2008 Toyota Sienna Minivan Review
Nov 16, 2008
2008 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE 7-PASSENGER LIMITED By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau GM and Ford are out of the minivan business. Chrysler is still the leader and VW is just coming into that segment with their new Chrysler-based entry. The Japanese auto companies are still strong contenders in that market and on ... Continue reading
Nov 16, 2008
2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER A Much Improved CUV By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Iâm just finishing up a bunch of Toyota reviews. Three are Camry derivatives: Avalon, Sienna and now this Highlander. The Avalon is an impressive full-size sedan with room to spare and excellent details. Sienna matches up a ... Continue reading
Nov 14, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Lexus GS 460Luxury meets performance meets high tech in the Lexus GS 460, the Japanese manufacturer's entry at the premium end of the mid-luxury segment. That's a part of the automotive marketplace dominated by the Germans, and the GS meets them on equal ground for ability whi ... Continue reading
2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid Review
Nov 13, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid At this point in time, gasoline-electric vehicles have gone from early-adopter to mainstream technology. And what could underline that more than a hybrid version of that most popular of mid-size cars, the Toyota Camry? The Hybrid has been in the Camry lineu ... Continue reading
2009 Mercedes-Benz CLK550 Cabriolet Review
Nov 13, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLK550 Cabriolet Power and luxury mean wasteful fuel use, right? But of course. That would explain the woeful 26-mpg average that showed on the trip computer during a 40-mile highway jaunt in the 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLK 550 Cabriolet that was my test car for the p ... Continue reading
Rants Raves and Prognostications in This Months Letter From Europe
Nov 13, 2008
I cannot pretend that the news from the world of automobiles is particularly good or that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Clearly some manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda will survive as will the Koreans. Nissan also seems like a safe bet, albeit as a much smaller company. Their plant in Sunderland Eng ... Continue reading
CARZ FOR GIRLZ: Helping Mom (or Dad) Choose the Next Family Car
Nov 12, 2008
By Ilsye Gordon & Friends Does your forecast call for a future without a brand new Ford Mustang, but rather a more practical sedan or crossover? As mom (or dad) gets geared up to pick out a new car, it seems your opinions about owing your own are taking the backseat. But your enthusiasm is your weapon: All that driving ... Continue reading
NYT Op-Ed: Thomas Friedman - How to Fix a Flat
Nov 12, 2008
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: November 11, 2008 Last September, I was in a hotel room watching CNBC early one morning. They were interviewing Bob Nardelli, the C.E.O. of Chrysler, and he was explaining why the auto industry, at that time, needed $25 billion in loan guarantees. It wasnât a bailout, he said. It w ... Continue reading
2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid Review By Carey Russ
Nov 6, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid At this point in time, gasoline-electric vehicles have gone from early-adopter to mainstream technology. And what could underline that more than a hybrid version of that most popular of mid-size cars, the Toyota Camry? The Hybrid has been in the Camry lineu ... Continue reading
2008 SEMA: Camaro Steals the Show With Four Distinctive Concepts - VIDEO FEATURE
Nov 5, 2008
Camaro LS7 Concept â the spirit of COPO lives with a GM Performance Parts LS7 crate engine that delivers more than 500 hp Camaro Dale Earnhardt Jr. Concept â customized to Dale Jr.âs style Camaro Black Concept â a sinister-looking exercise in bold design Camaro GS Racecar Concept â an homage to ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 BLUETEC REVIEW
Nov 5, 2008
2009 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 BLUETEC REVIEW HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE ML 320 VEHICLE: If Heaven has a vehicle this is it â the 4-door, 5-passenger 2009 Mercedes ML 320 BlueTEC. The BlueTEC part of the ML 320 refers to the diesel engine technology. Mercedes-Ben ... Continue reading
2008 Saab 9-3 Turbo X Sport Sedan Review
Nov 3, 2008
By Mark Gordon Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel I was pretty excited when I found out I was going to spend a week with the Saab 9-3 Turbo X. Iâve never driven a Saab, but I have always thought they were a âcoolâ car. A little outside the mainstream. Design means something to Saab. I have to admit t ... Continue reading
2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review
Nov 2, 2008
2009 VW JETTA CLEAN DIESEL TDI The 50-State Contender By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Why donât we embrace diesel automobiles here in the US? After all, in Europe more than half of all automobiles, big ones and small ones, cheap ones and pricy ones, are diesels. They get close to 30% better mileag ... Continue reading
2009 LEXUS RX 350 REVIEW -TOURING NORTHERN ARIZONA
Nov 2, 2008
From a Shunpikerâs Journal -We Introduce Our Friends to Some Favorite Places By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Detroit Bureau [Front] It is great fun to introduce friends to a place weâve visited often, a place for which we feel a special affinity - in this case Northern Arizona. Sedona, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 KIA BORREGO REVIEW
Nov 2, 2008
By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE BORREGO The roomy 7-passenger Kia Borrego is new to the market and ready to elevate the ordinary by claiming itâs a "new kind of luxury SUV." However, the Borrego doesn't necessarily stand out from other mid-size SUVs in its class â and that ... Continue reading
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