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I know about cars because I have actually raced cars and have worked on cars. I have driven and repa

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Toyota cheating in F1 AGAIN!

kpaxx submitted on 3/28/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:04:16 AM

he Toyotas of Timo Glock will start Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after stewards found their cars to be in contravention of the rules. They had qualified sixth and eighth respectively. A post-qualifying inspection by the...

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Mercedes Benz Top Quality

kpaxx submitted on 7/17/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:23:08 AM

The return of Mercedes-Benz to its reputation for quality appears to be gathering pace. After the recent successes in the JD Power ratings, a poll for ‘Which?’ magazine in the UK produced great results for the E-Class and C-Class. ‘Which?’ magazine i...

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No Such Thing as a “Green” Car

kpaxx submitted on 9/7/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:31:15 AM

Reuters reports that Norway is banning manufacturers from advertising a car's green credentials. As far Norways's Department of Truth (a.k.a. Consumer Ombudsman) is concerned, "cars cannot do anything good for the environment except less damage than ...

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Toyota Sales Drop: While GM is on the Rise!

kpaxx submitted on 9/5/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:07:56 AM

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported August sales of 233,471 vehicles, a decrease of 2.8 percent from August 2006. "Reduced credit tied to the subprime squeeze challenged consumer confidence this mont...

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Toyota Tundra Bed Bounce

kpaxx submitted on 8/24/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:15:16 PM

Here’s a list of all the known problems with the 2007 Toyota Tundra. We’re not trying to tear the truck down or anything - we love it - we just want to make sure everyone knows what’s going on. HOLY MOLLY LOOK AT THAT BED BOUNCE IN THE VIDEO...!...

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The world's greatest factory floor is fatigued! The article lists the following disturbing changes at Toyota

kpaxx submitted on 8/23/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:50:37 PM

The headline screams: The world's greatest factory floor is fatigued! The article lists the following disturbing changes at Toyota: 1) Recalls are increasing at a faster pace than ever before in the history of Toyota 2) Three senior managers of Q...

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Taking a shine to Mercedes - Mercedes-Benz Innovation Leaders Again

kpaxx submitted on 8/20/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:44:32 PM

After four years of development work, an innovative new clear lacquer went into series production at Mercedes-Benz at the end of 2003. Ground-breaking nanotechnology ensures that the new product is substantially more scratch-resistant than convention...

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Unintended acceleration reports for Prius and NOW....ES 350

kpaxx submitted on 8/15/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:14:36 PM

As of late, the Toyota Prius has been generating complaints of unintended acceleration. First reported a year ago, several Prius owners have complained that the car will accelerate or lunge forward with no input from the driver. Toyota service techni...

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Toyota Prius: Unintended Acceleration

kpaxx submitted on 8/14/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:31:40 AM

ConsumerAffairs.com has collected complaints from Toyota Prius owners regarding throttle control. One, a new Prius with 600 miles on the odometer, accelerated wildly while the owner was attempting to merge onto a busy interstate. On another occasion,...

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Lexus Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over ES350 Airbags

kpaxx submitted on 8/1/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:29:34 AM

Business Wire reports that the law firm of Sheldon J. Schlesinger, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has hit Lexus and corporate parent Toyota with a class action lawsuit relating to the ES350's airbag sensors. According to Lexusdefect.com, "many own...

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So much for Hybrids....VW Polo: 61.9 mpg on a single battery

kpaxx submitted on 7/19/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:34:32 PM

Autospectator reports that Volkswagen has raised the fuel mileage on its already stingy Polo BlueMotion. Powered by a 1.4-liter TDI [diesel] engine, Volksie's miserly machine deploys every mileage stretcher known to mankind, from special transmission...

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Real Innovation! From FIAT believe it or not!

kpaxx submitted on 3/26/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:38:35 AM

Fiat are about to make the next big step in petrol engine technology, a revolutionary new approach to valve actuation, that sweeps away to current established methods. The project, known as UNIAIR, has been developed by Centro Ricerche Fiat for al...

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Hummer Greener than Prius!

kpaxx submitted on 3/20/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:54:52 PM

The Toyota Prius has become the flagship car for those in our society so environmentally conscious that they are willing to spend a premium to show the world how much they care. Unfortunately for them, their ultimate ‘green car’ is the source of some...

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