EPA Releases 2009 Most and Least Fuel Efficient Cars, SUVs, Vans and Trucks
Oct 16, 2008
Washington DC October 15, 2008; The EPA and U.S. Energy Department yesterday issued the 2009 fuel economy guide which is dominated by international makes. The overall fuel economy leader is still the Toyota Prius, rated at 48 mpg in the city and 45 on the highway. The smart car, which arrived in the United States last ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 ACURA RDX REVIEW
Oct 14, 2008
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser The Auto Channel San Francisco Bureau INTRO TO THE ACURA RDX The 2009 Acura RDX is testament you need to start watching your crossovers more carefully. They are getting meticulously specific in their offerings to stand apart from the pack. Acura introduced this smaller crossover in 200 ... Continue reading
Cars For Girls: THE IN'S & OUT'S OF CO-SIGNING A CAR LOAN
Oct 13, 2008
By Ilyse Gordon & Friends The Auto Channel Louisville Bureau(/p> An unfortunate thing about being a teenager or a young adult is you're just not always taken very seriously. So attempting to make important decisions, like buying or what's also called financing a car, can be a difficult road to navigate. And because we' ... Continue reading
Oct 13, 2008
By Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Detroit Bureau Driving behind a Mazda5 you might wonder what it is. Chic, and a bit eccentric with hatchback and four doors, it resembles a funky car-based SUV, oversized wagon, or tiny minivan. Bingo â tiny multipurpose minivan it is, and it is hip, cool, and an excellent all-arou ... Continue reading
Oct 13, 2008
By Ilyse Gordon & Friends I'll give you three popular sedans in the history of car creation: The Honda Civic, the Toyota Camry, and the Acura TSX. Reliable cars made by makers with high marks â and cars that score well with teens and twenty-somethings. So exactly how does one decide which sedan is better? Or in th ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion Review
Oct 12, 2008
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN This is the first year for the VW Tiguan, a compact CUV taking style cues from its bigger sibling, the Touareg. The huge panoramic sunroof and turbo engine are what sets this vehicle apart from its very competiti ... Continue reading
CARZ FOR GIRLZ: Being More Green With the Car You Have Now
Oct 12, 2008
By Ilsye Gordon & Friends Contrary to all the kudos for electric engines, you don't have to drive a hybrid to show you care about the harmful emissions. Even if you're stuck with â or totally loving â a gas-guzzling SUV, truck or sedan, you can still make a difference: It's all about how you drive with what y ... Continue reading
2009 Toyota Matrix S AWD Review
Oct 12, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Toyota Matrix S AWD The Matrix was introduced back in 2002 as Toyota's smallest crossover. The first SUV wave, trucks, had crested, and car-based crossovers, exemplified by Toyota's own and very popular Highlander and RAV4, were ascendent. "Crossover" was the type du jour. Mod ... Continue reading
Oct 12, 2008
2008 TOYOTA AVALON XLS By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Letâs begin with the bottom line. The Toyota Avalon, in any of its three trim levels, may be the most practical, perhaps best value, in a full-size sedan on the market and it comes in quite an attractive and marginally stylish package. I have ... Continue reading
Oct 12, 2008
The Ford Flex is almost cool. I donât know if I can say it. Uhh UhhhhThe Ford Flex is cool. There, I said it. I must admit I was intrigued about getting to drive a Flex for a week. ... Continue reading
Oct 10, 2008
A solution to General Motors' North American woes may be staring them right in the face By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher General Motors' Europe President Carl-Peter Forster made an ironic cry for government help during his 2008 Paris Motor Show presentation. In discussing carbon emission requirements ... Continue reading
CARZ4GIRLZ: 10 Great Reasons a Girl Needs a Truck
Oct 7, 2008
By Ilyse Gordon & Friends Why would a girl like you want a truck? Ladies like us dream of a used BMW, a brand new Toyota Camary, or will even venture to say a Jeep Wrangler would satisfy our outdoor heart as a desirable car to own. But say the word 'pickup truck' and visions of dirt clouds, frustrating parking situatio ... Continue reading
Letter from Europe: Mini John Cooper Works, Mercedes 550SL , 2008 BMW 650i and lots more
Oct 6, 2008
Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief For once the title is true. This Mini is literally the works! Nobody could call it inexpensive at 30 thousand dollars but boy, does it go! For a start it now has a proper engine which replaces the load of rubbish that propelled not that long ago. Instead of Brazilian botch it is now ... Continue reading
2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt Review
Oct 4, 2008
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Before product placement was a big deal in Hollywood a â68 Ford Mustang costarred with Steve McQueen and some bad guys with a Dodge Charger in a classic 1969 cop movie set in San Francisco called Bullitt. The real-life McQueen, an accomplished racer and car guy, ove ... Continue reading
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