Veilside MR2 Turbo Enhancement

Today was a much anticipated detail on a very unique MR2 Turbo with a Veilside body kit, afterburner rear lights, “sleepy” quad HID headlights and a custom perspex rear windscreen.

The package performed on this vehicle was Gold.

On Arrival

The car was looking quite tired in places, definitely in need of some detailing TLC.

First up were the alloy wheels.

Before

The alloys were treated with a wheel brightener, later in the detail, the lip was treated with a metal polish, and then protected with Migliore’s Wheel Sealant. The tyres were also dressed.

After

Next up was the stainless steel exhaust, which had seen better days!

Before

The exhaust was treated with wire wool and then treated with a metal polish later in the detail.

After

The vehicle was then treated to an obligatory snow foam:

Next up was claying the vehicle.

Contaminants removed from the bonnet:

Not bad at all, mostly sap.

Below is the worst contamination removed, which was from the drivers side wing:

The paintwork was then assessed under halogens:

Bonnet:

Drivers Door:

Drivers 3/4 Panel:

Bootlid:

with a nasty scratch in the middle, this completely polished out with Lime Prime!

Passenger 3/4 Panel:

Passenger Door:

Mostly oxidisation and light swirls to contend with, along with the odd scratch.

A paint thickness assessment was then undertaken, showing that only the doors and bonnet were original. The front wings were reading from 700-1000 microns  – Lots of paint to work with though!

The vehicle was masked up ready for machine polishing:

The rotary in action on the bonnet:

The vehicle was treated in very much the same way with Lime Prime.

After Machine Polishing

All unmasked and looking very deep and glossy:

There were a few remaining marks, but a vast improvement from just a 1-step machine polish.

The vehicle was then protected with Valentines Concours Wax, as well as the rubbers/plastics being dressed, the windows were polished, plus the owner took time to work on the engine bay.

The Results

Remember Before

After

And also remember Before

After

Obligatory thumbs up:

Thanks for looking and reading, and a big thank you to the owner Nav for his participation today, especially on the engine bay…

Sutil expects to remain at Force India

Adrian Sutil now thinks it is likely that he will remain at Force India next season, after his team took up the option it has on his contract for next year.

The team’s option on Sutil for 2010 expired this week, and Sutil has confirmed to AUTOSPORT that the Silverstone-based outfit has activated it to ensure it has first call on his services for next season. The German has been linked with moves to both McLaren and Toyota for next year in recent weeks.

“They [Force India] have taken it already,” said Sutil. “It is nice to see that they like my work, and they believe in me.

“I like the team a lot, it is my first team, and I feel really well here. That is why I am very relaxed. In any case I will be in F1 and I have no problem to do another year here. It is looking really good.”

Although taking up the option does not guarantee that a contract will definitely follow, Sutil says that the indications are that things will get sorted.

“I am not totally sure where I am going to end up, but most likely I will be here with this team for another year,” he explained. “Something else could happen, but right now that [staying here] is what I am thinking.”

Reference: Autosport.com

ถ้าคุณต้องการลง Hybrid คุณควรพิจารณา Toyota Prius

ลูกผสมเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของเร็วที่สุด-กลุ่มเติบโตของตลาดรถวันนี้. ประโยชน์ของการซื้อรถลูกผสมเป็นพิเศษเพื่อให้ผู้ผลิตรถทุกคนต้องการได้รับในวันนี้ส่วนหนึ่งของตลาดรถ. มีสองผู้ผลิตโดยเฉพาะผู้ที่โดดเด่นเป็นผู้นำทาง: ฮอนด้าและ โตโยต้า เป็น. บทความนี้จะอธิบายว่าทำไมคุณควรมองไปซื้อ Toyota Prius.

โตโยต้า ได้ดำเนินงานที่น่าตื่นตาตื่นใจของการพัฒนารถคันนี้. ฟังบางของรางวัลต่างๆที่ได้รับการลูกผสมนี้: Motor แนวโน้มรถแห่งปีสำหรับปี 2004 International Engine 2,004 ปีและ 2,004 รถอเมริกาเหนือแห่งปี. ที่มีชื่อเสียงมากในรายการของรางวัลให้กับ โตโยต้า. ด้วยการยอมรับเช่นนี้ก็แปลกใจว่า Toyota Prius ยืนเป็นหนึ่งในลูกผสมด้านบนภายในไม่นี้เติบโตและส่วนการแข่งขันของตลาด. กับความสนใจดังกล่าวและประกาศกำหนดให้เป็นรายการรอนานมากได้พัฒนา.

บางส่วนของการพัฒนารวมถึงการลอกออกต้องสำหรับรถที่จะเชื่อมต่อเพื่อให้สามารถชาร์จแบตเตอรี่ไฟฟ้า. ครั้งแรกกับรถยนต์ลูกผสมส่วนใหญ่นี้กรณี. ภายใน Prius มีสองกำเนิดไฟฟ้าเครื่องยนต์ไฟฟ้าและวิศวกรจะสร้างเครื่องมือเพื่อให้พวกเขาได้รับพลังจากเครื่องยนต์ก๊าซ. นี้ช่วยให้มอเตอร์ไฟฟ้าเป็น recharging ขณะที่เครื่องยนต์อยู่ในการใช้. นอกจากนี้เมื่อมีคนเบรครถมีของจำนวนหนึ่งเกี่ยวกับการเคลื่อนไหวพลังงานที่ถูกสร้างขึ้นเนื่องจากแรงเสียดทาน. พลังงานนี้จะเกี่ยวกับการเคลื่อนไหวเปลี่ยนเป็นพลังงานไฟฟ้าและการนี้จะช่วยชาร์จแบตเตอรี่ไฟฟ้ารวมทั้ง. โตโยต้า ยังคงอยู่ในขอบชั้นนำของเทคโนโลยีลูกผสมที่มีการพัฒนามีขึ้นใน Prius. ประวัติของการพัฒนานี้อย่างต่อเนื่องต่อคันอื่นๆของพวกเขาเป็นวรรคถัดไปจะพูดถึง.

