Ever since Cadillac introduced night vision in its models, other car makers have been quick to adopt the life saving technology. In the case of Toyota, their latest Crown Hybrid will transform what Toyota dubs their “Night View” technology from a heads-up-display to an embedded 1280 x 480 pixel LCD panel mounted directly above the [...]

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Honda announced their latest compact minivan yesterday in Japan. The latest Honda model, called the Freed, utilizes a completely flat floor and creative spacing to seat up to eight passengers in a 2-3-3 format. Opt for captain seats in the second row and the seating goes down to seven passengers in a 2-2-3 format. The [...]

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Behold! The first picture of what Lexus is packing in it’s LF-A roadster. The LF-A, which has been touring the Nurburgring recently, was being worked on by engineers when this photo was taken.
The picture doesn’t tell much, but if an impressive laptime of 7:24 around the Nurburgring means anything, this car will be fast. It [...]

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Toyota has reaffirmed just how serious they are in becoming the most fuel efficient car maker by announcing plans to open a new factory producing batteries for eco-friendly vehicles. The move comes amid growing competition and rising gas prices. The dedicated battery plant, costing 192 million dollars, will be a joint venture with Matsushita Electric [...]

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After a run around the Nurburgring Race Track and countless Auto Show appearances, there is no surprise Lexus’s 500-hp LF-A supercar concept is nearing a production run. What’s a surprise though, is that Inside Line has learnt the Japanese super car, with a 5.0-liter V10 and a track time of 7:24 around Nurburgring, will cost [...]

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It has been well known that Lexus will introduce a luxury variant of Toyota’s Prius model when the third generation hybrid breaks cover some time before 2010. Now though, rumours are suggesting that Lexus is considering an additional hybrid, possibly a crossover. If true, the Lexus range will luxurify Toyota’s position as the hybrid vehicle [...]

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Here’s something different: Toyota has announced that it plans to export large cars produced in the U.S. to the Middle East and other emerging economies around the world.
Toyota, which mostly sells its U.S.-made cars only in North America, is planning to offload expensive gas guzzlers all around the world. The plan is also motivated by [...]

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I’m not sure if this is NSFW or not, but Subaru just got a bit sexier with its latest commercial. The sixty second television ad takes the traditional idea of “hot chicks washing a car and rubbing their bodies” and adds sumo wrestlers to the mix - minus the hot [...]

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