long wheelbase) sedan have in common with the littlest, cheapest car in the world, the Tata Nano? Well, they both have four wheels, Jaguar Jaguar ambiance, imposing values that reflect something other than the classically British sense of a sports car or sport sedan. So far our worri ... Continue reading
Happy Father's Day It's Time For EYES ON DESIGN 2011
Jun 19, 2011
EYES ON DESIGN 2011 Spending Fatherâs Day With Collector Cars By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Ahhhh, Fatherâs Day, what a great time for a car show! A Fatherâs Day tradition for me over the past 22 years or so has been the fascinating EyesOn Design car show on the beautiful, expansive la ... Continue reading
What's New With EVs and Other Green Vehicles? Not Much!
Jun 16, 2011
Not much, say experts at Automotive News conference this week By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We spent a couple days this week talking about electric cars, and listening to experts and advocates talk about the future of automotive electrification as well as many other kinds of environmentally friendly ... Continue reading
2011 Dodge Durango Review and Road Test
Jun 16, 2011
2011 Dodge Durango Reviewed Re-launched-Renewed-Real Good As an urban, in-city Chicago resident, whenever I go someplace I need to re-evaluate my transportation mode. Is it drive, taxi, bus, subway, bicycle or walk? Since my daily routine often just involves going short distances, my responsibility to fully evaluate a ... Continue reading
NHTSA And Vehicular Communications - Nothing Better To Do But Create Cost
Jun 11, 2011
<b>By Rick Carlton</b> <p> Today, I read a series of comments from NHTSA head David Strickland, suggesting a new agency committment to limiting <i>(or potentially elimating entirely)</i> telematic, mobile and online communications in vehicles. According to Stickland, the regulators are only interested in "....(keeping) ... Continue reading
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