โตโยต้า ได้งานที่ดีของเครื่องมือสร้างใหม่แต่ยังดูแลมากแล้วนำไปสร้างในสัตว์เพิ่มเติมพร้อมกันสำหรับรถ. Prius ได้รับการทำให้กว้างและ taller เพื่อให้บุคคลอื่นจะสามารถซื้อรถและได้ดูดีกว่าถนน. โตโยต้า มีความสุขประดาความสำเร็จกับรถเพื่อไม่ขยาย lineup มันรวมทั้งของ Camry พร้อมด้วยเล็กซัส. หากคุณไม่ต้องการซื้อ Prius ให้ดูเป็นตัวเลือกอื่นๆที่ โตโยต้า มีให้. ได้รับการบันทึกติดตามด้วย Prius คุณสามารถมีความคิดที่ดีที่รถยนต์อื่นๆในกลุ่มรถลูกผสมจะถูกสร้างขึ้นด้วยความแม่นยำกันและการดูแลที่แสดงในอาคาร Prius.

Toyota Hybrid - "Two better than one" (TV ad)

Here’s the Australian commercial, followed by the article at CarScoop:

Toyota’s Australian division is ramping up its advertising efforts on its hybrid synergy drive technology as the company is getting ready to introduce a total of eight new hybrid models to the market over the next four years, starting with the locally built Camry Hybrid in February 2010. To get the key message around, Toyota aired a new locally produced television commercial called “Better Together” that was created by Sydney advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi.

There are no cars in the advertisement which shows a man with another version of himself standing behind and helping him around with his daily chores – just like an electric motor assists the gasoline engine in Toyota’s hybrid models.

“The key message is ‘Better Together’ – that two things working together can achieve more than any one thing ever could,” says Toyota Australia’s senior executive director sales and marketing, David Buttner. “It is a metaphor for Hybrid Synergy Drive technology, which continues to improve, produce more power and use less fuel with fewer emissions,” he said.

The Hybrid Synergy Drive ‘Better Together’ commercial went to air in Australia on the evening of Sunday, 25 October.

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Região do Grande ABC produz 26% da frota nacional de veículos

Diário do Grande ABC

O Grande ABC responde por 26% do total de veículos produzidos no País. Em 2008, dos 3,2 milhões de automóveis, comerciais leves, caminhões e ônibus fabricados, 835 mil saíram das sete montadoras da região – Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Scania, Toyota e Karmann Ghia. A região também foi responsável por 26% do total das vendas ao atacado, com 758 mil unidades.

Os dados, levantados pela Anfavea (Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores), foram revelados pelo presidente da entidade, Jackson Schneider, durante o 1º Fórum Internacional de Relações Multilaterais Econômico-Comerciais/CF, realizado em São Bernardo.

“O ABC é praticamente um País automotivo e emprega cerca de 39% do trabalhadors no setor, o que equivale a 42.043 pessoas”, afirma.

Para Schneider, um dos maiores desafios da indústria automobilística é recuperar as exportações, que já chegaram a 900 mil unidades. No ano passado, foram 742,4 mil veículos, sendo que, destes, 33% (245 mil) foram produzido no Grande ABC. A expectativa deste ano não ultrapassa 450 mil unidades.

“O Brasil tem muito a se superar em tecnologia. Apesar de hoje ser ele quem exporta às matrizes a tecnologia dos veículos compactos, precisamos atrair investimentos, já que existe no mundo todo uma capacidade ociosa de 21 milhões de unidades para serem fabricadas.”

Ele ressaltou, ainda, que uma das saídas está no estímulo ao uso de biocombustíveis para que, tanto a frota nacional quanto a dos outros países, seja substituída por veículos flex. “Se na África se conseguisse inserir 5% de álcool na gasolina, já seria um início para gerar empregos e atrair investimentos, além de ser um nicho futuro para carros flex.”

Também presente no evento, o secretário-geral do Ministério das Relações Exteriores, Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães, destacou que só São Bernardo responde por 7% do PIB (Produto Interno Bruto) brasileiro – cerca de R$ 203 bilhões -, em grande parte por conta da presença de seis das sete montadoras da região.

Segundo Guimarães, a ideia é aumentar o número de produtores de etanol, a fim de torná-lo commodity internacional. “Precisamos, ainda, diversificar o parque industrial brasileiro, aproveitando as oportunidades do pré-sal e as energias alternativas, como a eólica.”

Quanto ao pré-sal, o ministro das Relações Institucionais, Alexandre Padilha, anunciou que de 2009 a 2013 serão investidos US$ 104 bilhões. “Haverá 296 novas embarcações, serão contratados 40 navios-sonda e plataformas de perfuração e 19 usinas de energia serão construídas”.

Ontem, os cerca de 450 funcionários da unidade de Capuava defenderam greve caso não haja proposta satisfatória da empresa até sexta-feira. “Além de votar algumas questões como feriados de Natal e Ano Novo, votamos também que a fábrica vai parar caso não haja um acordo favorável até o fim da semana”, afirma Sapão.

Hoje, os cerca de 750 metalúrgicos da unidade de Utinga da Eluma realizam assembleia. “Estamos pressionando as empresas, pois a data-base da categoria é 1º de novembro. Como os sindicatos patronais estão demorando para apresentar propostas, estamos tentando negociações individuais”, explica o diretor do sindicato, Sivaldo da Silva Pereira, o Espirro.

O sindicato representa 24 mil metalúrgicos da região e reivindica reposição salarial de 10%, além da redução de jornada semanal de 44 para 40 h.

Fonte: Diário do Grande ABC/Soraia Abreu Pedrozo | www.dgabc.com.br

Preparations almost complete

I’ve been grumpy since Saturday. My wife knows it. My daughter knows it. If I had a dog, the dog sure would have known about it.

But its ok. I’m better now. You see on Saturday afternoon, the car wouldn’t start. Just wouldn’t fire. Pulled the plugs, cleaned them up, tried again. Still nothing. And that’s where it started.

I was breaking rule number 2. No Sookin!

I thought that, after not racing for close to 18 months I was going to miss this weekend’s bonanza event at Oran Park. And I was not happy about it.

