In regards to Toyota‘s previous recalls for unintended acceleration, the automaker has announced that they have reached an agreement to settle the outstanding lawsuits in the U.S. Considered to be one of the largest lawsuits of its kind, Toyota will reimburse owners of up to 16-million cars resulting in a one-time, $1.1 billion pre-tax charge against its fourth quarter earnings. In addition to the monetary payment, under this agreement, Toyota will install a brake-override system in cars where the floor mats got stuck.
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With the leader in global hybrid sales being Toyota, it comes as no surprise that Lexus is also out in front when it comes to sales of gasoline-electric vehicles. Lexus has announced that it has sold over half a million hybrid models since they first started doing it in 2005.
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Sometimes, in all of our infinite wisdom, we think that we can defeat mother nature, and in this case, that is certainly not true. The one referred to as Uncle Jim in this video and his nephews went out to play around in the snow with their snowmobiles. When Jim tried to climb a slope, he seems to have triggered mini avalanche that took the rider and his vehicle rolling down the hill.
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Even though GM tried, they were not able to keep the new generation of the Corvette a complete secret until they official unveiling on January 13, 2013 as they originally planned to do. These sketches are from a member of the Corvette forums named “BlueOX”, and the member had this to say:
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Cuusso is an official site where you can share you ideas and concepts and one of the concepts that over 10,000 fans have shared an interest in seeing is a Lego version of the “Back to the Future” DeLorean.
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>When I was young, I always thought how could Santa deliver all the present sin one night just in time for Christmas. Mercedes-Benz finally came up with a great explanation on this side of the story by featuring Santa with his amazing collection of Mercedes cars.
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With a high-octane video of the SLS AMG GT3 speeding around a racetrack while cooking a little Christmas treat, Mercedes-Benz recently wished its loyal fans a Merry Christmas. Featuring the newly announced Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster, Lamborghini is countering Mercedes with their very own Christmas commercial.
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As part of its Technology Package, the 2013 Toyota Avalon Limited has become the first vehicle in the world to offer Qi wireless charging. Qi, the global standard for wireless power and charging, has been integrated into both the gasoline and hybrid variants of the Avalon limited and by placing devices on, or near any Qi-enabled surface, you will be able to charge any device.
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