Lady Drives Fiat Cinquecento with the Handbrake On !!!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href=""></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdweRgrLKddu8YBKifNK7SiOrhNNZaIP2Hj9xiIdHiJyUF_7IGPi3rP39Wpt0b4lBAi6V3fytuy_DioGN7RXPVF91iBVy-HCM2xN-ISJ5S1P9z1xnRVvWkZisiAnYqAf4DgbKQKfq8SA/s1600/I11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdweRgrLKddu8YBKifNK7SiOrhNNZaIP2Hj9xiIdHiJyUF_7IGPi3rP39Wpt0b4lBAi6V3fytuy_DioGN7RXPVF91iBVy-HCM2xN-ISJ5S1P9z1xnRVvWkZisiAnYqAf4DgbKQKfq8SA/s640/I11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};<br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script> <span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->While we could understand if someone forgot to release a broken or a loose handbrake that allows the rear wheels to turn around with some difficulty, how can you drive a car on the road with the rear wheels completely locked down and not take any notice?</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And that's exactly what we have in this video starring a lady behind the wheel of a green Fiat Cinquecento (which was the 500's predecessor in the Italian brand's range). </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Not only did she forget the handbrake on, but she doesn't even pay attention to the young men trying to inform her about the brake. Follow the jump for the video. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">VIDEO</span></b></i> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><iframe width="620" height="495" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E6gO6zwPJMA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Read more In <b><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></b></div>

Lady Drives Fiat Cinquecento with the Handbrake On !!!

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Video: BMW Union Workers in California Fight Back

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpn1iE486iALMeuV2yytiVsug1Ad3yKd399FrU73-Eu5RNgPgEUR87Wf0pa-JAl2SAFa8ZAXyNRDGX7Sj6MfEeGb5uhf5sYUajHFgBjOpSl-oC5zl4Pp2uZRWs8uTqj5xhARvddC_-ow/s1600/BMW-Workers-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpn1iE486iALMeuV2yytiVsug1Ad3yKd399FrU73-Eu5RNgPgEUR87Wf0pa-JAl2SAFa8ZAXyNRDGX7Sj6MfEeGb5uhf5sYUajHFgBjOpSl-oC5zl4Pp2uZRWs8uTqj5xhARvddC_-ow/s640/BMW-Workers-0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->The showdown between BMW and the 68 union workers set to lose their jobs on August 31 at the Bavarian firm's distribution plant in Ontario, California, continues to escalate after Teamster members and their families protested outside 50 BMW dealerships in 11 states in the beginning of the month.</span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/soon-to-be-laid-off-bmw-union-workers.html" name="more"></a> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters that represents the soon-to-be-laid-off employees said union members of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) have been organizing informational pickets at 10 ports in nine countries over the past few days to show their solidarity with the BMW workforce.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"This is what international solidarity is all about: Crossing state lines, seas and borders to help workers whose jobs are threatened," said ITF President Paddy Crumlin.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"BMW is planning to outsource good, middle-class jobs," said Bob Lennox, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 495.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Many of these employees have worked there for decades – some as long as 30 years. BMW told these workers they were a family, and then proceeded to hire union-hostile lawyers to help it exploit America's plant-closing laws. BMW and its lawyers at Jackson Lewis are condemning 68 American families to poverty and misery" Lennox continued.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In addition to the protests, BMW union workers recently launched a dedicated website under the name "BMW Ultimate Misery" where they have uploaded a series of videos to aid their cause. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">On its behalf, BMW said that the decision not to renew the contracts of the 68 workers is not related to the union or wages but about operating its Ontario facility in the same way it does with its other North American plants through third-party workers. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">VIDEO</span></b></i></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></i></span></div><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zAEBsnbHGOw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></i></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">PHOTO GALLERY</span></b></i> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Google's Self-Driving Car Involved in California Accident

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9dUYalEzdgcUw15f0oxTS_NzqZ5UW7u4UPkjQvr6j8nvVK-K8ueciggUes9rZeqH0gxqkW3BKzgbV11z9npczl9QaiZx29khOUHdybFVlj9Ev0HPYr5OHXwqYVzJYqKshGgRelzz77U/s1600/Google_Driverless_Car_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9dUYalEzdgcUw15f0oxTS_NzqZ5UW7u4UPkjQvr6j8nvVK-K8ueciggUes9rZeqH0gxqkW3BKzgbV11z9npczl9QaiZx29khOUHdybFVlj9Ev0HPYr5OHXwqYVzJYqKshGgRelzz77U/s640/Google_Driverless_Car_0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;"><!-- adsense -->Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated in the title that this was the first accident involving a Google self-driving car. The corrected version reflects a change only in the title of this article. We also posted an updated story on the incident that includes a new video and an official statement from a Google spokesperson. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Many companies are developing self-driving cars. The latest example is </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">VW’s TAP</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> (Temporary Auto Pilot) that was recently </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">demonstrated on video</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Another earlier model is Google’s automated/driverless fleet of Toyota Prius hybrids developed with the help of the military’s DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) 2007 Urban Challenge winner, Chris Urmson and Anthony Levandowski, the maker of the world’s first autonomous motorcycle (again, for DARPA) – oh, and an self-driving pizza-delivery vehicle.</span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/google-makes-history-with-its-first.html" name="more"></a> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The question many skeptics raise is who would be responsible in an accident involving a self-driving car. Handing over control to a machine may sound like a good idea: the car will obey speed limits, never do anything dangerous like overtaking on the right, and the streets will be safer. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">However, as a recent accident in Google’s campus showed, when a Google Prius was involved in an accident, practice is a different thing from theory.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Google’s autonomous ca</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">r researcher Sebastian Thrun called the system “the perfect driving machine” and said that self-driving cars can save one million lives every year –and that’ a goal worth pursuing. Google later revealed to Business Insider that one of the cars was operated by a human, the implication being that the autonomous driving system is not the culprit. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">While we're not questioning Google’s statement, the issue remains: who exactly is responsible in the case of an accident involving a self-driving car? Since no two situations are ever the same, how can one rely on a computer to decide what’s best and for whom –the passengers of the car it controls, those of another vehicle, or a pedestrian? </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">What if the software crashes? What if there is a hardware malfunction? Even PCs, with decades of development behind them encounter such problems – which, while frustrating, are not life-and-death issues.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The thing is that Nevada has already been convinced by Google </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to legalize autonomous cars</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> on the state’s freeways. And Google is using its Prius fleet in California, where legislature does not pose any bans. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">But is anyone ready to guarantee that AI-driven vehicles can operate in a fail-safe way dramatically reducing accidents and casualties?</span><br /></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};<br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">VIDEO</span></span></b></i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe width="620" height="495" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kuTmohT5EvU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /></div>Read more In <b><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></b></div>

