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1 week with the Lexus LS600h

mugenpower submitted on 7/6/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:17:05 PM

NihonCar has a quite long article with a 4 minute HD video on the New Lexus LS600h... to make short here you are their conclusion Conclusion: What to think about this LS600h at the end of the day, or at the end of the week as far as I'm concerned...

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Toyota Develops Advanced Head Restraint to Reduce Whiplash Injuries

Agent009 submitted on 7/6/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:22:04 AM

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that it has developed the Active Headrest, a new head restraint that reduces the stress on the neck during low-speed, rear impacts. TMC plans to introduce the head restraint shortly, starting with new vehicle ...

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Did McLaren Steal F1 Secrets From Ferrari?

Agent009 submitted on 7/5/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:26:02 PM

According to reports, the McLaren employee involved in the investigation of Ferrari regarding the receipt of technical information is Mike Coughlan, the Chief Designer of the Woking based team since 2002. The police searched the house of Coughlan and...

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Is The Prius Becoming A Status Symbol?

Agent009 submitted on 7/5/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:20:19 AM

A riddle: Why has the Toyota Prius enjoyed such success, with sales of more than 400,000 in the United States, when most other hybrid models struggle to find buyers? One answer may be that U.S. buyers of the Prius want everyone to know that they ...

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The Hybrid Hustle: Nissan Altima vs. Toyota Camry Which is Best?

Agent009 submitted on 6/29/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:39:44 AM

Since everyone seemed to love (or hate) the Saturn Aura Hybrid comments from yesterday here's more hybrid blog fodder. I just ran two identical driving loops in the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid. These loops were about 66 percent ...

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EU votes in favor of 120g/km CO2 standard for Europe

dannyboy2 submitted on 6/29/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:36:23 AM

European Council members met yesterday at a meeting in Luxembourg and have voted unanimously in favor of cutting fleet average carbon-dioxide emission levels for cars sold in Europe to 120g/km by 2012....

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Lexus Cultivates An Elite Work Force

Agent009 submitted on 6/29/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:08:53 AM

Hidden among the gleaming trappings of a state-of-the-art Toyota auto production plant -- the robotic arms and the dust free rooms -- is something that even the ancient samurai of Japan would recognize. It's a "dojo" -- rooms housing a training prog...

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2008 Lexus LSh Now on Lexus' Website

lexusis350 submitted on 6/29/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:28:22 AM

The 2008 LSh is now available on Lexus' website, Lexus.com. The base price for the car is $104,000 and comes with three available packages ranging from $4,000 to $12,570. It has a total of 438 horsepower engine giving it a 0-60 time of 5.5 seconds....

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Lexus Developing Dedicated Hybrid

Agent009 submitted on 6/28/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:18:09 AM

Lexus is currently developing a dedicated hybrid model that’s set to go on sale in 2009. The new car will be Lexus’ most affordable hybrid and will be positioned above the current IS sedan. The hybrid will be priced in between the IS and RX 400h SUV ...

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Toyota building the new FSC

dannyboy2 submitted on 6/28/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:55:46 AM

Toyota is reportedly developing a production version of the FSC, which was first displayed back at 2005’s Tokyo Motor Show....

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Hyundai aims Veracruz at Lexus RX: Underestimates US demand

omarrana submitted on 6/27/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:06:27 PM

It seems like Hyundai continues to act like they are playing in the big league. In an interview yesterday, product chief development John Krafcik said, “We underestimated demand for the premium trim level on the Veracruz.” The Hyundai Veracruz is the...

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BMW 1-Series gets 201hp twin-turbo diesel - 54.3mpg

omarrana submitted on 6/26/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:20:27 AM

BMW is announcing a lot of ’green’ news today for its model lineup. The 2008 BMW lineup will now have 22 models that achieve over 48mpg while emitting 140g/km or less of CO2 as well as increased performance. As we just reported earlier, the BMW 6-Ser...

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BMW 6-Series gets 282hp twin-turbo diesel engine

omarrana submitted on 6/26/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:42:23 AM

BMW has announced a powerful diesel-powered 6-Series called the 635d. The car is powered by a 3.0 liter twin-turbo 6-cylinder diesel engine that produces 282 horsepower giving it the ability to do 0-62 in 6.3 seconds with a top speed of 155 mph. T...

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Toyota To Launch New Hybrid Brand

Agent009 submitted on 6/25/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:03:15 AM

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. plans to begin selling a second dedicated brand of hybrid automobiles in 2009, following up on its market-dominating Prius hybrid, a news report said yesterday. Japan's No. 1 automaker plans to sell around 100,000 of th...

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What's coming from Lexus:

LexusAdmirer submitted on 6/20/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:24:38 PM

LS600Lh - October 2007 LX570 - January 2008 IS500 - First half 2008 RX MkIII - Second half 2008 LF-A supercar - 2008 GS facelift/GS460 - 2008 SC facelift/SC460 - 2008 JX compact SUV - 2009 IS Coupe-Convertible - Late 2009/early 2010 Bespoke ...

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