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V.I.P. Lexus IS-F showing off on the parking lot. Those attractive 3 piece Work VS-XX rims seem to go just perfect along with luxury coupes and sedans. Definitely one of the top choices for Lexus IS-F although gold ones would look better I think:) ...

Subaru Impreza STI vs. EVO 8 in their natural environment. Finally winter time is running out, at least in my city. I envy owners of AWD cars, especially Subaru Impreza or Mitsubishi EVO owners, who probably had so much fun during the winter. With my fwd EG6 on snow, I can just drive slower than my grandma on Sundays. I hope you all had fun this winter and I wish I join AWD club sometime soon in a few years:) It’s a question that never ends, but which one goes with your your style? ...

Consumer Reports does a lot of things differently (like not accepting advertising, buying the cars they test). And one of them is creating a separate list of Top Picks from American car companies.Well, this year's list is out now...and it's a Ford/Lincoln/Mercury, Chevy/GMC/Cadillac list. Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep are nowhere to be found. For that matter, Buick is MIA.Interestingly, the editors couldn't recommend an American vehicle in the "family hauler" category.The list, and the reasoning behind...

The Lexus ES350 described in Congressional testimony on Tuesday as "possessed" is off the streets, four years after the incident.One day after disclosing that Rhonda Smith sold the car (today's clarification from NHTSA: traded it to a Toyota dealer) after what she called a "near-death" experience and that a family has put 27,000 trouble-free miles on the vehicle since then (something that no one mentioned during Tuesday's hearing), the NHTSA has written that family a check...

The chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform accused Toyota on Friday of withholding relevant documents when fighting lawsuits filed by crash victims.The accusation's roots are in the documents provided under subpoena by former Toyota counsel turned whistleblower Dimitrios Biller. Full details via the New York Times he...

Impreza WRX on Work VS-XX rims. Really special rims for JDM monster. ...

Les presento el nuevo modelo de Mithubishi ASX. Este modelo que se comercializará en Europa, con un motor de 1.8 y 6 velocidades. Será presentado en el mes de marzo en Ginebra y se espera que sea un éxito en ventas.Tendrá un precio bastante accesible, de 19.500 dólares en su versión más económica, y 27.000 dólares la más comple...

If that were your car, what would you do?The Wall Street Journal (sub required...comments can be read free) reports that Rhonda Smith sold it...and another family has been driving it since.That's right. Not  "demanded Toyota replace it under the Lemon Law".Not "parked it and sued Toyota for its replacement cost".We need to know just how that went down, I think. Trade it in and let the dealer work out the ethics? Craigslist? eBay? A close friend or neighbor?And Rhonda? She needs to head...

R34 GTR vs R32 GTR in a battle. Icons of JDM “heavyweight” boosted monsters, legends of tuning industry since 1989, the start of first R32 Skyline production:) ...

Desperate for money, city, county and state governments around the country are looking hard at anything that throws off cash with little or preferably no effort and manpower.Which brings us to photo radar. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger would like to change the law in his state that currently bans speed cameras (red-light cameras are legal in the Golden State), which he says could generate $338 million.But...as The Los Angeles Times reports...$338 million in tickets doesn't necessarily...

Automotive News (you can register for free) broke the story late Wednesday that Hummer is history. After two years on the block and a thisclose deal with a Chinese manufacturer, the deal just couldn't be done. GM says Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co. Ltd. was "unable to complete the acquisition", and so they'll wind down the brand.It's hard to remember now, but Hummer was white-hot when it first hit showrooms in the early '00s. Its peak sales year was 2006, when 71,524 of them...

Well, this won't help quell the conspiracy theory that the U.S. goverment is going extra tough on Toyota because it owns a chunk of GM:The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirms it raided the offices of three Toyota suppliers as part of an anti-trust investigation. Toyota itself says it wasn't contacted by authorities. Full details from the Los Angeles Times:...

Toyota president Akio Toyoda told Congress today he takes full responsibility for the recall of millions of his company's cars, but that he would tell President Obama "Toyota cars are safe".                          This, in the same hearing where Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, in a deja vu moment linked to his February 3 testimony that owners should "stop driving"...

