Wednesday, October 30, 2013

GETTING ETHANOL OUT, ECOBOOST RECORDS and CADILLAC'S DAVE LEONE

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson


Could the EPA be getting ready to drastically reduce Ethanol use in Gasoline?

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Ford breaks speed records at Daytona with their Ecoboost v6 racing engine

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Talking Tech: Its all in the hands or at least it could be. Your future car might be controlled by Gestures if Google gets its way.
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Cadillac has been batting a thousand lately, the ATS is a big hit, their brand new CTS started production a couple of weeks ago and We got an up close look at the completely redesigned Escalade revealed  in NYC. We thought it was time to bring on someone responsible for Caddy's success and that is executive chief engineer Dave Leone

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Saturday, October 26, 2013

FIRST DRIVE KIA SOUL, EPA COAST DOWN and VETTE EXPERIENCES

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson


Kevin Tetz host of the Power Block's Trucks!
owner of Paintucation and contributor to the Eastwood Company is our special guest host this week. The EPA is sharing audit information and its all about the coast down plus why do they say some drivers are just too good?

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First Drive: We get behind the wheel of the new 2014 Kia Soul.

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The Corvette factory tour is open to the public once again.. And now Chevy is offering a range of memory making options to new Stingray owners.

Cruise Control airs live Saturday November 2nd at 10AM Eastern find out how to listen live.

We'll tell you about two strange recalls, and how many car names have been trademarked around the world.

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Friday, October 18, 2013

MALIBU and ASSEMBLY LINE ANNIVERSARIES, VIPER SALE and BMW HARDCORE

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson



Kevin Tetz host of the Power Block's Trucks!, owner of Paintucation and contributor to the Eastwood Company is
our special guest host this week.






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We start this hour with two anniversaries the first has Chevy's Malibu celebrating 50 years of production.

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The second  marks the 100th anniversary of the assembly line.  Ford Historian Bob Kreipke joins us.

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Why are Vipers not selling? Is it time to go to your dealer and deal?

Cruise Control airs live Saturday October 19th at 10AM Eastern find out how to listen live.

Plus BMW goes hardcore and a vintage pedigreed Ferrari sets a auction record.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

CLA MPG NUMBERS, SCAT PACK RETURNS and KIA SORENTO SAFETY SCORE

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson

Mercedes front drive CLA gets great MPG news. This Merc that start at 29 thousand will also offer a AMG version. What will traditional Mercedes buyers think about this front driver?

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Sixites flashback: Is Dodge bringing back the Scat Pack? The Kia Sorento earns its safety stars and something to crow about for the marketing department.

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And Prince Albert of Monaco unveils the most powerful electric car ever.

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Plus what would you do with a vintage car or truck  that has less that five miles on the odometer?

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

CHEVY HIGH COUNTRY, NJ F1 and JEEP TRAILHAWK

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson

Chevy goes to the High Country with its new Silverado at the Texas State fair. Something old something new  how about both at the same time? That's the story at Nissan.

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Will Formula One New Jersey race take place in 2014?

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Third row theft... it might be coming to a full size SUV near you.

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And the all new Jeep Cherokee is launching. We get the  technical details of this very capable 4x4 from Jim Morrison Director of Jeep brand product marketing.

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

JEEP CHEROKEE FIRST DRIVE, ALL NA FOR VW and HIGH END KIA'S

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson

Jeep Cherokee First Drive :
Both on and Off the road.
Is this compact crossover ready
for rough housing on the trail?

Kia goes high end luxury and rear wheel drive.





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Which manufacturer has the most stars when it comes to safety?

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VW is set to go all turbo no more natural apiration in their line up.

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And SAAB starts building cars after a long hiatus, yes you heard right SAAB!

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Monday, October 07, 2013

TEXAS TOYOTA, RAM PROMASTER and CHRYSLER HURRICANE

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson

Toyota hits a milestone in Texas with its one millionth truck built at its San Antonio plant

While Mercedes almost added a  re engineered Nissan pickup to its lineup.

That plan is off but someone else could partner with Nissan.


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Chrysler gets set for the Hurricane , its new four cylinder high volume engine with multiair technology.

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RAM shows off its Promaster Van lineup and we have a first drive.

And the most expensive diecast car in the world!

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Saturday, October 05, 2013

PORSCHE 918 and BMW i8, SPRINT SOLUTIONS and DIESEL DELAY

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson

Super fast and clean we take a look at the BMW i8 electric  and the Porsche 918 hybrid.

Nissan Redefines the Rogue its best selling Crossover. Will its fans join in the party?

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The Mazda 6 Diesel gets a delay.

Plus talking Tech: Battery Breakthrough could it lead to Micro Hybrids.

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Distracted driving: Texting or using a cellphone while driving is a dangerous problem. Sprint has developed technology that designed to make driving safer. We will get the details from  Amy Johnsonbaugh

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Thursday, October 03, 2013

GM"S NEW LARGE SUVS, MERC E250 BLUETEC and CADDY MICS UP THE CTS

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson


Chevy and GMC show the brand new Tahoe, Suburban and Yukon and Denali new inside and out.

Mercedes E250 Bluetec Four cylinder diesel gets great MPG numbers

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Talking Tech: How does Cadillac use speakers and microphones to make its cars sound better?

Is Rolls going to build a SUV to compete with Bentley?


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And Expensive Cars , Really Expensive Cars and a Free ride for the Pope.

Ford says get your licks on Route 66!

All that an "At the Wheel" review of the Infiniti M37 AWD Sport and more a whole lot more when we get rolling on this edition of Cruise Control.

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