I, Robot. Brought to You by Toyotaaaa!... ... Over the years I've owned a number of cars. For example, a couple of years ago I was the unhappy owner of a Mercedes-Benz ML. It was the latest model then, but some time had passed since the generation's launch so I told myself it would be bug-free, just the ... Continue reading >
100+ years since the invention of the self-propelled car, three new engines battle for a place in the automotive future. Which one do you see in your car 10 years from now?
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Articles written by Daniel Patrascu
Daniel Patrascu
Daniel is the one in our team who loves to push buttons. Not the ones you have in your home, or car, or wherever, but the ones who make us huff and puff. He loves writing, or so he claims, but he prefers to use his 10 words per minute typing skills to bring you a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry, rather than keeping you up to speed with new vehicles and their performances.He hates all electric vehicles and is a sucker for American muscle cars. So much that at one point he had a crush on Eleanor, even if it took her only sixty seconds to see him and be gone. Feeling abandoned, he turned to autoevolution for shelter, so we took him in.
Favorite quote: "I truly believe men and fish can coexist peacefully" – George W. Bush
Being chairman of a big automaker is not the safest, most lucrative job in the world, as Chung Mong-koo found out today, after the Seoul Central District court decided to make him pay $60 million in damages to the carmaker for losses he has caused by taking bad ...
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German carmaker Daimler previewed today yet another special edition of the smart fortwo, dubbed Edition Greystyle. In fact, as we got accustomed to by now, the same old smart fortwo, with new clothes and a few new accessories here and there.
Meant to be a ...
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After yesterday Japanese carmaker Toyota announced it will recall 133,000 2010 model year Prius and 14,500 Lexus 2010 HS 250h in the US, the carmaker announced earlier today the recall, as expected, to a global level and added a few more models to the recall.
Thus, ...
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A change in the marketing department of Ask.com has put an end to a year-long contract between NASCAR and search engine provider, with immediate effect. After spending $15 million on its NASCAR sponsorships and activation, Ask.com found its contract with the ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan released today information regarding its financial performance in the third quarter of the 2009 fiscal year (ending March 31, 2010), with number showing a 45 billion yen ($480 million) net income. A better than expected result, says Nissan ...
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With the 2010 Geneva Auto Show less than a month away, Swedish carmaker Volvo pulled the wraps off the long awaited Volvo S60, marking the carmaker's entry in the CD Premium car segment. The car will be presented, for the first time, at the aforementioned show ...
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Three new powerplants will find their way under the hood of the 2011 Ford Mustang, with the promise of a total output of 1,267 horsepower. Taken one by one, the 2011 Mustang coupe and convertible will get a new 3.7l V6 engine, the Mustang GT will be implanted an ...
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As it usually happens, all the rumors an voices claiming Japanese carmaker Toyota will recall both the Prius and Lexus HS hybrids turned out to be true, following yesterday's official announcement of the voluntary recall. According to Toyota, 133,000 2010 model ...
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The Toyota-related Pontiac Vibe recall is almost nearing its conclusion, after American manufacturer GM announced today it has begun shipping repair parts to dealers, with letters to be mailed to customers starting February 16. Repairs are scheduled to begin ...
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With Challenger approaching its 40th birthday, American manufacturer Dodge decided to celebrate with the release of two special editions of the iconic muscle car: the 2010 Dodge Challenger Furious Fuchsia and Challenger SRT8 Furious Fuchsia. ...
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After over the weekend bmGerman carmaker BMW released full details and photos of the facelifted version of the X5, a video showing the X5 in action has now also been made available.
The 2011 X5 comes with an entirely revised range of engines, design ...
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If you were wondering whether one can advertise a flaw in its products, then you thought tight. Japanese carmaker Toyota released over the weekend a new ad, in which it tries to explain why it recalled so many cars and why it decided to stop production at five of ...
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What you are about to read here is a short behavioral guide for tourists who go to Romania and decide to try out the the capital's public transport service. Because, as you will see in the video below, buying a ticket is apparently not enough...
It all happened ...
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With all the excitement surrounding the huge and never-ending recall of Toyota models, we just about forgot that the Japanese carmaker is still building cars, not only repairs the old ones. Until we found out the prices for the first ever Australian built hybrid. ...
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Spectacular as it may seem, the nearly 40 percent jump in sales registered by German carmaker Audi are not all that impressive, as we are confident other carmakers around the world will post similar performances. The reason is that January 2009, the month to which ...
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As expected, the voluntary recall of the Toyota Prius kicked off today, but not globally yet. Toyota's New Zealand office was the first to announce the recall of all the 260 2010 model year Prius, to update the braking system software. Owners will be notified via a ...
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The number of vehicles sold in January 2010 in Western Europe are 14.9 percent higher than the same month of last year, according to a report by JD Power Automotive Forecasting cited by just-auto.com. The growth, however, is not that relevant, JD Power say, given ...
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Following reports which surfaced in the German media, which claimed the Japanese carmaker knew some of its vehicles are experiencing sticking pedals since 2007, Toyota's European division stepped forwards and denied the claim. Sort of, as their denial is more of a ...
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Following the most recent bump in Toyota's road, the Prius recall in the making, the Japanese carmaker has reportedly begun investigating the same issue in the Lexus HS hybrid, which shares some braking components with the Prius.
"They have very similar ...
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The Zero Emissions partnership formed by French carmaker Renault and Japanese manufacturer Nissan has signed yet another agreement for the promotion of electric vehicles, this time with the city of Houston. The announcement of the partnership was made during the ...
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