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HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 ACURA TL REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 ACURA TL REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE ACURA TLM/b> Redesigned and looking sharper than ever since it's 1996 entry, the Acura TL is possibly one of the best sedans I've driven yet. Consumer Reports has noted in the past the TL model is one of the few cars that provides an i ... Continue reading

CARZ FOR GIRLZ: How to Eat Better When on the Road

CARZ FOR GIRLZ: How to Eat Better When on the Road

By Ilsye Gordon & Friends Who doesn't love a good road trip with friends? (Notice I didn't say family – us girls are totally over that experience unless it ends at a some outlet store where someone else will be paying). The problem with road tripping – whether visiting a friend at faraway college or doing an ... Continue reading

CARZ FOR GIRLZ: Helping Mom (or Dad) Choose the Next Family Car

CARZ FOR GIRLZ: Helping Mom (or Dad) Choose the Next Family Car

By Ilsye Gordon & Friends Does your forecast call for a future without a brand new Ford Mustang, but rather a more practical sedan or crossover? As mom (or dad) gets geared up to pick out a new car, it seems your opinions about owing your own are taking the backseat. But your enthusiasm is your weapon: All that driving ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 BLUETEC REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 BLUETEC REVIEW

2009 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 BLUETEC REVIEW HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE ML 320 VEHICLE: If Heaven has a vehicle this is it – the 4-door, 5-passenger 2009 Mercedes ML 320 BlueTEC. The BlueTEC part of the ML 320 refers to the diesel engine technology. Mercedes-Ben ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 KIA BORREGO REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 KIA BORREGO REVIEW

By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE BORREGO The roomy 7-passenger Kia Borrego is new to the market and ready to elevate the ordinary by claiming it’s a "new kind of luxury SUV." However, the Borrego doesn't necessarily stand out from other mid-size SUVs in its class – and that ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2008 SUZUKI SX4 REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2008 SUZUKI SX4 REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE SX4 You've got to love (or laugh) at the crossover competition. Every carmaker on the lot is attempting to come up with the one vehicle that offers the best in two driving worlds: An SUV-looking shape with all-wheel drive capability, b ... Continue reading

CARZ FOR GIRLZ: How To Celebrate Teen Driver Safety Week

CARZ FOR GIRLZ: How To Celebrate Teen Driver Safety Week

By Ilsye Gordon & Friends Guess what holiday it is this week? It's not Halloween. My birthday, you ask? Very sweet, but no. And Christmas falls on December 25th this year (it always does – I'm just trying to be funny). Although Daylight Savings gives us back an hour of sleeping time, it isn't enough to get that ex ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 ACURA RDX REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 ACURA RDX REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser The Auto Channel San Francisco Bureau INTRO TO THE ACURA RDX The 2009 Acura RDX is testament you need to start watching your crossovers more carefully. They are getting meticulously specific in their offerings to stand apart from the pack. Acura introduced this smaller crossover in 200 ... Continue reading

Cars For Girls: THE IN'S & OUT'S OF CO-SIGNING A CAR LOAN

Cars For Girls: THE IN'S & OUT'S OF CO-SIGNING A CAR LOAN

By Ilyse Gordon & Friends The Auto Channel Louisville Bureau(/p> An unfortunate thing about being a teenager or a young adult is you're just not always taken very seriously. So attempting to make important decisions, like buying or what's also called financing a car, can be a difficult road to navigate. And because we' ... Continue reading

Cars For Girls: Good, Better & Best: Comparing the 2009 Honda Civic, 2009 Toyota Camry & 2009 Acura TSX Sedans

Cars For Girls: Good, Better & Best: Comparing the 2009 Honda Civic, 2009 Toyota Camry & 2009 Acura TSX Sedans

By Ilyse Gordon & Friends I'll give you three popular sedans in the history of car creation: The Honda Civic, the Toyota Camry, and the Acura TSX. Reliable cars made by makers with high marks – and cars that score well with teens and twenty-somethings. So exactly how does one decide which sedan is better? Or in th ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion Review

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion Review

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN This is the first year for the VW Tiguan, a compact CUV taking style cues from its bigger sibling, the Touareg. The huge panoramic sunroof and turbo engine are what sets this vehicle apart from its very competiti ... Continue reading

CARZ FOR GIRLZ: Being More Green With the Car You Have Now

CARZ FOR GIRLZ: Being More Green With the Car You Have Now

By Ilsye Gordon & Friends Contrary to all the kudos for electric engines, you don't have to drive a hybrid to show you care about the harmful emissions. Even if you're stuck with – or totally loving – a gas-guzzling SUV, truck or sedan, you can still make a difference: It's all about how you drive with what y ... Continue reading

CARZ4GIRLZ: 10 Great Reasons a Girl Needs a Truck

CARZ4GIRLZ: 10 Great Reasons a Girl Needs a Truck

By Ilyse Gordon & Friends Why would a girl like you want a truck? Ladies like us dream of a used BMW, a brand new Toyota Camary, or will even venture to say a Jeep Wrangler would satisfy our outdoor heart as a desirable car to own. But say the word 'pickup truck' and visions of dirt clouds, frustrating parking situatio ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 HONDA PILOT EX-L REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 HONDA PILOT EX-L REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel Intro to the 2009 Honda Pilot I can launch into the merits and shortcomings – and I will – but the simplest way to describe the most desirable quality about the mid-size SUV Honda Pilot is that its not too big, not too small, but sized ju ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2008 HONDA CR-V REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2008 HONDA CR-V REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2008 HONDA CR-V REVIEW HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel What does CR-V stand for? There are discrepancies within the Honda marketing literature – could be Comfortable Runabout Vehicle or Compact Recreational Vehicle. But there is no confusion the CR-V is know ... Continue reading

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