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2016 Honda CB500F Sneak Peek

2016 Honda CB500F Sneak Peek

Honda today released preview images of the updated 2016 CB500F naked bike. Armed with DNA from Honda’s flagship CB1000R, the CB500F boasts excellent maneuverability, a comfortable riding position and a versatile engine with great performance across the rev range. For 2016, the popular model gets a number of import ... Continue reading

Rear Grab Rail Bracket Safety Recall: 2015-2016 Honda Fit LX

Rear Grab Rail Bracket Safety Recall: 2015-2016 Honda Fit LX

Honda will voluntarily recall 25,367 model-year 2015-2016 Fit LX vehicles in the United States to replace the rear grab rail brackets. The rear grab rail brackets in certain Fit LX trim vehicles were not manufactured to Honda’s design specifications. In the event of a collision that triggers a side curtain airbag ... Continue reading

Driver Monitoring Systems: Personal Assistants That Safeguard the Driver from Accidents

Driver Monitoring Systems: Personal Assistants That Safeguard the Driver from Accidents

As the loss of driver attention due to fatigue or drowsiness is a common cause of road accidents worldwide, there is a clear need for driver monitoring systems (DMSs) globally. DMSs can analyse driver behaviour or detect patterns tending towards micro-sleep to issue appropriate warnings and help revive the driverââ ... Continue reading

Electrifying Development: Refreshed 2016 RAV4 Line Offers Toyota's Eighth Hybrid

Electrifying Development: Refreshed 2016 RAV4 Line Offers Toyota's Eighth Hybrid

New 2016 RAV4 Offers Eighth Hybrid in Toyota Lineup - Hybrid is Most Powerful and Fuel-Efficient RAV4 - Refreshed Exterior Styling and Updated Interior Across the RAV4 Lineup - New SE Grade Provides Sport-Tuned Suspension and Sportier Styling November 06, 2015 Looking at the expansive crossover landscape today, Toyota ... Continue reading

New Ram Campaign Celebrates Outdoors Lifestyle and Raises Awareness of Need to Help End Hunger +VIDEO

New Ram Campaign Celebrates Outdoors Lifestyle and Raises Awareness of Need to Help End Hunger +VIDEO

Ram Truck will once again shine the spotlight on the need to address hunger in this country as the brand launches a new campaign celebrating the outdoor lifestyle and raising awareness of the mission of <a href="http://www.fhfh.org" target="_blank">Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry</a> (FHFH), an organization that ... Continue reading

Danica Patrick Surprises Chevy Customer with a 2016 Camaro

Danica Patrick Surprises Chevy Customer with a 2016 Camaro

DALLAS – Racecar driver Danica Patrick helped the team at Huffines Chevrolet deliver the first sixth-generation Camaro to a customer from Wichita, Kan., at the Texas Motor Speedway stop of Chevrolet’s Find New Roads Trip today. Alican “Turk” Boyacioglu had been eagerly tracking the build of his 2016 ... Continue reading

Ford Mustang Named Ultimate Stunt Car by Former 'Stig' Ben Collins in New Film; 10,000 Mustangs Sold in Europe +VIDEO

Ford Mustang Named Ultimate Stunt Car by Former 'Stig' Ben Collins in New Film; 10,000 Mustangs Sold in Europe +VIDEO

The all-new Ford Mustang has been named the ultimate stunt car by Ben Collins – top Hollywood stunt driver, racing driver and former “Stig” on the BBC’s “Top Gear” – in his new film “Ben Collins: Stunt Driver”. In the new Lionsgate film, the Ford Mustang fastback – powered by a 5.0-litre V8 engine – beats an ... Continue reading

Porsche Canada Lowers the Starting Price of the Panamera S E-Hybrid

Porsche Canada Lowers the Starting Price of the Panamera S E-Hybrid

Porsche Canada announced today that it had lowered the starting price of the Panamera S E-Hybrid for 2016 model year, effective immediately. The first plug-in hybrid vehicle in the luxury segment will now be offered starting at $106,600 – a reduction of $3,400 compared to the 2015 model year. This adjustment effec ... Continue reading

Lotus Evora 400 - From Road To Track, It's Superior +VIDEO

Lotus Evora 400 - From Road To Track, It's Superior +VIDEO

Lotus Evora 400 - From Road To Track, It's Superior * The fastest and most powerful production Lotus ever * 42 kg lighter with 55 hp increase on previous model * Ergonomically and dynamically more capable than the previous Evora. The most powerful production Lotus ever - the new Lotus Evora 400 is a superior machine to ... Continue reading

Our Chicago Car Guy In France..Oui Oui

Our Chicago Car Guy In France..Oui Oui

Whenever I’m in Europe I notice the absence of American cars and other musings on travels in France. By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_3492) I’ve just returned from a ten-day visit to France. My travels had me in Paris for four days, the city of Bordeaux for three, Arca ... Continue reading

2016 RAV4, Tacoma Lead Toyota's Charge At Miami International Auto Show

2016 RAV4, Tacoma Lead Toyota's Charge At Miami International Auto Show

New style, new safety features and new tech – and even a new hybrid. New is the name of the game for Toyota at the Miami International Auto Show, held Nov. 6-15 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The newly redesigned Toyota RAV4 gets an extra boost with a hybrid model. ... Continue reading

Will Mile Taxes Replace Gas Taxes?: Oregon Pilot Program Test

Will Mile Taxes Replace Gas Taxes?: Oregon Pilot Program Test

&#8203;SALEM, Ore. November 6, 2015; Will a little green box attached to a car’s steering column replace the gasoline tax? That’s a question Oregon is trying to answer with its pilot program to see if collecting how many miles a resident drives—and eventually assessing a per-mile fee—would generate ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Nov 2-8, 2015: George Barris Passes, U.S. Sales Up, Recalls, Genesis Launched

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Nov 2-8, 2015: George Barris Passes, U.S. Sales Up, Recalls, Genesis Launched

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Nov 2-8, 2015: George Barris Passes, U.S. Sales Up, Recalls, Genesis Launched ... Continue reading

2015/2016 Lexus IS 350 Review - Add F For More Fun +VIDEO

2015/2016 Lexus IS 350 Review - Add F For More Fun +VIDEO

2015/2016 Lexus IS 350 Review, With F-sport for more Fun ... Continue reading

End Of Season Clearance Sales on All 2015 Models - Check Out These New Car Reviews

End Of Season Clearance Sales on All 2015 Models - Check Out These New Car Reviews

Lots Of New 2015 Vehicles Just Waiting For You AUTO CENTRAL - August 24, 2015: The end of the model year is traditionally the best to to buy a new car or truck. You'll want to be armed with the best information so check out these new car reviews and The Auto Channel's Buyers Guides. The information is all FREE and with ... Continue reading

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