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Video: How to get Even with Your Other Half

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghT7EcLRi6X0ozFO90MaQdDu9A1rOZxegzBlvLAW0yA05u1SblaZout1pedzkOoNKw5VmgnVGzw00Q_MCo7YeHQ8GmkGoD9YbZfvJdTp9F5sz_MobLTH_uGTnnX-p5BxOjjOq4cye2n10/s1600/Cobra-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghT7EcLRi6X0ozFO90MaQdDu9A1rOZxegzBlvLAW0yA05u1SblaZout1pedzkOoNKw5VmgnVGzw00Q_MCo7YeHQ8GmkGoD9YbZfvJdTp9F5sz_MobLTH_uGTnnX-p5BxOjjOq4cye2n10/s640/Cobra-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->We have no way of knowing if the protagonist of the video you're about to enjoy after the break had some scores to settle with his other half (be that his wife or girlfriend), or if he simply had his </span><i>moment of Zen</i>, but if it's the former, we can guarantee its success. <span style="font-family: Verdana;">All joking aside, we'll assume that there's a large entrance located somewhere behind the man filming the driver in the Cobra roadster leaving his mark on the wooden floors – well, that or he built the car from a kit inside the room in which case we'd support the "moment of Zen" theory. Either way, watch the video after the break. </span> </div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};<br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">VIDEO</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9kC0VfWkAbQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Read more In <b><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></b></div>

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Toyota Shows US Market 2012 Yaris Hatch at Lollapalooza Music Fest

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaHR231trAlMElJqoDwnpJh6nTE_LN0RrWmSVaMc7ysgUDXpYVV1Wwf8am85fv5nVFj_9jLHd1b4z_7FnBcjbX8FuCYIAHzaMnH84G2poUv7sXwSF5cETiPFXv565yEriFqKRL-eukC0/s1600/Toyota-Yaris-2012-100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaHR231trAlMElJqoDwnpJh6nTE_LN0RrWmSVaMc7ysgUDXpYVV1Wwf8am85fv5nVFj_9jLHd1b4z_7FnBcjbX8FuCYIAHzaMnH84G2poUv7sXwSF5cETiPFXv565yEriFqKRL-eukC0/s640/Toyota-Yaris-2012-100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->When an automaker is ready to launch a new model into the market, we usually receive a press release along with some initial or teaser photos before we see it in person at a major auto show. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">But that's not the case with the U.S. market version of the 2012 Yaris as Toyota <i>quietly</i> unwrapped the car under a tent at the…Lollapalooza annual music festival in Chicago this past weekend while today, the Japanese company announced U.S. pricing without, however, releasing any photos or further details. Strange indeed. </span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/toyota-shows-us-market-2012-yaris-hatch.html" name="more"></a> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We'll remind you that the new generation of the Yaris was first shown in Japan in December, 2010. Toyota then presented a concept hybrid version at the Geneva Show in March this year before revealing the final production model for Europe in June and for Australia in July at the Melbourne Motor Show. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Toyota said the redesigned 2012 Yaris's base MSRP will range from $14,115 for the L grade three-door liftback fitted with a five-speed manual gearbox to $17,200 for the SE grade five-door liftback with a four-speed automatic transmission. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The aforementioned MSRPs do not include a $760 delivery, processing and handling (DPH) fee which lifts prices to $14,875 and $17,960 for the 2012 Yaris L and Yaris SE grades respectively </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Toyota said that pricing for the new model is "comparable to a Convenience Package-equipped current generation Yaris" adding that production of the car will start on August 31. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And while Toyota did not announce any further details, Cars.com editor Joe Bruzek was at the Lollapalooza music fest where he managed to get a look at the spec sheet found on the 2012 Yaris LE that was on display. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The LE comes fitted with a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine with Toyota stating on the spec sheet that the manual model will return an estimated fuel efficiency of 30mpg city and 38mpgh highway, while the automatic 30mpg city and 35 mpg highway. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">By comparison, the current generation Yaris that also features a 1.5-liter gasoline unit, returns 29mpg/36mpg when equipped with a manual gearbox and 29mpg/35mpg when fitted with an automatic. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">While we wait for Toyota to release photos of the North American-specification 2012 Yaris, scroll down for a video and a comprehensive gallery of the European market model.</span><br /></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; <br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Toyota Shows US Market 2012 Yaris Hatch at Lollapalooza Music Fest

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Video: Man Sinks Porsche Boxster into a Lake

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxkudXWYiu0Qm5Hl2sKEO7MIjc7lDJgHrnExW7QSbX40B3uq0Tbg6dFKyZ73SATUtTGzICnK1R-qaqaK5Zy8pnIJTbJrEPtgKpbsf1K3p9UaCFaclDkbRXkGD6cKMf73WSTQOBQnjicY/s1600/Porsche-Boxster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxkudXWYiu0Qm5Hl2sKEO7MIjc7lDJgHrnExW7QSbX40B3uq0Tbg6dFKyZ73SATUtTGzICnK1R-qaqaK5Zy8pnIJTbJrEPtgKpbsf1K3p9UaCFaclDkbRXkGD6cKMf73WSTQOBQnjicY/s640/Porsche-Boxster.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->Now here is something you don't hear about every day. A local businessman's new Porsche Boxster was discovered paritally submerged in a lake at the <span style="font-style: italic;">Parque Ecológico</span> (Ecological Park) in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday, July 29. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Brazilian news site TV Sol found the owner of the car who told reporters under the condition of anonymity that he was driving through the park when lost control of the Porsche ending up into the lake. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And here's where the story gets slightly twisted as TV Sol also reported that eye witnesses placed the owner of the Boxster at a local restaurant the same night calling a cousin on the phone and telling him to <i>"Throw the Porsche into the lake of the park"</i>.</span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/man-sinks-porsche-boxster-into-lake.html" name="more"></a> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Scroll down for the video news report.</span> <br /></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};<br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">VIDEO</span></span></b></i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27069893?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="620" height="465" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /></div><br />Read more In <b><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></b></div>

Video: Man Sinks Porsche Boxster into a Lake

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Renault Samsung Motors Rolls Out Flagship SM7

