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Read more about 2007 Mazda CX-9
Don't get us wrong; the new Milan is a great car and highly recommendable, but we just get the feel...
Lexus' flagship SUV is upgraded and up-rated for 2008, but if you blink, you'll miss this limited-p...
Dodge says the next level up, the SXT, is the Journey most consumers will take -- and, after drivin...
Another new SUV? Isn't the sport-utility market collapsing as buyers turn away from gas-guzzling s...
Sara Pines,
of American Honda, says the drain plug gets a new crush washer every
time a Honda or Ac...
Jaguars have always struck me as being very nice yet somehow vaguely disappointing to the inner chi...
It's not immediately obvious, but the Jeep Grand Cherokee is basically an American response to Land...
Engineers are kids at heart just like everyone else, and it's only a matter of time before even the...
At the high end of the car market, it's all about being the car that The Boss should be driving. F...
We never know what to expect when we're rolling in foreign trucks around Detroit. With not one, but...
This sort of thing is common when driving, say, a high-end BMW or a limited-edition Jaguar. The Out...
When it comes from ABT Sportsline, the leading tuner of cars by the Volkswagen group, then it is suitable for everyday use and sporty at the same time. In the case of the new ABT AS4 Avant also the outer qualities are impressive as the body kit designed for the multifunctional vehic...
The 'need for speed' -- or at least the dreams of it -- gave birth to a multifaceted automotive aft...
- Audi is expanding the TT line with a new
entry-level engine: the 1.8 TFSI. This highly efficient four-cylinder
engine with turbocharger and direct injection, with 118 kW (160 hp) and
250 Nm (184.39 lb-ft) torque, lends the TT Coup and TT Roadster
sporty performance.
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This shouldn't come as any kind of a surprise, but we automotive journalists are somewhat spoiled w...
The 3-Series has been updated with hints of BMW's
"flame-surfacing" styling and a split f...
BMW has been in the business of building serious automotive athletes for so long that it's easy to ...
Well, we've got two alternatives. First, there's a minivan.
Read more about 2006 BMW 530xi
Yes, the 500
horsepower V10 engine with its 8,000 rpm redline is impressive. And
yes, the seven-spe...
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Buick seems to have been focusing all of its recent energy on moving into new segments; first the R...
Ah, the holidays. What better time to have a vehicle as versatile and capable as the Cadillac SRX ...
During our week with the Cadillac XLR, the word 'slab' popped to mind a lot. This car exudes a sin...
You want to talk about living large? This truck is definitely rollin' biggie style.
The car you see here may look a lot like the familiar Chevrolet Cavalier. The face is more or less ...
Here's the latest poster child for the minivan backlash the 2006 Chevrolet Equinox is the latest in...
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Like the Mazda Miata and Volkswagen Beetle, Chrysler's PT Cruiser is a feel-good sort of car. It's...
So that’s how Big
Red wound up on my driveway. Its “power bulge” hood and scoop, ...
There's
a new Expedition on the way for 2007, but that doesn't mean that the
'06 model is out to pa...
How does a vehicle remain the best-seller for fifteen years, especially in a category that's as hot...
The ever-changing automotive landscape has made it hard to be a family sedan in recent years. Miniv...
The Ford Motor Company is really, really hoping that you like this car. There are two important re...
Like an In-N-Out burger, the Mustang GT convertible is tasty, all-American and deeply satisfying.
So what's it like, driving around with a house on your back? We got the chance to find out when the...
People who watch the automotive seasons turn should know that, as it's been about four years since ...
This will date me somewhat, but my first real car was a 1986 Honda Civic Si. Man, do I miss that c...
Honda is known for conservative, economical mass-market vehicles, but every so often the company go...
We were surprised to find a number of suburbanites who had never met a Honda Pilot. 'Honda makes a...
Driving the all-new Honda Ridgeline around Detroit, Michigan was an interesting experience. The Ri...
The notion of a 'smaller, gentler Hummer' seems like an oxymoron, but here it is. The latest vehic...
We learned everything we needed to know about the new Hyundai Accent in thirty-one minutes. That's ...
We learned everything we needed to know about the new Hyundai Accent in thirty-one minutes. That's...
Don't call this an 'impressive effort,' because it's the real deal. Hyundai knows what it's doing,...
When you're not sure of where to go next, it never hurts to take a step back and see where you've b...
The idea of an ultra high-performance
Jeep just plain appealed to the kid in us and when the opport...