Nice presentation from Eurosport. What makes Impreza WRC better than stock Impreza STI? Most crucial are suspensions and brakes. Those steel brakes are worth of gold. img alt="" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('7ade4c5e-7f41-4b96-9541-813853b6ef20'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "";" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICEi3sI_evl0fVQMKDoEYimEKqZu3qMCzEKxnvrncjQzElWGnGQabTQwDWw-kHf0MQzH5nw06j-j7_cNyaUbAwffTDt3p-UiiBpeY5o5qknjvE5PGj22ku2_MGduw-ibxafQsoYuacSe-/?imgmax=800"...

The Lede, The New York Times News Blog, will be providing live blogging and MSNBC live video streaming of Toyota president Akio Toyoda's testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as well as other testimony and discussion Wednesday.  Click here to follow.  There's also commercial-free, break-free video streaming available from C-SP...

Automotive News (you can register for free) reports that Hyundai is suspending sales of the just-introduced 2011 Sonata because front door lock modules can stick.5,000 of the vehicles, which arrived in showrooms 2 weeks ago, are in the U.S. and so far, only about 1,300 in buyers' hands. Parts will reach dealers beginning tomorrow and Hyundai says the sales halt will end as soon as repairs to models in stock are ma...

Testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Tuesday, Toyota Motor Sales USA president Jim Lentz told lawmakers the gas pedal recall affecting millions of the company's vehicles may not solve the problem. Lentz said the company is still investigating the problem, including the possibility that the electronics system may be at fault. Also testifying today, United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who told the committee the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration...

I’m buried in work these days,almost no spare time left for blogging, but I try my best lol :) Shiny Acura NSX with white TE37 Volks just for you. Enjoy! ...

The House of Representatives seems to be running ahead of schedule...at least when it comes to testimony. It released Toyota Motor Sales USA President Jim Lentz' Tuesday testimony to the media late Monday...but we know what Akio Toyoda will say Wednesday at lunchtime on the west coast today.Complete remarks from the committee via WOKV, Jacksonvil...

It's report card day at Consumer Reports...Hyundai and Ford are happy. Toyota? A mixed bag. But the Prius keeps its Recommended status. Read the results he...

The Detroit News has published an advance copy of Toyota Motor Sales USA President Jim Lentz' remarks before a Congressional committee today, as well as those of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Lentz says the company has "taken too long to come to grips with a rare but serious set of safety issues."UPDATE: Click here for .pdf of Lentz' complete remar...

312,000 model year 2005 and 2006 Dodge Caravan, Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans are being recalled.The airbag sensors can crack, water can get inside and then the airbags don't work as designed. Read the recall notice here.Not too comforting...the actual recalling and repair doesn't start until Ju...

Southern Illinois University professor David Gilbert says a short-circuit can cause the cars to accelerate suddenly and not leave a trace in the car's fault codes.Toyota's response? Click he...

Si en algún lugar del mundo nadan en lana, es en el Golfo Pérsico, pues hay tanto petróleo como arena… y si nos apuran, tienen la misma dosis de gusto cuestionable, por decir lo menos. Pero eso no detiene a Rolls-Royce de complacer cada capricho que salga de la región.Y los entendemos, al fin y al cabo tienen que vender coches y no hay muchos compradores de coches de 200 mil dólares. Por eso es que el Rolls-Royce Phantom Yas Eagle, construido para celebrar la llegada de la Formula 1 a la región,...

Another comparison of JDM and EUDM Civic Type R. This time from Best Motoring, the real experts. FN2 vs FD2, it you watched Fifth Gear comparison of that 2 cars, you know the winner already. img alt="" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('8b031cba-86a6-4935-9aa2-0e2123a8e928'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "";" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8EcVwN1ij8uuTcWvLzbse0Xj6hrMKgQ7cdhfBdqmuLcXtCDf7jU32ZF6gC_dAo1VtefoR5l4vTOY82jThW0lhMaLG6Uqyn_N_WMWaFglDjtbGiOL2qLJBP1dGA7w1TKG5ee653dHsMc9/?imgmax=800"...