I was allowed to have a play with it again this afternoon – and chief engine guru (AKA Ashley Birks) suggested plugs also. I pulled an old set out of the tool box, and give it a go. First crank, she roared into life. WOOHOO!! So I continued the prep: a little panel beating on an old love tap, bleed the brakes, mount new fire extinguisher, and we’re almost ready to go.

I’m even thinking of taking the car out on Friday afternoon now, to get a head start on Saturday morning. Improved Production Unders are early in the program, so need to be organised.

Keep an eye on the website over the weekend for regular updates. Particularly the twitter stream on the right. I’ll post qualifying and race results, as well as a few pics.

I’m excited!

Future Facts #4: Cars

By Time Travel Extraordinaire John Titor

Many people think during your time that in the future flying cars will be an important thing. That was attempted in the 2020s but their use was basically rendered impractical since we already had important technology like airplanes already invented. In the 2020s people thought flying cars were pretty stupid since they already had cars that could travel at speeds of 7 miles/second. It was problematic to invent flying cars, because our technology was so advanced that the cars could breed with one another. Now the skies are full of these pests and Automobile Control has to come out with a shotgun every Tuesday and tries to keep their numbers down.

Bloody pests.

The cars in my time are pretty similar to the car in the show Knight Rider. They talk to you annoyingly and you always want to argue with them. But they’re always smarter than you!

Cars in our time never get into wrecks because they only travel through tubes independent of other cars. Every car has its own tube. You antiquated folk in your own time wished you had thought of that. Each car tube only leads to one path so you better choose wisely. Also, you gotta make sure you schedule the tube at the right time because you can’t go into the tube without another car having exited it. That way you can insure yourself 100% safety.

Incidentally cars in our time don’t even have wheels. In place of their wheels, they have anvils. That way they remain heavily stuck to the conveyer belt that carries them through a tube. The great thing about TCACT (stands for Tube Car Anvil Conveyer Technology) is that tubes can be constructed ubiquitously and so you can take your car virtually everywhere, even into the comfort of your own home!

Before TCACT, we sometimes wanted to make moving through traffic easier. We thought, “how do we get through all those terrible red lights?” that you fellow present folk find yourself in. Well we devised a system of ramps. When a car needed to move ahead of the traffic, it would eject a ramp out in front of itself, and then it would jump the ramp and thus jump the rest of the cars. Problem solved. This unfortunately resulted in a lot of fatalities. Sometimes cars would jump out in front of other cars colliding with other cars jumping other cars. It was just pure ramp jumping chaos. So a plan was devised by Henry Ford IX to come up with a system of tubes.

Car tubes basically fill all of our skies, all of our earth, and all of our oceans but it’s very much worth it since no car will ever collide with another car or anything, thus insuring 100% safety. We’ve basically transformed our planet into a pure tubal planet. But trust me, 100% safety has been worth every tube! Tube Car Anvil Conveyor Technology has made our world a better place and is the realization of the dreams of Henry Ford IX.

You stupid primitives think that hydrogen fuel cells will be the fuel of the future. Well, we skipped the fuel cells which were ridiculous and just went to hydrogen tank cars. These are way more awesome though they do routinely burst into flames Hindenburg style.

Now thats how you ride in style!

People from the early 21st century pursued such technology because they felt that fossil fuels were too wasteful. The truth was that they weren’t wasteful enough. Without all that pollution, we have entire cities controlled by grizzly bears and trees keep bullying people as they walk down the street. And all of us were trained from birth to love nature so it’s hard for us to stand up for ourselves.

Peak oil wasn’t that big of a deal, but peak Neon really destroyed the transportation industry as most of the money spent on cars was to furnish them with neon lights on the sides so they’d look really futuristic. Detroit was eventually switched to plain old fashioned flourescent lighting.

Of course, many of you are interested in the car I used to travel back in time initially as I discussed back in the late 90s. But I keep telling you people, that car was just a period model so I’d look inconspicuous. I think it was a Dolerean or something like that. Very standard for the time. Time machines are not standard in most cars from my time, but if you get licensed after a 45 minute safety course you can have one installed. Most people get these so that they can get to work on time when they are running late. This would be fine, but a lot of people are too lazy to kill the time travel duplicate like they should, and there are tons of frequently late people clogging the streets now.

One fact about cars that you may enjoy is that they now drive themselves for the most part. This should appeal to you since you are all so lazy and drunk all the time.

Reorganización de recursos

Sí, siempre estamos volviendo a la idea fundamental que estudiamos en el año pasado:

Los recursos son escasos y pueden asignarse a diferentes fines, por lo que debemos administrarlos buscando la mayor eficiencia.

De forma continua la humanidad está reorganizando cómo asigna estos recursos, buscando sus destinos más rentables.

El reto de la economía es gestionar la escasez

Esta semana se ha hablado mucho de los coches eléctricos.

Podemos estudiar la evolución de la empresa moderna, siguiendo la evolución de la industria del motor en el siglo XX :

- El Ford T (1908), como ejemplo de empresa orientada a la producción y a la eficiencia (enfoque de Taylor).

- La diversificación en marcas de la General Motors (Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick y Cadillac)  emprendida por Alfred Sloan (1923)  para atender las necesidades de los consumidores (enfoque de Drucker).

- La producción flexible de Toyota (finales de los años cincuenta), siguiendo las ideas de la búsqueda de la  calidad total de Edwards Deming.

Y ahora estamos ante el siguiente salto estructural, pasar del motor de combustión al motor eléctrico.

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Me ha gustado mucho la información sobre coches eléctricos publicada en el blog  Tierra Renovables

“En aproximadamente unos 3 años será factible disponer de un vehículo eléctrico que sólo tarde cinco minutos en cargar su batería en vez de 7 u 8 horas que tardan actualmente.”

