Ken Block has all the toys. And when it comes to his Subaru vehicles – he wins with the best toys.
“The TRAX STI is an experimental automobile that starts with Block’s competition-ready Subaru WRX STI before ditching the tires, adding snow cat tracks, and upgrading to some next-level suspension to create the ultimate backcountry shred car. Prepared by Vermont SportsCar, performance modifications include 400-hp and features Group N competition rally dampers made by EXE-TC and a KAPS 5-speed close-ratio dog-engagement gearbox. Under the hood sits a 2.5 liter, 4-cylinder, turbocharged and intercooled STI engine tuned with a MOTEC M800 ECU. “
Tom Wright from San Diego, CA. gets the nod for “Most Original Recycled Amusement Park Ride Used For a Vehicle” award with his street legal bumper cars. Sitting under the hood is either a Honda or Kawasaki 750 motorcycle engine that is sure to crush your daily driver on a sprint to 60 mph.
Toyota halted sales of eight new models today. This news comes on the heels of the Toyota recall announcement for 2.3 million cars and trucks due to an accelerator problem. The New Toyota models affected by this halt:
Toyota Group Vice-President Bob Carter said, “Helping ensure the safety of our customers and restoring confidence in Toyota are very important to our company – this action is necessary until a remedy is finalized. We’re making every effort to address this situation for our customers as quickly as possible.”
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TOYOTA has suspended sales in the US of eight largely new models while it examines problems with sticking accelerator pedals.
The move by Toyota Motor Sales USA came after the world’s largest automaker recalled last week 2.3 million Toyota cars and trucks in the United States because of the accelerator problem.
“Helping ensure the safety of our customers and restoring confidence in Toyota are very important to our company,” said Toyota Group Vice President Bob Carter said in a statement.
“This action is necessary until a remedy is finalized. We’re making every effort to address this situation for our customers as quickly as possible,” he said.
Models affected by the announcement were the 2009-2010 RAV4, 2009-2010 Corolla, 2009-2010 Matrix, 2005-2010 Avalon, as well as certain 2007-2010 Camry, 2010 Highlander, 2007-2010 Tundra and 2008-2010 Sequoia models, according to the statement.
It pointed out that no Lexus Division or Scion vehicles were affected by the actions.
Also unaffected were Toyota Prius, Tacoma, Sienna, Venza, Solara, Yaris, 4Runner, FJ Cruiser, Land Cruiser and select Camry models, including all Camry hybrids, which the company said “will remain for sale.”
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This new Audi won’t be available for many, however, mainstream models like the Audi A6 Quattro reward it’s driver with similar excitement levels for a fraction of the cost.
Who’s got the best automotive brand perception for 2010? Toyota locked it up for another year as reported in Consumer Reports 2010 Best Car Brand Perception Survey. Keep in mind – this is brand perception – as judged by the consumer’s viewpoint; real-word production quality does not apply.
The categories for “perception judging” included:
Safety
Quality
Value
Performance
Design/Style
Technology/Innovation
Environmentally friendly/Green
Looks like a new marketing company was hired when they brought in the new designers to create the new line of Mercedes cars being released.
One of the better Mercedes productions I’ve seen in a while. (The car and the commercial that is…)
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