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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: , Mercedes-Benz, , (slanted logo in use between 1968 and 2000), Audi (on bottom), Toyota, Mitsubishi, 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
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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 NHTSA 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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VIDEO: Batman Takes The Tumbler to Silverstone To Face Toyota F1 Car

Posted by Admin on July 8, 2008

When we first heard that was taking on Toyota’s F1 car, it sounded like an argument that started on the playground. “What’s faster, Batman’s Tumbler, or an F1 car?”Well, it would have remained a purely theoretical question if it wasn’t for the bosses at Toyota and Batman – 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 British Grand Prix.

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 Ford has stumbled – for at least 1 month.

The month of May actually saw the overtake the Ford in sales putting the Ford down in 4thplace. Whaaa!?
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Toyota Crown Hybrid Boasts Night Vision System That Spots Pedestrians

Posted by Admin on June 27, 2008

Toyota Crown Hybrid With Nightvision That Spots Pedestrians

Much like the current -Benz S Class, the new , has opted for a LCD panel mounted directly above the steering wheel in the dash, instead of traditional gauges. In the case of the , their 1280 x 480 pixel screen has a fancy name called “.”

And just like the -Benz S Class, is now offering a system that changes the screen from the standard Speedometer and RPM gauges, to a full screen displal. But, has gone a step further by adding a human recognition system to their system. As with any bleeding edge technology, there are some limits however.
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