Y hoy,  en El País hablaban de costes:

“El coste de un poste de recarga no llega a 1.000 dólares, unos 650 euros

…la recarga costará menos de 1,5 euros cada 100 kilómetros…”

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Otra reorganización de recursos que me ha llamado la atención, en relación a la epidemia de embarazos en una escuela de secundaria de Chicago (115 embarazadas de 800 alumnas):

“Lo más sorprendente es que enfrente del colegio, en un lugar que antes se dedicaba a la venta de crac, ahora se está construyendo una guardería“

Toyota unveils new hybrid-only car model

Journalists view the Toyota Motor Corp’s hybrid sedan “Sai” during the news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday. Toyota is coming out with a more expensive and bigger hybrid-only model than its popular Prius, the Sai. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp. has unveiled a more expensive and bigger hybrid-only model than its hit Prius, underlining the Japanese automaker’s ambitions to make green technology more widespread.

The “Sai” sedan is Toyota’s second hybrid-only model after the Prius. Toyota offers hybrid versions of other car models.

Sai, which means “talent” and “color,” will be sold only in Japan, starting Dec.7, targeting monthly sales of 3,000 vehicles.

No global sales plans have been decided, the world’s biggest automaker said Tuesday.

Hybrids get better mileage than regular gasoline engine cars by switching between an electric motor and a gas engine.

Other automakers are also beefing up their hybrid lineups, including hybrid-only models.

Government incentives, including cash-for-clunkers programs, and tax breaks are sending Prius orders soaring in Japan, with the waiting list for the car growing to several months.

Hybrid sales in Japan have been the one bright spot for Toyota, which has been losing money, battered by the global economic slump.

The Sai gets 23 kilometers per liter, or about 54 miles per gallon, double the mileage of a comparable regular gas-engine model, according to Toyota.

The Prius gets 38 kilometers per liter, which converts to about 90 miles per gallon under Japanese mileage-test conditions. It is promising 51 mpg in the city and 48 mpg on the highway in the U.S.

The Sai comes with a bigger 2.4 liter engine compared to the 1.8-liter Prius, is roomier and has fancier features such as an interior made from plastic that uses plant-derived materials.

It is also more expensive, starting at 3.38 million yen (US$37,500).

The third-generation Prius, which went on sale earlier this year, starts at just over 2 million yen ($22,000) in Japan and about $22,000 in the U.S.

The Sai looks rather sedate compared to the Prius with its more circular styling.

“This model shows our hopes to make hybrids more widespread,” Toyota official Takuji Nakamoto told reporters.

The Sai will be sold at all dealer outlets in Japan, totaling some 4,000 nationwide, like the Prius.

Some Toyota models are sold at just some of the showrooms because they are designed to appeal to certain kinds of consumers.

The Sai will be assembled at a Toyota Motor Kyushu plant in southwestern Japan, Toyota said.

The Prius is the world leader in gas-electric hybrid sales, selling more than 1.4 million vehicles since its debut a decade ago. – AP

ภายในและภายนอกรีวิวของ Toyota Camry Hybrid

รถไฮบริดยังคงเป็นแนวโน้มล่าสุดในรถซื้ออุตสาหกรรม. Toyota Camry ยังคงเป็นหนึ่งลูกผสมที่นิยมในตลาด. ตรวจสอบบางคุณสมบัติภายนอกและภายในของ โตโยต้า Camry.

สงสัยไม่สอดคล้องกับความนิยมในการขายของ โตโยต้า Camry Hybrid topped กว่าการขายทั้งหมดของวอ Toyota Camry ในประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกาโดย 15%. ตั้งแต่เริ่มต้นของพฤษภาคม 2006, ขายรถปีนี้ถึงรายงานเฉลี่ยน่าทึ่งของ 60,000 หน่วยต่อปี. ตัวเลขนี้ไม่น่าแปลกใจเลยนับตั้งแต่รุ่นลูกผสมที่มีความนิยมเป็นอย่างมากไม่เพียงแต่เนื่องจากการเสนอของการใช้เชื้อเพลิงที่มีประสิทธิภาพแต่ยัง exudes ภายในประณีตและการออกแบบภายใน. ผู้บริโภคมักจะค้นหาลักษณะโดยรวมของรถเล่นเป็นส่วนสำคัญในการตัดสินใจว่าจะซื้อรถหรือไม่. การออกแบบและความสะดวกสบายปัญญา, Toyota Camry Hybrid deserves รูปสองและรูปที่สองจะนำคุณไปทำ 100%ซื้อดี.

เนื่องจาก Toyota Camry Hybrid เป็นวอมันนี่ โตโยต้า 's เครื่องหมายของง่ายภายนอกรวมกับหรูหราสะดวก. แต่ละสีและการออกแบบได้วิจัยอย่างละเอียดและเลือกเพื่อให้เหมาะกับตลาดมันสำคัญกับนัก. ออกแบบเฉพาะของมันถูกสร้างเพื่อให้แน่ใจว่าเจ้าของให้กับสบายและประสิทธิภาพ. ในขณะเดียวกันคุณจะประทับใจเมื่อคุณเห็น interiors กว้างขวางวิธีการของ โตโยต้า Camry Hybrid. อีกครั้ง โตโยต้า มี envisioned นี้งานสร้างสรรค์เพื่อให้เจ้าของของมันสบายและประสิทธิภาพ.

สรุปลักษณะภายนอกของ Toyota Camry Hybrid มันคือสิ่งที่คุณสามารถกล่าวนวัตกรรมที่ทันสมัยแต่ง่าย. ขณะที่บางคนอาจพบภายนอกรถ โตโยต้า ในฐานะนักอนุรักษ์นิยมแล้วกว่าลักษณะที่มีคุณสมบัติพิเศษเพิ่มเช่นรูปร่าง sleeker ทั้งหมด

ผลิตของ โตโยต้า Camry Hybrid แน่นอนทราบวิธีการรวมและประกอบการออกแบบภายนอกที่มีคุณสมบัติหลักในการทำงานความพึงพอใจของลูกค้า. พวกเขาได้ปรับรูปแบบและข้อกำหนดทางวิศวกรรมเพื่อให้เกิดการทำงานสูงสุด. นอกจากนี้เพื่อสนับสนุนเศรษฐกิจและการผลิตน้ำมันลดเสียงและการสั่นสะเทือนของ Toyota Camry Hybrid จะมีการลดแรงเสียดทานภายในและพวกเขายังเพิ่มความเข้มงวดป้องกันเครื่องยนต์ของ. นอกจากนี้เพื่อเพิ่มอากาศพลศาสตร์รถลูกผสมเพื่อลากเด่นและประโยชน์ของค่าสัมประสิทธิ์ของ 0.27, pans underbelly และ spats ล้อได้แม้แต่เพิ่ม.

