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- 2010 Ford Mustang Convertible Makes Good On Safety…This Time
- Leaked: 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Order Book
- Toyota and Lexus Recalls: Is Your Hybrid Affected?
- Honda Fit Fire Recall: 646,000 Cars Globally, 140,000 In U.S.
- Volkswagen & Tracy Morgan Make Violence Fun With 'Punch Dub'
- 2011 Ford Explorer: 'Jaw-Dropping' MPG, Adventurer Appeal
- Ferrari 599 Hybrid Image Leaked Ahead Of Geneva Motor Show
- Video: Lincoln Drives Toward Younger Buyers With Grammy Sponsorship, Free MP3s
- Cellphone Laws Aren't Reducing Crashes, Finds Safety Group
- Ford, GM Capitalize on Toyota's Troubles By Offering Incentives
| 2010 Ford Mustang Convertible Makes Good On Safety…This Time Posted: 29 Jan 2010 11:54 AM PST  The 2010 Ford Mustang Convertible has now achieved top 'good' ratings from the IIHS in both frontal offset and side impact tests. This is a retest for the Mustang; an original IIHS test of the 2010 model—applying to cars built before January (2010)—soundly flunked the ragtop 'Stang in the frontal offset category due to poor head and neck results...
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| Leaked: 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Order Book Posted: 29 Jan 2010 11:41 AM PST  The 2011 Ford Mustang is out for blood with two new, more powerful engines this year, but the hottest factory model, the GT500, is poised to strike as well. A leaked product ordering guide reveals the key changes that are coming, including a new SVT performance package. The updates to the 2011 Shelby GT500 follow along with the upgrades to the...
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| Toyota and Lexus Recalls: Is Your Hybrid Affected? Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:25 AM PST  So much has happened around the Toyota and Lexus accelerator safety recalls over the last week that it's hard to keep it all straight. So we're taking our first stab at it by sorting out the impact of the recall on the many hybrids offered by Toyota and Lexus. The full scope of the latest recall encompasses eight Toyota models, as well as one lone...
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| Honda Fit Fire Recall: 646,000 Cars Globally, 140,000 In U.S. Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:11 AM PST  It's been a bad week for Japanese carmakers. First Toyota (NYSE:TM) gets backhanded by the NHTSA over its ongoing unintended acceleration issues--and associated multi-million-car recalls--and now the Honda Fit faces recall over a fire hazard. Honda (NYSE:HMC) today announced a recall of 646,000 Fit (Jazz outside the U.S.) compact hatchbacks due to...
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| Volkswagen & Tracy Morgan Make Violence Fun With 'Punch Dub' Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:58 AM PST  If you grew up in a large family, you probably remember "Punch Buggy", the road-trip game that allowed the first kid in the car to spot a Volkswagen Beetle the opportunity to punch a sibling in the arm. Now, VW is hoping to resuscitate the fun of family violence with its new "Punch Dub" campaign, which launches during the Superbowl broadcast on...
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| 2011 Ford Explorer: 'Jaw-Dropping' MPG, Adventurer Appeal Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:36 AM PST  With the introduction of the 2011 Ford Explorer, Ford will have three different crossover utility vehicles—Explorer, Edge, and Flex—all selling beside each other at showrooms, all approximately the same size, and with two of the three (the Explorer and Flex) on the same platform as the Taurus sedan. Is there room for a third model without...
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| Ferrari 599 Hybrid Image Leaked Ahead Of Geneva Motor Show Posted: 29 Jan 2010 07:54 AM PST  The times, they are a changin', and even Ferrari is being dragged into the hybrid scene. We brought you news yesterday that, during the debut of Ferrari's 2010 F10 Formula 1 car, CEO Luca de Montezemolo revealed that a production-ready hybrid version of the 599 would be coming to Geneva. Today we have a preview image of the car leaked to the Web...
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| Video: Lincoln Drives Toward Younger Buyers With Grammy Sponsorship, Free MP3s Posted: 29 Jan 2010 07:37 AM PST  Though most of the advertising chatter these days is centered on the Superbowl, Lincoln has focused its marketing muscle on a different high-profile event: the Grammy Awards. This Sunday's ceremony will feature ads for the 2010 Lincoln MKZ, MKT, and MKS, backed by tracks from musicians like Sia and hipster faves CSS. What's more: those songs are...
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| Cellphone Laws Aren't Reducing Crashes, Finds Safety Group Posted: 29 Jan 2010 07:21 AM PST  Here's a surprising result: Looking purely at the frequency of crashes before and after enactment, new laws that restrict the use of handheld cellphone use (calling and/or texting) while driving produce no recognizable reduction in crashes. So find researchers from the Highway Loss Data Institute, an organization that is funded by the insurance...
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| Ford, GM Capitalize on Toyota's Troubles By Offering Incentives Posted: 29 Jan 2010 06:12 AM PST  As children, we're taught not to kick a man when he's down; corporations, however, use a very different playbook. Accordingly, Ford and General Motors have launched incentive campaigns to capitalize on Toyota's ongoing recall misfortunes. GM is offering qualified buyers the chance to trade in their Toyota for a new GM car or truck with 60-month...
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