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwJu7ZcyXe52wlnoUR5-pSQI2mv7u8BqW_Tl0dgu94wgweYzYTy8uGRcl4BVQoKs1CVC4b6YAZuhp36blaSnyQYlmdumU8Xz3ewKG69gQtL-cRMD5KQD5JwcclQryDDCVIyu-FiK6634/s1600/rms-sm7-051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwJu7ZcyXe52wlnoUR5-pSQI2mv7u8BqW_Tl0dgu94wgweYzYTy8uGRcl4BVQoKs1CVC4b6YAZuhp36blaSnyQYlmdumU8Xz3ewKG69gQtL-cRMD5KQD5JwcclQryDDCVIyu-FiK6634/s640/rms-sm7-051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->The South Korean unit of Renault has come out with full details on its new SM7 flagship sedan a week before the car officially goes on sale in the country. </span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The French carmaker, which bought a 70% stake in Samsung Motors back in 2000 to spearhead the brand's expansion efforts in the developing Asian region, said the SM7 will have a "radical effect on the big saloon car market".</span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/renault-samsung-motors-rolls-out.html" name="more"></a> </div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Developed over a time of 32 months, with R&D investments reaching some 400 billion South Korean won (€207 million), Renault Samsung Motors' new sedan model enters the local market seven years after the launch of the original, Nissan Maxima-based SM7 in 2004. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The new SM7 has grown in size offering improved interior space over its predecessor. According to the company, knee room for rear passengers is up by more than 70mm over the previous SM7.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Renault Samsung Motor's newest creation is powered by the third generation of the Nissan VQ engine series. The SM7 can be specified with one of two VQ engines: a 2.5-liter V6 delivering 190HP and 243Nm (179.3 lb-ft) that returns a combined fuel economy of 9lt/100km (26.1 mpg US), and a 3.5-liter V6 producing 258HP and 330Nm (243.4 lb-ft), which returns 10.4lt/100km (22.6 mpg US) on the combined cycle. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Both engines are hooked up to a standard six-speed automatic transmission with a manual shift function. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Renault Samsung Motors CEO Jean-Marie Hurtiger had this to say about the firm's new flagship model:</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"[The] All-New SM7 is Renault Samsung Motors' new flagship and delivers everything customers expect of a big premium saloon, including refined, luxurious styling, exceptional quality, and outstanding comfort and driving pleasure thanks to the contribution of the Renault-Nissan Alliance's world class technological expertise. All-New SM7 will set new standards in Korea's big family saloon car market."</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The company said prices for new SM7 range from 30 to 39 million Korean won (€19,724 to €25,641), while that of the previous SM7 ranged from 28.8 to 37.7 million Korean won (€18,935 to €24,786).</span></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};<br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><br /><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> VIDEO</span></b></i></div><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gEvjf2NOOyo" width="620"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">PHOTO GALLERY</span></span></b></i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5pBF2JoSeSpcyc2VaO-yr5Y_enUVwtUq6I9af0qng_IrzUuFbeMrr3BJeVh3SRonhu3_J_xWxVgXvGiEL2Eh2nfIyUtelMTVVgsscJP7dGw51Yd-NyvbF750w71OOb3fVKGBYy1EUvg/s1600/rms-sm7-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5pBF2JoSeSpcyc2VaO-yr5Y_enUVwtUq6I9af0qng_IrzUuFbeMrr3BJeVh3SRonhu3_J_xWxVgXvGiEL2Eh2nfIyUtelMTVVgsscJP7dGw51Yd-NyvbF750w71OOb3fVKGBYy1EUvg/s640/rms-sm7-03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPz5StrSKy_f4x-DVJ3p0gjfom0feteqZk2flLnV_a-e8n6GgfJMA9cglgDfpS-f3d90DxKVpqwi2raDQNvN5VQIVWEUNIZe-JIVkbAg2rFR2pxkpAjecMwS4NFhoQwWLaxCCKMeHAkk/s1600/rms-sm7-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPz5StrSKy_f4x-DVJ3p0gjfom0feteqZk2flLnV_a-e8n6GgfJMA9cglgDfpS-f3d90DxKVpqwi2raDQNvN5VQIVWEUNIZe-JIVkbAg2rFR2pxkpAjecMwS4NFhoQwWLaxCCKMeHAkk/s640/rms-sm7-02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjh21zYl7dRhbLvxg8Jeyl6cj1ZtZ8KUSMt0rZBWDn0QN3iec0qSeNpkhHnDTlSqTQ4h7aF4d3cxfLsf52bQBZDYva1sA6yY1haFs26H_0M_QwxzqqGQZMbgz1gOxIFp_tSkI8tnZq-c/s1600/rms-sm7-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjh21zYl7dRhbLvxg8Jeyl6cj1ZtZ8KUSMt0rZBWDn0QN3iec0qSeNpkhHnDTlSqTQ4h7aF4d3cxfLsf52bQBZDYva1sA6yY1haFs26H_0M_QwxzqqGQZMbgz1gOxIFp_tSkI8tnZq-c/s640/rms-sm7-04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HFxie7hysToj3uqGSnvL2-Ni3xU_fZdo9azp6W5OQxiWE7ewjdOsuNpjLtj_rczHjhkC8_WtFjxyPnYoG2qGZ4n6AwFIV580KmqFzevwrR9O7a7aRk6v_fQuhKRKX-L-Mo-o5hlaGYw/s1600/rms-sm7-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HFxie7hysToj3uqGSnvL2-Ni3xU_fZdo9azp6W5OQxiWE7ewjdOsuNpjLtj_rczHjhkC8_WtFjxyPnYoG2qGZ4n6AwFIV580KmqFzevwrR9O7a7aRk6v_fQuhKRKX-L-Mo-o5hlaGYw/s640/rms-sm7-01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Read more In <b><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></b></div>

Renault Samsung Motors Rolls Out Flagship SM7

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The TIV-2 is a 14,000-Pound Armored Dodge Ram Storm Chaser [Video]