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รถยนต์ Toyota Camry Hybrid 'รูปลักษณ์ภายนอกอาจจะแกล้งทำ. ภายนอกรถอาจจะลื่นและบางแต่คุณจะประหลาดใจว่าภายในกว้างขวางสามารถ. ที่นั่งครอบคลุมถึงคุณภาพและหนังติดต่อสัญญาอุดมสมบูรณ์และสะดวกสบายของผู้โดยสาร. Interiors ถูกออกแบบมาเพื่อเติมเต็มทุกสิ่งที่คุณเห็นภายในของรถคันนี้. จากหนังแบบห่อคันล้อเพื่อเปิดสวิตช์อยู่ที่ศูนย์การควบคุมขึ้นเพื่อควบคุมอากาศคู่ที่แท้จริงจะตั้งเครื่องปรับอากาศให้สบายของผู้โดยสารโดยเฉพาะในที่นั่งด้านหน้าได้โปรดโปรดผู้ซื้อหรือ.

มีคุณสมบัติอื่นภายในโดดเด่นที่ระบบการตรวจสอบความดันยางเป็น. ในแง่ของการบริโภคประหยัดเชื้อเพลิงคุณลักษณะนี้จะพิสูจน์ให้เป็นประโยชน์อย่างมาก. โคมไฟหัวธาตุโลหะและอากาศคู่และควบคุมอุณหภูมิได้ไม่กี่คุณสมบัติมากมายที่รถยนต์ โตโยต้า Camry Hybrid มี.การสื่อสารจะมีเสมอแม้เมื่อกดปุ่มถนนที่เชื่อมต่อ Bluetooth มีอยู่ในล้อคัน.

ระบบเสียง 440 วัตต์จะทำให้คุณเพลิดเพลิน. นี่คืออีกคุณสมบัติพิเศษด้วย wma และ MP3 กันดังนั้นเวลาที่คุณต้องการคุณสามารถเล่นเพลงโปรดของคุณยังมี terminal สำหรับ Gadget เพลงแบบพกพาดังนั้นสิ่งที่คุณต้องทำคือไดรฟ์เสียบฟัง.

รายการ keyless สมาร์ทและกดปุ่มคุณสมบัติตัวเลือกเริ่มต้นยังavailable which adds to the convenience this vehicle can offer. Although others may not find these features interesting or impressive, some owners still find such features practical and necessary in some instances. There also some optional features namely, the voice-activated navigation system, the leather-trimmed interior, the heated seats and the moon roof. With all these features and specifications to make up the Camry Hybrid, surely, owners of this model are proud to have them as an การลงทุน.

Someone at Toyota, Saatchi thought cyber-stalking was a good marketing idea

In order to market its then-new Matrix model, Saatchi & Saatchi proposed and Toyota OK’d a campaign whereby people who “opted-in” would get “e-mails for five days from a fictitious man called Sebastian Bowler, from England, who said he was on the run from the law, knew [the person] and where [he/she lived] and was coming to [his/her] home to hide from the police.” And oh, by the way, the participants were entered into the event by people who wanted to set up friends to be "punked."

What could possibly go wrong with that?

Plenty. So much that Amber Duick of LA has filed suit against the carmaker over emotional distress caused by being on the receiving end of the stunt.

Although Bowler did not have Duick’s current address, he sent her links to his My Space page as well as links to video clips of him causing trouble all over the country on his way to her former house in Los Angeles, according to the lawsuit.  "Amber mate! Coming 2 Los Angeles. Gonna lay low at your place for a bit till it all blows over," the man wrote in one e-mail.

You may not have thought it possible, but it gets even stupider.

Duick’s attorney said the marketing company went so far as to send Duick a bill for damages the fictitious man supposedly made to a hotel room. "Amber, ran into a little problem at the hotel," a note with the invoice stated. "After I’m done visiting you, I’m going to go back and sort out that front desk Muppet."

The company’s defense? “Well, she did agree to the opt-in.” Said opt-in was buried in an emailed “personality test” which contained a link to a web page allegedly explaining what was going to happen. Duick’s lawyer characterizes the explanatory note as “indecipherable.” This point seems reasonable as you could hardly expect to punk someone who knows what’s coming.

The entire thing begs two questions:

• WTF was someone smoking when he/she OK’d this?
• What the hell was the campaign supposed to accomplish?

Saatchi & Saatchi told the marketing magazine OMMA last year that it had developed the campaign to target men under 35 who hate advertising. The prank campaign, Saatchi creative director Alex Flint told the magazine, should gain the appreciation from "even the most cynical, anti-advertising guy.

HUH? How the hell does this actually sell the product? It sure as hell isn’t going to make anyone less cynical or anti-advertising. I want to ask did it ever once occur to anyone that even “men under 35” have been known to have problematic people in their lives – but we already know the answer.

Sadly this campaign is excluded for this year’s list of Top 10 (or so) marketing blunders as it took place in 2008. However, I suspect it may receive a special citation from a certain special interest group.

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Cu vreo 20 de ani in urma era la moda sa ai Dacie.Lumea te saluta mai respectuos,vecinii mai comunicativi ,ce sa mai erai deja intr-o alta categoria sociala daca aveai masina.Si ce masina domle’, Dacia!

Pai acum treburile s-au mai schimbat,tehnologia si comfortul au evoluat radical.Performante mari la consumuri mici sunt prioritatile oricarui mare producator auto din lume la ora actuala.Ce este trist este ca ,valul auto a luat o intorsura groaznica.Marile companii producatoare de masini ,pun accentul pe eco,consum mic ,poluarea redusa la cat de mult posibil .Practic ,daca vezi asta dintr-un punct de vedere ,ai impresia ca este o ideea foarte buna.Dar nu este.Si sti de ce?Pentru ca o sa dispara “inima” masinii.O sa dispara masinile puternice ,zgomotoase cu norme de poluare extrem de mari si consumuri ametitoare…iar in loc ,ce apare?Tata Motor?

