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Nissan to show half-width tilting vehicle in Tokyo Auto Show

Posted by freelance: When it comes to technological ingenuity, you really have to give it to the Japanese. They always know how to make people's jaws drop down with their fantastic, futuristic inventiones. Cars are no exception. Nissan is included. Read more: Nissan to show half-width tilting vehicle in Tokyo Auto Show [click]
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Toyota goes sporty with FT-86 in Tokyo Auto Show

Posted by freelance: Toyota Motor Corp. goes sporty as it unveils its new concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show at the end of this month. The concept sports coupe, dubbed the FT-86 Concept, is the successor of the AE86 sports coupe that the company unveiled in the 1980s. Read more: Toyota goes sporty with FT-86 in Tokyo Auto Show [click]
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Ford To Spend More on 4th Quarter Advertising

Posted by freelance: Although Ford is already a popular automaker in North America, it still wants a bigger share of the market and by this, they intend to increase their advertising budget for the fourth quarter of the year by 20% more. As if they're not spending $1.5 billion a year on advertising already. Read more: Ford To Spend More on 4th Quarter Advertising
Tags: ford drive one campaign, ford vs toyota vs honda. Comments: 0.

Need For Speed Disappointment

Posted by freelance: I have always been a big fan of the Need For Speed games. To those of you who don't know what I am talking about, let me tell you a little bit about these games. Remember back in the day when the hit movie, "The Fast and the Furious", came out Everybody watched that movie. Well after people watched the movie they wanted to live the life and have
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Lotus to introduce Exige at Tokyo Auto Show 2009

Posted by freelance: Black and carbon fiber will dominate the displays this year in the Tokyo Motor Show as Lotus comes out to promote its latest sports car offering, the Lotus Exige, which, depending on the market it will be sold, will come with the alternative name of either Stealth or Scura. Read more: Lotus to introduce Exige at Tokyo Auto Show 2009 [click]
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Mitsubishi Plug-In Hybrid Lancer Evo

Posted by freelance: In a few days from now, we'll be seeing Mitsubishi's newest plug-in hybrid concept, the PX-MiEV. The Japanese automaker invested effort and time in developing the concept vehicle which will have its official debut on the coming 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Read more: Mitsubishi Plug-In Hybrid Lancer Evo [click]
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Infiniti to go Hybrid by 2011

Posted by freelance: Luxury brands nowadays are joining the hybrid race. When Lexus started its bid for a greener fleet, other luxury brands followed. Now, luxury hybrid cars are one of the most discussed in the automotive world. Recently, Nissan's luxury arm, Infiniti, joined the race. Read more: Infiniti to go Hybrid by 2011 [click]
Tags: infiniti hybrid, m35 hybrid. Comments: 0.

Problems With My 1999 Ford Explorer

Posted by freelance: I bought a 1999 Ford Explorer from an auto auction a little over a year ago. Other than some normal minor problems, my Explorer has ran great for me since the day I pulled it off the Auction lot. Well until now. I am having some problems with my CD player in the truck. I bought a Panasonic CD player for it a few months after I bought it. So for a
Tags: ford explorer, panasonic cd player. Comments: 0.

Marcus Neiman Special Edition Jaguar for Christmas

Posted by freelance: Every Christmas, some of America's wealthiest individuals spend some of their hundreds of thousands in buying probably one of the most awaited car collection. Marcus Neiman's collection called Christmas Book, is an annual special edition vehicle offering which mostly targets rich people. Read more: Marcus Neiman Special Edition Jaguar for
Tags: jaguar xjl special edition, marcus neiman christmas book. Comments: 0.

Fall Leaves Can Cause Driving Hazards

Posted by freelance: About a week ago I finally got my drivers license I should have gotten my drivers license two months ago, but since I haven't really practiced driving all that much I failed my test the first time. I didn't have that hard of a time on the driving part of the test. It was the parallel parking that I didn't do so good at. Read more: Fall Leaves
Tags: safe driving, weather hazards. Comments: 0.

Toyota FT-86 Concept

Posted by freelance: Its still a few weeks from now before the Tokyo Motor Show happens, but Toyota's concept car for the show has already been unveiled. Weeks early before its debut, the Japanese carmaker unveiled its newest sports car concept, the Toyoto FT-86. Read more: Toyota FT-86 Concept [click]
Tags: tokyo motor show 2009, october 2009 automotive events. Comments: 0.

Chrysler Group introduces new brand, replaces some brand CEOs

Posted by freelance: The Chrysler group announced that it will be introducing a new brand name for its trucks, called Ram, in an effort to overhaul the company structure. Meanwhile, Chrysler top designer Ralph Gilles was announced to as the new CEO of the Dodge brand, which will now concentrate on cars only. Read more: Chrysler Group introduces new brand, replaces
Tags: chrysler, dodge ram. Comments: 0.

