2006 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL Review
Apr 9, 2006
TO THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU A Tennessee Road Trip By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Weâve cooked up a plan to do a really thorough road test of the sixth-generation Maxima, Nissanâs flagship sedan. Weâre gonna take her south, run her hard, put her away wet and see how she performs. Iâve ... Continue reading
Apr 4, 2006
Honoring the Immortals of Horsepower and Selling Some Great Stuff By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau You know, I’m pretty well connected and involved with the collector car community and the automotive art world but I did not know until this week about a fascinating resource less than an hour’s dr ... Continue reading
Apr 3, 2006
TOYOTA SIENNA 06 This Is No “Mini” Van By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau In the beginning there were cargo vans. Built on light truck chassis they were big and mostly built to haul cargo. Some were dressed up to be luxurious people haulers with captain’s chairs, cup holders and shag car ... Continue reading
Apr 2, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Jaguar Super V8 In a world where automobiles are increasingly alike, no matter where their origin, there will always be a Jaguar. And Jaguars will always be undeniably British. One look at the styling, both exterior and interior, and there is no doubt as to any Jaguar's origin ... Continue reading
2006 Mercedes-Benz E350 Review By John Heilig
Mar 26, 2006
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Mercedes-Benz E350 ENGINE: 3.5-liter V6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 268 hp @ 6,000 rpm/258 lb.-ft. @ 2,400-5,000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 112.4 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 189.7 x 71.3 x 57.0 in. TIRES: P245/45R17 all-season CARGO VOLUME: 15.9 cu. ft. ... Continue reading
FAREWELL SSR AND LANSING CRAFT CENTER
Mar 26, 2006
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau As I write these words a family is loosing its home - a big family of about 400 folks - and they’ve been together a long time. We’re going to see more and more of these families losing their homes as the US auto industry shrinks to match waning market share. But ... Continue reading
2006 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon Review
Mar 22, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon A quandry: you want a car with sports performance, and especially value handling. You view driving as a pleasurable activity, not a chore. But you need room for four people, and even, sometimes, large or bulky objects, so a sports coupe or sedan won't wor ... Continue reading
Mar 21, 2006
Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief I went to my first Geneva car show way back in the 60s . In those days it was in the middle of Geneva where it had a very special atmosphere. Now it is in a purpose built new exhibition center next to the airport and the railway station. Hard to fault their logic e ... Continue reading
Our Man in LA - JagUar XKR Daily Driver
Mar 19, 2006
Nicholas Frankl’s daily driver. I bought the Jaguar XKR in August 2004. It had 27,000 miles and was located only 1.5 miles from my house at Sports Trend Auto on Ventura Blvd. I had Galpin Jaguar do the once over and with a clean bill of health saved myself over $30,000 on list. XK’s are one of the best seco ... Continue reading
Great Road Trips From Donna Vissing - San Antonio TX
Mar 19, 2006
By Donna Vissing Travel Editor San Antonio, Texas hosts some of our country’s most treasured landmarks. The historic Alamo is one landmark everyone is inspired to visit. As you walk through the mission ruins, you can feel the eerie will of survival that Commander William B. Travis must have held, as he encouraged ... Continue reading
Mar 17, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Chevrolet's Corvette has a unique place in the sports car pantheon. For most of its history, it has been the only true sports car built by a major American automaker. And, since V8 engines found their way under the fiberglass hood in 1955, the `Vette has ... Continue reading
Mercedes Driver Attempts To Avoid Assassination Squad
Mar 17, 2006
Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on March 17, 2006 at 8:55 AM CST Genius, pure genius. That's what I thought when I read this story. First of all, let me preface this article by saying I am one that prefers to drive slightly above the posted speed limit. Unfortunately in doing so, my driving adventures are oftentimes ha ... Continue reading
Mar 14, 2006
By Carey Russ (c) 2006 I need a fast. Yes, you read that sentence correctly. And no, I don't mean that I need to stop eating. I just need a fast.<p> A fast is Volkswagen's mascot for its newest offering, the 2006 GTI. It looks like some sort of prop for a cheap sci-fi movie, a mutant robo-rabbit with glowing red eyes, ... Continue reading
2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited Review
Mar 13, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited From Subaru, the company that brought you Outback and Forester, names connoting the uninhabited wilderness, comes Tribeca. Tribeca is a fashionable district in New York City - the ``triangle below Canal Street - hardly verdant unspoiled acreage. But i ... Continue reading
Mar 13, 2006
LEXUS ES 330 FOR 2006 Silky, Smooth and Sedate By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau When Lexus (Toyota’s luxury division) automobiles burst upon the scene at the North American International Auto Show in January of 1989, first with the LS 450 and then the ES 250, they were a hit from the very beginning. C ... Continue reading
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