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6OAgXR2Mp1PuqXa7mvpdDY6-Wc1RW651W4TP7gpzOAw-s_RECXwkqoFJydswHXVWjH7-jS634Q-OlBqp2E0ZcyRfCv4kL0aLo9kNl2cAI3DAs3W-X_HjQilQqB5iSe7ass5ZD-tjVmo/s1600/TIV2_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6OAgXR2Mp1PuqXa7mvpdDY6-Wc1RW651W4TP7gpzOAw-s_RECXwkqoFJydswHXVWjH7-jS634Q-OlBqp2E0ZcyRfCv4kL0aLo9kNl2cAI3DAs3W-X_HjQilQqB5iSe7ass5ZD-tjVmo/s640/TIV2_0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; <br /></script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->A tornado is a force of nature that almost nothing can withstand. Therefore, when Sean Casey decided to see what was going inside a tornado, he had to build a very special kind of vehicle. And that’s how the original TIV (Tornado Intercept Vehicle) was born back in 2003.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In 2008, and after the TIV made it on prime time television in a series called Storm Chasers that began airing on the Discovery Channel in October 2007, Casey and his team built the TIV-2 using a Dodge Ram 3500 as a base.</span><br /><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/video-tiv-2-is-14000-pound-armored.html" name="more"></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">However, the six-wheel vehicle was plagued with problems leading Casey back to the drawing board for a series of improvements, which were completed in 2009. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The updated TIV-2 is armored with two-inch thick aluminum, Kevlar and steel. It is equipped with special steel plates that slide down to the road to prevent it from being lifted into the air by a tornado. If the situation calls for it, special spears shoot three-feet into the ground providing additional stability. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The truck also features a 360-degree rotating turret from where the cameraman does the shooting. It tips the scales at 14,000 pounds and is powered by a 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel engine producing 625-horsepower enabling it to reach a top speed of 100 mph (160 km.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Scroll down to watch three videos of the TIV-2, including the official IMAX trailer of “Tornado Alley”.</span> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">VIDEO</span></span></b></i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe width="620" height="495" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AXR30pT2rwk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bKBtAEwreEo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="620" height="495" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AwS03YyuKJs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /></div>Read more In <b><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></b></div>

The TIV-2 is a 14,000-Pound Armored Dodge Ram Storm Chaser [Video]

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Ebay news: Camaro Meets Batmobile

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-1MqrX0-oHM49e6HySvNcqD2p_El4BsJ-v1Vp0q1ABGqUF6aeANdycAVNwGiosLQBdLcE5JRORM1HVA0zyQJ4doVBEmcYPjbqBUDjL0X8WfbBelDe9_N7xwsCWIBEXlqpngfnAIP2d8/s1600/dreamryder-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-1MqrX0-oHM49e6HySvNcqD2p_El4BsJ-v1Vp0q1ABGqUF6aeANdycAVNwGiosLQBdLcE5JRORM1HVA0zyQJ4doVBEmcYPjbqBUDjL0X8WfbBelDe9_N7xwsCWIBEXlqpngfnAIP2d8/s640/dreamryder-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->Fancying a GM classic with a little more, ahem, <span style="font-style: italic;">pizazz</span> than your run-of-the-mill F-Body Chevrolet Camaro? Welcome to the wonderful world of eBay and the DreamRyder (that's how the owner spells the name of the car).</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The DreamRyder is the creation of one Bill Logan who used a V8-powered 1984 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible as a base. Logan says he spent 13 years to complete all the customizations, which include a fiberglass body said to be inspired by a number of animals such as the bat ray and the eagle. </span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/it-came-from-ebay-hell-camaro-meets.html" name="more"></a> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The DreamRyder is up for sale on eBay at an undisclosed reserve price, with the highest bid currently standing at $5,900. Head down for more photos, a video and the seller's description of the car.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span> <br /><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></b><br /><blockquote><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">eBay Seller's Description: </span></b> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Built on an "F" body 82-92 Camaro over a 13 year period, I consider it functional art.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So my work is an animalistic representation in the form of a sphinx like creature, crouching between its flanks, about to pounce. In the front is a face with a beak, fangs and eyes.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The roof is kind of a bat ray with an eagle like head and its body spread out behind it, embracing the rear window and ending in a sweeping transition into a creatures buttocks in the rear.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">All the lights are functional and are fiberglass as is the rest of the body as are the side pipes.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have built a set of molds so I can reproduce any part I might need. I am considering building an enhanced version eventually.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It is a driver and a traffic stopper and is very well received at shows."</span></blockquote><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">VIDEO</span></b></i></div><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JuME8_jaVdE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><div style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> PHOTO GALLERY</span></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmWPq-FkUfwGKQuXWNC0RFB0RI0SgiQzHz5R2KTG9t9hgLhcWFkEcbmknjFISl27ob9AFqp6x7gY1s2kAAnYfyRu34Hq-nvTbwNaPfySXVri4qT0HjFmEx0jMZGlgelOd5od3AQa-Fs0/s1600/dreamryder-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmWPq-FkUfwGKQuXWNC0RFB0RI0SgiQzHz5R2KTG9t9hgLhcWFkEcbmknjFISl27ob9AFqp6x7gY1s2kAAnYfyRu34Hq-nvTbwNaPfySXVri4qT0HjFmEx0jMZGlgelOd5od3AQa-Fs0/s640/dreamryder-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXXGLDv5PYiqUYE14o86xb84uM2Uv5ODZx9UV5NyYO225n-OmcbKBAvIkaTOO1umzEDX_P9ywiQthXCwFb-UouiRihgIwBjscTLdR3QRGK4jGjbJETjKDk3PqFWsmu3yFQsvmWx0UZnk/s1600/dreamryder-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXXGLDv5PYiqUYE14o86xb84uM2Uv5ODZx9UV5NyYO225n-OmcbKBAvIkaTOO1umzEDX_P9ywiQthXCwFb-UouiRihgIwBjscTLdR3QRGK4jGjbJETjKDk3PqFWsmu3yFQsvmWx0UZnk/s640/dreamryder-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1iL30dHtG6GWh2Pe9sz8Kkh93bR1b_-XCw_Xvei6HmfTFH0bRvlNl73vqm2kK8s85NzjZVOvkK1JbElStF4OgHU6OrK7vznfVwFoAPz8Ol2riClQsv06zZmhmLzpCdjTVixXBn0I0Us/s1600/dreamryder-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1iL30dHtG6GWh2Pe9sz8Kkh93bR1b_-XCw_Xvei6HmfTFH0bRvlNl73vqm2kK8s85NzjZVOvkK1JbElStF4OgHU6OrK7vznfVwFoAPz8Ol2riClQsv06zZmhmLzpCdjTVixXBn0I0Us/s640/dreamryder-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

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New 2012 Porsche 911 Filmed on the Road

