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Tomorrow’s Cars: Flashy Or Practical?
There aren’t too many things that capture the thoughts like the unknown future. TV shows and cartoons have shown us some pretty inventive possibilities of what automobiles would become. What form did you think transportation would take in the year 2010? Floating space speeders like on The Jetsons? Hovering craft like in Star Wars? The sky was the limit, literally, for what cars would look like. Technology has taken a completely different direction. Our needs are already met by the cars that we’ve had for years. No purpose other than extreme coolness would be served by having cars that hover. The police are busy trying to slow drivers down because our cars already go more than fast enough. In fact, in many places there’s so much traffic that cars can’t … Read entire article »
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Schaumburg Corolla One Of Top-Selling Cars In 2009; Joined By Toyota Camry
Toyota has a sort of emotional roller coaster ride in recent years. At the beginning laid the Japanese manufacturers unprecedented media attention, praise and victory for the consumption of fuel, the Prius that will change. And of course, the praise was deserved. But last year showed bleak prospects for the automaker began. Other manufacturers entering the room fuel chip to prove something, and pre-orders for various models of electric vehicles is the Prius … Read entire article »
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Car Shopping With Cheaper Car Insurance in Mind
When you go car shopping, what are you looking for? Are you looking for a sporty little two seater that’s going to impress the babes or a sensible sedan with plenty of room for car seats? Do you want a car that’s going to be good on gas mileage or one that will give you plenty of space to spread out? These are all things that people think about when they’re standing in the middle of a car lot looking for their next set of wheels. What they don’t usually consider is which car will give them cheaper car insurance. Unless you’ve taken the time to sit down with your insurance agent and find out how they calculate the cost of your car insurance you probably don’t realize that your car … Read entire article »
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The 2010 Toyota Prius – Bigger, Yet More Frugal!
Hybrids have a new pinnacle of technology in the 2010 Prius. Great gas mileage is what has sold over 1 million Prius Hybrids.The Prius gets a 1.The Prius has a new larger engine.5L.Surprisingly, the outsized engine and improved torque in the Prius increases the gas mileage.The 2010 Prius has gained some more muscle in the form of 50 extra horsepower. Fuel Economy is up 4 MPG from previous models. Of course there are those out there who employ some great hypermiling techniques or they use plain old frugal driving habits to net upwards of 75 MPG out of their Prius!The improvement in fuel economy also comes from the lightened body and powertrain. Nosie and vibration are lessened due to a stiffer body. Toyota engineers have vastly sharpened the steering. Features … Read entire article »
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Honda Hybrid Cars – An Introduction
Honda hybrid models became available on the market in 1990′s and they were introduced in the United States in 1999. Honda Insight opened the road, quickly followed by the response of Toyota with the appearance of the Prius. Apparently Honda hybrid models enjoy high sales rates as well as the Toyota ones although in the United States Honda is the undisputed leader. One Honda hybrid that set a record in terms of selling in 2004 is the Civic Hybrid. This would explain why there were more than 100,000 Honda hybrid cars sold between 1999 and 2006. Most of these models have found owners in the United States, next come Japan, Europe and Canada. In 2004 another Honda hybrid was introduced on the market and it was called Accord. This way … Read entire article »
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