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2017 Hyundai Elantra Review by Thom Cannell

2017 Hyundai Elantra Review by Thom Cannell

2017 Hyundai Elantra Review By Thom Cannell ... Continue reading

2016 Ram ProMaster, A Cubist's Dream

2016 Ram ProMaster, A Cubist's Dream

2016 Ram ProMaster my friend remarked "It's a noisy engine." "Yes, it is a diesel,” I replied listening to the muffled clatter of a modern diesel. That is part of the story of the 2016 Ram ProMaster and its 3.0-liter diesel engine, its terrific functionality. </p><p>Again, we were moving boxes, wheelbarrows, fram ... Continue reading

2016 BMW 7 Series Touch Points From Thom Cannell +VIDEO

2016 BMW 7 Series Touch Points From Thom Cannell +VIDEO

By Thom Cannell Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel There is no photograph collection, no running shots of the 2016 BMW sprinting down a cobblestone lane, no thrilling image of BMW's new flagship on the autobahn. Those will come later, after the October 24 sale date in the US, after the launch in Frankfurt D ... Continue reading

Hyundai's 2016 Plug-In Hybrid. Fast, Frugal, and Sexy.

Hyundai's 2016 Plug-In Hybrid. Fast, Frugal, and Sexy.

Lede Photo CannellHYPHEV16-9173 With the drop in gas prices you’d think the bottom had fallen out of the hybrid market. Not so, particularly in hybrid heaven, California. There, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs)remain popular due to their frugality and their admittance to the sometimes-faster HOV (high occupancy) freeway ... Continue reading

Nissan It's A Truck Company; Nissan's NV3500 Review

Nissan It's A Truck Company; Nissan's NV3500 Review

Nissan again loaned me an NV3500 for my move this one a sedate blue instead of fire engine red. Immediately I noted some things missing from my previous review, and the loan also juxtaposed nicely with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. ... Continue reading

2016 Audi A3 TDI Road Test - Silent and Stylish by Thom Cannell +VIDEO

2016 Audi A3 TDI Road Test - Silent and Stylish by Thom Cannell +VIDEO

Silent and stylish, the Audi A3 TDI Sedan By Thom Cannell Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Audi, like every luxury car maker offers entries into its family of sedans. At $39,995 (including $895 delivery), the diesel powered 2015 Audi A3 TDI cannot be said to be inexpensive. Yet it is a good value in fuel ... Continue reading

2016 Nissan Titan XD V8 Review - Next Step For Nissan Trucks By Thom Cannell

2016 Nissan Titan XD V8 Review - Next Step For Nissan Trucks By Thom Cannell

2016 Titan XD V8, the next step for Nissan Trucks Lede Photo Cannell_16TitanGAS-0257 By Thom Cannell Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel With the introduction of the latest Titan, Nissan calls it the “American Titan” referencing its design, engineering, and production base in the United States, the ... Continue reading

2016 Chicago Auto Show Highlights By Steve and Thom, News, Photos and Video

2016 Chicago Auto Show Highlights By Steve and Thom, News, Photos and Video

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2016 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Photos by Thom Cannell Lede Photo Cannell_2016 Chicago_Intro-0122 The Chicago Auto Show claims to be the biggest in the country. They are accurate in terms of actual floor space (over a million square-feet) and number ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 18-24, 2016 : VW Lying; 47 cent Gas; Recall Record;Citroen Returning?; NASCAR HofF

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 18-24, 2016 : VW Lying; 47 cent Gas; Recall Record;Citroen Returning?; NASCAR HofF

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 18-24, 2016 : VW Lying; 47 cent Gas; Recall Record;Citroen Returning?; NASCAR HofF ... Continue reading

2016 Detroit Auto Show - TACH WRAP - North American International Auto Show 2016

2016 Detroit Auto Show - TACH WRAP - North American International Auto Show 2016

By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau STEVE: The 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit got underway on a bitter cold but clear winter morning in the Motor City. We are sitting in the Michelin Media Center beginning these notes looking south across the Detroit River with the s ... Continue reading

'Smack Dab In The Middle' - Nissan's 2016 Titan XD Review by Thom Cannell +VIDEO

'Smack Dab In The Middle' - Nissan's 2016 Titan XD Review by Thom Cannell +VIDEO

For three years Nissan teased truck buyers and auto writers with fragments of information about a new Titan, one married to what would finally be announced as a five liter V-8 diesel from legendary engine builder Cummins. This immediately vaulted the to-come 2016 Titan XD into the Real Truck category. It was a truck th ... Continue reading

2015 Nissan NV 3500 HD Room To Move

2015 Nissan NV 3500 HD Room To Move

2015 Nissan NV3500 HD ... Continue reading

Continental DWS06 Real World Road Test By Thom Cannell

Continental DWS06 Real World Road Test By Thom Cannell

Lr Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel There’s a story behind the new Continental Extreme Contact DWS06, a new premium tire that delivers. All too often promises don’t work out the way you wish. Claims are inflated, inaccurate, or just plain false. Not so with the updated Conti DWS. In fairness, recent declarati ... Continue reading

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