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Is There Such a Thing As A "Best Handling Car" And If So, Does Audi's R8 Win Gold? Find Out Who Says Yes - But Did They Get It Wrong?

Agent00J submitted on 8/30/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:06:03 AM

There is always a debate raging as to what car is faster, or which car corners or brakes or accelerates better and inherently it seems that whatever car it is that YOU own tends to be the better performer than the car the person you are arguing with has.   I promise you when I tell you that you are not alone, even myself, a highly trained and skilled Agent here at AutoSpies. Read More

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Toyota will beat Volt to market

rybo submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:00:05 PM

General Motors’ product chief Bob Lutz has a revealed that test fleets for the production Chevrolet Volt would start running as early as next year and that the first customer cars could start rolling of assembly lines earlier than the proposed November 2010 release date. However, Lutz also stressed that GM is not in a race with Toyota to be the first to the market with a mass produced plug-in hybrid vehicle, explaining that the two vehicles will be very different. Read More

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Heated seats could ruin a man's chances of having kids

omarrana submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:37:04 PM

Don’t go running out to get that heated seat option on you new car just yet. A new research published in the New Scientist magazine found that heated seats can damage a man’s chances of conceiving children. Read More

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Spy Shots: Porshce Panamera with its rear door open

omarrana submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:36:19 PM

New spy pics of the Porsche Panamera have hit the web showing the upcoming four-door Porsche sedan with an open rear door. Why we still can’t get ourselves to like the Panamera is beyond our understanding but from these pics at least we can appreciate the car’s storage capacity. Read More

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Audi to get an electric version of the VW Up!

omarrana submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:35:30 PM

An inside scoop form CAR Magazine is reporting that Audi will get an electric version of the upcoming Volkswagen Up! as soon as the Volkswagen branded compact car hits the markets. When will that be? Well, previous reports suggest that Volkswagen delayed the launch of the Up! from late 2010 to early 2011 due to plans to switch the engine from the rear to the front. Read More

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Is Toyota Tightening The Belt Too Much On Lexus?

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:50:49 PM

The writing has been on the wall for some time. Although the Lexus flagship graduated from "concept" to "prototype" when it campaigned in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring, Toyota has refused to even hint at a production date for the V10 supercar. Read More

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Up To The Challenge? Why Of Course! 2009 Hyundai Genesis Review

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:07:39 PM

One of the cornerstones of our existence is reminding the auto industry that "those who don't learn from the mistakes of the past are destined to repeat them. "  As a corollary we can say that learning from history's successes forms part of the recipe for a flat-out victory in today's highly segmented, price sensitive market. Read More

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Toyota Out Smarts The SMART Car With New iQ

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:42:38 AM

Squeezing our 6-foot-3 frame behind the thick, sporty steering wheel of the 2009 Toyota iQ, we immediately notice just how spacious the cabin feels. Only when you're standing outside the Toyota iQ do you realize how short it is, less than 10 feet long from the tip of the front bumper to the end of the back bumper. Read More

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BMW To Bring Four New Models To Paris Auto Show

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:18:32 AM

The biannual Paris auto show is not normally the selected site for world debuts as is the case in Detroit, Frankfurt and Tokyo — but, where BMW is concerned, the 2008 Paris Auto Show will be different. Besides the world public debuts of the mid-life 3 Series and all-new 7 Series sedans, Munich is bringing an ActiveHybrid version of the 7 Series to Paris. Read More

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So You Think You Bought A Lemon? THIS Is Who You Call!

Agent001 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:58:38 AM

We get A LOT of email from readers having problems with their cars and asking us for advice on how to deal with potential lemons. Well, we're not attorneys and I have not until recently met any firm that deals with cars like the demographic of AutoSpies. Read More

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Hyundai Compares Themselves To Competitors After Genesis Scores 5 Star Crash Results

Agent009 submitted on 8/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:40:35 PM

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded five-star crash test ratings, the highest government rankings under the agency's New Car AssessmentProgram, to the all-new 2009 Hyundai Genesis for both frontal and side-impact crash tests.     "Genesis was engineered with a lightweight but strong body shell, featuring ultra-high tensile steel, laser welding, and advanced adhesive bonding," said John Krafcik, vice president of Strategic Planning and Product Development, Hyundai Motor America. Read More

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Lexus IS Convertible coming next year, lightweight IS-F in the works

M35MT submitted on 8/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:21:07 PM

According to AutoTelegraaf, the first Lexus IS-F Convertible will come to the U. S. Read More

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If Lexus Isn't NERVOUS, It Should BE!

Agent001 submitted on 8/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:44:01 PM

That is the line Hyundai is using in their TV ads that I just saw on CNN. They cleverly disguise it making you think THEY are claiming it and at the end it says "We didn't say that, Motor Trend did". Read More

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Is It On Your Short List? Hyundai Counts On Fallout From Lexus, BMW, And Others For Genesis Sales

Agent009 submitted on 8/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:39:56 PM

The weak US economy is helping to boost early sales of the new Hyundai Genesis premium sedan, company executives say. The top-of-the-line V-8 version of the Genesis has a base price of about $38,000. Read More

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Toyota Management Caught In A Struggle Between Profit Or Sales

Agent009 submitted on 8/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:56:30 AM

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corporation’s restriction of price increases in Japan to hybrids and commercial vehicles resulted from internal dissension in the company over whether to prioritize sales or profitability. --> Focused on improving earnings, Toyota’s planning and finance divisions pushed for price hikes. Read More

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