Silver Remains Most Popular Car Color After 9 Years

Posted by freelance: For nine straight years, silver has taken the spot as the most popular color for all vehicles around the world. According to PPG Industries, a major company that deals with car finishes, silver remains the most purchased car color in all continents. Read more: Silver Remains Most Popular Car Color After 9 Years [click]
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Road Delays When Your In A Hurry

Posted by freelance: Do you ever feel like when your in traffic during road construction, that maybe sometimes the people directing traffic don't know what the hell they are doing I felt just that today. Read more: Road Delays When Your In A Hurry [click]
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BMW plans to reintroduce four-cylinder engines in US market

Posted by freelance: In an effort to meet stricter economy rules in the United States, automobile giant BMW announced that it plans to offer four-cylinder gasoline engines to the market. Read more: BMW plans to reintroduce four-cylinder engines in US market [click]
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Make Extra Money Detailing Cars

Posted by freelance: I am a 25 year old guy making a living from working at a body shop for a car company. I do make good money but as we all know, I could always use more. Work has been kind of slow due to the bad economy. Read more: Make Extra Money Detailing Cars [click]
Tags: car detailing, car wash. Comments: 0.

Biggest Toyota Recall Ever

Posted by freelance: Last August 28, an extremely sad event happened when a family of four died in a car accident deemed as a result of a malfunctioned break due to a mismatched floor mat that got stuck in the car's accelerator which resulted to an unstoppable 120 mph speed. Read more: Biggest Toyota Recall Ever [click]
Tags: lexus es accident, faulty floor mats. Comments: 1.

Can Your Cell Phone Unlock Your Car Doors

Posted by freelance: This may seem a little crazy, but I have heard that you can send signals through your cell phone to unlock your car doors. I know that when I first heard of this I thought it was a joke. Let me tell you how this all came about. Read more: Can Your Cell Phone Unlock Your Car Doors [click]
Tags: keyless entry, car alarms. Comments: 0.

Buying A Used CD Player For Your Car

Posted by freelance: Over the weekend the CD player in my car decided it wanted to break on me. Not a good time at all considering I was on my way back from visiting my brother who lives about 3 hours away. Read more: Buying A Used CD Player For Your Car [click]
Tags: cd player, car stereo. Comments: 0.

Ford on Aggressive Advertising

Posted by freelance: If you have noticed, Detroit-based automaker, Ford Motors Company is the most visible of the 3 biggest American carmaker in the media. Advertising exposure wise, Ford will emerge as the ultimate champion against the other two. Read more: Ford on Aggressive Advertising [click]
Tags: ford advertisements, advertising promotions. Comments: 0.

Mercedes-Benz to produce 200 hydrogen-fuel cars

Posted by freelance: If electric hybrid cars are deemed to be the vehicles of the near future, it is without a doubt that hydrogen fuel cars will be the cars of middle-term future. It is deemed to be the most energy-efficient automobile technology around so far, with cars going for a hundred or two hundred miles before requiring a fill-up. Read more: Mercedes-Benz
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Is Your Car Ready For Winter

Posted by freelance: As the leaves start to change on the trees, I can see winter quickly approaching. Then I start to wonder what I will have to do to get myself ready for winter. One thing I dread having to do every year is getting my car ready for the winter roads. Read more: Is Your Car Ready For Winter [click]
Tags: winter safety, safe driving. Comments: 0.

Stolen Car Magnets

Posted by freelance: So there for a while, I could not see myself with one of those "support the troops" or breast cancer awareness" magnets on the back of my car. Not that I didn't believe in or support their causes, because I DO, it was just the fact that I hadn't come across them and I didn't really want to sport one on the back of my car. Just recently while
Tags: spencers gifts, car magnets. Comments: 0.

Lexus LF-Ch

Posted by freelance: You see, with the demand for premium cars and environment-friendly models soon to be increasing, companies like Lexus are bound to introduce their own concept cars that may be produced in the coming years. Indeed, weeks before the Frankfurt Motor Show, it promised the press and the fans that it will come out with a concept car comparable to the
Tags: lexus lf ch, lexus. Comments: 0.

Internet Car and Truck of the Year

Posted by freelance: For the first time in its history the Internet Car and Truck of the Year awards will be allowing consumers to vote for their own choice of cars and trucks. The votation for your preferred car and truck for the year will be done on their website, at http://www.internetcarandtruckoftheyear.com 12 online writers of known automotive websites were
Tags: internet car of the year award, truck of the year award. Comments: 1.

Prices drop at Monterey auctions, though not as bad as expected

Posted by freelance: Final tallies of most of the classic-car auctions at Monterey, California, are already out and, as predicted, car sales have gone down compared to the previous year, though not as bad as expected. Read more: Prices drop at Monterey auctions, though not as bad as expected [click]
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Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV)

Posted by freelance: In a few days from now, Germany will once again be the center of attention for car enthusiasts. The 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, one of the most respectable car displaying events in the world, will feature some of the most interesting cars to date, including Toyota's new Plug-In Hybrid [Elecric] Vehicle or PHV / PHeV. Read more: Toyota Prius
Tags: toyota prius plug in hybrid, hybrid synergy drive tech. Comments: 0.