What’s hot on the road this year?
According the Playboy’s "2007 Cars of the Year," street-legal speedsters, a hyper-quick hybrid, and a blast from the past that drives circles around the competition.
The cars selected by Playboy were carefully chosen by an expert team of automotive writers who traveled the globe to test drive every new model they could get their hands on. They covered thousands of miles of the windiest, steepest, most challenging roads to sort the best from (...)
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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. will stage the world premiere of the all-new 2007 Tundra CrewMax full-size pickup at a press conference at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The four-door CrewMax will offer the most room, versatility and storage in the Tundra lineup.
Larger in every dimension than the model it replaces, the 2007 Tundra is available in 31 model configurations, with a choice between 4x2 and 4x4 drivetrains, and towing capacity of more than (...)
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The first all-new 2007 Tundra full-size pickup will roll off the assembly line at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc., or TMMTX, on Friday, November 17. The line-off of the new Tundra will mark the official grand opening of the $1.28-billion San Antonio plant. The plant will start with a one-shift operation, and add a second shift in the spring of 2007.
"The full-size pickup truck market is, by far, the single-largest opportunity for Toyota’s future growth plans in the (...)
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Three new vehicles and one new Hybrid vehicle were recipients of the 2007 SEMA Vehicle Design Awards announced today at the SEMA Show. The awards are presented to the most accessory-friendly vehicle in four separate categories, Car, Truck, SUV and SEMA’s newest category, Hybrid. The
Toyota Tundra took top honors in the Truck category, the Ford
Shelby GT 500 won in the Car category and the
Jeep Wrangler won in the SUV category. The newest award for the most accessory-friendly Hybrid vehicle (.
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· A hit below the belt for Chrysler: New York Times
· She wanted to take revenge, but got the wrong car instead. Jeez, how dumb can you be not to check the license plates first? : MSNBC
· ToyotaTrucks increase production numbers for the US. Also They plan on adding one more model to their starting line-up – The Toyota Tundra - That sounds good: Detriot News
· Ford narrows its future between two choices – either create a new hit like the Mustang or start working on a new low mileage project car that can compete with Toyota Yaris, Chevrolet Aveo and Honda Hit: FreePress
· Ford plans to shut down two more plants by 2010 , besides 5 other assembly plants.Kinda bad for the Ford employees. by 2008: Detroit News
