TMC to Tweak iQ for Individuality

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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it will offer new versions of the iQ – a four-seater, ultra-compact with outstanding cruising and environmental performance and air of sophistication borne of unique styling – to cater to car buyers seeking a means for personal expression.

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Real-time control of wheelchairs with brain waves

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The BSI-TOYOTA Collaboration Center (BTCC; Hidenori Kimura, Director), has succeeded in developing a system which utilizes one of the fastest technologies in the world, controlling a wheelchair using brain waves in as little as 125 milliseconds (one millisecond, or ms, is equal to 1/1000 seconds).

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Move Over, Prius: Meet the Raptor

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Raul Atkinson hopes that the all-electric Raptor he built will make a splash at the Marin County Fair.

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2009 AutoPacific Ideal Vehicle Awards: What Small Cars Took Top Honors?

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If you are like me, the first thing you are asking yourself is, ‘How did they come up with the ratings to award one car over another.’ The answer: The IVAs are based on owners’ ratings of their new 2009 model year cars and trucks across 15 key vehicle attributes.

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D-I-V-O-R-C-E: GM Calls it Quits with Toyota, NUMMI

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General Motors is washing its hands of the joint venture it operates with Toyota in California–the NUMMI plant in Fremont, Calif., where the companies teamed to build the Pontiac Vibe, and where Toyota builds the Tacoma pickup and Corolla sedan.

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The Truth About Cars Reconsiders: 2010 Toyota Prius Is Fantastic

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He hated it. Loathed it. Despised it. He didn’t like the car, its looks, the driving experience, the interior, or the instruments.

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Road Test: 2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid

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Nissan knew it needed a hybrid to complete its Altima lineup. The venerable midsize front-wheel-drive four-door sedan is ubiquitous on streets throughout North America and has a reputation for sporting tendencies that give it cachet beyond commuter duty.

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Cheap Car Insurance for Green Cars

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First it was the Toyota Prius, a hybrid car that earned recognition from a host of celebrities and became the must-have car of the modern era.

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Prius Too Small For Texas Governor, Can’t Fit Bale of Hay or Can It?

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Texas Governor Rick Perry recently stated that Texans need their pickups truck because you simply can’t fit a bale of hay into a Prius.

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Kidney, Anyone? 1974 Mazda RX-4 “GTR”
Before we found this 1974 Mazda RX-4 on ebay, we thought the letters “GTR” were found trailing the emblems on Nissan Skylines, Isuzu Bellets, and the occasional Toyota Carina.
According to the seller, the GTR was a special edition for the RX-4 in a similar vein as, if less sporty than, the SP RX-3s. He also says [...]
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Carboy, Circa 1998: Draggin’ MarkII Wagon
Doesn’t it seem like 1998 was not that long ago, when in fact it’s been over 10 years already? Back before the formation of D1GP, drag racing was still all the rage in Japan. Drifting was on juuust the verge of bursting out from its underground roots but until then, the tuning giants were throwing [...]
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Ten Cars That Changed The World

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These vehicles changed people’s lifestyles and habits as well as automakers’ long-term strategies.

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