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- Toyota To Repair V-6 Models For Oil-Leak Issue
- 2010 Dodge Caliber Bottom Line
- 2010 BMW 3-Series Bottom Line
- Mahindra Pickup On Track For Late Spring, Insists U.S. Distro
- 2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Porsche 918 Spyder Concept
- Geneva Motor Show Preview: 2012 Ford Focus Station Wagon
- Garage Door Manufacturer Thinks Toyota's Deadly Safety Flaw Is Hilarious
- Rally In The 100 Acre Wood 2010: The Cars, The Competitors, The Craziness
- The Royal Speed-Cam Detector: Prince Philip's Land Rover Busted!
- V-Vehicle Misses Key Deadline, Forfeits $87 Million From Louisiana
- First Details On AMG's New Turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8
| Toyota To Repair V-6 Models For Oil-Leak Issue Posted: 01 Mar 2010 04:40 PM PST  Just as Washington is winding up for another round of Congressional hearings Tuesday, news of yet another Toyota mechanical issue has spread. In affected models equipped with V-6 engines, an engine oil hose might degrade to the point of leaking, potentially causing engine failure. According to Reuters, citing a document sent out to U.S. dealers...
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| 2010 Dodge Caliber Bottom Line Posted: 01 Mar 2010 03:46 PM PST  In 2007, the Dodge Caliber debuted to replace the outgoing Neon small sedan. The 2010 Dodge Caliber is available in one body style, an aggressive-looking five-door hatchback. For the new model year, Chrysler's deleted the all-wheel-drive option, the optional turbocharged engines, and the SRT4 high-performance model. With a base price of $17,090...
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| Posted: 01 Mar 2010 03:31 PM PST  The BMW 3-Series was last redesigned for 2007, with a handful of mild styling changes last year. A more thorough refresh is expected for 2011, but the 2010 3-Series still owns its segment: four-seat sports compacts. The extensive line includes the four-door sedan, a two-door coupe and convertible, and a station wagon. All-wheel-drive and a...
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| Mahindra Pickup On Track For Late Spring, Insists U.S. Distro Posted: 01 Mar 2010 02:39 PM PST  Despite some reports that the automaker might be lagging in its certification of its upcoming compact pickup model, the TR20 and TR40, the U.S. distributor for Mahindra reassures that U.S. plans are proceeding as planned. "Timing stays the same," insisted Global Vehicles USA spokesman Mike Geylin, who said that the models are still set for a late...
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| 2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:53 AM PST  Porsche's Carrera GT supercar has been out of production for a few years now, and its numbers have been rapidly diminishing as tuners and ill-talented drivers do their worst. At this year's Geneva Motor Show, Porsche is planning a 918 Spyder Concept that looks staged to replace it, and though it doesn't share much in common with the previous...
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| Geneva Motor Show Preview: 2012 Ford Focus Station Wagon Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:58 AM PST  The 2012 Ford Focus four-door sedan and five-door hatchback were probably the most important cars unveiled at January's Detroit Auto Show. And Ford has many more compact vehicles to come, one of which is this striking Ford Focus station wagon, which will be shown at this week's Geneva Motor Show. U.S. shuns station wagons While we've always been...
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| Garage Door Manufacturer Thinks Toyota's Deadly Safety Flaw Is Hilarious Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:33 AM PST  It's not easy making light of tragic events. Cracking jokes about fatal tornadoes, mudslides, and building collapses is best handled by really good comedians and/or really big idiots. Take a look at the ad at left and guess which category Danish garage door manufacturer Dansk Port Teknik falls into. In fairness, other companies -- especially...
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| Rally In The 100 Acre Wood 2010: The Cars, The Competitors, The Craziness Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:51 AM PST  As the driver slams the shifter into fourth--a rock bent the shift linkage a few miles back--and you race toward 80 mph on a tight, rutted, rocky and occasionally jump-strewn gravel road, you bury your head in the few notes you have, struggling against instinct and physics to keep feeding the information your wheelman needs to avoid an abrupt...
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| The Royal Speed-Cam Detector: Prince Philip's Land Rover Busted! Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:04 AM PST  His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh is known for saying impolitic things in public once in a while. Now it turns out that his occasional lack of political correctness may extend to avoiding the U.K.'s prevalent speed-detecting cameras. He was recently spotted by Britain's Daily Mail newspaper behind the wheel of his Land-Rover Freelander...
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| V-Vehicle Misses Key Deadline, Forfeits $87 Million From Louisiana Posted: 01 Mar 2010 07:54 AM PST  Bad news for startup automaker V-Vehicle: the company has missed a crucial funding deadline, and as a result, it will forfeit $87 million in cash and incentives from the state of Louisiana for V-Vehicle's new plant in Monroe. As per an agreement with the state, V-Vehicle needed to demonstrate that it had amassed a minimum of $350 million in...
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| First Details On AMG's New Turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 Posted: 01 Mar 2010 02:55 AM PST  Late last year we first heard that Mercedes-Benz, together with its high-performance AMG division, was going to replace its entire engine lineup with a new range of more fuel efficient direct-injected and turbocharged units. Today, we have the first solid details on one of the most exciting of the newcomers, a 5.5-liter V-8 that will replace the...
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