Monthly Archive for March, 2010

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Hot Car, Literally: Tata Nano catches fire

Published on March 24, 2010 in Hot Car - In Dealerships. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

An insurance agent by the name of Satish Sawant recently took delivery of his brand new Tata Nano, in Mumbai.  He doesn’t have a license to drive yet, so he arranged to be chauffeured home in his new ride.  On the way home, however, a motorcyclist pulled alongside and motioned to the rear of the vehicle.  When Sawant looked around, he saw that the rear end of his brand new car was engulfed in flames.  He and the driver got out of the car safely, but as you can see, the car didn’t fare so well.

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Ford challenges itself to 1,000 lap race in new V6 Mustang

Published on March 23, 2010 in Hot Car - Upcoming. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

If you’re the first car company to create a 300+ horsepower car that still gets 30+ mpg on the highway, what do you do?  If you’re Ford, you take that car to Bristol Motor Speedway, in Tennessee.  Then, you get your test drivers to line up and take turns driving the V6 Mustang around the 1/2-mile track until it runs out of gas.  The goal: 1,000 laps or more before running out of fuel.  By my calculations, the Mustang’s 16 gallon tank x 31 mpg = 496 miles.  They’ll lose a bit every time they switch drivers, but if they keep the speeds down, they could eke out a bit more, so I’m going to guess that they will make their goal of 500 miles in 1,000 laps, and go 1,001 laps before running out of gas.  The challenge is set for June 23rd, but in the mean time, you can go to Mustang1000LapChallenge.com to put in your best guess, for a chance to win a 2011 V6 Mustang.

by John Suit

Source: Ford

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Video: Overseas Nissan Commercial

Published on March 22, 2010 in Hot Car - In Dealerships. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

The Nissan Maxima was redesigned for 2009, with smaller dimensions, less weight, and more power.  The interior was redone to be more driver-centric, and they added a lot of luxury bells and whistles, usually reserved for the brand’s luxury component, Infiniti.  Thanks to the guys at Maxima.org, we’ve found the YouTube video below.  While obviously not intended for American audiences, it provides a good look at the Maxima – inside and out.  Click past the jump to see it.

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Stalling Cars Stumps Toyota

Published on March 19, 2010 in Manufacturer Update. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

2007 Corolla LE

This latest report, from Reuters, suggests that Toyota is having problems with its 2005-2007 Corollas and Matrixes (Matrices?), a total of about 1.2 million vehicles.  In a move much different than the way it’s handled its recent recalls, Toyota announced Thursday that it informed U.S. regulators of a potential problem with stalling cars, and that it’s working on a fix for it.

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Toyota releases pricing for restyled 2011 Scion xB

Published on March 18, 2010 in Hot Car - Upcoming and Vehicle Redesign. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Toyota created its Scion brand in order to draw in more youthful buyers, promising fresh designs every few years, and individual models only getting a single run before being replaced.  It’s curious to see that Toyota isn’t replacing the outgoing designs with new model designations.  As it is, the current models have been around for several years, and while the Scion tC has soldiered on with minor changes, the xD and xB have both been redesigned, the latter being featured here.  More details and a high-res picture gallery follow.

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Honda to recall 412,000 vehicles over brake issue

Published on March 17, 2010 in Recalls and Under the Hood (In Depth). 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

2007 Honda Odyssey

In the current recall frenzy, automakers are very quick to announce recalls, and I personally think it’s a good thing.  Just yesterday, Honda announced a recall for brake issues with the Element and Odyssey vehicles.  The recall includes some 2007-2008 Elements and Odysseys.  Read on for more details.

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