Thursday, March 20, 2014

THE LATEST from AUDI , MINI and BMW plus the ECOBOOST FOCUS

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

Mazda celebrates while Mini reveals its new Club man and win an Olympic medal and get a car, that's how it goes in Russia.

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Plenty of Geneva news including the New Audi TT a BMW minivan, a baby Jeep and a new Mclaren.


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Talking Tech: Burn Gas in your Diesel? Yes it might happen.

Cruise Control airs live Saturday March 22nd at 10AM Eastern find out how to listen live.

We have the details on the 1.0 liter Ecoboost Ford Focus consumer marketing manager Seema Bardwaj  is our guest.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

GM PICKUP GLITCH, NISSAN ELECTRONIC REAR VIEW and BMW BUYS HISTORIC PLANT

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

Are the current generation Chevy and GM pickups part of the least successful launch of pickup? One publication says yes and we will tell you why. Plus a strange glitch on 2014 GM trucks.

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Why was Ford looking for a few Hefty Men? Talking Tech:


Nissan has a tech take on the rear view mirror that might put to rest visibility complaints.

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BMW Buys back a bit of its history and will an Electric swamp rat break 200 MPH?

Plus hyper car speed specs...

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Monday, March 17, 2014

ACCORD ON TOP, RARE CAD ELR and THUMBS UP FOR HEADS UP

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson
We love driving the Scion FRS and Subaru BRZ.. These affordable two door rear drive sports cars are a blast so why arn't they selling?


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The Honda Accord comes out on the top of the list for US Sales. 


Lutz teams up with Fiskers new owner to annoy green drivers and treehuggers.

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Why might it be hard to fine a Cadillac ELR plug In? This just in: Body on frane SUV's are not dead yet.

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Plus Talking Tech: Head's up for more head up displays and why are they painting reindeer antlers in Finland?

And an "At the Wheel" review of the 2014 Kia Soul.

Cruise Control airs live Saturday March 22nd at 10AM Eastern find out how to listen live.

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

ALL ALUMINUM, BACKROAD GOLD and ECODIESELS GALORE

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

The General  gets set to join the Ford Aluminum pick up party and Ram gets a flood of EcoDiesel orders how soon will we see light duty diesels from GM and Ford?


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Hyundai might be
making some additions
it its fleet and we have
the details. Talking Tech:
On demand Studded
now tires? Yes it could
happen!


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He is After that Backroad Gold ! Corky Coker head of Coker Tires joins us to talk about his new Travel Channel reality show. The rebirth of the Lencki Six vintage Indy engine and whats going in the world of Vintage look tires  and wheels...Corky promises this interview will be "Hotter than dang.."

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Saturday, March 08, 2014

BUGATTI DEALS, SUBARU PRICES and MAXXED OUT TUNDRA

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson
Bugatti Leftovers?. Is it time to cut a deal on a 1000 horsepower super car?

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Subaru News: We have 2015 Pricing on the WRX and the STI plus news that the Tribeca will ride again.


Pickup tow ratings have always been a bit confusing, but manufacturers are set to announce a standard that will allow comparisons.

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Do not despair those classic Corvettes that fell down the sinkhole will be repaired we will tell you how.

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Plus an "At the wheel" review of the 2014 Toyota Tundra SR5 Crewmax pickup.

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Tuesday, March 04, 2014

KIA GOES HIGH END WITH THE K900 , ALUMINUM ALERT and MONEY WELL SPENT

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


Kia takes a step into the luxury world with the introduction of the K900 sedan and we got behind the wheel product manager Eddie Rayyan will join us with the details on this luxurious rear drive vehicle.

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Talking Tech: Could manufacturers interest in
adding Aluminum to new vehicles cause a
supply shortage?

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With  many millions spent on advertising, which Superbowl car commercial connected with consumers?

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The big vote results are in at the VW Passat plant in Chattanooga and the workers have chosen to reject the UAW. But will a union protest challenge the results?

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Saturday, March 01, 2014

GROWING CLEAN DIESEL, LINGENFELTER REAPER and ASTON RECALL

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


The Clean Diesel fleet keeps growing including new models from BMW, Chevy and Nissan. Plus GM has plans for even more.

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And will Natural Gas become a bigger player in the automotive world. Honda and GM made some announcements this week. Aston Martin recalls 75 percent of its cars thanks to counterfit parts.

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Don't Fear the Reaper: No its got nothing to do with the Blue Oyster Cult. Chevy takes on the Ford Raptor with the very capable supercharged Reaper pickup Ken Lingenfelter owner of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering joins ups to talk about the Reaper and what he has in store for more Corvette Stingray horsepower.

Cruise Control airs live Saturday March 8th at 10AM Eastern find out how to listen live.

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