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaHbUAAEEKmJQLBW-36xvJDOl2uFYZ84YXeIGKbDCAe7cLLZhtQSPXNAyEB2ByVfyeHsKi8inG9Jkof29GkcovE01yQK-njwtLYoxbHpwUUt5XuxxkiwA1wXxKZkLrhqx-sXuIg8SwTA/s1600/Porsche-911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaHbUAAEEKmJQLBW-36xvJDOl2uFYZ84YXeIGKbDCAe7cLLZhtQSPXNAyEB2ByVfyeHsKi8inG9Jkof29GkcovE01yQK-njwtLYoxbHpwUUt5XuxxkiwA1wXxKZkLrhqx-sXuIg8SwTA/s640/Porsche-911.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; <br /></script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->Undisguised prototypes of the upcoming 2012 Porsche 911 are quickly becoming a more common sight than Bratwurst sausages in Germany.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In our latest encounter, a barely disguised 991 test car equipped with a sunroof was caught filling up at a gas station in Stuttgart before firing up its six-cylinder boxer engine and driving away.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Turn up the volume of your speakers and follow the jump to enjoy the video.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">VIDEO</span></span></b></i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe width="620" height="495" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aFNRrygIzAA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /></div>Read more In <b><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></b></div>

New 2012 Porsche 911 Filmed on the Road

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This is What Happens When You Keep Your Eyes on the Girl

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipf98lDB24zd2WwEtRbMeZlTnXVYd1oS0_yHz8oABlB2Ad1PSJW09G0sSzVkmasteYP4t-Lf3dRKSCiTYvb1X8lXMGM5Mo65F3_zuW4czXyLRHilb3p1_iVIto7RN03DZ1EQ9msaCJsGk/s1600/Mtc-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipf98lDB24zd2WwEtRbMeZlTnXVYd1oS0_yHz8oABlB2Ad1PSJW09G0sSzVkmasteYP4t-Lf3dRKSCiTYvb1X8lXMGM5Mo65F3_zuW4czXyLRHilb3p1_iVIto7RN03DZ1EQ9msaCJsGk/s640/Mtc-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; <br /></script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->The title of this post is pretty much self-explanatory, but if you insist here's the skinny: a man riding his scooter on the road spots a young and apparently attractive woman dressed in a knee-high dress walking on foot.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And as it surely has happened to so many others, one quick look didn't satisfy our protagonist's curiosity (or possibly admiration) so he let his guard down and turned his focus away from the road to get a 360 view of the young woman… See what happens next after the break in the security camera footage.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">VIDEO</span></span></b></i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe width="620" height="495" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/es4EymD3B3s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /></div>Read more In <b><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></b></div>

This is What Happens When You Keep Your Eyes on the Girl

The title of this post is pretty much self-explanatory, but if you insist here's the skinny: a man riding his scooter on the road spots ...

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Video: Dodge Takes a Stab on the 2011 Ford Explorer

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href=""></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4yNMnm3EjFgITJDY8nK27aHH_YjxBPxKpRFCJgVq2hSooYui9ADhJcxxboB3NMNtS-8JYeMV8K-qPqHmkdFQb-XaOYP5L3t2NlZy7CxoP3mRNXVjitdvWzf4NrNwbRAQJn38H-5sJSU/s1600/Dodge-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4yNMnm3EjFgITJDY8nK27aHH_YjxBPxKpRFCJgVq2hSooYui9ADhJcxxboB3NMNtS-8JYeMV8K-qPqHmkdFQb-XaOYP5L3t2NlZy7CxoP3mRNXVjitdvWzf4NrNwbRAQJn38H-5sJSU/s640/Dodge-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->The Chrysler Group continues to aggressively market the newcomers in its vehicle lineup with new advertisements. This time the automaker has released numerous television and online spots to tout the new generation of the Dodge Durango SUV, all of which will begin airing this week.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">While you can check out all the ads in the videos after the break, we must say that four commercials captured our attention including one that refers to Ferrari to show off the Durango's leather interior, another one that depicts seven Stig-lookalikes running to get into Dodge's SUV, and two spots featuring the 2011 Ford Explorer.</span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/dodge-takes-stab-on-2011-ford-explorer.html" name="more" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;"></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">For the latter commercials, Dodge used Ford's SUV to demonstrate the new Durango's best-in-class towing capacity. In particular, the Durango V6 can tow up to 6,200 lbs (2,812 kg) while the V8 model up to 7,400 lbs (3,357 kg). That's compared to the Ford Explorer 3.5L V6's max loaded trailer weight of 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg).</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>VIDEOS</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XOBRLZjOz2E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YXFV6242g-8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3QKmMvbluZg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BYzikne4aDk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CcLZIIpKd3g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};<br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script> Read more In <strong><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></strong></div>

Video: Dodge Takes a Stab on the 2011 Ford Explorer

The Chrysler Group continues to aggressively market the newcomers in its vehicle lineup with new advertisements. This time the automaker ...

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Video: Meet the Jokes of Risk

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href=""></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQL5WMOSNuqBKQKMX2MckW-rw2RX_6byrEIsplebiUuhZPZOL05cTC96tFiEeF0uHLCPD_P3Mvr86TOOyCPy8tsSTcyG7s_HXrTmcMvH74ON2eELeEPFAayA4bN2vEkHKPyVQYqYyvdWA/s1600/Dukes-Hazz-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQL5WMOSNuqBKQKMX2MckW-rw2RX_6byrEIsplebiUuhZPZOL05cTC96tFiEeF0uHLCPD_P3Mvr86TOOyCPy8tsSTcyG7s_HXrTmcMvH74ON2eELeEPFAayA4bN2vEkHKPyVQYqYyvdWA/s640/Dukes-Hazz-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->Do you know how many people have tried to imitate the driving tricks of the Dukes of Hazzard in real life over the years? As you may have already guessed, the answer to that question is countless - as are the accidents related to these types of stunts.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In this edition, we have a doppelganger in a General Lee Dodge Charger </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">replica </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">trying to jump over a copy of Sheriff's Roscoe P. Coltrane patrol car. And while our driver managed to pull off the<i>jump-over-the-vehicle</i> part he failed miserably in the <i>landing</i> portion of the stunt.</span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/video-meet-jokes-of-hazzard.html" name="more" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;"></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Luckily for all the people that were gathered around to watch the act, the Dodge Charger crash-landed at a distance from the crowd. Watch the clip after the jump.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Video</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><iframe width="620" height="495" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D2u-Wuol51g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};<br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script> Read more In <strong><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></strong></div>

Video: Meet the Jokes of Risk

Do you know how many people have tried to imitate the driving tricks of the Dukes of Hazzard in real life over the years? As you may have...