Although it's still one of the least expensive cars sold in the United States, Kia's Rio has vision...
Read more about 2006 Kia Sedona
What's going on down at Lincoln? The products themselves are great, but there doesn't seem to be m...
The all-new Mazda5 belongs to an automotive category that does not officially exist. In fact, the ...
Read more about 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata
We really wanted to be excited by the all-new M-Class. The 'minivan of SUVs' received a long-overd...
Read more about 2006 Mercedes R500
Now this is what they call an extreme makeover. Mercedes' cute SLK roadster has spent its entire l...
Anxious
to relieve ourselves of the four poorly driven, ill-handling vehicles
we’d been impri...
'Didn't we just have this car?' my wife asked as she climbed into the new Mercury Mountaineer.
The Mitsubishi Eclipse had it, and then somewhere along the way, it lost it. The Eclipse was the d...
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But that night
when she gets home from work, even this wonderful woman – whose auto
awareness...
Shoppers who've heard about Mitsubishi's free gas promotion may be looking at this Japanese brand f...
Mitsubishi has been out of the pickup game for a while. Fans of the nigh-indestructible Mighty Max...
In case you hadn't noticed, there's a bit of a revolution going on among compact pickup trucks. No...
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Quite a lot of people are sitting up and taking notice of Pontiac's newest product, the dream-car-t...
I hope you're happy. All of the carping and ridicule heaped upon Pontiac's Aztek since its introduc...
We always find ourselves waxing a bit nostalgic when we drive Saabs, lately. The brand has done a ...
Saturn hasn't been known for building particularly effective performance cars at all, let alone per...
So what, exactly, would motivate Subaru, purveyor of all-wheel drive cars and SUV alternatives, to ...
We've always had a hard time thinking of the Forester as an SUV thanks to its close relationship wi...
Are we the only ones who have noticed that the more special a Subaru is, the longer and more arcane...
Two words; power corrupts. This applies to horsepower as well as politics and finance.
Just about everybody knows about the evil twin to Volkswagen's Golf, the GTI. The original 'hot ha...
You've got big space front and rear. You've got comfortable seats and a slick four- or six-cylinder...
The original C70 coupe, introduced in 1998, was Volvo's announcement to the world that it didn't ha...
Watch your back, Audi. There's another all-wheel drive station wagon that combines European stylin...
The dilemma of the car guy with responsibilities is as old as double overhead cams. A sports car's...
Once upon a time there were two station wagons that acted like SUVs. The Subaru Outback and Volvo ...
After the Dasher, VW tried
the Quantum in 1981. Also plagued with reliability issues as well as so...
Our long-term BMW X5 prowls the byways of Washington, D.C.
After a few years of messing around with SUVs and minivans and whatever the heck you call the Rende...
The Chicago Auto Show has always been something of an upstart. Although it's only a year younger th...
When versatility is the name of your game, you've got to be ready for anything. You need a vehicle...
Is Ford's often-underrated Focus being allowed to die on the vine, or does the company choosing not...
Honda's Element may have started the party for trendy, multi-useful, outside-of-the-box-thinkin' ve...
There's a tenet of Murphy's Law that applies to road testing new vehicles, which says that whatever...
By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor The mighty
1800cc VTX range from Honda has been around for a few years now but
despite this seeming maturity in a fast changing and ever evolving
motorcycle industry, the 2007 edition equipped with large capacity and
easily handled saddle bags, which...
Up until a year ago, the small-car market was pretty quiet, but that's changed in the past twelve m...
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Larger, lighter, safer, better equipped, more fuel efficient and less expensive than the model it r...
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The next stage in Hyundai's reinvention as something other than a bargain-basement brand has just h...
Quick, what kind of car is this? Of course, you already know it's a Hyundai Veracruz, thanks to th...
Infiniti's G series began life in 1991 as the G20, a handsome, upscale compact that hit the streets...
There's something dramatic about an Infiniti. Ever since the brand's esoteric, art-house introduct...
About the only Isuzus you see on the road these days are medium-duty cab-over trucks (usually paint...
Still facing quizzical looks from automotive reporters who were stumped when it was revealed in Jan...
Well, Jeepsters,
you can chill. The 2007 Wranglers may be a huge overhaul, but the
designers and en...
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What's an MKX? Now that the Lincoln brand has changed the names of almost all of its products to a...
Years from now, pop-culture historians will argue endlessly over which came first--the 'Gator or th...
