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Girl Makes Car Logo Sushi

Posted by Admin on March 30, 2009
Girl Sushi Car Logos

Girl Car Logos

This is what happens when women with a peculiar attraction to seafood and automobiles bring out the knife and the tuna.

Clockwise from top: Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, (slanted logo in use between 1968 and 2000), Audi (on bottom), , , Subaru.

Photo Credit: Eva Mercz

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Lexus Recalling 214,500 GS, IS, and LS Models

Posted by Admin on February 2, 2009
Lexus Logo

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Toyota has announced they need to recall about 214,500 2006-2008 GS300/350, IS250/350 and LS460/460L sedans over potentially faulty fuel delivery pipes.

The Japanese automaker is working with the on the US recall, which centers around fuel pipes that can corrode, eventually resulting in a leak. The problem reportedly stems from certain ethanol fuels with low moisture content that can lead to rust, occasionally (but not always) triggering a dashboard indicator lamp indicating a system malfunction.
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Lexus Nuaero Concept – Batman: The Dark Knight’s Failed Prototype Batmobile

Posted by Admin on August 17, 2008

Lexus Nuaero Concept Car

First off, let me apologize to for ever inferring that he would drive such a vehicle. We all know the Dark Knight drives only the best, most badass cars on the planet. Sorry Toyota, but this ain’t it. From the mind of Jon Rådbrink, the Lexus car does look incredibly fast and futuristic; but then again a Toyota that doesn’t have room for a fake front air intake on the hood or exhaust cans in the back just isn’t right.

But to be fair, this isn’t a complete wash. As mandatory for any cool car, it does look good in black, it also is lightweight, and is loaded with technology, too.

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VIDEO: Batman Takes The Tumbler to Silverstone To Face Toyota F1 Car

Posted by Admin on July 8, 2008

When we first heard that The was taking on Toyota’s F1 car, it sounded like an argument that started on the playground. “What’s faster, ’s , or an F1 car?”Well, it would have remained a purely theoretical question if it wasn’t for the bosses at Toyota and – The movie crew. We suppose after the questions that have been posed and answered like “What’s faster, a Lamborghini or a fighter jet?”, Toyota decided to have a go at it and brought the Batmobile to for some run-ups to this past weekend’s .

We’ve got the video footage above and some high-resolution photos to below… Hit the jump for the photos.
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Honda Civic Pries Best-Seller Crown Away From Ford F-150’s Cold, Dead Hands

Posted by Admin on June 28, 2008

Ford F150 On Fire
After what seemed like a Billion year reign as the Nation’s best selling vehicle, it looks as though the has stumbled – for at least 1 month.

The month of May actually saw the Civic overtake the in putting the down in 4thplace. Whaaa!?
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