Este trist ca in viitor ceea ce inseamna masina astazi va insemna masina “ieri”.Faza asta cu incalzirea globala imi creeaza greata,si hai sa va spun de ce.Apar pitpalaci la televizor cu fruntea lata care ne expun noua cetateanului prost despre cum trebuie sa protejam noi mediu .Sunt sute de campanii in care tot vad: Da-le copiilor tai o sansa! sau Nu-i face sa plateasca pentru gresilile tale! sau daca nu iti inmoaie inima asa, o dau pe: Stiti cati ursi panda au mai ramas?Si voi tiranilor ,indolentilor! Da ei doar asta fac ,iti spun ca esti prost ca lasi planeta sa se duca dracu’.Pai ma cu banii de pe campania aia cumparai o suta de copaci! Si tot asa… nu rezolvi nimic spunandu-mi cat de prost sunt ca le stric viitor copilor mei cu ,poluarea.

Si ghiciti cine s-a trezit sa faca ceva in legatura cu asta?Producatorii de masini ,sa reduca ei noxele si consumul de carburant sa salveze ei planeta.Pai ma! Si atentie la ce va zic: 15 vapoare mari de marfa,polueaza cat 50 de milioane de masini intr-un an!Voi , ma intelegeti?Da puneti vapoarele sa scada noxele , nu faceti asta cu masinile…

Bine macar ca mai e speranta, de exemplu Toyota… Toyota e singura marca de care  stiu ca a reusit sa echilibreze raportul dintre eficentizare si puterea, ce genereaza placerea de a conduce.Mi se pare genial ce fac proiectantii de la Toyota, ei au inteles ce ne nemultumeste pe noi.Si desi stiau ca nu puteau sa ramana in urma fata de celalte branduri care faceau mari eforturi sa-si eficientizeze masinile,ei au reusit sa faca imposibilul.Masini rapide cu consum redus si noxe de poluare mai putine. Nu e de mirare ca Toyota surclaseaza toate celelalte candidate ale sale,ei sunt singuri care au reusit sa creeze ce altii nu au putut…un balans intre cei doi factori controversati pe piata auto internationala in momentul actual.

Dar ei nu s-au oprit aici .Au continuat,design durabilitate tehnologie,siguranta sunt numai cateva caracteristici ale unei Toyota. Au evoluat peste tot. La ei sigur iti vei gasi masina potrivita si asta pentru ca au din toate.Daca stai la munte , nicio problema Hilux , Land Cruiser,Land Cruiser V8 sunt garantia ta ca nu vei ramane impotmolit in zilele ploioase.Dar stai , tu stai la oras? Nici o problema ,tot cei de la Toyota vin cu Prius ,Auris,AYGO sau Iq. Dar poate ca tu iti doresti un Suv.Insa crezi ca Land Cruiser e un pic cam mare pentru oras?Ei bine ei s-au gandit si la asta…Urban Cruiser este perechea ta.Consum redus, siguranta,design armonios si ergonomic,tractiune integrala si totul la un pret de invidiat! Si bine inteles nu am putea uita ,prea binele cunoscute modele :Avensis si Rav4 care in opinia mea sunt piesele de rezistenta cu care Toyota isi “ataca ” adversarii.

Toyota,este acolo unde este acum pentru ca merita asta.Le-a scos germanilor 1.9 TDI din cap si le-a aratat ca benzina nu inseamna neaparat consum exagerat.Singurul si unicul motiv pentru care Toyota este pe primul loc mondial la vanzari este pentru ca merita asta!Acest articol este scris pentru SuperBlog2009!

Toyota lança linha 2010 do Auris no Japão

Mais novidades chegam ao mercado japonês próximo à abertura das portas do Salão de Tóquio. Uma delas é a linha 2010 do hatch Auris, derivado do Corolla. O estilo recebeu mudanças, mas não há grandes modificações na parte mecânica, exceto pela nova transmissão. Agora há um câmbio CVT para o 1.8 16v do modelo.

Entre as principais mudanças, a linha 2010 do Auris conta com novos para-choques, maior grade frontal e faróis redesenhados. Rodas de liga leve ganharam novo contorno e há opções de tonalidades diferenciadas para a carroceria. Por dentro, o modelo conta com novos porta-objetos, volante redesenhado e materiais de revestimento de melhor qualidade.

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Entre el 24 de octubre y el 4 de noviembre se realizará el Tokio Motor Show. El mundo automotor está lleno de rumores sobre lo que se presentara en este. Para mi, lo que m´sa expectativas me genera autos a mostrarse son el Toyota FT-86 (http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/toyota-ft-86-2009-10-06). Este auto es un proyecto en conjunto con Subaru y corresponde a un coupè de 4 puertas y tracción trasera. Me llama la atención por que se sale de los estandares a los que nos tienen acostumbrados esas marcas y parece ser un concepto fresco, llamativo y principalmente uno de esos autos que te pone una sonrisa en la cara. Por que al final del día, eso es todo lo que nos interesa.

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Tommi Mäkinen + Subaru = Kimi in der WRC?

Während vor allem österreichische Journalisten Kimi Räikkönen in den Brause-Renner jubeln wollen und dabei scheinbar völlig übersehen, dass Red Bull Racing für 2009 das Budget um fast 20% hatte kürzen müssen und sich schwerlich einen Mann wird leisten können, der eine 25 Millionen Euro Jahresgehalt bezieht. Wahr ist jedoch, dass Kimi von der finnischen Rallye-Legende Tommi Mäkinen für das neue Subaru-Werksteam umworben wird.

Tommi Mäkinen Racing wird das neue Subaru-Werksteam in der WRC sein und der siebenfache Rallye-Weltmeister möchte Kimi Räikönen in einem der Subaru Impreza STR 010 an Bord haben, spätestens wenn das Team 2011 mit dem 1.6-Liter-Auto in der WM debütiert.Den Einsatz wird Tapsa Laukkanen leiten, Ex-Rallyepilot Markku Alén ist im kommerziellen Bereich involviert und möchte einen Subaru für seinen Sohn Anton Alén Jr. sicherstellen.