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Man Sets Guinness World Record for Tightest Parallel Parking [Video]

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href=""></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpf7sBNiKVYyd45wGYtIRrKL2aOSM0qmjOp2WYRP-kTPiMwpE8GKRT_Yr5Yx8GpfQ_93Ex4207hWMYzWN4hgylyV2huRN-0xu74N90cFrpiLU5waZKlMIlZWTmi_TNbCLvR4O74mW25I/s1600/Untitled-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpf7sBNiKVYyd45wGYtIRrKL2aOSM0qmjOp2WYRP-kTPiMwpE8GKRT_Yr5Yx8GpfQ_93Ex4207hWMYzWN4hgylyV2huRN-0xu74N90cFrpiLU5waZKlMIlZWTmi_TNbCLvR4O74mW25I/s640/Untitled-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->Under the supervision of an official Guinness World Records [GWR] adjudicator, German driver Ronny Wechselberger, also known as "Ronny C-Rock" (be careful with the spelling here…), set a new record earlier this year for the world's tightest parallel parking.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Mr. C-Rock was able to slide his VW Polo with the help of the handbrake into a parking space measuring just 26 cm’s (10.24 inches) longer than that of his vehicle. Even though the record was set in April 2, 2011, the Guinness World Records officials released the video today.</span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/video-man-sets-guinness-world-record.html" name="more" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;"></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">However, Wechselberger's record breaking feat didn't last long as on July 21, Chinese driver Zhang Hua managed to squeeze a car into a space just 24cm longer than that of his vehicle. GWR said it will release the new video later in the year.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>VIDEO</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jeFNunnYiKY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};<br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script> Read more In <strong><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></strong></div>

Man Sets Guinness World Record for Tightest Parallel Parking [Video]

Under the supervision of an official Guinness World Records [GWR] adjudicator, German driver Ronny Wechselberger, also known as "Ron...

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2013 Lexus GS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href=""></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlLcnW7mJyqzQmA1Ct8uylcz0YwIdi6zdKb2p0MHgAN_uSSqu9gA1KjSPoZftEXFVZzt1hOcRyIn8P3JNIc99OiBZmraQMMjGlPSoAXGZ2yakGWOy_ctNC3o6wuIAQEb6-2tDmrzY_zA/s1600/2013-lexus-%2524_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlLcnW7mJyqzQmA1Ct8uylcz0YwIdi6zdKb2p0MHgAN_uSSqu9gA1KjSPoZftEXFVZzt1hOcRyIn8P3JNIc99OiBZmraQMMjGlPSoAXGZ2yakGWOy_ctNC3o6wuIAQEb6-2tDmrzY_zA/s640/2013-lexus-%2524_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->Precisely two weeks remain for the official presentation of the all-new 2013 Lexus GS 350on Thursday, August 18th at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and the Japanese automaker decided it's time to enter the teaser photo game with the release of a single, partially blacked out image of the mid-size luxury sedan.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">There's not much to say about the Lexus sedan from the photo other than that it looks a lot like </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">the LF-Gh Hybrid concept</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> we saw at this year's New York Auto Show.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">For those of you that would like to see a bit more of the new GS than what Lexus has to offer, hit the break to watch the first test drive videos of the car by U.S. magazines Motor Trend and Road & Track.</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOleZcjG3pdiK956obKwB6OlAgJVSNitoUF1oYLBSBBL7QUjF4ioMzxxcRY5CJ1FqTKrAIyvW8ayMk6Li6Mv_Mr7sWzwqkV3N3hv2vufbbYTYCrq0xR5XqWYDMBX0_5O6rLYEHH0wkUdg/s1600/2013-lexus-%2524_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOleZcjG3pdiK956obKwB6OlAgJVSNitoUF1oYLBSBBL7QUjF4ioMzxxcRY5CJ1FqTKrAIyvW8ayMk6Li6Mv_Mr7sWzwqkV3N3hv2vufbbYTYCrq0xR5XqWYDMBX0_5O6rLYEHH0wkUdg/s400/2013-lexus-%2524_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>VIDEO</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k_0T8cSuRA4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zl8W0333ELc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};<br /></script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"><br /></script> Read more In <strong><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></strong></div>

2013 Lexus GS

Precisely two weeks remain for the official presentation of the all-new 2013 Lexus GS 350on Thursday, August 18th at the Pebble Beach Con...

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Video: 2012 Fiat Panda Prototypes

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href=""></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbb75JI4dw-mz8L4X_gOjNPhITVIxA4tH8l5PMKhDocg9YxeOMc6YNJqoxqNt17EuqJT5Cw0rWVJLEl6SQ7NeJ_kj9IK4gd2lEvDgkRPuqpoGyp_LNmrCpBp1iFMsskB0qSIK2yGoqZg/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbb75JI4dw-mz8L4X_gOjNPhITVIxA4tH8l5PMKhDocg9YxeOMc6YNJqoxqNt17EuqJT5Cw0rWVJLEl6SQ7NeJ_kj9IK4gd2lEvDgkRPuqpoGyp_LNmrCpBp1iFMsskB0qSIK2yGoqZg/s640/Untitled-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->Fiat's engineers are putting the final touches on the third generation of the Italian firm's best-seller in the mini segment, the Panda, which will make its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September before going on sale in select European markets by the end of the year, with the rest to follow in early 2012.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you're weren’t content with our recent spy photographs of the prototype 2012 Panda, you might want to take a look at this video that was said to have been filmed in Napoli, Italy.</span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-2012-fiat-panda-prototypes-filmed.html" name="more" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;"></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It shows a couple of heavily cladded test models passing by on the road. Even though Fiat will keep the monobox formula of the current model, the new Panda will grow in dimensions offering improved interior space for both passengers and their cargo.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The regular Panda will be followed in about a year's time after launch by a successor to the 4x4 model while a sportier Abarth version may also be in the cards.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>VIDEO</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CCN36Uz3bmI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};</script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"></script> Read more In <strong><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></strong></div>

Video: 2012 Fiat Panda Prototypes

Fiat's engineers are putting the final touches on the third generation of the Italian firm's best-seller in the mini segment, the...

