Andrew Frankl's "Letter From Europe" June 2010 - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 8, 2010
Apple iPad, MINI Cooper, Maserati, Ferrari and More After 14 years of working for The Autochannel intially on typewriters (!), old Toshibas and early Macs the time has come to send you my very first report on Apple's new iPad.It is very, very exciting. I wasn't too sure about it but after a day I was sold. Sitting at M ... Continue reading
Continental Airlines Flight Status Information; Irrelevant and Misleading
Jun 7, 2010
By Bob Gordon President and Co-publisher The Auto Channel Auto Central June 7, 2010; Well there I was at the end of a very long week (1000 miles) of testing a new Volkswagen Golf TDI, which was great! (more later about the road test), now it was time leave Newark and to happily return to Auto Central in Louisville KY. ... Continue reading
Continental Airlines Already Showing Ill Effects of United Air Merger
Jun 6, 2010
How one of the best airlines turned into a sucky airline By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher The Auto Channel AUTO CENTRAL - June 6, 2010: United Airlines sucks. United Airlines has always sucked, at least in the few five decades that I've been an airline passenger. My experiences on United became so bad ... Continue reading
Jun 4, 2010
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2010 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD Engine: 3.0-liter turbocharged inline 6 Horsepower/Torque: 281 hp @ 5,600 rpm/295 lb.-ft.@ 1,500-4,800 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic with manual Wheelbase: 109.2 in. Length/Width/Height: 182.2 x 74.4 x 67.4 in. Tires: P235/60R18 Cargo volum ... Continue reading
2010 MAZDASPEED3 Sport 5-Door Review
Jun 3, 2010
SEE ALSO: Mazda Buyers Guide Mazda's little cruise missile has only gotten better DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Mazdaspeed3 Review Mazda is different. Unlike most mass-market automakers worldwide, Mazda seems to design and build cars not from the usual market research perspective, but from enthusiasm. Mazd ... Continue reading
First Drive: 2011 Volvo S60 Safest and Sportiest Volvo Ever
Jun 1, 2010
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel LISBON, May 30. We all have the perception that a Volvo is a safe car. But it is even getting better: the S60 is the safest of all models the Swedes have ever built. And⦠itâs the sportiest as well! At least, thatâs what they promis ... Continue reading
Jun 1, 2010
By Edwin Black Special from TheCuttingEdgeNews.com This article is based research originally done for Banking on Baghdad--Inside Iraq's 7,000-Year History of War, Profit, and Conflict (Dialog Press). Americaâs unrelenting addiction to oil has compelled it to recklessly drill off its most pristine shores without an ... Continue reading
2010 Honda Crosstour EX-L Review
May 30, 2010
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Honda Crosstour EX-L There is a new model in the Honda Accord lineup for 2010. It's called the Crosstour, and it's a⦠um⦠well, it has four doors, like a sedan, a coupe's fastback roofline, but is longer, wider, and higher, and has more ground clearance than an Accor ... Continue reading
John Stossel Relies on "Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity" to Knock Alternative Fuels
May 27, 2010
By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL It's rather ironic that TV personality John Stossel wrote the book "Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel..." given that everything he reports on concerning ethanol is based on myths, lies and downright stupidity. In particular, the s ... Continue reading
2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Review
May 26, 2010
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Engine: 3.6-liter V6 Horsepower/Torque: 304 hp @ 6,400 rpm/273 lb.-ft. @ 5,200 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic with Driver Shift control Wheelbase: 113.4 in. Length/Width/Height: 191.3 x 72.6 x 59.1 in. Tires: P245/45ZR19 (compact spar ... Continue reading
Obama Says Oil Spill Underscores Need for Alternative Fuels... Editorial
May 26, 2010
No shit, Sherlock! By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL Firstly, last month when Congress grilled the Goldman Sachs' goniffs, the word "shit" was heavily used in open hearings. Usually, the word "shit" had been lumped into the so-called "7 dirty words" that the FCC wouldn't allow to be ut ... Continue reading
Better Road Conditions Could Have Saved My Sister's Life
May 26, 2010
WASHINGTON, May 26The following is an op-ed written by Bradley M. Sant, Esq.: This Memorial Day holiday, about 1,000 people will die in car crashes if trends from previous years continue. These deaths are much more than a highway statistic. I know. Early one spring morning in 1986, I received a call from my weeping mot ... Continue reading
2010 Jaguar XF Supercharged Review
May 26, 2010
2010 JAGUAR XF SUPERCHARGED By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau It is not often that I get a Jaguar for testing. They sell way more of that sensuous brand on the left and right coasts, so here in the Midwest we are less a priority. The last one we had was the XK-R about 2 years ago, and that was quite a pr ... Continue reading
Mini Becomes Maxi - First Mini Countryman Drive and Review
May 25, 2010
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel MELK, Austria. May 21. At the Wachauring, that serves as a driver safety center and racetrack for Austrian series, Mini organized the first meeting between the Countryman and the media. Although the Countryman was still a little bit âin disgu ... Continue reading
May 22, 2010
What qualifies as gluttonous profits? How about 8,000%! * By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher The Auto Channel Late yesterday, Friday afternoon, I received a curious email from someone purporting to be with a website called EnergyTribune.com; an online entity that Iâve always felt was nothing more t ... Continue reading
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