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2012/2013 Volkswagen Golf Drive and Review By Larry Nutson

2012/2013 Volkswagen Golf Drive and Review By Larry Nutson

2012/2013 Volkswagen Golf Continuous Improvement By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_1169) Volkswagen’s Golf arrived on the automotive scene 38 years ago in 1974. Now after having sold over 29 million around the world the Golf (aka: Rabbit) just keeps getting better. A little like t ... Continue reading

2012/2013 Land Rover LR4 HSE Chicagoland Review By Larry Nutson

2012/2013 Land Rover LR4 HSE Chicagoland Review By Larry Nutson

2012/2013 Land Rover LR4 HSE Review by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_1148) It seems not quite fair to test drive one of the most capable off-road vehicles in the world today only on the streets of Chicago. This past summer I spent a week in the Range Rover Evoque, a very capable off-r ... Continue reading

2012 Electric Vehicle Ownership Experience Study

2012 Electric Vehicle Ownership Experience Study

Westlake Village CA November 8, 2012; J.D. Power and Associates Reports:To Increase Electric Vehicle (EV) Sales, Automakers Must Address Economic Challenges, Not Just Tout Environmental Advantages Lower Fuel Bills and Special Rates from Utility Companies Are among Ways Electric Vehicles Owners May Save Money WESTLAKE V ... Continue reading

Suzuki's U.S. Departure: No Surprise to its Dealers

Suzuki's U.S. Departure: No Surprise to its Dealers

Washington November 9, 2012; The AIADA newsletter reported that when Suzuki Motor Corp. disclosed this week it would pull out of the U.S. auto market, the news came as little surprise to dealers who had struggled with a dramatic plunge in sales over the last five years. A maker of inexpensive compact cars and small spo ... Continue reading

2013 Mini Countryman Cooper S John Cooper Works Prototype - First Drive and Review

2013 Mini Countryman Cooper S John Cooper Works Prototype - First Drive and Review

First Drive: 2013 Mini Countryman Cooper S John Cooper Works (prototype) By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel KÜHTAI, Austria, December 17, 2011. John Cooper Works, the family name of fast Mini’s, gets another model: de Mini Countryman JCW. Last week, I was in Austria for the first glimpse an ... Continue reading

Cars Your Kids Will Love

Cars Your Kids Will Love

When you window-shop among the digital aisles in eBay Motors for your next family car, you will undoubtedly be first and foremost considering safety. Rest assured that all of the vehicles listed in this collection score very well in that category. They also have won giggles and applause from youngsters and teens during ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels- 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review

Heels on Wheels- 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLE Thanks to satisfying and significant improvements to the last model year, this five-passenger mid-size SUV is once again a sound contender for consumers expecting an authentic off-road experience paired to a ... Continue reading

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 4x4 On The Road Review By Steve Purdy

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 4x4 On The Road Review By Steve Purdy

2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT8 4X4 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau This is my first experience with the redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee (on the market for about a year now), and it just happens to be time for a good, long road trip – 600 miles, door-to-door – from our southern Michigan headqua ... Continue reading

Cars.com Offers Important Information for Current and Potential Suzuki Owners

Cars.com Offers Important Information for Current and Potential Suzuki Owners

PR Newswire CHICAGO, Nov. 7, 2012 CHICAGO, Nov. 7, 2012 -- Experts from Cars.com, the premier online resource for buying and selling new and used cars are offering important information for current and potential Suzuki owners. With news released that the automaker's U.S. distributor has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ... Continue reading

Hyundai and Kia Initiate Program to Adjust Fuel Consumption Ratings on Select Vehicles

Hyundai and Kia Initiate Program to Adjust Fuel Consumption Ratings on Select Vehicles

TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2012 Automakers' Average Fuel Consumption Rating Increased by 0.3 L/100km; Affected Vehicle Owners to be Compensated TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2012 - Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. and Kia Canada Inc. today announced that they are correcting the fuel consumption ratings for approximately 172,000 vehicles sold betwee ... Continue reading

2012 Toyota Camry Review By Larry Nutson

2012 Toyota Camry Review By Larry Nutson

Toyota Camry – Everybody’s Darling All new in 2012; 2013 coming soon By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (IMG_4333) The Toyota Camry is all-new for 2012. Introduced a little over one year ago, it’s the seventh generation of the Camry that has become well established in the Amer ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels - 2012 Nissan Quest Review

Heels on Wheels - 2012 Nissan Quest Review

MORE INFO Your Perfect Minivan Match HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE NISSAN QUEST VEHICLE Redesigned just last year – with raging success – the Quest is Nissan’s three-row, seven-passenger minivan featuring a boxy, wagon-like design notable for its ful ... Continue reading

2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE Review By John Heilig

2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE Review By John Heilig

MORE INFO Toyota Buyers Guide Perfect New Car Matcher THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG Senior Editor The Auto Channel 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE Engine: 2.4-liter DOHC I4, plus electric motor Horsepower/Torque: 156 hp @ 5,700 rpm/156 lb.-ft. @ 4,500 rpm (plus 105 kw @ 4, ... Continue reading

Fireball Tim Ponders Peace in the 2012 Honda Insight - REVIEW

Fireball Tim Ponders Peace in the 2012 Honda Insight - REVIEW

By Fireball Tim Lawrence HOLLYWOOD, USA - October 26, 2012: Spending a week with the 2012 Honda Insight was just that… insightful. But people didn’t turn their heads and say, “wow…” They didn’t stop me on the street and ask me what it was. And they didn’t react when I drove it into a ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels: 2012 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan Review

Heels on Wheels: 2012 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan Review

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE CTS-V VEHICLE The Cadillac CTS-V Sedan is a luxury five-passenger sedan with a massive powertrain, impressive interior technology, and racetrack-inspired options like Recaro sport seats and Brembo brakes – a stunning and refreshin ... Continue reading

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