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Did you know your dealer is probably spying on you?

Agent001 submitted on 1/3/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:27:56 AM

How would you feel if you found out tomorrow that every confidential phone call you were making to a salesperson in any business was being recorded? And then every night, the sales managers were listening to your calls with the employees and critiquing and coaching the salesperson's sales technique. Well that's EXACTLY what most car dealers are doing EVERY single time you call the dealership. Read More

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NEW: Lexus LS600hL vs. Audi A8L 4.2TDI

S4cabriofoxone submitted on 11/10/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:06:03 AM

The final piece of Lexus’s hybrid puzzle has now slotted into place. The LS600h, which has recently gone on sale in UK showrooms, is the third car in the Japanese maker’s range to combine petrol and electric power. Read More

[237] user comments | Category: Reviews


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Car and Driver review IS-F

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 10/24/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:33:18 AM

This first F (there’ll be more Lexus models with the F treatment soon, most likely) is a V-8–powered sledgehammer that rockets to 60 mph in 4. 2 seconds—fleeter by 0. Read More

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Edmunds Insideline's take on IS-F

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 10/24/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:50:18 AM

Rather than shoehorning a 5. 0-liter V8 into the nose of an IS 350 and simply calling it the IS 500, Lexus has instead cooked up a far more dedicated sport sedan with its new 2008 Lexus IS-F. Read More

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For Those Who Just Can't Wait: Japanese Company Unveils A Back Seat Toilet

Agent009 submitted on 10/23/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:01:33 PM

Kaneko Sangyo Co. said Tuesday it has developed a portable toilet for use inside a car that totally conceals the user with a curtain. Read More

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Detroit 3 Demand Japan Be Labeled A Currency Manipulator

Agent009 submitted on 10/23/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:47:01 PM

The Detroit 3 are launching a campaign to have Japan labeled a currency manipulator and to end what they say is an unfair subsidy for Japanese automakers. The Detroit 3 claim that the artificially undervalued yen provides a $4,000 to $12,000 bonus for each vehicle imported from Japan. Read More

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Honda CEO Takes Takes A Dump On GM's Volt Concept

Agent009 submitted on 10/23/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:57:49 AM

Honda Motor Co. Chief Executive Takeo Fukui said so-called plug-in hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles offered too few environmental benefits for his company to pursue, and noted that an advanced hybrid vehicle called the Chevrolet Volt that General Motors Corp. Read More

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Tokyo Auto Show: Want to see the next Lexus RX? Here's the concept

Agent001 submitted on 10/10/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:25:24 AM

The new LF-Xh is described as a SUV based on the Lexus design philosophy of L-finesse and is powered by an advanced hybrid system. The set-up features a V6 petrol engine mated to a high-output electric motor as well as an AWD system. Read More

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It's official, new BMW M3 sedan is now for real- 29 new photos

Agent001 submitted on 10/6/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:04:21 AM

THE NEW BMW M3 SEDAN M3 Sedan Comes to America in 2008 Woodcliff Lake, NJ – October 6, 2007… BMW raises the performance benchmark once again with the introduction of the 2008 M3 Sedan. Sharing the M3 Coupe’s high-revving 414-horsepower V8 and balanced chassis that is designed to be “faster than its engine”, the motorsports arm of the German auto maker, BMW M GmbH, is pleased to offer the most powerful, highest-performing M3 ever with four doors. Read More

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After years of speculation, official Lexus IS-F performance numbers now public

Agent001 submitted on 10/4/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:43:09 AM

Based on the IS series, the IS F boasts a completely new engine and transmission, an exclusive suspension and specially selected aluminum wheels and tires. The vehicle was tested extensively on race circuits in Japan and overseas, including Fuji Speedway, in order to demonstrate its full potential. 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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Lexus, Please Stop the Madness!

Agent009 submitted on 9/26/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:11:52 PM

If you research the upcoming Lexus IS-F to any degree the first thing you notice is lots of hype but hopelessly few details. There are plenty of videos of smoking tires and power drifts. Read More

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The best Lexus IS-F on the track video ever?

Agent001 submitted on 9/25/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 5:19:49 PM

When the Lexus IS-F hit the Laguna Seca Raceway during the California Taste of Lexus Event, there was a deluge of video released by spectators, but nothing, and I mean NOTHING that compares to the following video. Special thanks to the Passionate Pursuit for the tipoff. Read More

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New 700HP Mercedes Super Car

SUPREMEPIZZA submitted on 7/30/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:34:49 AM

There have been rumors for quite some time of a McLaren/Mercedes-Benz split from building high-end road cars. In fact, after the ambitious but not-very-successful Mercedes SLR McLaren, shared plans for a smaller (and more affordable) super-sports model were abandoned. Read More

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Canada may have a better healthcare system than us but BOY are they getting screwed on car and gas prices!

Agent001 submitted on 7/27/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:42:47 PM

As you already know, Agent 001 is a big fan of our Canadian contingent on AutoSpies. com and we always try to post good Canadian content when we find it. Read More

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