When Toyota goes to Capitol Hill this week, or before a federal grand jury at a date to be announced,  they won't be walking in alone.The Los Angeles Times has a profile of the U.S. company Toyota has hired in hopes of disproving claims that their cars are capable of unintended acceleration caused by electronic throttles. Previous clients? Exxon (Valdez), NASA (Challenger), FEMA (Oklahoma City federal building bombing) and at least one of Toyota's competitors (For...

Toyota announced today that it received a subpoena for documents related to unintended acceleration and braking issues which prompted its huge recall from a federal grand jury (southern District of New York).Date they got that subpoena? February 8.As in two weeks ago today. This, of course, is a big fat hairy deal...and Toyota should know it. If the grand jury doesn't like what it reads, the end result can be criminal charges.A bit more recently, Toyota says it got a voluntary request...

Be careful what you put in writing. Dad probably told you that. But according to a report in this morning's Los Angeles Times, Toyota Motor Company execs put together a presentation in July, 2009 that talks about how the company saved $100 million by negotiating with the U.S. Government to limit a recall linked to sudden acceleration claims..from all vehicles possibly involved to 55,000 floor mats. The Times also reports Toyota realized cost savings for delaying the implementation of a federal...

What’s better than tripple AE86 drift? More of Toyota Hachirokus at once, the better it is, especially with hands up. I wonder how much repeats they had to take for this shot? ...

Como Economizar GasolinaNão há como, toda vez que enchemos o tanque do carro ou moto o bolso sempre grita, mas para quem ainda não sabe existem algumas dicas que podem ajudar para economizar no consumo da gasolina. Antes de tudo é necessário que você meça a quantidade de combustível que seu carro ou moto consome, para isso, encha o tanque e coloque o hodômetro (equipamento destinado a medir a distância percorrida) do veículo, sendo que ao encher o tanque, assim verifique a quantidade de quilômetros...

Dicas para dirigir moto no frioCom o inverno os motociclistas são os que mais sofrem com as baixas temperaturas, entretanto, há os motociclistas que deixam a moto de lado e utilizam apenas o carro. Mas para aqueles que não contam com um segundo meio de transporte, é necessário ignorar o clima e continuar sem problemas a pilotar sua moto, driblando o frio sentindo-se confortável e seguro simultaneamente, com? Veja nossas dicas relacionadas a este tema.Podendo ocasionar em uma série de problemas ao...

As good as the new Volkswagen Golf is...there are two three-letter combinations that can make it even better.One is "GTI".The other is "TDI".                            TDI is VW's clean diesel engine. And as much as we love it in the Jetta sedan,  it's a revelation in the new platform Golf.It's the usual diesel attributes...tons of torque, excellent long-term prospects...

Style of a movie star, Lexus IS250 just for you. Can’t believe how a good styling (lower springs and Work Emotion rims) can make that perfect stock in a gorgeous high-class monster. Bottle of champagne and what else? :)   ...

The same House committee (Oversight and Government Reform) before which Toyota President Akio Toyoda will testify next week about the automaker's gas pedal recall has subpoenaed records in the possession of former Toyota American National Managing Counsel Dimitrios Biller.Biller told ABC News earlier this month that Toyota had tried to hide "evidence of safety defects from consumers and regulators and fostered a culture of hypocrisy and deceit." Biller said he had documents in his possession that...

Como tirar arranhões de carros e motosQuando se compra um carro sempre ficamos atentos para que ele não risque ou tenha algum tipo de dano em sua pintura. Mas não podemos ficar de olho nele vinte e quatro horas por dia sendo assim ele terá que ficar exposto muitas vezes nas ruas e correndo assim o risco de levar um arranhão.Um carro danificado dependendo da gravidade do risco fica muito feio e até perde seu valor comercial sendo novo ou usado tomar cuidados seria a melhor coisas a fazer, mas se...

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