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A Lexus That Can Keep Up With Fast Company?

Agent009 submitted on 2/22/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:28:50 PM

In the style of BMW's M3, the new Lexus IS-F is the brand's toe in the water of the factory-tuner segment -- though it's less like a toe than a fiery cloven hoof. This car started life as a Lexus IS350, a roundly capable and syrupy smooth sport sedan of no great note or interest. Read More

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Experts Recommend Diesels To Federal Regulators In Report

Agent009 submitted on 2/21/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:19:35 AM

A panel of outside experts advising federal regulators about available technologies for improving fuel economy will include light-duty diesel engines in its final report. In an interim report made public today, the panel said developments in emission controls indicate that modern diesels will be able to comply with U. Read More

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Diesel Trump Card: Fun And 50 MPG In The Audi A3 1.9TDIe

Agent009 submitted on 2/18/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:06:53 PM

It's become something or an article of faith among the mainstream media in this country that the only environmentally friendly automobile is Toyota's Prius. True, the Prius and its fiendishly complicated and expensive hybrid powertrain is an innovative piece - innovative and accomplished enough, in fact, to be named our 2004 Car of the Year. Read More

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Toyota Focuses On Developing Cars For The Elderly

Agent009 submitted on 12/19/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:26:40 AM

Feeling nervous behind the wheel as old age kicks in? Prof. Ryuta Kawashima, who helped develop Nintendo's "Brain Age" games, is teaming up with Toyota to develop intelligent cars that will help seniors drive safely, the researcher said Tuesday. Read More

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SPIED: Unknown... Audi?

pacotacolol submitted on 12/7/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:06:56 PM

I was driving in Cincinnati and caught a new car in the back of an Audi lot. It was covered in plastic so I wanted to get a better look at this new SUV. Read More

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Japanese Court Rules Toyota Worker Died From Overwork?

Agent009 submitted on 11/30/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:12:24 AM

A court in central Japan ordered the government Friday to pay compensation to a woman who argued that her husband died from overwork at Toyota Motor Corp. , Japan's largest automaker, officials said. Read More

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Internal Memo Indicates Tundra Tailgates Were Never Designed For Heavy Duty Use!

Agent009 submitted on 11/12/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:48:18 PM

We’re not sure if this is will be old news to some of you, but Toyota released a memo to their dealers regarding problems with Toyota Tundra tailgates in the last week or so. We finally got our hands on it, and you can read the memo for yourself by clicking on the image below. Read More

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Toyota Suspends Sale of Second Aussie Model

Agent009 submitted on 10/30/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:05:56 AM

Toyota’s reputation for building reliable cars is continuing to crumble with news today of yet another engine problem, this time with officials in Australia holding back sales of the V6-powered RAV4 SUV. The latest problem surrounds an issue with regard to models equipped with Toyota’s 3. Read More

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BMW 123d Coupe Review

MidEngine submitted on 10/29/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:19:46 PM

Imagine a car with more power than the most powerful Lotus Elise, with better acceleration and a higher top speed than the latest VW Golf GTI. Now imagine that same car using less fuel than the smallest-engined Ford Fiesta, while also emitting less CO2. Read More

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Toyota Banks On Lexus F Series To Polish Brand

Agent009 submitted on 10/4/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:02:09 PM

Toyota Motor Corp unveiled the production model of its Lexus IS F sports car on Thursday as it aims to close the gap with global luxury car heavyweights Mercedes-Benz. The IS F is the first in a new series of muscle cars planned under the Lexus line christened "F", created to broaden the brand. Read More

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Toyota to offer entry level Tundra

omarrana submitted on 10/3/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:57:05 AM

Hoping to steal more market from the Big 3 in the pickup segment, Toyota will launch 13 variations of its Tundra lineup at entry-level prices. Toyota replaces the previously known SR5 with a ‘Tundra Grade’ trim level. Read More

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Recall Monday: Volkwagen Recalls 340,000 Cars For Missing Part

Agent009 submitted on 10/1/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:18:57 PM

Europe's largest car maker Volkswagen said it was recalling 340,000 cars in the United States because of a headlamp defect. The recall action applied to Jetta and Rabbit models manufactured in Mexico, a company spokesman said. Read More

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GM catching up with Toyota

dannyboy2 submitted on 10/1/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:37:16 AM

Less than two years ago, the gap between the labor costs for a car made by GM versus one made by Toyota stood at a staggering $4,000. Most of the extra costs GM suffered included payments for health care, unitary wages and inefficient plants. Read More

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Is This Lexus' Answer to the BMW 1-Series?

Agent009 submitted on 9/27/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:14:47 PM

Back in early August 2005, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport broke the story that Lexus was planning a smaller-than-IS model, a 4-door hatchback labeled the Lexus BS. Their original article vaguely predicted 4 or 6-cylinder gasoline engines as well as a turbodiesel, all-wheel-drive and hybrid options and a launch date no sooner than the end of 2008. Read More

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Spied: 2008 Pontiac GTO!

Agent009 submitted on 9/27/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:42:59 AM

This one's a winner -- The design for the new GTO coming to Pontiac showrooms in 2007 as a 2008 model. The big, rear-drive sport coupe will be designed and built in the U. Read More

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