Sunday, May 25, 2014

NEW YORK AUTO SHOW RECAP PART TWO

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

We recap the New York Auto show with over 40 vehicle reveals. It's the last show on the circuit and it did not disappoint!

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Dodge brings back scat packs and functional shaker scoops with the 2015 Dodge Challenger


plenty new on both the inside and outside. And the Charger gets more chiseled.

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The Focus gets revamped with a Ford family face and interior redesign. Plus the show's hot trend, subcompact crossovers from Honda,Chevy and Jeep...

Nissan takes the wraps off its Murano and once again it pushes the style limit. And Mustang Celebrates from the top of the Empire State to the former worlds fair grounds to a limited edition 50th anniversary model.

All that and more a whole lot more when we get rolling on this encore edition of Cruise Control Radio

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

NEW YORK AUTO SHOW RECAP PART ONE

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

We recap the New York Auto show with over 40 vehicle reveals. We start with Volkswagen's plans for the US market which now don't include a hot rod diesel but there is the Golf Sportswagen which has a diesel by the way.

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Chevy shows the incredible Z06 convertible that even some journalists thought was an all out race car. Kia says don't call it a MiniVan!! : Kia rolls out the Sedona MPV which is designed to be SUV like.

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Aston looks for an exception and Alfa is finally back and revealed for in the US after a long absence.

And what will America's special forces be riding in the near future?
All that and more a whole lot more when we get rolling on this encore edition of Cruise Control Radio

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

TOPLESS Z06, SEDONA MPV and TOYOTA GOES TINY

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

The Z06 Corvette goes topless and its a no compromise convertible with all the power and handling of its sister coupe.

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Kia revealed the
Sedona MPV or as we would call it a minivan in a unique way last month, adding another player in this segment.

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Toyota shows off its new petite engine lineup with new fuel saving technology and Subaru tests and rates dog safety  car gear.

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All about Mustangs where is the first one, how one dealership became huge thanks to the pony car. And could a less expensive volt be in the works?

All that and more a whole lot more when we get rolling on this edition of Cruise Control Radio

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

RETURN OF THE POWER WAGON, DO YOU OWN YOUR BLACK BOX DATA and LEXUS NX

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

Lexus gets into the compact SUV business with its NX. Twin turbo's and a hybrid and high end interiors make this one standout small CUV.

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At VW its a mix of good and bad... First a great new model and then a recall. RAM shows the next generation of Power Wagon with in your face graphics and plenty of off road grunt.

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Who owns the data in your cars black box? And  is it anything recorded can and will be used against you in a court of law?

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And now that  the Final Sink hole Corvette is recovered will it remain on display at the Corvette Museum?

All that and more a whole lot more when we get rolling on this edition of Cruise Control Radio

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Thursday, May 08, 2014

NEW FROM SUBARU, CHEVY and HONDA, CHEAP CARBON FIBER and SILVERADO INCENTIVES

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

New stuff revealed including the Subaru Outback , The Chevy Cruze and the brand new Corvette Z06 convertible.

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Honda gets a Fit based compact crossover ready for that segment thats heating up. GM ups its incentive game on the Silverado, is it time to deal?

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Talking Tech : Carbon fiber dropping in price by as much as 70 percent! Will it one day be a common as steel? Kia sees white space and jumps back into the mini van or as they say MPV market with the completely new Sedona.

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Plus what is Mumbai doing about its huge noise pollution problem caused by horn blowing motorists?
And an "At the Wheel review of the BMW X5 AWD 35i

All that and more a whole lot more when we get rolling on this edition of Cruise Control Radio

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Wednesday, May 07, 2014

SCAT PACK RETURNS, BACKUP CAMERAS RULING and MAZDA SPIDER PROBLEMS

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

After lots of talk there’s a new Government standard for backup cameras and date is set for all cars to have a system in place, could this eventually lead to no more side mirrors?

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Once again Mazda has problems with a gasoline loving spider and a ECU control issue.

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The Scat Pack returns, Mopar and Dodge reveal staged kits that included everything from cold air induction to CNC machined heads and free flow headers the real news, these kit do not violate your factory warranty. And just how did we end up with red means stop and green means go when it comes to traffic lights?
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Plus an "At the Wheel" review of the 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor. This regular cab hot rod pickup may be a one year only model and a future collectible

All that and more a whole lot more when we get rolling on this edition of Cruise Control Radio

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Monday, May 05, 2014

NEXT GEN SONATA,CAMRY, MURANO and FUN for 15K plus DARIO SETS THE PACE

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

News from Hyundai with its all new Sonata, Toyota's new more agressive 2015 Camry and Nissan highly styled next generation  Murano.

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Hagerty's list of  five fun classic cars  for less than 15 thosand. No need for big buck rides.

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Indy 500 news: Dario sets the pace in a Camaro and one 500  raceday regular gets set for his last performance.

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What States are getting ready for a 80 mile per hour speed limit?

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Saturday, May 03, 2014

PORSCHE FOUR, GM SWITCH PREP and LINCOLN'S POTHOLE PROTECTION

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson
Porsche loses two cylinders for the North American market and swaps some GT3 engines.

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GM is prepping dealers for its ignition switch recall but what about a standard for push button ignitions and sometimes when

an airbag does not deploy its OK we will tell you why.

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Plus is there anything you can do to protect your car against potholes? Lincoln thinks they have a system to do just that we will talk with Sam Locricchio.

General Motors rolls on some new small engines while VW gets set for a new diesel.

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And suing for a lack of sexiness? Why  F1 is leaving some fans wanting more.... Well more noise that is

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Friday, May 02, 2014

HONDA 20 MILLION, BMW PLANS and KEEPING OLDER DRIVERS SAFE

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

Honda builds its 20 millionth cars in the US and BMW plans on adding more vehicles to its US Plant.

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We have some details on what Acura, Mercedes and Mazda showed at the New York Auto show.

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Every day over 10 thousand drivers turn 65.. We will talk with Julie Lee vice president and national director of driver safety at AARP about her organization teaches drivers to be safer.

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We will have a peak at what Ford has planned in 2016 for the Taurus sedan.

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