Dies würde perfekt in Kimis Pläne passen, denn scheinbar muss ihm Ferrari sein volles Gehalt als Abfindung bezahlen, sollte er kein siegfähiges Cockpit in der Formel 1 finden. Sollte er 2010 Formel 1 fahren, dann aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach bei McLaren. BrawnGP wäre nur dann eine Variante, wenn Mercedes-Benz das Multimillionen-Gehalt übernimmt. Eine Variante wäre eine Ein-Jahres-Vertrages mit Toyota für 2010, der ihm die Freiheit gäbe Ende 2010 zu entscheiden, in welcher Sparte er seine Karriere fortsetzen will.

Stamattina vicino casa ho visto la nuova Prius.

Ricevo dal corrispondente romano…

Bianca. Nuovissima.

Bella, quasi imponente e grintosa con le appendici aerodinamiche più accentuate (spoiler del paraurti anteriore, spoiler sul cofano posteriore, minigonne) e i cerchi regolari da 17 pollici, invece che gli opzionali più parchi nei consumi da 15 pollici. Questa cosa che pagando di più si possono avere a richiesta cerchi più piccoli fa sorridere: sarà l’unico caso al mondo.

Però continuo a preferire esteticamente la Insight, soprattutto nel frontale. Adesso si cominciano a vedere abbastanza.

Paoblog: Considerando poi che con le ruote più piccole la frenata peggiori decisamente, il fatto di pagare un supplemento per una guidabilità peggiore (e, di conseguenza, una riduzione della sicurezza) è oltremodo strano…

Site mostra projeções do Civic e do Corolla

Pela imagem Honda ficará mais futurista (Projeções: burlappcars.com)

Ainda é cedo para dizer se as imagens deste post com projeções do próximo Honda Civic e Toyota Corolla são verdadeiras. Provalvelmente a resposta só será conhecida lá pelo ano de 2011 ou 2012, mas não custa imaginar.

As imagens apareceram no site Burlappcars e pelo que se viu eles irão mudar radicalmente. É verdade que os dois irão manter as tendências inauguradas nas gerações atuais, mas com grandes alterações.

O Civic ficou ainda mais futurista. A dianteira conseguiu ser ainda mais esticada e na projeção há até um aerofólio traseiro, tudo para ressaltar a esportividade do modelo. Já o Corolla caiu mais para o lado do hatch Yaris, que faz bastante sucesso atualmente na Europa. Porém, ele manteve a classe do atual modelo e o ar mais série.

No mercado brasileiro os dois carros brigam cabeça a cabeça pela preferência dos consumidores. O Honda foi lançado em 2006 e o Toyota no ano seguinte. No último mês, o campeão foi o Toyota com mais de 5 mil unidades vendidas, mas no acumulado o Honda ainda leva vantagem.

Com certeza até surgirem as novas gerações os dois modelos ainda estaram brigando. E, pelo jeito, a batalha não irá acabar nas próximas gerações. Só o tempo irá dizer se as imagens acima estavam certas. Voltamos a conversar em 2012.

Toyotta Corolla is blend and bond of both comfort and efficiency

Some would say that one of the best world know cars in the Toyota industry is the Corolla. Not only does it feel comfortable to drive, but it’s fuel efficient, has great handling, and an energetic acceleration, which makes it not surprising that this is happening. Furthermore, the Toyota Corolla is well known for conservative style. The new Toyota Corolla is sportly like of a Toyota Camry.Now it is longer, lower and
wider. Since however it has seems to stop ones it is improving appearance.
And so for most people, Toyota Corolla is a blend of both comfort and efficiency.

Toyotta Corolla has some promising features though it is not fashionable. On the car’s outside, there are aerodynamic halogen headlamps with daytime running lights and integrated fog lamps, alternating windshield wipers, remote controlled door handles with helpful color keys, rear underbody spoilers and mudguards and 16-in wheels with full wheel covers and either P205 or 55R16 tires.

On the inside, however, the unit has a multi-information display system that shows all sorts of data, including, but not limited to, temperature, driving range, speed, distance, and tire pressure. Other features include perqs such as a CD player with MP3 capabilities, an air conditioner, leather trimmer seats, tilting steering wheel, and more, more, more! The Toyota Corolla also provides car owners with instrumentations such as an optitron sport meters that has speedometer, coolant temperature along with fuel level gauges, tachometer, and a digital odometer that is in addition to a twin trip meters that can display outside temperature.

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Salão de Tóquio: Toyota FT-86 Concept

Eis a prévia do que será o novo esportivo japonês, que poderia ressucitar o nome Celica. Fruto de um projeto de cooperação entre Toyota e Subaru, o conceito FT-86, que será apresentado durante o Salão de Tóquio. Ele foi desenhado na Europa e é inspirado no AE-86.

Com visual moderno e esportivo, o FT promete ser um esportivo de peso para enfrentar o Nissan GT-R e o Honda CR-Z. Ele tem 4,16 metros de comprimento, 1,76 m de largura, 1,26 m de altura e 2,57 m de entre-eixos. A intenção é oferecer o motor 2.0 boxer da Subaru, com tração integral para o veículo desta marca e traseira para o da Toyota.

Ao que tudo indica, suas vendas se iniciam em 2011.

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Toyota recalls 3.8 million cars over floor mat risk: report

WASHINGTON, Oct 6, 2009 (AFP) – Toyota has launched a massive recall of 3.8 million vehicles in the United States due to a potential problem with floor mats that could cause the gas pedal to stick, US media have reported.

The world’s number one automaker informed the US government of the recall — initially described by Toyota last month as a “safety warning” — in a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), according to a report by an NBC television affiliate.

The recall launched Monday was issued in the wake of a deadly crash in California believed to be the result of an accelerator pedal that got trapped and stuck by a floor mat.

“Toyota will voluntarily notify its customers of this campaign and will voluntarily cooperate with NHTSA’s recall procedures,” Toyota assistant manager for technical and regulatory affairs Chris Santucci wrote in the letter posted on the NBC affiliate’s website.

