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2010 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS Review

2010 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS Review

MITSUBISHI LANCER GTS A Surprisingly Slick Little Machine By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I’ve been reviewing cars for quite a few years now and I usually know what to expect when one arrives in my driveway. This little orange Mitsubishi Lancer GTS, though, got my attention right away as unexpecte ... Continue reading

First Drive: 2011 BMW 335i Coupe

First Drive: 2011 BMW 335i Coupe

Sleeker, faster and cleaner By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor MUNICH, March 8, 2010. Last month BMW announced the facelift and new engines for the Coupe and Convertible of the 3 Series. This comes one and a half year after the 3 Series has been renewed. The cosmetic changes and the arrival of more fuel efficient a ... Continue reading

Car Wreck - Chapter 2: The Car Salesman’s Language, Why They Keep Using It, Even Though You Hate It

Car Wreck - Chapter 2: The Car Salesman’s Language, Why They Keep Using It, Even Though You Hate It

The Car Salesman's Language: Why They Keep using it, even though You Hate It By Mark Ragsdale "Language is the source of misunderstandings." -Antoine de Saint-Exupery Aviator & Writer (1900 -1944) The Hills arrived at the dealership in Jack's Mustang. Oh, how he loved that car! He'd graduated technical college, landed ... Continue reading

Who is Sean Kane, the Man Behind the Bogus Gilbert/ABC Toyota Tests?

Who is Sean Kane, the Man Behind the Bogus Gilbert/ABC Toyota Tests?

AUTO CENTRAL - March 8, 2010: Back on February 5th, The Auto Channel's Marc Rauch wrote an editorial that was critical of the handling of the whole Toyota SUA situation. The editorial is titled "" and can be found by clicking on the link. In that editorial, Marc referenced a newly completed extensive study that admitte ... Continue reading

ABC Joins CBS and NBC in Rarified Air of Fabricating Evidence ...CONGRATULATIONS!

ABC Joins CBS and NBC in Rarified Air of Fabricating Evidence ...CONGRATULATIONS!

March 8, 2010: Unless the will be some amazing rebuttal testimony to today's expose' of the faulty nature of the Gilbert experiment to try and prove that Toyota vehicles are bad, ABC and the legal group that co-sponsored the tests have shot themselves in the head. TheAutoChannel will have the complete video at the conc ... Continue reading

Toyota's Acceleration Problems Prove the Existence of UFOs and Extraterrestrial Visitations

Toyota's Acceleration Problems Prove the Existence of UFOs and Extraterrestrial Visitations

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher Congress, the general media, what seems like the entire legal profession, and the public-at large are convinced that Toyota automobiles are all subject to “sudden unintended acceleration” and are hazardous to drive. They are convinced to the point that any ot ... Continue reading

2010 Mazdaspeed3 Review

2010 Mazdaspeed3 Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS: 2010 Mazdaspeed3 Sport Model: 2010 Mazdaspeed3 Sport Engine: 2.3-liter turbocharged 4 Horsepower/Torque: 263 hp @ 5,500 rpm/280 lb.-ft. @ 3,000 rpm Transmission: 6-speed manual Wheelbase: 103.9 in. Length/Width/Height: 177.6 x 69.7 x 57.5 in. Tires: P225/40R18 Cargo volume: ... Continue reading

Rain, Reviews and Raves in This Month's Letter from Europe

Rain, Reviews and Raves in This Month's Letter from Europe

Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel As anyone living in California will tell you we’ve been having horrendous weather in January. Storms, land slides, houses falling into the sea, people being evacuated, truly awful. Consequently I haven’t had a chance to drive the test ca ... Continue reading

2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Review

2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Review

2010 CAMARO SS A Retro Cool Raucous Brute By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We had to wait our turn for serious seat time in the new Camaro SS. The wait was worth it though. My turn came recently during a week of dismal winter weather here in Michigan, limiting my fun with this mighty muscle car. I got a ... Continue reading

2010 Chevrolet Camaro V6 2LT Review

2010 Chevrolet Camaro V6 2LT Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Chevrolet Camaro V6 2LT The "baby" six-cylinder versions of pony and muscle cars (different classes in the past but pretty much one and the same today) have always been disparaged -- "secretary's car" was the (oh so derogatory) term in the days before political correctness -- ... Continue reading

Everything About Gasoline Just Sucks - Yeah, this is an Editorial

Everything About Gasoline Just Sucks - Yeah, this is an Editorial

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher I'm sitting here at my computers editing and posting videos from the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Just happy in a blissful lack-of-sleep trance. I happened to look back at a Porsche video I posted almost 24-hours; the #2 Porsche 918 Spyder Concept video. It shook me out of ... Continue reading

Car Wreck - An Expose Of The Auto Industry

Car Wreck - An Expose Of The Auto Industry

By Mark Ragsdale Are consumers angry at the car business? You bet! Do they have good reason to be? Sure! Failing to get enough for their trade-in to even cover their current auto loan, getting sucked in on advertisements for which they mysteriously don’t qualify, and paying up to hundreds more per month than they ... Continue reading

2011 Hyundai Sonata Review

2011 Hyundai Sonata Review

HYUNDAI SONATA FOR 2010 A Stepped Up Challenge to the Mid-Size Gang By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The confident folks at Hyundai just introduced the fresh, sixth-generation of the Sonata bread-and-butter, front-wheel drive, mid-size sedan. I wouldn’t call this one white bread, though. It’s ... Continue reading

2010 Ford Taurus SHO AWD Review

2010 Ford Taurus SHO AWD Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO AWD Engine: 3.5-liter twin turbocharged Ecoboost V6 Horsepower/Torque: 365 hp @ 5,500 rpm/350 lb. ft. @ 1,500-5,250 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 112.9 in. Length/Width/Height: 202.9 x 76.2 x 60.7 in. Tires: P245/45R20 Cargo volume ... Continue reading

2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Limited Review

2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Limited Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Limited Engine: 2.5-liter turbocharged DOHC H4 Horsepower/Torque: 265 hp @ 5,600 rpm/258 lb.-ft. @ 2,000-5,000 rpm Transmission: 6-speed manual Wheelbase: 108.3 in. Length/Width/Height: 186.4 x 71.7 x 59.3 in. Tires: P225/45R18 Cargo volume: 14 ... Continue reading

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