SHNS autos package

SHNS Autos in a weekly package of news, reviews and photos that provide readers with a thorough look at all that's new in the automotive world. This package posts on Thursdays.

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Grizzlies reflect on their journey from laughingstock to legitimate contender bc-bkn-griz-reflect(sh) | By: RONALD TILLERY | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Mens Pro Basketball (BP) May 17, 2013 12:40 PM By RONALD TILLERY Mike Conley raised his head and began looking around the locker room. Then, the Grizzlies' point guard started calling out teammates as he smiled and took a stroll down memory lane. His point was simply that there are a bunch of
DriveWays: Large Chevy Impala short on comfort, visibility bc-drive-impala(sh) | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC) May 16, 2013 12:40 PM By FRANK A. AUKOFER If ever there were an Everyman's car, it would be the Chevrolet Impala. The nameplate started in 1958, attached to a bathtub-like large automobile with curving trunk lines. It lasted only a year, when the styling gave way to the
Hyundai creates spirited crossover in 2013 Santa Fe bc-DRIVEWAYS-santafe(sh) | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Personal Finance (BX) May 9, 2013 3:30 PM By FRANK A. AUKOFER It has nothing to do with basketball, but Hyundai has nailed a triple double. It's the 2013 Santa Fe, which now appears as one spirited crossover utility vehicle with two distinct bodies. The triple comes with three rows of seat
Drive: Hyundai's triple double with Santa Fe bc-drive-santafe(sh) | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Business & Economy (FF), Consumer Issues (LC), Personal Finance (BX), Special (LL) May 9, 2013 12:00 PM By FRANK A. AUKOFER It has nothing to do with basketball, but Hyundai has nailed a triple double. It's the 2013 Santa Fe, which now appears as one spirited crossover utility vehicle with two distinct bodies. The triple comes with three rows of seats
Drive: A major overhaul for the new Grand Cherokee bc-drive02-jeep(sh) | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC) May 2, 2013 12:15 PM Jeep never stays in its own lane. That's not only a consequence of its characteristic off-road capabilities. It also describes the company's approach to vehicle development. A case in point is the 2014 Grand Cherokee, which has been subjected to an u
Drive: Kia's new Forte is both refined and sporty bc-driveways-kia25(sh) | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC) Apr 25, 2013 12:25 PM By FRANK A. AUKOFER Kia and Hyundai are developing into a formidable tag team. The South Korean manufacturers are partners, although they compete with each other as well as against other Asian, European and American companies. Hyundai owns 38 perce
DriveWays: Toyota RAV4 is competent upon return bc-drive-rav4(sh) | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC) Apr 18, 2013 1:54 PM The prodigal RAV4 has returned. Toyota's compact crossover lost its way briefly. Now it is back as it was born and raised. The RAV4 was a pioneering effort in 1994 when Toyota introduced it as the first car-based small utility vehicle, essentially a
Saunders: '42' movie brings a reminder of a column I'm not proud of bc-bbo-saunders(sh) | By: BARRY SAUNDERS | Source: Raleigh News and Observer | National League Baseball (BN), American League Baseball (BA), Sports Columns (TN) Apr 16, 2013 1:22 PM Classless? Check this out. I've snuck pickled pig's feet into the movie theater -- and watched as the scent sent other patrons fleeing to the exit. I once wore my lime-green, crushed-velvet jumpsuit -- similar to the one Fred Williamson wore in "Thre
DriveWays: New Mazda6 uses ingenuity to compete bc-drive-mazda(sh) | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC), Personal Finance (BX) Apr 11, 2013 12:44 PM When you're the little kid with the softest voice on the block, you can only outwit the big guys with ingenuity or a big stick. Mazda doesn't have the latter. But it's working on the former with all of its vehicles, most notably the 2014 Mazda6. The
DriveWays: Chevrolet Traverse won't replace minivan bc-drive-traverse(sh) | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC) Apr 4, 2013 11:48 AM By FRANK A. AUKOFER You're in your mid-40s, married for 18 years, and for a decade you've been hauling your family around in a minivan, a Honda Odyssey. Now the three kids are growing up, with the oldest just starting her teenage years and the oth
Testing Number 3 autos | By: Only a Test | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Food and Nutrition (DD) Mar 29, 2013 1:20 PM This is only a test please ignore this. This is only a test please ignore this. This is only a test please ignore this. This is only a test please ignore this. This is only a test please ignore this. This is only a test please ignore this. This is on
Drive: With the RLX, Acura does it right drive-acura | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC) Mar 28, 2013 4:10 PM For years, the RL cruised along as Acura's flagship sedan. But its standing was that of an also-ran. There was nothing intrinsically wrong with the car. In fact, it has always enjoyed high ratings for style, reliability and durability. It just didn't
In Feldenkrais, simple movements ease muscle pain feldenkrais | By: MARY LYNN SMITH | Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | Health and Fitness (AH) Mar 27, 2013 12:15 PM By the time people come to see Lisa Walker, they're usually desperate. These injured athletes, dancers, musicians or office workers are trying to fix what's broken. Some are looking for a way around the limitations caused by a stroke, Parkinson's dis
DriveWays: Range Rover leads the pack in performance, price drive-rover | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC) Mar 21, 2013 11:25 AM The 2013 Range Rover starts where others leave off, with capabilities off the pavement that few other vehicles can match. It also does it on price. Though it carries a base sticker of $83,545, all but a few go out the door with price tags well north
DriveWays: Subaru Forester is a capable crossover drive-subaru | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC) Mar 14, 2013 2:30 PM In an era where the trend is toward soft, Subaru is taking a hard line with the 2014 Forester. In recent years, we've seen an increasing migration away from sport utility vehicles with substantial off-road capabilities toward softer crossover utility
DriveWays: Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger champion all-wheel-drive drive-charger | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC) Mar 7, 2013 11:55 AM It's a bit of a stretch, but you could argue that Chrysler and Dodge are victims of global warming. A couple of years ago, the two brands introduced all-wheel drive for their full-size sedans, the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger. They are essentially
DriveWays: Jetta Hybrid delivers fuel economy, performance drive-jetta | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC) Feb 28, 2013 2:30 PM Picture a plodding Percheron that becomes a thundering thoroughbred when prodded, or mild-mannered Clark Kent as he sheds his suit to soar away as Superman. Those are exaggerations, of course, but they give some idea of the personality of the 2013 Je
Historic departure part of Pope Benedict XVI's legacy pope-legacy | By: ANN RODGERS | Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | National (AN), Religion (LR) Feb 28, 2013 1:43 PM Pope Benedict XVI, the German pope who some feared would spend his pontificate scourging liberal Roman Catholics, focused on preaching about God's love. But it's how he ended his papacy, as the first pope in 600 years to resign, that is guaranteed to
DriveWays: Jaguar's new sedans fill out the luxury line drive-jag | By: FRANK A. AUKOFER | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC) Feb 21, 2013 3:05 PM If you're late to the party, a grand entrance can mollify the masses. But you have to be somebody to begin with. Nobody notices a bit player. That's a fair description of what Jaguar has done with its 2013 sedans -- the midsize XF and the big XJ. In
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