Archive for April, 2009

Friday Videos: More SA22C Love

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Friday Videos: More SA22C Love
Since our post earlier this week was pretty popular, we thought we’d round out the week with some more old school SA22C RX-7 love. Here’s a couple of vids.
This first vid is from Japanese video car magazine Video Option. It starts out with Ama-san from Tokyo rotary tuner RE-Amemiya building up an SA22C (shame there’s not [...]
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Austrian Collector Auctions Fleet of Japanese Cars

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Austrian Collector Auctions Fleet of Japanese Cars
What surprises us more than an Austrian actor auctioning off his collection of Japanese cars, is the fact that there was an Austrian actor with a collection of Japanese cars to begin with.
We aren’t familiar with Roland Düringer but after seeing his car collection, we wish we were. Apparently he’s quite the comedic celebrity in [...]
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Road Test: 2009 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Road Test: 2009 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

In its second year on the North American marketplace, Chevrolet’s Malibu Hybrid is a paradoxical offering.

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Nissan Announces Pricing on 2010 Armada SUV

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Nissan Announces Pricing on 2010 Armada SUV

Nissan’s 2010 Armada SUV is very carefully priced, so it would appear, against the 2010 Toyota Sequoia.

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Ford targets tradesmen with electric van

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Ford targets tradesmen with electric van

To its credit, Ford isn’t taking advantage of any governmental handouts as it struggles to deal with the most dramatic sales decline in the company’s history, and one that it’s not alone in battling.

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Sneak Peek: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Sneak Peek: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid

Ford is not letting the gloom and doom in Detroit prevent it from showing it has products that can compete with those from the import manufacturers.

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Toyota cranking up Prius production to meet early demand in Japan

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Toyota cranking up Prius production to meet early demand in Japan

Apparently, the Honda Insight isn’t the only new hybrid stimulating strong early demand in Japan.

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East Coast Events: Zero Garage at Road Atlanta

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

East Coast Events: Zero Garage at Road Atlanta
There are more events for you east coasters this weekend! Take the midnight train to Georgia and meet up with Zero Garage, our favorite band of Peach State bandits at Road Atlanta! They will be repping J-tin at the Mitty, so be sure to check it out. Go to Import Atlanta for details.
[Image: Puregroove.org]
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Source Interlink Files Chapter 11

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Source Interlink Files Chapter 11
Holy moly! The Carpocalypse has claimed another victim, but this time it’s not an automaker.
Remember back in November when Sport Compact Car folded? Well now its parent company, Source Interlink, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As of yet there’s no word on how this will affect their other titles, which range from Motor [...]
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Toyota Announces Schedule for 2009 Toyota Community Concerts

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Toyota Announces Schedule for 2009 Toyota Community Concerts
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces the 2009 schedule for the Toyota Community Concerts, which is a classical music concert program TMC holds in collaboration with its domestic sales companies as part of its social contribution activities.
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Road Test: 2009 Toyota Tacoma 4×4

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Road Test: 2009 Toyota Tacoma 4×4

By Howard J. Elmer, National Post The Toyota Tacoma is by definition a mid-sized pickup, despite growing its silhouette in the past few years.

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Pontiac Vibe to be replaced with another shared Toyota model

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Pontiac Vibe to be replaced with another shared Toyota model

There are a lot of questions left unanswered after General Motors announcement this morning that its Pontiac division was not long for this world .

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