Saturday, November 30, 2013

COAST TO COAST RECORD, NAKED JEEPS and HEAD UP APP

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson
Record Breaker: How long would it take you to drive Coast to coast? Which non hybrid model gets the best MPG?

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Chrysler Group CEO Sergio
Marchionne promises never
to go naked again..


At least when it relates to mid size SUV's

Camaro gets recall for a not so sticky reason... And its there such a thing as a reca
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Talking Tech: Turn your smart phone into a head up display with an app..


Plus an At the Wheel review of the 2014 Cadillac XTS V SPORT.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

CADILLAC CHROME, RACETRACK OIL RESEARCH and RAM SHOWER

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


Cadillac may say no to Chrome but yes to more electrics

Smaller displacement engines, turbos and ethanol blends take their toll on Engine oil.. Shell and Pennzoil find the best place for research is the race track We'll talk with  Allie Falender - Technology Manager at Shell about how racing improves oil for your daily driver.


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Plus its got a shower and a surfboard and it was one a many


Mopar vehicles revealed at the recent SEMA show.

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Friday, November 22, 2013

MCLAREN P1 NUMBERS, TWIN TURBO ATS and ELECTRIC PROMOTION

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

The Mclaren P1 supercar numbers are out and they are amazing how about 0 to 60 in 2.8 seconds. Is Cadillac going to shoehorn its twin turbo v6 into its ATS?

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Seven states ban together to promote electric cars.



But consumers are still not buying them .. in fact they are not even renting them.

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Plus an "At the Wheel" review of the 2014 Buick Encore. and some news on potential new drive trains.

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Monday, November 18, 2013

CHEROKEES HEAD TO DEALERS, BMW TWO SERIES and VANDEMONIUM

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

Jeep fans are happy! After a software patch and plenty of testing Jeep Cherokees are head to dealers
We knew it was coming BMW gives the details on its new two series.

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Ford goes for Vandemonium at SEMA with 57 show cars and trucks


and are customized vans really making a come back?

Talking Tech : Is google glass coming to a Mercedes and a motorcycle helmet soon?

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Plus an "At the Wheel" review of the VW turbo convertible..

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

NISSANS ELECTRIC LEMANS, KIA'S NEW SOUL and PORSCHE EXPERIENCED

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

Nissan News: A million milestone, A price for Juke and a future electric performance at Lemans.

Up next Two models both going away,  one you will miss the other well not so much.

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Talking tech: Could new tech send the Google mapping car to the junkyard?



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And the 2014 Kia Soul is gets a refined ride better handling and more. We talk with Ralph Tjoa, Manager Kia Car Product Planning who takes us on a tour.

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Porsche would like you to try before you buy at the Porsche L.A. Experience Center.

And its the worlds smallest running V8.

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Monday, November 11, 2013

GAS AND GAS HYBRID, VOLVO BATTERIES and CLONING AT VIR

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


Are Gasoline and Natural Gas hybrids the next big thing in the automotive industry? Gm thinks so!
Police Car shootout, which one lays down the big numbers?

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Talking Tech: Volvo thinks the structure on you next car may provide electrical power. Lutz is back, Vette powered Fiskers just might become a reality.

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Which cars are the most improved over the last ten years? And Cloning a piece of the Virginia International Raceway

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And pick a new color name for the Viper.

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Monday, November 04, 2013

TOYOTA POWER TRAINS, ELR PRICED and a TOKEN CORVETTE

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


Is Toyota going its own way when it comes to power trains in its new vehicles? Build it yourself Bentley's get one company in trouble.

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One long time Land Rover model gets set to retire from the range. Caddy puts a big price tag on its extended range electric ELR

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And talking tech: HD Radio with free data from Mazda

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Aston scraps its little city car and how about a token Corvette or is it a Corvette token?

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