2013 BMW 328i xDrive Road Trip: Philly To The Windy City
Aug 23, 2013
2013 BMW 328i xDrive Road Trip: By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_3537) Our usual go-to mode of transportation between Philadelphia and Chicago is exactly what you would think, commercial airline. My wife had some free time available and I was game to give HER new car, a 2013 BMW 328i ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids August 12-18, 2013
Aug 18, 2013
* Ford Motor Co. is cutting the stated fuel-economy rating of its C-Max Hybrid. The new test ratings will be 43 mpg combined, 45 mpg city and 40 mpg highway. C-Max Hybrid EPA/DOT labels have advertised 47 mpg for city, highway and combined driving. Ford said it will provide $550 to U.S. customers who purchased a C-Max ... Continue reading
2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid Review By Larry Nutson
Aug 16, 2013
2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid A strong player in the hybrid games by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_3383) PROLOGUE As we were about to publish this story on the 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid Ford Motor Company announced that it is changing the way it tests and labels the 2013 C-MAX Hybrid for fuel ... Continue reading
2014 Acura RLX Review By Larry Nutson
Aug 15, 2013
2014 Acura RLX The Perfect Drive by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_2442) Over the last couple weeks Iâve had the chance to get up close, get inside, and drive about 160 different new cars, SUVâs and trucks. Now I didnât drive all 160 but I drove many. Those, for the mos ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids August 5-11, 2013
Aug 11, 2013
* R.L. Polk said the average age of all light vehicles on the road now stands at a record high of 11.4 years. That's up from 11.3 years last year, and 10.8 years in 2010. Beginning in 2002, when the nation's car and light-vehicle fleet was an average 9.8 years old, it has continued to rise in age for 11 consecutive yea ... Continue reading
2013 Ford Escape Review By Larry Nutson
Aug 5, 2013
2013 Ford Escape by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel Ford Motor Company's Ford Escape has been around for more than a dozen years, having made its debut in 2000 as a 2001 model year compact SUV priced below the Explorer. As a matter of fact, my younger daughter drove a Gen-1 Escape in her hi ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids July 29-August 4, 2013
Aug 4, 2013
* Goodbye July, but you were a great auto sales month. The industry was up 14% overall with an annual selling rate of 15.7 million. Big sales are at two ends of the market: small cars and big pickups. Subaru continues to rocket with sales up 43%. Jag/Land Rover up 31%, Mazda up 29%, Honda/Acura up 21%, Daimler up 19%, ... Continue reading
Simeone Automotive Museum - Racing Solutions for 1954
Jul 29, 2013
Racing Solutions for 1954 By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_3444) The Simeone Automotive Museum is one of the few museums in the world where visitors can stand up close, and also see, hear, and smell famous race cars run. A late-July, slightly overcast, 80 degree Saturday made for a g ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids July 22-28, 2013 Just In Case You Were Dozing
Jul 28, 2013
Automotive News Factoids July 22-28, 2013* BMW announced pricing for the BMW i3 electric vehicle. The MSRP in the U.S. will be $41,350, before any federal or state incentives. Destination & Handling fee is extra and is currently $925. The BMW i3âs 170 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque hybrid-synchronous electric ... Continue reading
2013 Honda Fit EV Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO
Jul 28, 2013
2013 Honda Fit EV Now for less by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_ 2429) BEVs or, if you will, battery electric vehicles have been in the news of late. Not to announce some new technology advancement, or increased driving range, or a new model from one of the manufactures, but to annou ... Continue reading
2014 Chevrolet Impala Review By Larry Nutson
Jul 26, 2013
2014 Chevrolet Impala First drive of a Natural Beauty by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_2382) I remember the first Chevrolet Impala back in 1958, in the days of my youth and my keen interest in cars. The â58 was the top-of-the-line Chevrolet and only offered as a 2-door hardtop o ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids July 15-21, 2013 Just In You Were Dozing
Jul 21, 2013
* The city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy this week but that will not effect the North American International (Detroit) Auto Show according to the executive director of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association, Rod Alberts. Cobo Center, venue for the show which was owned and operated by the city until 2009, is now part of ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids July 8-15, 2013 Just In Case Your Were Dozing
Jul 14, 2013
* Chevrolet says the new 2014 Corvette Stingray can deliver up to 30 mpg on the highway in its Eco Mode setting. According to new numbers approved by the EPA, the seventh-generation, or C7, Corvette will average 17 mpg in the EPA city test and 29 mpg in the EPA highway test. The 17/29 rating covers the C7 model equippe ... Continue reading
2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL65 AMG Roadster Review By Larry Nutson
Jul 11, 2013
2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL65 AMG Roadster, 2013 SL65 AMG Roadster 60th Anniversary of the Iconic SL by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_2542) The opportunity doesnât come along often for auto writers to drive an exotic. When it does you have to grab it. In May I had the chance ... Continue reading
Jul 7, 2013
* The annual selling pace in June was nearly 16 million, the first month at that level since December 2007. Sales are from opposite ends and coming from small cars and pickups. The big gainers came from two niche players: Subaru up 42% and BMW up 21%. GM is up 6%, Ford up 13%, Chrysler LLC up 8%, Toyota/Lexus up 10%, H ... Continue reading
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