Read more about 2007 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring AWD
Or at least, that’s the way things used to be.
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'I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better.'
Sophie Tucker
With the introduction of a redesigned 2008 model upon us, we decided to spend some time with the cu...
Could it be that Mitsubishi has designed the perfect urban escape vehicle?
Mitsubishi's Outlander debuted in 2003 as one of the first small SUVs to lean more toward being a t...
The New York International Auto Show has a tendency to favor the business insiders. Unlike other au...
It's not easy, having to work the same playground as two of the biggest success stories in the mode...
Okay, we know that minivans are about as exciting as creamed corn. The folks who buy them are happ...
Step up to the new Nissan Sentra; the Japanese manufacturer's bland little compact has just taken a...
Read more about 2007 Nissan Versa
Maybe we've just been talking to too many Saab fans, but everyone seems to hate the new Saab 9-7X. ...
It was a dark and stormy night ...
And while I've always wanted to start a story that way, it real...
Read more about 2007 Saturn Sky Red Line
Remember the 'five speed' badges that used to appear on early compact cars, when having four forwar...
The Scion tC is one part commuter, one part sports coupe, and one part fashion accessory. This hat...
Read more about 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara
Small cars are big news these days. It's not just the rising gas prices that are doing it; designe...
As manufacturers have realized that most sport-utility owners don't take their vehicles off-road, t...
How's this for a facelift? Suzuki's newest SUV is striking, thanks to an angular face that's likel...
All-new once again, the Camry is aiming to maintain its sales leadership. The key to sales leaders...
Read more about 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
The Toyota Highlander Hybrid we drove was just about the most boring piece of urban transport you c...
As the SUV craze evolves into the crossover vehicle craze, one of the suburban do-alls that helped ...
For many years, there's been a quest for an automotive Holy Grail of sorts--the search to produce t...
It's hard to believe that Toyota has been building full-size pickup trucks since 1993. That's beca...
Anyone who commutes in even a moderately large city can tell you that rush hour traffic can be much...
If we didn't know any better, we'd think that Volkswagen had something against us. Last year they ...
Read more about 2007 Volkswagen GTI 4-door
A step up from
the average minivan, the Passat wagon represents a safe, fuel
efficient, and good-lo...
When viewed in
the context of their home country, the logic that drives the
personality of Volvo ca...
Say 'Winnebago' and most folks will picture a motorhome before they think of the Native American tr...
What I can do, so as to keep you reading so that I can keep my job, is to tell you where the 2008 A...
Knifing through the Nevada desert, the R8's composure is the very definition of serenity, capabilit...
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Audi S5 Coupes return to the Audi lineup this year in the form of the
265-horsepower V6-powered A5 and the high-performance 354-hp V8 S5
variant. The niche pioneered by the now-legendary long-wheelbase Quattro
Coupe of the early 1980s has b...
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Audi TT Roadster 2.0 TFSI Audis are different. The German manufacturer was
an early adopter of front-wheel drive, back in the 1930s. It was also a
pioneer in all-wheel drive technology, starting with the Quattro coupes of
the early 1980s. A...
Hailed as the reincarnation of BMWs highly vaunted 2002, the 1-Series is the most eagerly anticipat...
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BMW 335i Convertible BMW has made 3-Series convertibles for years, but
until the release of the newest model just over a year ago all were
conventional cloth-top cars. With the current 3-Series convertible lineup,
BMW has joined the ranks h...
Never mind statistics, common sense tells you that most people like to sleep in on Sunday morning. ...
2008 CADILLAC CTS V6 DI PERFORMANCE SEDAN A
Real Contender in the Sport Sedan Class By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com
Detroit Bureau Cadillac has not really been €œThe
Standard of the World€ for a few generations. Some
dismal efforts in the 80s to downsize cheap...
CADILLAC ESCALADE PLATINUM EDITION Hella
Contributes Fresh Lighting System By Steve Purdy Photos by Bob Benko
TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We had a sneak preview this week of a
truly peerless luxury SUV sure to please the most demanding potentates and
luxury lovers, due in Cadi...
Thanks to all of the big news about Cadillac's high-performance V-series cars, the upcoming all-new...
Read more about 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS
2008 CHEVY COBALT SS €œOne
Notch Short of Full Kill€ By Steve Purdy
TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I just finished spending nearly two
solid hours doing hot laps on the road course at Buttonwillow Raceway Park
near Bakersfield, California and the adrenalin is...
