Tuesday, November 22, 2011

CRUISE CONTROL PODCAST: TOO MUCH TECH , NEW SRT'S and VOLVO POWERS UP

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

Too much tech? Do we have to much in our vehicles? Well share some results from a recent study.

Spy in the Sky? What has some On star subscribers looking into the heavens?

Volvo says goodbye to 6's and 8's but what will replace them?

Are the folks at SRT getting another model ready to hit the streets?

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Manuals will they survive? One manufacturer say yes and another adds a future gear.
Plus two unique records are set and the oldest running car is for sale.

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Friday, November 18, 2011

CRUISE CONTROL PODCAST: DRIVE TIME, POLICE CAR SHOOTOUT and FERRARI's and SNOW

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

We get behind the wheel of some of the latest cars and trucks and head for the Monticello road course facility.. You'll get all our impressions after our hot laps.

POLICE CAR SHOOTOUT.. Which one turned turned stopped and accelerated best? And which one might you be seeing in your rear view mirror?

BMW just can't get enough of its crossovers in fact they are announcing a new one.

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GM fires up an old plant and reinvigorates a whole segment of vehicles.

Plus Ferrari goes for a drive in the snow.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

CRUISE CONTROL PODCAST: Z1 CAMARO CHOICES, PRIUS PLUGS and MERCEDES A and B

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

What won't be on many new ZL1 Camaro's? Take a guess...

We have all the news including details on the Prius Plug In

We get a full report on new models that just might hit US roads in the near future from Edmund's analyst Bill Visnic

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Can video game make you a race car driver... Nissan thinks so and its going to prove it with a new reality show.

Plus Kia and Hyundai fears, Mercedes goes A and B and Land Rover drops the numbers.

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CRUISE CONTROL PODCAST: BEST CHEVY, FIESTA ST and 360 DEGREES OF RADAR

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

GM wanted to know what was the best Chevy ever made? We will have some interesting Poll results and maybe hear about some of your favorites.

Its been a long while since Ford built the SVT Focus.. This week they showed the incredibly hot Fiesta ST and the Focus ST. Stay tuned for details and could more power be in the works?

Sonic goes for 40 and Fisker sees a Sunset.

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Plus Talking Tech :360 degree radar could be coming to your car?

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

CRUISE CONTROL PODCAST:ALUMINUM'S FUTURE, CHEVY'S BOW TIE and FISKER'S SURF

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

Where did that Bow tie logo come from? We hear all the theories about Chevy's logo some of them are pretty off the wall or maybe on the wall.

Fisker talks Surf and Nina's the products keep on coming.

It's a given, future cars and trucks have to weight less to meet the new MPG requirements. That's why Aluminum is getting real popular with manufactures. Alcoa's Randall Scheps will bring us up to date on this light weight trend.

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Has the SAAB story finally come to an end?. For that matter has VW's offer to buy Porsche come to an end and what about Suzuki's partnership with VW?

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CRUISE CONTROL PODCAST: BUICK VERANO, INTERIOR ADVANCEMENTS and SUPER BIRD RETURNS?

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

GM releases pricing on its dolled up Chevy Cruz also known at the Buick Verano is it another case of badge engineering or perhaps something more?

Is the Super bird set for a return and if so is that a good idea?

Plus Dodge gets back into the van business

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And Talking Tech : What section of a vehicles interior will see the most advancement in the next 5 years.Well its not the cup holders.

Plus a walk around the Frankfurt auto show including information on a new sporty GT from an unlikely source.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

CRUISE CONTROL PODCAST:2012 CAMRY, HONDA GAINS NEW INSIGHTS and THE FINAL ECLIPSE

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

TOYOTA: Pulls the sheet off its new Camry and team up with Ford on a new project.

Big sales and Big power from four cylinders. Why BMW wants to allay its customers fears before they even get them.

The Honda Insight gets a rework and their marketing chief talks about test scores.

Chevy and Ford score big numbers thanks to a couple of hypermilers.

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Talking tech : Could your next car also power your home? It just might happen

Plus the final Eclipse and the Freddie Mercury edition.

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Sunday, October 09, 2011

CRUISE CONTROL PODCAST: LUTZ RETURNS, VW COMMUTES and TOYOTA BLISTERS

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

Bob LUTZ heads back to GM as a consulting car Czar... So why is he taking a two hour lunch?

How about a new diesel powered crossover or EV commuter car from VW we have the details on both of these vehicles. Are concepts or ready for production?

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Ford announced they have a great plan for marketing their vehicles to students. We will get the details from Robert Parker FORD's Group Marketing Manager.

And Talking Tech : Toyota blisters the Nurburgring with an EV powered race car. What time did they lay down in the ring? Well you'll have to stay tuned.

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