The New tC gets a five-star crash-test rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Via Toyota in the News The all-new Scion tC sports coupe gained a significant jump in power and performance over the previous model, and now the car has gained something just as important: An overall five-star crash-test rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The testing is part of the U.S. New Car … Read more
Hyundai to offer a Prius rival!
Via Left Lane News Although Hyundai might now be playing catch up with Toyota in the hybrid race, the automaker hopes to even the score in 2013 by launching a plug-in Prius rival. “We plan to launch a plug-in hybrid model which is in the same segment as the Prius in 2013,” an unnamed Hyundai … Read more
Toyota’s Social Network?
Via Left Lane news Toyota Friend is largely the result of a collaboration between automaker Toyota and customer relation software (CRM) software developer Salesforce. The unlikely duo have formed a strategic alliance to build Toyota Friend, which will act as a private social network for Toyota customers and their cars. The new service will be gradually … Read more
Honda Odyssey Best Contender from Cars.com!
Via Honda in the News In a head-to-head competition between redesigned 2011 minivans, car buyer resource Cars.com found the best contender to be the all-new Honda Odyssey. The Odyssey led the pack for its styling, comfort and overall ride. Cars.com tested the minivans in Atlanta over a period of three days. Day one consisted of 175 miles of … Read more
7 Seats in New Prius [Toyota]
Via Left Lane News Toyota will soon expand the Prius brand to include a larger five-seat model – the Prius V – and a smaller compact model – the Prius C – but the Japanese automaker could have even bigger plans in store for its Prius family of vehicles.. According to Toyota head Bob Carter, the automaker is seriously considering … Read more
Sighted: 2012 Honda CR-V ?
Via Car and Driver A fearless Car and Driver reader in Washington, D.C., snapped this picture of the next-generation Honda CR-V crossover, which will debut this fall. The vehicle looks ready for production, wearing its own sheetmetal (rather than the modified body of an existing Honda model) with the badge buried in tape on the … Read more
The Prius Sets More Records
Via Toyota In The News With millions of Prii on the road today, Toyota’s iconic fuel-saver has firmly established itself as the best-selling hybrid in the world. But it turns out that that achievement was just the start of the Prius’ record-setting ways. Earlier this year, the Toyota team gathered under the auspices of the … Read more
Google Wants Driverless Cars Rolling In Navada!
Via Gawker Google acknowledged a year ago that it’s been developing self driving cars—a logical project for any search engine intent on eventually enslaving humans. Anyway, Google is now asking state legislators for permission to unleash its robotically operated cars on Nevada roads. The self driving cars would only be used in tests, for now, … Read more
Honda’s New Civic
Via Honda in the News At first glance, the all-new 2012 Honda Civic may not look too different from its predecessor, but it has received ample changes. In fact, it weighs less, it’s more fuel efficient, and it gives consumers even more to love. While the styling may mimic that of the 2011 model, the … Read more
Toyota aids in first pipeline-fed hydrogen station
Via Left Lane Toyota, Shell to open first pipeline-fed hydrogen station in U.S. A collaboration between automotive giant Toyota, oil giant Shell, Air Products, South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the Department of Energy (DOE) has produced the first and only pipeline-fed hydrogen refueling station in the U.S. Read on===>
The 2014 Prius “least-expensive, most-fuel efficient PHEVs in the world”!!
Via AutoBlog Back in September of 2010, Toyota’s head of product development, Takeshi Uchiyamada, announced that come 2012, the Japanese automaker will try to take hold of the plug-in hybrid segment by offering the least-expensive, most-fuel efficient PHEVs in the world. Uchiyamada was speaking of none other than the automaker’s plug-in Prius and admitted that … Read more
The 2014 Prius could what?
Via The Truth About Cars If everything goes according to what The Nikkei [sub] has heard on the grapevine sake circuit,Toyota will deliver a plug-in Prius hybrid by 2014. A plug-in with an interesting twist … More===>
What is the Most Valuable Global Car Brand?
Via jalopnik According to the BrandZ Top 100 annual ranking of the world’s most valuable brands, Toyota’s brand value jumped 11% to $24.2 billion, allowing it to overtake BMW, which was No. 1 last year in the automotive category. Toyota Motor Corp. has regained its position as the world’s most valuable auto brand — in … Read more
Toyota Earns 3 “Top Pick” honors from Consumer Reports!!
Via Toyota in the News One of the most trusted names in independent third-party vehicle research—Consumer Reports—recently released its 2011 lineup of “Top Picks,” and there was plenty of good news for Toyota customers. The automaker led the entire industry with three vehicles on the list, while no other company had more than one. Toyota’s … Read more
Acura NSX successor to be a hybrid?
Via Autoblog Automotive News (sub. req.) reports that Honda is once again working on a “spiritual “successor” to the long-dead Acura NSX. Though we’ve heard ramblings that Honda was developing a new-generation NSX, this is the only time we can remember hearing direct quotes from Honda execs confirming the project’s existence. More===>
The Odyssey gets KBB’s “Gold Standard”!
Via Honda in the News Calling it “the gold standard of minivans,” the automotive experts at Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com website recently named the 2011 Honda Odyssey to their “Top 10 Family Cars of 2011” list. The only minivan to make the lineup, the Odyssey won over the KBB.com analysts with a package that’s “designed … Read more
NYC will use Nissan’s for taxi’s!
Via Nissan in the News Nissan has officially become the exclusive provider of the New York City taxi fleet. After an extensive selection process, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) chose the Nissan NV200 van to be the city’s taxi beginning in late 2013. The Nissan NV200 taxi will be produced in North America at Nissan’s … Read more
SiriusXM Channel Update: New Combined Line-Up
Via SiriusXM Sirius: Here’s What You Need To Know We’ve re-ordered our channels to make it easier for you to quickly find what you want to hear. As a result, some channels you listen to have a new number. This re-organization will make it simpler to navigate through the lineup so you’ll spend less time … Read more
