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2008 Honda Odyssey Touring Review

2008 Honda Odyssey Touring Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2008 Honda Odyssey Touring If you routinely need to carry five to eight people and a large amount of cargo, there are only two real choices for a vehicle: a full-size SUV or a minivan. If regular heavy towing is a necessity, it may be the SUV. But not necessarily - the latest itera ... Continue reading

Hydrogen Highway Song from Elmers Youngest

Hydrogen Highway Song from Elmers Youngest

Even though the hydrogen movement has been going on for decades and has picked up steam in recent months and years due to high gas prices, it has always been lacking one thing: a theme song. Well, now those days are over as the Hydrogen Highway song by Elmers Youngest has been released. Hydrogen Highway is an engaging ... Continue reading

Hyundai New Advertising Getting Results and Awards - VIDEO ENHANCED

Hyundai New Advertising Getting Results and Awards - VIDEO ENHANCED

by Marty Bernstein, AIADA Contributing Editor New ads and advertising campaigns from Hyundai North America are breaking the oldest axiom in the advertising business, “Half my ad dollars don’t work, I just don’t know which half.” At the recently concluded New York International Auto Show, IAG Researc ... Continue reading

2009 Hyundai Sonata Preview - VIDEO ENHANCED

2009 Hyundai Sonata Preview - VIDEO ENHANCED

HYUNDAI SONATA FACE LIFT Just a Bit Better for 2009 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The serviceberry trees along eastbound Geddes Road, near Ann Arbor glowed with millions of tiny brown and white flowers as the soft spring light dappled through intermittent clouds. We pulled in at the gleaming Hyundai/ ... Continue reading

Chrysler Talks About Minivan Sales, And So Does TACH

Chrysler Talks About Minivan Sales, And So Does TACH

Ask US About Minivan Sales Posted Apr 24, 2008, 11:06 AM by Stuart Schorr Ask US About Minivan Sales Posted Apr 24, 2008, 11:06 AM by Stuart Schorr Category: Sales and Marketing Stuart Schorr is Senior Manager, Sales, Mopar and Dealer Communications If you want to talk about hamburgers, you call McDonald's. And if you ... Continue reading

2008 Ford F-350 4x4 DRW Review

2008 Ford F-350 4x4 DRW Review

FORD F-350 4X4 DRW (DUALIE) CREW CAB A Full Zoot Work Truck By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Just over a year ago the Ford folks brought waves of journalists to Texas hill country to introduce the new Super Duty trucks - F-250, F-350 and F-450 series. After all, Texas is truck country and proud of it. I ... Continue reading

2009 Audi A4 Avant Review

2009 Audi A4 Avant Review

Twins Separated at Birth? AUDI’S NEW A4 SEDAN & AVANT: A DYNAMIC DUO FOR 2009 SALES By Marty Bernstein, AIADA Contributing Editor Ibiza, Spain; Are the Audi A4 and the Avant have the same DNA, but are they paternal or fraternal twins? That depends upon one’s point of view. In the biological terminology, the c ... Continue reading

2008 Mazda CX-9 FWD Review

2008 Mazda CX-9 FWD Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2008 Mazda CX-9 FWD Some car manufacturers leave well enough alone, and some can't help but improve their product, detail by detail. Mazda is in the latter category, as evidenced by the 2008 CX-9. The seven-passenger CX-9, Mazda's largest crossover, debuted last year and if the num ... Continue reading

2008 Suzuki XL7 Limited FWD Review

2008 Suzuki XL7 Limited FWD Review

SEE ALSO:Compare Suzuki Specs and Prices- Suzuki Buyers Guide DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2008 Suzuki XL7 Limited FWD Things are not necessarily what they seem on the surface in the automotive world. One day during my week with a 2008 Suzuki XL7, I happened to pull up next to a Chevrolet Tracker at a traffic ... Continue reading

Future Auto Technology - 2008 SAE Wrap-Up

Future Auto Technology - 2008 SAE Wrap-Up

SAE IN DETROIT Bits and Pieces of the Auto Industry By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We know it’s spring here in Southeast Michigan when the SAE (formerly known as the Society of Automotive Engineers – now SAE International to reflect interests broader than just automotive) comes to town for t ... Continue reading

2008 Porsche Boxster Review

2008 Porsche Boxster Review

THE AUTO PAGE by JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: Porsche Boxster Engine: 2.7-liter horizontally opposed 6 Horsepower/Torque: 245 hp/201 lb.-ft. Transmission: 5-speed manual Wheelbase: 95.1 Length x Width x Height: 171.6 x 70.9 x 51.6 in. Tires: 205/55ZR17 (F)/235/50ZR17 (R) Cargo volume: 9.5 cu. ft. Economy: 20 mpg c ... Continue reading

2008 Volvo C30 Review -- Heels on Wheels

2008 Volvo C30 Review -- Heels on Wheels

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2008 VOLVO C30 REVIEW HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser INTRO TO THE VOLVO C30 The Volvo C30 is a 2-door compact hatchback with seating four, inspired by the vintage Volvo 1800ES coupe design. The 2008 model is the first C30 to hit the United States market, specially designed for first-time Volvo buyer ... Continue reading

2007 Honda VTX Custom - Review

2007 Honda VTX Custom - Review

By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor The mighty 1800cc VTX range from Honda has been around for a few years now but despite this seeming maturity in a fast changing and ever evolving motorcycle industry, the 2007 edition equipped with large capacity and easily handled saddle bags, which you can clip open or do the whole un ... Continue reading

The 2008 Geneva Motor Show Reflections and Wrap-up

The 2008 Geneva Motor Show Reflections and Wrap-up

By Marty Bernstein, AIADA Contributing Editor Geneva, Switzerland - It wasn’t the first auto show, that was Paris. It’s not the biggest, that’s Chicago. It’s not the most fun, that’s New York. It’s not the most remote, that’s Tokyo. It’s not even the coldest, that’s Detroit. ... Continue reading

Honda Fit: A More Perfect Fit, Honda Fit Accessories That Won't Cost You and Arm and a Leg

Honda Fit: A More Perfect Fit, Honda Fit Accessories That Won't Cost You and Arm and a Leg

by Michael Jackman The Auto Channel Louisville Bureau Welcome to A More Perfect Fit, The Auto Channel’s new column about how to make a nearly perfect car, The Honda Fit, even more perfect. Go to any Fit forum, like fitfreaks.net, and you’ll find that this small and aerodynamic teardrop by Honda inspires an in ... Continue reading

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