Mar 17, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS When it debuted in the second-generation Lexus GS lineup in model year 1998, the V8-powered GS400 added serious performance to Lexus's expected refinement and luxury. Its styling was an evolution of that introduced on the original inline six-cylinder GS 300 back in 1993, but bolder ... Continue reading
Mar 16, 2005
Detroit March 15, 2005; Jerry Flint writing for Forbes.com has finally put in writing what most long time obsertvers of the Detroit Auto industry scene havew been saying to each other with wonderment as the share of the market for these formerly buig three continue to drop like a rock into the great lakes. Here is a pr ... Continue reading
Mar 16, 2005
2005 Suzuki Aerio SX AWD Review
Mar 16, 2005
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Suzuki Aerio SX AWD ENGINE: 2.3-liter DOHC 4 cylinder HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 155 hp @ 5,400 rpm/152 lb.-ft. @ 3,000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 4-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 97.6 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 166.5 x 67.7 x 61.0 in CARGO CAPACITY: 63.7 cu. ft. TIRES: P195/55R15 ECONOM ... Continue reading
Trabant Tramp Roadster "Review" - Better Late Than Never
Mar 16, 2005
This article will be in Cars & Parts this upcoming month.) By Steve Purdy Perhaps the most universally disrespected automobile of all time is the Trabant. Produced by Sachsenring, essentially a manufacturing adjunct of the East German Communist government, the Trabi, as it has been affectionately (or teasingly) known, ... Continue reading
IIHS REPORT: The Risk of Death While Driving Different Vehicles
Mar 15, 2005
CLICK HERE FFor IIHS Tables The driver died in the crash. So did many other passenger vehicle drivers during 2000-03, but the risk of death isn’t the same in one vehicle compared with another. Car, minivan, SUV, and pickup truck models vary widely in the likelihood of dying in a crash. The average driver death ra ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Safety Innovations
Mar 11, 2005
<p> Mercedes-Benz Safety Innovations<br> By Carey Russ (c) 2005 Have you ever wondered where various features found in your car came from? Chances are they were originally Mercedes-Benz innovations. I suppose this shouldn't be too surprising, as the automobile as we know it could also be considered an innovation create ... Continue reading
Mar 11, 2005
Preview: 2005 Audi A4 By Carey Russ (c) 2005 Up to now, Audi has been the unknown German luxury-sports car manufacturer, at least in the U.S. Up to now. That is posed to change, with the imminent release of the 2005 version of its core model, the A4, and the A4's sports-oriented S4 sibling. The new A4 follows close on ... Continue reading
Mar 11, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Volvo, a style leader? Not long ago, that would have been the theme for a Swedish comedy routine. Volvos looked like the boxes they came in. And the only thing less likely than a stylish Volvo would have been a sporty Volvo. Sure, Volvo has been making turbocharged models since the ... Continue reading
Mar 11, 2005
By Steve Purdy Shunpiker Productions You’ve seen the ads. The new Ford Five Hundred smoothly navigates its way down a city street, eerily lit by spotty streetlights, dodging other cars sliding all around. Stability is the message – with tag line something about “the road ahead.” In one context s ... Continue reading
Car and Grill - 2005 Audi A4 Line - Review
Mar 10, 2005
2005 Audi A4 Taste the Difference By Marc J. Rauch, Executive Vice President & Co-Publisher Welcome to a new, and hopefully ongoing feature on The Auto Channel, CAR & GRILL, a delicious melding of two of the three finer pleasures of life, cars and food (the third is, of course, beautiful women). In fact, we hope that C ... Continue reading
2005 Mercedes-Benz E500 Sedan Review
Mar 3, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Does the 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500 sedan have an identity crisis or a dual personality? One one hand, it's a luxurious upper-mid level executive luxury sedan with all of the considerable heritage of a Mercedes-Benz; on the other, it's a rip-snorting, V8-powered muscle car with handli ... Continue reading
Snide Remarks: Only 135,000 Want a Chance for Volvo to Send Them to Space
Mar 3, 2005
Winner of Volvo Sweepstakes for Space Flight to Be Announced March 24 at New York Auto Show; Contest Part of Volvo's Most Successful Integrated Marketing Campaign IRVINE, Calif., March 3 -- During this year's Super Bowl, Volvo Cars of North America introduced its new V8-powered Volvo XC90 SUV with an out of this world ... Continue reading
Feb 28, 2005
<tr> 2005 Geneva International Motor Show Porsche 911 Shooting Brake by Protoscar The Škoda Yeti Study at the Geneva International Motor Show Alfa Romeo 159, world preview New Chevrolet Matiz to debut at 2005 Geneva Motor Show Kia reveals all-new five door 2005 Rio The Lamborghini Concept S at the Geneva Motor Sho ... Continue reading
Feb 28, 2005
<tr> 2005 Geneva International Motor Show Porsche 911 Shooting Brake by Protoscar The Škoda Yeti Study at the Geneva International Motor Show Alfa Romeo 159, world preview New Chevrolet Matiz to debut at 2005 Geneva Motor Show Kia reveals all-new five door 2005 Rio The Lamborghini Concept S at the Geneva Motor Sho ... Continue reading
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