2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Moving Upmarket and
Upscale By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Reviewers have
not been coy about praising the new Malibu. Camry, Accord and the other
mid-size sedan contenders are overdue for some serious competition from
GM, particularly mainstre...
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Chevrolet Malibu LT With rising fuel costs and less demand for SUVs,
American automakers have a new focus on sedans. Chevrolet is no exception,
and its entry in the all-important middle-class mid-size category is the
Malibu. If the name is ...
AUBURN HILLS, MI - February 6, 2008: Audi of
America Inc. today announced the debut of the 2008 A4 Special Edition at
the Chicago Auto Show. The new configuration was created for customers
wanting a thoroughly modern German luxury sport sedan with more exterior
appeal and attractive...
--Photo Caption:PORSCHE SUV UNVEILED
€“ Peter Schwarzenbauer, President of Porsche Cars North
America, introduced the 2008 Cayenne GTS to over 300 journalists at a
media breakfast prior to the opening of the Chicago Auto Show. The new GTS
features a 405hp 4.8 liter V-8 and...
Ecotec four-cylinder engines to join
industry-leading FlexFuel lineup CHICAGO - The 2009 Chevrolet HHR small
SUV will become the first four-cylinder model in General Motors Corp.'s
North American lineup that can run on either gasoline or E85 ethanol. GM
North America President Troy ...
CHICAGO, 02/06/2008 Elantra Touring
SpecificationsElantra Touring FeaturesHyundai Motor America took the wraps
off its Elantra Touring five-door compact at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show
today. Making its United States debut, the all-new 2009 Elantra Touring is
a sportier, more function...
CHICAGO, Feb. 6 -- Nissan today announced
that the all-new Nissan GT-R supercar is now available for pre- ordering
at 691 officially certified Nissan dealers across the United States. The
2009 Nissan GT-R, equipped with a 480-horsepower, twin-turbo 3.8-liter V6
engine and advanced 6...
Luxury utility vehicle and luxury sedan
receive exclusive package for the first time TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 6 --
Lexus today introduced the Lexus Pebble Beach Collection of vehicles at
the Chicago Auto Show. The RX 350 luxury utility vehicle and ES 350 luxury
sedan will receive Pebb...
Bold Styling, Larger Engine, and Improved
Handling Help RL Raise the Luxury Performance Bar CHICAGO, Feb. 6 -- The
redesigned 2009 Acura RL luxury sedan made its world debut today at the
Chicago Auto Show. Featuring bold, sleek exterior styling, an upgraded
interior, advanced techno...
All-New 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8(R) - Iconic Dodge muscle car returns after a 35-year absence - Design stays true to Challenger heritage while delivering a host of modern amenities and race inspired, street legal SRT DNA - Powered by a 6.1-liter HEMI(R) V-8 engine that produces 42...
CHICAGO, Feb. 6 -- The Toyota 1/X concept vehicle made its North American debut today at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. Developed by Toyota Motor Corporation, the Toyota 1/X compact hybrid offers a glimpse into the next era of automotive technological design. The Toyota 1/X redefines f...
CHICAGO, Feb. 6 -- The 2008 Toyota 4Runner
midsize sport utility vehicle (SUV) with an all-new Sport Edition Urban
Runner Package will make its debut at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. Adding a
new dimension in style, value, and upscale luxury to the capable SUV, the
Urban Runner Packag...
CHICAGO, Feb. 7 -- Mitsubishi Motors North
America, Inc. (MMNA) is showcasing the new 2009 Mitsubishi Galant midsize
sedan at the Chicago Auto Show, along with exciting new performance models
for 2008 and 2009, and the daring Concept-RA sports coupe. The 2009
Mitsubishi Galant intro...
--Porsche Cars North America, Inc.: WHAT: Peter Schwarzenbauer, President of Porsche Cars North America, will unveil the 2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS at a breakfast before the public opening of the Chicago Auto Show. Schwarzenbauer will demonstrate how an SUV can be fun to drive and ear...
THE AUTO PAGE by JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS
Model: 2008 Chrysler Town Country Limited Engine: 4.0-liter V6
Horsepower/Torque: 251 hp/259 lb.-ft. Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Wheelbase: 121.2 in. Length x Width x Height: 202.5 x 76.9 x 68.8 in.
Tires: P225/65R17 Cargo volume: 32....
DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- The Chevrolet Malibu is
the 2008 North American Car of the Year, and the Mazda CX-9 is the 2008
North American Truck of the Year. The winners were announced today at a
news conference at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit's
Cobo Center. However...
DETROIT, Jan. 14 -- Alpine Electronics of
America, Inc., the industry-leading provider of mobile media solutions,
today announced it will supply state-of-the-art hard-disk drive (HDD)
navigation/infotainment systems to the all-new 2009 Cadillac CTS-V. The
highly anticipated performa...
DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- Launched in 2003, the
Mazda RX-8 hit the global market with a serious bang. The RX-8 has won
more than 50 global awards since its release including 2003 RJC Car of the
Year in Japan, Australia's Wheels magazine's Car of the Year for 2003,
2003 International Engin...
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Woodcliff Lake, NJ - January 13, 2008...
Those whose definition of pure driving pleasure includes wind in the face
and sunshine above now have even more to smile about, as pricing was
announced today for the new BMW 1 Series Convertible during its world
debut at the 2008 North Ameri...
DETROIT, January 13 -- For the second
consecutive year, a car from General Motors Corporation has taken top
honors in the North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) awards, as
announced today at the opening of the North American International Auto
Show. The Chevrolet Malibu w...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 12 -- Once again,
Chrysler LLC's family rooms on wheels have been awarded
highest honors. For the first time in the award's history, the all-new
2008 Chrysler Town Country and Dodge Grand Caravan captured all of
the votes for best minivans as awarded by th...
HEMI Hybrid to join Cummins Turbodiesel in
Future Ram powertrain lineup - Chrysler's best-selling vehicle to be
offered with hybrid and diesel powertrains - Two-mode hybrid system to
deliver light-duty pickup fuel economy improvement of nearly 40 percent in
the city; up to 20 percen...
- New Ford Verve small car concept showcases
the style, technology, premium materials and more substantial content that
will set it apart from other offerings when Ford's new small cars go on
sale in North America in 2010. - Four-door Verve is designed to appeal to
'Millennials,' th...
Company's ingenuity and expertise enable seamless integration of consumer-focused features that add excitement and appeal DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- When it comes to delivering innovative systems and products for current and future vehicles, Johnson Controls is committed to enhancing safet...
- Kia Motors to Become Official Automotive
Partner of the NBA and Present New NBA Performance Awards - DETROIT, Jan.
13 -- Kia Motors America, Inc. (KMA) and the National Basketball
Association (NBA) announced a new multi-year marketing partnership that
includes designating Kia as t...
DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- The engineers and
designers at Lexus continue to use their groundbreaking LF-A premium
sports car concept as a medium for expressing their ideas about what a
high-performance sporting vehicle not only can be, but should be. In this
latest expression of the LF- A,...
DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- The 2008 Mazda CX-9
crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV) was today named the North American
Truck of the Year. Determined by 48 automotive journalists from the United
States and Canada, the prestigious North American Truck of the Year award
recognizes the most o...
Downloads ascii January 13, 2008 -- CYPRESS,
Calif. -- The MITSUBISHI Concept-RA offers a unique interpretation of the
sporty coupe. This two-seat pure coupe concept explores the transversely
mounted, front engine packaging theme. Generous helpings of technology
create a vehicle tha...
XM Radio to Be Factory-Installed Feature on
All 2009 Hyundai Genesis Sedans DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- XM , the nation's
leading provider of satellite radio with more than 8.5 million
subscribers, today announced that Hyundai will offer XM NavTraffic
real-time traffic service as an option ...
New Kia Concept Debuts at North American International Auto Show DETROIT, Jan. 14 -- The all-new Kia Kee sports coupe concept vehicle today made its U.S. debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Previously introduced at the Frankfurt International Motor Show i...
January 14, 2008 - Detroit, MI - Toyota
Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced it will provide several
Toyota Prius plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) prototypes at the North
American International Auto Show in Detroit for executive shuttle service
to and from the Cobo Center....
-- New advanced communications technology to
go far beyond today's available vehicle-based systems -- Cellular, WiFi
and WiMAX connectivity to create increased security and convenience
DETROIT, Jan. 14 -- Chrysler LLC announced at the North American
International Auto Show today tha...
Like the looks of the muscle car-inspired Dodge Charger, but don't need or want a full-sized, HEMI-...
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Dodge Caliber SRT4 Subtlety has never been a trait of Chrysler's high
performance cars. Back in the muscle car days of the late 1960s, the
Plymouth Superbird and Dodge Charger Daytona sported high rear wings and
other aerodynamic modificati...
