Entries from May 2008

2009 Acura TL: Spied on the Street

May 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Update: The Acura TL has been respotted again, this time with much better photos.
Yeah, I know, it’s been a long while since I posted any spy shots for us. Hopefully a couple of shots of Acura’s TL will make everyone happy. Thanks to TOV forum, which snagged photos of a lightly camo’d Acura TL [...]

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Tags: Acura · Car News · Spy Photos

Next generation Nissan Z shown, just for a second

May 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Attendees at Nissan’s “GT2012″ management meeting were shown what the next generation Nissan Z would look like, albeit just for a second. The car itself was not mentioned anywhere in the meeting, but a frame (what you see above) happened to make an appearance. Luckily enough a cellphone was there to capture it.
The current [...]

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Tags: Nissan · Rumor Mill

Suzuki launches special edition “Black & White” Swift

May 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Suzuki will introduce a limited run of 1,200 special edition “Black & White” Suzuki Swifts in Germany starting June 2008. Suzuki’s highly acclaimed hatchback, as a special edition, will be available in just pearl black or pearl white. Special features will include 16-inch 7 spoke alloys on 195/45 R15 tires, special decals and matching [...]

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Tags: Car News · Not for North America · Suzuki

Toyota Prius sells in record numbers, hits 1,000,000 mark

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Toyota has got to be loving high gas prices. Ten years after launching the Prius, Toyota has just announced increased demand has pumped sales figures well above the one million mark. Records show they’d have sold 1,028,000 Hybrid Electric Priuses by the end of April.
The Prius, while originally revealed in 1997, was released in [...]

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Tags: Green · Random Facts · Technology & Gadgets · Toyota

Mazda introduces brand spanking new 8-seater minivan

May 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Mazda today announced that they’ll be developing a new eight-seat minivan only for the Japanese market. The car, named “Biante” from the word ambient, will go on sale in only a few months. The Mazda Biante looks very much like our North American Mazda5, only larger. Mazda claims the Biante will offer Japanese [...]

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Tags: Mazda · Not for North America

Nissan to create Nano competitor, market Indian Suzuki

May 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Automakers looking for growth have pretty much given up traditional markets like North America and Europe. Instead, they’re going to places like Russia, China or India to really push their wares. Problem is, most countries have their own local and cheaper producers which already have a significant market share.
Nissan though is thinking smart: not [...]

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Tags: Car News · Nissan · Rumor Mill

Gran Turismo Academy to open in Dubai

May 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

 
Sony Computer Entertainment out of Europe and Nissan have brought the two brands together to open a real-life racing academy in Dubai. The best and brightest drivers will eventually get behind the seat of a Nissan 350Z for a 24 hour endurance race sometime in January 2009. Finalists will also get, as part of [...]

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Tags: Nissan · Press Release · Racing · Randomness · Technology & Gadgets

Is Nissan’s 200SX (Silvia) returning?

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

The internet rumour mills are going crazy with speculation that Nissan will make something to compete with Toyota & Subaru’s collaborated effort at an entry level “affordable-sportscar”. Them boys and girls on the internet are speculating that the model could be the next generation Nissan 200sx, aka Silvia.
The theory is this: Nissan needs a [...]

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Tags: Car News · Nissan · Rumor Mill