Pikes Peak - The Race To The Clouds
Jul 6, 2006
Pikes Peak Colorado July 5, 2006; The race to the clouds, the race of 156 turns, the 12.4-mile race to 14,100â. Has the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb become less renowned than when Louis Unser ruled the hill? Even in 2006 Leonard Vahsholtz and David Donner, hardly household names outside Colorado, define the ... Continue reading
Jul 5, 2006
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: Jeep Liberty 4X4 Engine: 3.7-liter V6 Horsepower/Torque: 210 hp @ 5200 rpm/235 lb.-ft. @ 4000 rpm Transmission: 4-speed automatic Wheelbase: 104.3 in. Length x Width x Height: 174.4 x 71.6 x 70.2 in. Tires: P235/70 R16 All-terrain Cargo volume: 69.0 cu. ft. ... Continue reading
Jul 5, 2006
ORPHANS IN YPSILANTI By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau My summer is officially in full swing. I spent a warm sunny day at a collector car show with two cameras around my neck, shooting the unusual cars and their details while chatting with all the old guys. Jack Miller, head honcho of The Orphan Car Show tel ... Continue reading
Jul 5, 2006
NISSAN âZâ COUPE Fast and Furious By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Hereâs another of those cars I really donât want to give up at the end of the week. As regular readers have probably come to know, Iâm particularly fond of sports cars. And this is a great one. Thinking about the ... Continue reading
Detroit's Great River Race - The Gold Cup
Jul 5, 2006
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau A boatload of us media folks along with some racing officials were motoring slowly around the 2 ½-mile race course yesterday in an old refurbished tug boat. Like walking a hard-surface race course before the race, we got a good feel for the course. This course, though ... Continue reading
Send Them All To Philadelphia to Hear The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies
Jul 4, 2006
Snide’s Remarks: Happy July 4th to our American viewers and those others who love freedom and democracy around the world. I am taking the liberty (so to speak) to suggest what I believe should become a mandatory Independence Day event for the Members of both the Congress and Senate of the United States. Just last ... Continue reading
Letter From Europe: Fairytales DO Come True!
Jul 3, 2006
By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The following story is the nearest thing to a fairy tale for lovers of fine cars. It is definitely not about green cars. Not, I hasten to add because there is anything wrong with green cars but because the cars my son and I have been driving at speeds of up to 285 km/h are most ce ... Continue reading
Jul 2, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2007 Honda Fit Sport Timing is everything. Like the original Civic back in the 1970s, in a time of high gasoline prices Honda's new 2007 Fit subcompact hatchback offers great fuel economy, snappy fun-to-drive performance, and a very reasonable price. It should fit the needs of a wi ... Continue reading
Jun 30, 2006
Celebrating the Art of Automotive Design By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau One of my favorite collector car shows is held each year at the Eleanor and Edsel Ford mansion in Grosse Point, MI to coincide with both Fatherâs Day and the full hatch of Lake St. Clair fish flies, some call them May flies. The ... Continue reading
One on One with Robert Bradshaw, VP and General Manager of Nissan North America
Jun 30, 2006
By Marty Bernstein, Contributing Editor, AIADA Thereâs so much news recently and so much more new news coming from Nissan that about all I can comment is a thoughtful â Whew! A quick rundown includes: â¢Relocation of Nissan and Infiniti headquarters to Nashville; â¢Groundbreaking for a new corporate h ... Continue reading
Ford / AAA Student Auto Skills Competition
Jun 28, 2006
âGentlemen, start your engines . . . if you can.â By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Fifty new Mustangs convertibles were neatly arranged on the expansive lawn in the shadow of Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, MI. It was a warm and hazy summer morning with a threat of thunderstorms. âGe ... Continue reading
Jun 24, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Pontiac Solstice Pontiac's mission in the General Motors family is to make performance-oriented cars, and what could be better a better way to draw attention than a sports car? Especially a small, nimble, and affordable sports car that emphasizes handling and finesse over brut ... Continue reading
2006 Pontiac Solstice - A Personal View
Jun 24, 2006
2006 Pontiac Solstice: A Personal Look (c) Carey Russ 2006 The Mazda MX-5 Miata is the Solstice's number one competitor, and comparison is inevitable. The first time I drove the Solstice was at a GM presentation last Fall, only a short time after I'd spent two weeks with new Miatas - one a manual with sport options, th ... Continue reading
CHRYSLER Intros New Sebring at Chrysler Preview
Jun 24, 2006
Reentering the High Volume Fray By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Chryslerâs annual summer product preview was punctuated by the surprise introduction of a new contender in the mid-size sedan segment to compete head-to-head with Camry, Impala, Ford 500 and a dozen other tough competitors. Tom LaSord ... Continue reading
AOL Sucks - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY
Jun 23, 2006
Fraud, Bad Customer Service, Lies: All SOP, it seems. By Marc J. Rauch, Exec. Vice President & Co-Publisher Auto Central â June 23, 2006: If youâve ever been an AOL customer, or know someone who was, then you may have had some less than satisfying dealings with them. And if you ever thought that you alone suf ... Continue reading
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