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Mugen accessories for 2010 Honda Accord

Celebrating its 50th year in America, Honda kicked off its week at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas with a variety of historic and accessorized Honda vehicles and the reveal of a 2010 Accord Sedan equipped with MUGEN accessories. Continue reading »

2010 Honda Accord Crosstour U.S. pricing

Pricing for the 2010 Crosstour has just been released, and the new model starts just slightly under $30,000, running up to about $37,000. It will hit U.S. showrooms in a couple of months. Continue reading »

Consumer Reports 2009 reliability survey results

Ford has secured its position as the only Detroit automaker with world-class reliability. About 90% of Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln products were found to have average or better reliability, according to Consumer Reports’ 2009 Annual Car Reliability Survey. The results were announced today at an Automotive Press Association luncheon in Detroit. Continue reading »

2010 Nissan Rogue Krom edition revealed

Nissan has announced the latest addition to its “Krom” specialty vehicles lineup, the 2010 Nissan Rogue Krom edition, which is scheduled to go on sale at U.S. Nissan dealers nationwide in December 2009. The new Rogue Krom edition comes with aggressive sport styling, exclusive 17-inch wheels and a center-exit sport-tuned exhaust. Nissan also offers a Krom edition of the
popular Nissan cube. Continue reading at ModernOffroader.com »

2011 Lexus LF-A debuts in production trim

After spending half a decade in development hell, running the ‘Ring in camo, briefly getting canceled during the recession, and even racing at a few events, the production version of the Lexus LF-A supercar has finally debuted in Japan. Continue reading »

2011 Kia Cadenza readied for debut

Kia has announced that their all-new luxury sedan will be called the Cadenza. The full-size sedan will apparently sport a rear-wheel-drive platform, and should replace the Kia Amanti. Continue reading »

2010 Nissan 370Z 40th Anniversary for U.S. market

The 25th anniversary is silver, the 50th is gold. And the 40th? Another precious metal, or more correctly metal, rubber and glass – the Nissan Z. Forty years ago, on October 22, 1969, the Datsun 240Z arrived in North America, heralding a new era in sports car design. Continue reading »

2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR Touring U.S. pricing

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X is a somewhat uncompromising sports sedan, based off of an economy car platform. But the U.S. market is getting a new MR Touring “luxury” model that puts it up against German brands in terms of pricing. Continue reading »

Kia September sales increase 40%

Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales, and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs), and commercial vehicles for September 2009, recording a total of 155,223 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 40.4%. Continue reading »

2010 Honda VFR 1200F motorcycle revealed

After what seemed like years of rumors and speculation, Honda has unleashed the details on its new 2010 VFR 1200F motorcycle. Buried beneath the dual-pane bodywork and vacuum-molded cast aluminum chassis lies a 1,237 cc V4 engine that reportedly puts out 172 hp at 10000 rpm and 95 lb-ft of torque at a high 8750 rpm. Continue reading »

Toyota bringing back AE86 as FT-86

The iconic Toyota Corolla GT-S, known as the Sprinter Trueno in Japan, was a 2-door hatchback that was first introduced in 1983. It had a 1.6L 4-cylinder U.S. engine with 112 hp and, more importantly, a balanced rear-wheel-drive chassis. It became more commonly known as the AE86, nicknamed after its chassis designation, and is popular on the Japanese drift scene till today, even though production ended in 1986. It achieved worldwide popularity only during this past decade, as the hero car in the Japanese animated series Initial D. And now, Toyota is readying a successor in the form of the FT-86 concept at the 2009 Tokyo Auto Show. Continue reading »

2010 Nissan Altima official U.S. debut

The American-built Nissan Altima enters the 2010 model year with fresh exterior styling, refined interior treatments and a host of technology enhancements to its navigation and entertainment systems. Available in three distinct models – Altima Sedan, Altima Coupe and Altima Hybrid – the 2010 Altima will be available at Nissan dealers nationwide beginning Monday, October 5th. Continue reading »

Toyota recalling 3.8 million cars for floor mats

The NHTSA has alerted Lexus and Toyota owners about conditions that could cause the accelerator to get stuck in the fully-open position under certain conditions. The agency “strongly recommends” taking out removable floor mats on the driver’s side in certain models and not to replace them with any other mat, either from Toyota or any other brand. After numerous reported unintended-acceleration incidents, Toyota is now conducting a major recall on 3.8 million affected cars, but only in the United States. Continue reading »

Honda CR-Z Concept is rebirth of CR-X

Highly-anticipated by the Honda community, the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show in October will mark the debut of the Honda CR-Z hybrid concept again, except this time it is a near-production version. The sporty-but-slow CR-Z, slated for Japanese production early next year, is a revival of the Honda CR-X from the 1980s. Based on the Civic of that time, with a tiny engine and decent suspension, it became somewhat popular among budget-minded Honda enthusiasts. The new CR-Z is expected to be exclusively hybrid. Continue reading »

2010 Toyota Prius body kit by Tommy Kaira

Without tuning anything on the powertrain of the 2010 Toyota Prius, Japanese tuning firm Tommi Kaira has unveiled its dressed-up version of the third-generation iconic hybrid. Continue reading »

2010 Mitsubishi Outlander gets Evo nose

Mitsubishi Motors Australia has announced the arrival of the 2010 model year Outlander featuring a distinctive and aggressive styling make-over which includes the company’s new “jet fighter” grille, and a host of new comfort, convenience and safety appointments. Improvements to the Outlander’s engineering include the addition of Hill Start Control to automatic transmission models and Super All Wheel Control to V6 models. Continue reading at ModernOffroader.com »

Honda U3-X concept unicycle on video

Honda has developed a new “personal mobility technology,” naming it the U3-X. The experimental unicycle is designed to provide free movement in all directions just like human walking, including side-to-side and diagonally. The U3-X makes it possible to adjust speed, move, turn and stop in all directions when the rider leans their upper body to shift their body weight. This was achieved by systems such as the ASIMO robot’s balance control technology as well as an omni-directional wheel system.

2010 Nissan Altima first image leaked

The 2010 Nissan Altima has undergone a facelift for 2010, although the car is not out yet. However, a publication has leaked the first image of the updated midsizer. Continue reading »

2009-2010 Nissan Maxima & Altima NHTSA recall

Nissan is recalling certain 2009 and 2010 Altima and Maxima cars due to a mechanical defect. The upper front strut insulators may have been manufactured out of specification, resulting in a potential for the suspension’s strut insulator to crack. Continue reading »

Kia Motors posts 24.1% increase in August global sales

Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales, and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs), and commercial vehicles for August 2009, recording a total of 139,656 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 24.1%. Continue reading »

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