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Video: Fisker Karma Test Drive

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href=""></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2Cv6c2eGZbdwyyGChDHYCU77etaSW62DOGPQBkS8ivB7tS_Gdv3fCitUqZCV_OZ-wXEj40pdzOrBZHzDLRmV_5SQUmngUORMlpWuO2gRwilZL_a8eagcmiKmkjDFNqL1r6IsS1escqM/s1600/KARMA-VID-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2Cv6c2eGZbdwyyGChDHYCU77etaSW62DOGPQBkS8ivB7tS_Gdv3fCitUqZCV_OZ-wXEj40pdzOrBZHzDLRmV_5SQUmngUORMlpWuO2gRwilZL_a8eagcmiKmkjDFNqL1r6IsS1escqM/s640/KARMA-VID-0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->You have to admit that the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Karma</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">, Henrik Fisker’s extended-range electric sports sedan with a celebrity clientele and 3,000 firm orders, has already had its fair share of coverage on this site. And that’s before it even goes on sale.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">However, Fisker’s $100,000 sedan is an intriguing car. Not just for its sensual lines, the gorgeous interior or </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">the way it is promoted</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">, but because it promises to deliver a supercar experience the “green way”.</span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/video-fisker-karma-test-drive-by-santa.html" name="more" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;"></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">That is by combining two electric motors in the rear and a turbocharged gasoline 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine up front, which charges the batteries acting as a range extender, further enhancing the Karma's performance and range.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Fisker</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Santa Monica published a video on Youtube showing Kyle, one of its salesmen, taking the Karma out for a quick spin around the streets of LA and explaining its functions as he would do in any regular customer (of course celebs will probably receive a better treatment…). So watch past the jump to see what a test drive in a Karma looks like.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>VIDEO</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ModEhacsdIQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};</script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"></script> Read more In <strong><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></strong></div>

Video: Fisker Karma Test Drive

You have to admit that the  Karma , Henrik Fisker’s extended-range electric sports sedan with a celebrity clientele and 3,000 firm orders...

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Video: New 2013 Chevrolet Malibu

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href=""></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4fOl_s0qQI8cmJnpOhuxAa-oqowSNcdYevIB0IUe-F7nESPXpD9ETZroPCW8T4zfskXXVod1I8vEKihtKutpGQaMW7xkeN823ncne7vP2xlmkMhTvjv7LgCr2z6Y0aNg_zPXc032nGI/s1600/Chevy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4fOl_s0qQI8cmJnpOhuxAa-oqowSNcdYevIB0IUe-F7nESPXpD9ETZroPCW8T4zfskXXVod1I8vEKihtKutpGQaMW7xkeN823ncne7vP2xlmkMhTvjv7LgCr2z6Y0aNg_zPXc032nGI/s640/Chevy2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->We won't be seeing the new 2013 Chevrolet Malibu in U.S. showrooms until after next year's Super Bowl XLVI, but GM is already handing out early prototypes to journalists for a first encounter with the mid-size sedan.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This time, it's Motor Trend magazine editor Todd Lassa who was handed the keys to Chevrolet's newcomer. However, being that the example he drove and which you can see in the video after the hump, isn't a final production model but a showcar, there wasn't much to say about the Malibu's handling or other characteristics.</span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/video-mt-drives-new-2013-chevrolet.html" name="more" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;"></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In North America, the 2013 Malibu will launch with GM's eAssist powertrain which combines a 2.4-liter Ecotec direct-injection four-cylinder gasoline engine linked to a six-speed auto, to a lithium-ion battery and an electric motor-generator that enable regenerative braking electric assist and start-stop functionality.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">GM says the gasoline engine produces 180HP but it receives up to 15 more horsepower during heavier acceleration from the eAssist system.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In the summer of 2012, Chevrolet will add a new and more powerful 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine to the range. GM said it has not ruled out a V6 unit for the future.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>VIDEO</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><iframe width="620" height="383" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3TOaH951jdM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};</script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"></script> Read more In <strong><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></strong></div>

Video: New 2013 Chevrolet Malibu

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Video: Toyota Reveals Next-Gen Safety Systems

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href=""></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkZLpYMd5RV5dnE1ydOasjNn7oiPCAuLauJ7F4wjWnRaOvsCFOke0BWx3nnPOC669GfyPB8eSLzdroavnQ_WB8CvN3pRyFib9VRS5_ORCCyXY7-SPoUGzzqRZVwG0k3l2xPhSD32UG84/s1600/TOYOTA_TECH_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkZLpYMd5RV5dnE1ydOasjNn7oiPCAuLauJ7F4wjWnRaOvsCFOke0BWx3nnPOC669GfyPB8eSLzdroavnQ_WB8CvN3pRyFib9VRS5_ORCCyXY7-SPoUGzzqRZVwG0k3l2xPhSD32UG84/s640/TOYOTA_TECH_0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->Toyota has revealed a host of both active and passive safety systems that it is developing for use in its future models. The Japanese company said that it concentrates on protecting both older drivers as well as pedestrians.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you're wondering why, this is because of the statistics which show that in Japan, more than half of road traffic fatalities are of people aged 65 and above, while pedestrian now account for more fatalities than vehicle occupants.</span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/toyota-reveals-next-gen-safety-systems.html" name="more" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;"></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Toyota</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> said that it is trying to collect data from all over the world. The company recently set up the Collaborative Safety Research in the US to cooperate with North American universities, hospitals and research organizations in gathering data from real-world accidents to improve its testing and products.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The four key safety technologies that Toyota is currently developing are the following:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Pre-Crash Safety (PCS) with collision avoidance assist</b><br />This system uses a millimeter-wave radar and camera to monitor the road ahead and if it detects and obstacle and the driver does not apply the brakes, it activates them automatically. PCS monitors a range of factors, such as roadside obstacles and other vehicles and constantly estimates the collision chances. It can also change the course of the vehicle if the driver fails to act, in order to avoid an accident.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Pop-up Bonnet</b>Toyota is designing the body structures of its vehicles to reduce injury in a collision with a pedestrian utilizing data from crash test dummies and its Total Human Model for Safety virtual models. It has developed a new, pop-up bonnet that automatically increases the space between the pedestrian and the engine, thus limiting injuries. This technology can also be used in cars with a low bonnet line, further untying the hands of bodywork designers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Emergency Response Technology</b><br />Some accidents are caused by drivers having a heart attack or a blackout. Toyota’s new system monitors cardio-vascular functions of the driver through his grip on the steering wheel and detect possible problems. The company has presented the concept to the Japan Medical Congress and will develop it further before bringing it into production.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Adaptive Driving Beam</b>Some of Toyota’s models already have a function when the car switches the front lights automatically from high beam to low beam once a camera detects a vehicle in front or in the opposite side of the road, then turns the high beam back on once the road is clear.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Toyota said it is further developing this system with an adaptive driving beam that shields the high beam so it doesn’t blind other drivers, yet the lights operate at near high-beam level for better illumination of the road ahead.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>PHOTO GALLERY</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cHwPfPkzTwFp8EtjUgHMp6huAH2aDq_qqDFfxYa8NiMO-8x9w24hx3RB0qCiZjAYFsMBXdFwbXi1o0JKwgOn9k1LrTWpBDCcPnFc8pVM7o-sHpcYwxluEmNMRy9XQtC6ILIYIT4Ly9M/s1600/TOYOTA_TECH_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cHwPfPkzTwFp8EtjUgHMp6huAH2aDq_qqDFfxYa8NiMO-8x9w24hx3RB0qCiZjAYFsMBXdFwbXi1o0JKwgOn9k1LrTWpBDCcPnFc8pVM7o-sHpcYwxluEmNMRy9XQtC6ILIYIT4Ly9M/s640/TOYOTA_TECH_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcLVRzXA2nW_9_K6RLtlde_Da8YTURWxJMafhDuI3WsKoOUVBiH39qYtLG7BoaZ29Dzwhmq1z_PEpHE1YVtH5xDOF3uGqFaczBQOkfYqLIREE-4FPebhZT9_-KCycuoGisxdMXLI_BOA/s1600/TOYOTA_CS%2526S_CONCEPT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcLVRzXA2nW_9_K6RLtlde_Da8YTURWxJMafhDuI3WsKoOUVBiH39qYtLG7BoaZ29Dzwhmq1z_PEpHE1YVtH5xDOF3uGqFaczBQOkfYqLIREE-4FPebhZT9_-KCycuoGisxdMXLI_BOA/s640/TOYOTA_CS%2526S_CONCEPT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlTV8zKdUR43OM-xVkhHv6X92eNjYFiv6fsZGw1MQXp63H5JMwgGpeaWMdER63ud_0Iyyl-02SbwuMzR2W78qr7UVyWHDSY5L-dZ5zjhHOfDMBZdYIgAfV8lMKFsOuvEBAMAA4_bCqWU/s1600/TOYOTA_CRASH_TEST_DUMMIES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlTV8zKdUR43OM-xVkhHv6X92eNjYFiv6fsZGw1MQXp63H5JMwgGpeaWMdER63ud_0Iyyl-02SbwuMzR2W78qr7UVyWHDSY5L-dZ5zjhHOfDMBZdYIgAfV8lMKFsOuvEBAMAA4_bCqWU/s640/TOYOTA_CRASH_TEST_DUMMIES.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>VIDEO</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><iframe width="620" height="370" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VyjyClvswPE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="620" height="370" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/U3Zscmrs2Kg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};</script> <script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=snakenoise" type="text/javascript"></script> Read more In <strong><a href="http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/" target="_new" title="cars">Cars</a></strong></div>

