Convenience, Comfort for the Long-Haul
It is the house as vehicle, or the vehicle as house. Put it this way: When you are going on a long, sometimes rough road trip in a fully equipped 2016 Toyota 4Runner Limited sport-utility vehicle, you aren’t leaving home without any of the things that make a home a home. Everything is there, or certainly there with the aid of easily portable electronic equipment. For 2016, that includes fully integrated cellphone navigation, which is...
Off-Road Looks, On-Road Agility
Since its rebirth in 1998, the Volkswagen Beetle has been the subject of a key question for those possessing a Y chromosome: Are you man enough to drive one? Its Hello Kitty styling is a bit emasculating. This is no small thing. While the Beetle was originally created under the auspices of the Nazi party and engineered by Ferdinand Porsche, its popularity in the 1960s came about — improbably enough for a product created by...
Canam Completes Buy Of Nearby Jewell Site
Claremont — Steel fabricator Canam Bridges on River Road has completed purchase of the nearby building owned by Jewell Transport, which is moving its trucking facility about a half-mile south this spring to a new building now under construction in the Syd Clarke Industrial Park. Canam General Manager Robert Richard said last week the purchase of the 70,000-square-foot Jewell building, which is on a parcel that borders Canam’s...
Auto Review: Acura ILX a Worthy Luxury Sport Sedan
At first glance, it’s the look — the aggressive grille, wheels and sharp, Jewel-Eye LED headlights — that suggests Acura is stepping up its game with the 2016 ILX. But the real proof is in its performance — that surge from a dead stop, the quick and smooth upshifts from Acura’s new dual-clutch automatic transmission, the tacky grip on corners. Add to that some new safety features, and you have a compelling argument that the ILX is...
Lebanon Manufacturer Seeks to Establish Claremont Facility
Claremont — The building off River Road that was constructed for a water bottling plant but never occupied soon could have a new owner. Lebanon-based New Hampshire Industries has submitted an application with the Claremont Planning and Development office for a site plan amendment to establish manufacturing at 35 Connecticut River Bend Road. Claremont’s website lists the application on the Planning Board’s Nov. 23 agenda. Ice River...
