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01.05.11

First Drive: 2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage
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The latest auto car news written in the Michael Harley reports... Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Aston Martin, First Drive, LuxuryThe Automaker's Most Powerful Engine Meets Its Smallest Platform 2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage - Click above for high-res image gallery Sketched drawings of imaginary sports cars covered my notebook as an elementary school pupil. Assembled in the ether of a daydream, each penciled design came from an imagination unrestrained by reality, with nary a concession to things like outward visibility, bumper heights or ground clearance. Engines were huge, tires were wide and bodywork was unbelievably sleek. It didn't matter that none of the ...
12.16.10

First Drive: 2011 Nissan Quest
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The latest auto car news written in the Michael Harley reports... Filed under: Minivan/Van, Nissan, First DriveNissan Emerges From The Kitchen With Something New 2011 Nissan Quest - Click above for high-res image gallery You can get vanilla ice cream in an array of varieties. There's New York Vanilla (the classic flavor), French Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, Homestyle Vanilla, Creamy Vanilla and Country Vanilla. Regardless of the subtle differences, each frozen delight is only a mild modification of the same mixture of milk, cream, sugar and vanilla beans. While generally bland and lackluster when compared to Rocky Road, Carmel Ribbon and Mint Chip, good ...
12.15.10

Report: Honda to inspect 2011 Accord and CR-V models for possible oil leaks
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The latest auto car news written in the Michael Harley reports... Filed under: Sedan, SUV, Safety, Honda 2011 Honda Accord - Click above for high-res image gallery Concerned about possible oil leaks in one of its popular K series engines, Honda is notifying 1,200 owners to visit their local dealer for an inspection. The affected engine is the 2.4-liter four-cylinder found under the hood of the 2011 Honda Accord (non-V6 models) and 2011 Honda CR-V (all models). According to a service bulletin the automaker sent to its dealers on December 3, an engine part may have been cast improperly, thereby allowing engine oil to ...
12.07.10

Quick Spin: Audi Quattro Concept
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The latest auto car news written in the Michael Harley reports... Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Audi, Specialty, Quick SpinThirty Years After The Original, Audi Wants To Build Another Masterpiece Audi Quattro Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Blue and red flashing lights filling the mirror after a spirited canyon run are never welcomed. Yet this time, I've fully embraced them. Why? I'm driving down California's Pacific Coast Highway in Audi's one-of-a-kind Quattro Concept with a full police escort. In front, law enforcement is clearing the road ahead as if sweeping for mines, pushing civilian traffic off to the side. ...
12.07.10

Tanner Foust shreds at Ken Block Invitational Gymkhana Grid
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The latest auto car news written in the Michael Harley reports... Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Specialty Ken Block Invitational Gymkhana Grid - Click above for image gallery When the smoke cleared this weekend at the inaugural Ken Block Invitational Gymkhana Grid event at Toyota's Irwindale Speedway, Tanner Foust had claimed the top spot. The head-to-head event, which had drivers like Foust, Vaughn Gittin Jr., Andrew Comrie-Picard and host Ken Block cording brand-new tires in a matter of minutes, pitted powertrains (AWD or RWD) in the same brackets to keep things interesting. After several rounds of eliminations, it came down to just Foust and ...
11.22.10

First Drive: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon
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The latest auto car news written in the Michael Harley reports... Filed under: Performance, Wagon, Auctions, Cadillac, First DriveClark Griswold Should Have Waited 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon - Click above for high-res image gallery Instead of getting suckered into the Wagon Queen Family Truckster, a pea green calamity with excessive wood paneling and eight sealed-beam headlamps, a wiser move for Clark Griswold would have been to hold off until the first wave of high-performance station wagons rolled into showrooms. As it happened, just a few years after Clark traded in his Oldsmobile, sedans like the Volvo 740 and BMW E34 spawned the enthusiast-targeted ...
11.17.10

LA 2010: Porsche pulls the covers off 2011 Cayman R
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The latest auto car news written in the Michael Harley reports... Filed under: LA Auto Show, Coupe, Performance, Porsche 2011 Porsche Cayman R - Click above for high-res image gallery Porsche has pulled the silk off its all-new 2011 Cayman R, the latest variant of the German automaker's two-seat coupe. Aside from the obligatory decals and badging designed to differentiate this new flagship Cayman from its siblings, the Cayman R boasts a chassis that has been lightened by about 120 pounds and a handful of other tweaks. Inside the cabin, the Cayman R features Alcantara and leather upholstery, sport seats, strap door handles ...
11.13.10

Report: Lamborghini Sesto Elemento approved for limited production
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The latest auto car news written in the Michael Harley reports... Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Lamborghini, SpecialtyLamborghini Sesto Elemento - Click above for high-res image gallery Lamborghini's Sesto Elemento, the carbon fiber beauty that debuted at the Paris Motor Show just two short months ago, has reportedly been given the green light by its Italian automaker. The two-seat "Sixth Element" exotic is much more than radical jet-fighter styling and a fixation with all things lightweight. Hidden under its flat-black composite panels is the same V10 engine shoehorned into the Lamborghini LP 570-4 Superleggera. With a power rating of 570 horsepower and a ...
11.08.10

Review: 2010 Porsche 911 Carrera S
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The latest auto car news written in the Michael Harley reports... Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Europe, Porsche, ReviewsThere's No Better Place To Drive A Porsche Than Germany 2010 Porsche 911 Carrera S - Click above for high-res image gallery Driving a Porsche in Germany is akin to climbing rocks with a Jeep JK in Moab, piloting a luxury yacht in the Mediterranean, flying a Long-EZ into Oshkosh or guiding the Skycycle X-2 over the Snake River Canyon - the machine is a perfect choice for the venue. With a personal European vacation already scheduled, it was an ideal opportunity to review a 2010 Porsche ...
10.29.10

First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG
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The latest auto car news written in the Michael Harley reports... Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Europe, Mercedes-Benz, First Drive, LuxuryBorn-Again Big Benz Impresses Despite Electronic Nannies 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG - Click above for high-res image gallery Each Fall, Mother Nature puts on a spectacular display in many parts of the country. As winter approaches and days become shorter, there isn't enough sunlight for trees to support photosynthesis. Starved of their source for energy, the leaves on many variants lose their green chlorophyll and expose bright reds, yellows and purples - hues from glucose trapped in the drying foliage. Upstate New York is unquestionably ...

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