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New 2012 Civic Hits Rock Bottom in Consumer Reports Test

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" href=""></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style" href=""></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfjVpDGV50kVJmaPPchF0lG9T3S0fSxl48K_fGRyW6iNkCs9I5opFzCPmHJJu9vZEmPnKKIcOxLzbylzMLbBHTjHFju8TNOZzEs-Kjgf1qoWjrumU-yYBExio-W2jIesX-ZfQTnoSJaw/s1600/honda-civic-sedan-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfjVpDGV50kVJmaPPchF0lG9T3S0fSxl48K_fGRyW6iNkCs9I5opFzCPmHJJu9vZEmPnKKIcOxLzbylzMLbBHTjHFju8TNOZzEs-Kjgf1qoWjrumU-yYBExio-W2jIesX-ZfQTnoSJaw/s640/honda-civic-sedan-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><!-- adsense -->Usually new or redesigned models fare better in car reviews than their predecessors. Technology moves on during the lifespan of a model, automakers learn from their mistakes and improve their production methods, while the competition gets better forcing everyone else to improve etc.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">However, that’s not the case with the redesigned </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">2012 Honda Civic LX</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">, or at least that's what Consumer Reports states in its latest test of the Japanese model.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">According to Consumer Reports (CR), the highest ranking small sedan for many years and a Top Pick in five of the last 10 years has in its latest iteration dropped too low to even earn a “Recommended” tag!</span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-2012-civic-hits-rock-bottom-in.html" name="more" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;"></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">“While other models like the Hyundai Elantra have gotten better after being redesigned, the Civic has dropped so much that now it ranks near the bottom of its category,” wrote senior director of Consumer Reports Auto Test Center, David Champion.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Civic LX’s score dropped from the previous model 78 to an abysmal 61, placing it in the second-to-last place just above the (also recently redesigned) VW Jetta, which finished last.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Consumer Reports’ testers found the new </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Honda</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Civic to feature a lower quality interior, high road noise, less agile handling, inferior brakes and a choppy ride compared to the car it replaced.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Decent space for rear passengers and second-best fuel economy in the category just weren’t enough to make up for its other shortcomings.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here's a snippet from CR's test:</span><br /><br /><blockquote style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #efeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 5px; font: italic normal normal 13px/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 1.8em; padding-right: 1.8em; padding-top: 0.8em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"The Civic has slid backward with its redesign. It feels insubstantial against recently-redesigned competition.. Vague steering weakens its agility and robs it of its fun-to-drive feel. Stopping distances are long, the ride is choppy, and road noise is pronounced.<br /><br />The Honda Civic LX ($19,405 MSRP as tested), is powered by a 140-hp, 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine that provides adequate acceleration and gets an impressive 30 mpg overall in <i>CR’s</i> own fuel economy tests. The five-speed automatic transmission shifts smoothly. The interior feels cheap, a letdown from previous Civics. <i>CR</i> is currently testing a Civic hybrid and will report on it next month. Cargo space is Good."</span></blockquote><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Honda's reaction was almost immediate as the Japanese company's U.S. arm issued a statement saying it "disagrees" with CR's findings. Honda's reply follows below:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><blockquote style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #efeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 5px; font: italic normal normal 13px/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 1.8em; padding-right: 1.8em; padding-top: 0.8em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"In a broad sense, we disagree with Consumer Reports' findings. Without question, the small sedan segment is more competitive than ever. In virtually every way, the completely redesigned 2012 Civic is a step forward.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The new Civic excels in areas that matter to small-car customers, including fuel efficiency, safety, and reliability. Among the Civic's greatest competitive strengths, is a smooth and efficient powertrain that, in Consumer Reports testing returned, "... an impressive 30 mpg overall on regular fuel and 47 mpg on the highway."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Also noted in Consumer Reports findings, the Civic excels in the area of safety, with a long list of important features standard on all trim levels, and a class-leading 'Top Safety Pick' rating from IIHS.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Lastly, the Civic has a stellar reliability history with Consumer Reports, and we are confident that the new Civic will be a reliability leader as well."</span></blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>VIDEO</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="275" id="flashObj" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=1049489103001&playerID=21495733001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAEBLslo~,TRCIcidXIoz02P6SYQmtXfTw7cDMrhEI&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1049489103001&playerID=21495733001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAEBLslo~,TRCIcidXIoz02P6SYQmtXfTw7cDMrhEI&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="620" height="370" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; 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