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Ferrari 599 Hybrid at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show

The 2010 Geneva Auto Show is starting on March 2. Many car manufacturers have already prepared their new projects for this exhibit, but they keep the details in secret. Ferrari is working on the 599 Hybrid and does not unveil any details, but a couple of its pictures have already leaked to the Internet.
According to [...]

Toyota “Plants” Daisies

Toyota came up with an unusual advertisement for new Prius. The car manufacturer “plants” 18-foot-tall plastic daisies in the biggest cities of the U.S. Boston residents have already noticed huge flowers on their streets last month and this week they are going to New York. After this the traveling ad goes to Chicago, Seattle, San [...]

A Police Car from Jaguar

In the end of last year the U.K. Police has received the latest three models of Evolution from Mitsubishi. This year they are offered a sedan from Jaguar.
British police department is the luckiest or the richest in the world to be offered several new models from the world leading manufacturers. Just in 2008 they could [...]

Mustang 45th Anniversary

Tomorrow is going to be a great event for Mustang lovers. The brand is commemorating its 45th anniversary. The four-day celebration will take place at Barber Motosports Park, Birmingham, Alabama.
Ford vice-president, Jim Farley, said that Mustang “has been a symbol of American freedom and fun” since the first day it was launched, April 17, 1964. [...]

Roof Strength Rating Is Established

Insurance Institute for Highways Safety has established new ratings for vehicles. Now not only standard parts like front, rear and sides will be checked for strength, but roof as well. According to their opinion the roof has to be strong to protect passengers in rollover crashes, because they might be injured by roof itself if [...]

Toyota and Ford Celebrate Hybrid Success

Hybrid invasion of the U.S. is going fast and soon every second car on the roads will be “green”. This week was significant for Japanese and American automakers: Toyota has announced that it reached one million mark in sales of gas-electric cars for American customers and Ford has assembled 100,000th hybrid SUV.
Both automakers are happy [...]

Pontiac Torrent Is Discontinued

General Motors starts getting rid of the unnecessary burden and the first victim is Pontiac Torrent. The automaker already has a similar vehicle, Chevrolet Equinox, so Torrent is just a waste of money.
According to the latest data, GM sold only 987 Pontiac crossovers this February which is a 55 percent loss comparing to 2008. Unhappy [...]

Mazda Recalls Sedans, while Chrysler Fixes Minivans

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) demands the recalls due to various reasons. Their last study of 2009 Mazda 6 showed there has not been enough work done on the outer door handles which may stick and prevent doors from latching well.
While some people do not consider it as a big problem, the NHTSA agents [...]

Not All Big Pick-Ups Are Safe

Just a few months ago (in July 2008) Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) was testing small pick-up trucks. Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, Dodge Dakota/Mitsubishi Raider, Ford Ranger/Mazda B Series and Nissan Frontier showed negative results. The most upsetting news was about side crash impact. None of them could give enough protection to a driver [...]

2009 Geneva Auto Show: Aston Martin V12 Vantage

2009 Geneva Auto Show is going to surprise us with “the most potent production sports car in the marque’s 95-year history” according to Aston Martin. The British manufacturer is really proud of its new V12Vantage, several images of which have been released a few days ago.
The sport car borrows V8 Vantage base from last year, [...]

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