When it comes to pickup trucks these days, the market can be divided into "traditional" trucks and ...
That's always been the draw, of course, and Dodge didn't do anything to dull the Viper's fangs with...
THE AUTO PAGE by JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS
Model: Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrid Engine: 3.0-liter V6
(E)/2.3-liter Atkinson cycle I4 (M) Horsepower/Torque: 200 hp/193
lb.-ft.(E)/133 hp/torque NA Transmission: 4-speet automatic (E)/ECVT (M)
Wheelbase: 103.1 Length x Width x...
Between Eddie Bauer, King Ranch and Harley-Davidson, Ford's got so many trucks with marketing tie-i...
More utilitarian than the average SUV, yet not quite a full-fledged pickup truck, the Explorer Spor...
The latest generation Ford Sport Trac, a
member of the Explorer family, made its debut late in 2006. Like the
original 2001 Sport Trac, it is built like a pickup with a large
Explorer-based cabin mounted to the pickup truck frame. Behind is a short
4.5-foot bed. Like the Explorer an...
One last special edition before the redesigned '09 F-150 hits.
FORD F-350 4X4 DRW (DUALIE) CREW CAB A Full
Zoot Work Truck By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Just over
a year ago the Ford folks brought waves of journalists to Texas hill
country to introduce the new Super Duty trucks - F-250, F-350 and F-450
series. After all, Texa...
Ford's long-neglected subcompact gets a facelift and dazzling new entertainment technology. Is that...
LAS VEGAS--Shelby and Ford once again proved
to be a winning combination when Motor Trend announced the champion of its
€œPony Expressed€ comparison test in
its April 2008 issue. When the 2008 Ford Shelby GT Mustang was challenged
on the basis of performance and...
The look of the broad chrome grin up front is borrowed from the Ford Edge, and the bold, jukebox fr...
NEW YORK, March 4 -- Italian super sports
car giant Lamborghini unveiled its new Gallardo Coupe LP560-4 at the
Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday 4th March. The company is famous for the
striking looks of its cars - and internet chatrooms have been buzzing on
the web for weeks about how t...
With the new Gallardo LP560-4, Lamborghini
once again sets a higher standard for super sports cars. With its new
engine, permanent four-wheel drive transmission and new suspension, it
delivers clearly improved performance and dynamics. In parallel, its
innovative design takes the cl...
The GMC Acadia, with its sleek styling, clever interior packaging and engaging road manners, have s...
Completely redesigned for 2007, the Wisconsin-built GMC Yukon family offers four engine choices, th...
THE AUTO PAGE by John Heilig The Auto
Channel SPECIFICATIONS Model: GMC Yukon Denali AWD Engine: 6.2-liter V8
Horsepower/Torque: 380 hp @ 5500 rpm/417 lb.-ft. @ 4400 rpm Transmission:
6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 116.0 in. Length x Width x Height: 202 x 79.0
x 77.0 in. Tires: P275/5...
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Honda Accord EX Sedan A major reason for the Honda Accord's success has
been its fit with the needs and desires of family car buyers. When it
first appeared in 1976, the Honda Accord was a larger version of the Civic
hatchback, but large wa...
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Honda Fit Sport No sooner had the 2008 Honda Fit Sport I had requested for
test purposes been delivered than Honda let it be known that an all-new
2009 version would debut at the New York International Auto Show at the
end of March, then ab...
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Honda Odyssey Touring If you routinely need to carry five to eight people
and a large amount of cargo, there are only two real choices for a
vehicle: a full-size SUV or a minivan. If regular heavy towing is a
necessity, it may be the SUV. B...
Ready to go racing? Honda's got your ride.
In these days of high gas prices and consumer consciousness, you can be pretty much guaranteed that...
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS
Model: Hummer H2 Engine: 6.2-liter V8 Horsepower/Torque: 393 hp @ 5700
rpm/415 lb.-ft. @ 4400 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic with manual
mode Wheelbase: 122.8 in. Length/Width/Height: 203.5 x 81.2 x 79.2 in.
Tires: LT 315/70R17 Cargo ...
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Hyundai Veracruz Limited AWD When someone mentions midsize luxury
crossover, Hyundai is probably not the first word to
come to your mind. But the Veracruz, its newest, and largest, crossover is
meant to change that. Based on a stretched ver...
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built with the fin...
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