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- Toyota Floor Mat Safety Recall: My Prius Goes On Notice
- Honda Prepping Personal-Neo Urban Transport Concept For L.A. Auto Show
- Video: Jay Leno Goes Cheek-To-Cheek With The Tango EV
- AdWatch: Alfa Romeo MiTo Video Is Simple, Clever, Jeans-Free
- IIHS Top Safety Picks, Chocolate 911s, Audi Robot: Today At High Gear Media
- MIT, Audi Develop Onboard Robot For Road-Trips & Guilt-Trips
- Ford's Big Day: Fusion Gets Top Marks, Company Stock Soars
- GM Kicking Off Brand-Wide Sale
- Preview: 2011 Mazda2
- IIHS Picks The Safest New Vehicles For 2010
- Hyundai Unveils Direct Injection Engine Destined For 2011 Sonata
| Toyota Floor Mat Safety Recall: My Prius Goes On Notice Posted: 18 Nov 2009 12:00 PM PST  You're well aware that Toyota is recalling the 2004-2009 Prius--among a list of vehicles--for an issue with floor mats. Here at High Gear Media, we have at least two vehicles affected by the recall, both 2004 Toyota Prius hatchbacks, both even the same shade of blue. One of them's mine, and in the nearly six years we've owned our Prius, it's ..
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| Honda Prepping Personal-Neo Urban Transport Concept For L.A. Auto Show Posted: 18 Nov 2009 09:49 AM PST  The future is a common theme at most auto shows, and the future most carmakers have seen lately is a highly compact, enviro-friendly urban environment. To remain relevant in such a market, cars will have to shrink, adapt and go very high-tech, at least if the concepts are to be believed. Honda's latest, the Personal-Neo Urban Transport--yes, ..
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| Video: Jay Leno Goes Cheek-To-Cheek With The Tango EV Posted: 18 Nov 2009 09:00 AM PST  With a price tag north of $100,000 and a production run of just 11 units, Commuter Cars' Tango EV isn't likely to become a bestseller on the lots -- but then, with Jay Leno test-driving it for all the world to see, you never know. It may be terrifyingly tiny, boasting a profile that only a mother could love, but with a four-second sprint from ..
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| AdWatch: Alfa Romeo MiTo Video Is Simple, Clever, Jeans-Free Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:30 AM PST  Last time we heard from Alfa Romeo, we wondered what new drugs had found their way to Europe. (Seriously, that genes/jeans campaign from London's Performance PR was terrible.) The latest ad for the Alfa Romeo MiTo comes from Milan's Fabbrica Virali agency, and it's equally bizarre -- but in a totally good way. The spot features Mozart's ..
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| IIHS Top Safety Picks, Chocolate 911s, Audi Robot: Today At High Gear Media Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:00 AM PST  The Jetsons had them doing the dishes, the Matrix says they'll take over the world one day, and Audi wants to put one in your dashboard: robots. Why a robot in your car? In the case of Audi's AIDA--Affective Intelligent Driving Agent--it's to relay information in a way that's easier and safer to understand than a traditional screen display, ..
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| MIT, Audi Develop Onboard Robot For Road-Trips & Guilt-Trips Posted: 18 Nov 2009 07:30 AM PST  Here at TheCarConnection.com, we see a lot of gadgets designed to enhance the driving experience. Like the Mercedes-Benz mbrace system we mentioned yesterday, most are telematics devices offering directions, traffic news, and other familiar data. But MIT's SENSEable City Lab envisions something different: an onboard robot capable of giving ..
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| Ford's Big Day: Fusion Gets Top Marks, Company Stock Soars Posted: 18 Nov 2009 06:00 AM PST  A year ago, many people were predicting the end of Detroit. In light of the financial sector's collapse and the subsequent Big Three implosion (not to mention a few highly publicized chats between Detroit CEOs and members of Congress), naysayers around the world insisted that America's moment to shine was over -- at least as far as cars were ..
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| GM Kicking Off Brand-Wide Sale Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:02 AM PST  General Motors is ramping up for the holiday season with huge sales across its four brands. Starting today, the automaker will be launching massive incentives for each brand in an effort to get rid of as much remaining 2009 inventory. Chevrolet will go with the “Red Tag Sale,” Buick-GMC with the “Holiday Event” and ..
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| Posted: 18 Nov 2009 03:59 AM PST  • What is it?: The 2011 Ford Fiesta's Mazda sibling • The basics: Funky styling, and “zoom zoom” philosophy • On sale: Fall 2010, with a public showing at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show • Price: Less than $16,000 (est.) Compact hatchbacks have for a long time performed poorly in the U.S. but with fuel ..
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| IIHS Picks The Safest New Vehicles For 2010 Posted: 18 Nov 2009 03:24 AM PST  The coveted Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) used to be quite exclusive--and a way for safety-conscious shoppers to narrow down their possibilities to a few top-rated vehicles in a segment. But since 2007, the number of Top Safety Picks has roughly doubled each year, going from just 23 ..
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| Hyundai Unveils Direct Injection Engine Destined For 2011 Sonata Posted: 17 Nov 2009 07:19 PM PST  Direct injection, once the domain of luxury and high-performance models only, will soon be available on a humble Hyundai. The South Korean automaker has unveiled its new 2.4-liter Theta II GDI (gasoline direct injection) that will debut in the 2011 Sonata early next year. With a compression ratio of 11.3:1, the 2.4-liter Theta II GDI delivers ..
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