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GP Japón. Hay días...

Hay días que más vale que no amanezca, e incluso semanas, pero por si alguien lo duda, para Alguersuari y Glock más vale que hubiese pasado este GP de tirón, y pensar en el siguiente, pues sendos accidentes tanto en entrenos –para ambos- como en carrera –para Jaime- han dado al traste con las ganas de hacer algo bonito, y más en Suzuka, técnico y rápido donde los haya, pero, una cosa es como empieza el cuento y otra es como acaba, y este cuento ha sido de esos de terror.

Espeluznante, digno de la mejor Noche de Difuntos el accidente de Timo Glock (y no Halloween, que estamos en España), pues a más de uno le sobrevino el fantasma del accidente de Schumacher con las consecuencias que tuvo para el Káiser y su pierna, gravemente herida, e incluso por momentos el de Senna, pues al estar atrapado en el coche asustó  a más de uno, menos mal que todo ha quedado en un golpe de esos de campeonato y el próximo GP estará a bordo de su Toyota, al cual Alguersuari ha emulado en la vuelta 45 de este GP nipón , soso y descafeinado, pero uno menos para Button y su objetivo, ser esta temporada el vencedor.

 

Vettel de cabo a rabo, pues los de las alas si que las han aprovechado, pese a un Webber con bastante mala suerte tras accidente en entrenos y salida desde el Pit Lane, al no dejar ni las raspas de su Red Bull,  secundado por los renacidos Toyota en manos de Jarno Trulli, haciendo honor a su fama de irregular, pues hay días que lo borda y otros, normalmente la mayoría, se convierte en un piloto más bien gris. Hamilton tercero, establecería la tripleta de los mejor clasificados, tal y como acabaría la carrera, sosa, sosa…

Raikkonen hizo gala de su desidia, no yendo más allá del 4 en entrenos y carrera, con un coche bastante mejor que los precedentes, y es que añadida dicha desidia al “way of life” del finés, no es de extrañar en absoluto.

El resto de la tropa, tras la que organiza en la curva R130 Buemi en entrenos y las dichosas banderas, son sancionados, y entre malas prestaciones de unos y sanciones de otros, hacen que pilotos como Alguersuari salgan en 5ª fila, y décimo clasificado, pese a las protestas de Alonso, Button y demás, lo cual ya enrarece aún más el hecho de correr en Japón, clásico donde los haya, pero exótico y siempre lleno de anécdotas. Rosberg y Heifeld seguirían a los cuatro primeros y unos magníficos Button y Barrichello, que en orden inverso a como han sido aquí mencionados, añadieron unos puntos valiosos como el oro, pese al recorte de Vettel con respecto a ellos, y es que, insisto en ello, la cabeza de Ross Brawn no tiene cerebro, sino un ordenador diseñado para dirigir un equipo de F1. Felicidades de nuevo, mr. Brawn.

Los Force India vuelven a su sitio, Fisichella de igual modo que en el GP anterior y los de Toro Rosso, mejor no hablar. De cara al año que viene, más de uno hace ya las maletas, pues a buen seguro, Kovalainen lo tiene crudo, muy crudo, Grosjean tres cuartos de lo mismo (y no por falta de talento), Heifeld no parece entrar en los planes de nadie, salvo en Renault como segundo de Kubica, que a lo mejor la lía y de su teórico paso a la escudería ahora dirigida por Bob Bell, salta a la de Whitmarsh, con lo cual la carambola está servida. Pensemos en ello.

 

Nos queda Abu Dhabi, donde si nada lo remedia (salvo una hipotética salida de Alonso a Ferrari antes de tiempo, factible a causa de los acontecimientos) tendremos más de lo mismo.

 

Un saludo para todos.

Toyota ‘grasping for salvation' as losses continue

Toyota is ‘grasping for salvation’ as losses continue, chief says Founder’s grandson says company is too big, distant from customers

 October 2, 2009 – 3:01 am ET UPDATED: 10/2/09 10:15 a.m. ET TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said his money-losing automaker is “grasping for salvation” as it struggles to return to profit. The world’s largest car company was once targeting annual sales of 10 million vehicles but now expects sales of 7.3 million this year, down from 8.97 million in 2008, Toyoda said today at a news conference here. Citing the five stages of corporate decline outlined by Jim Collins, author of How the Mighty Fall, the Toyota chief warned that his company has slumped to stage four, which Collins calls “grasping for salvation.” “We are grasping for salvation,” Toyoda said, adding that the company already has spiraled through the first three stages: (1) hubris born of success, (2) undisciplined pursuit of more and (3) denial of risk and peril. His self-admonitions echoed the apologies commonly made by Japanese executives who take responsibility for financial turmoil or corporate scandal. 

 Grim assessment While Toyota is far from entering the fifth stage — capitulation to irrelevance or death — Toyoda’s grim assessment was clearly meant to underscore the challenges he faces after only three months as president. They also seemed aimed at ensuring customers that he grasped the severity of the situation and was committed to reversing Toyota’s malaise. “Toyota has become too big and distant from its customers,” the grandson of the automaker’s founder said as he prepares for a second-straight year of substantial financial and unit-sale decreases. In the United States, Toyota’s sales fell 13 percent in September from a year earlier as the market suffered a sharp letdown after the government-funded cash-for-clunkers program ran out. Total U.S. sales tumbled 23 percent. Toyota is down 28 percent for the year.

Separately, Toyoda called the current dollar-yen rate “very tough,” saying the weak U.S. currency made it difficult to return to profit on an unconsolidated level. “When you get to this level, it makes it difficult to return to profit on sales growth alone,” he said. Toyoda repeated Toyota’s aim to return to profit at the parent level “as soon as possible,” even as it expects global sales to fall 18 percent from 2008 to 7.34 million vehicles this year. That would leave about 30 percent of the company’s production capacity unused. Toyoda took the helm in June as the world’s biggest automaker faced one of its biggest crises in history amid a global credit crunch and an industrywide sales slump that forced General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy. For the financial year to March, Toyota has projected a consolidated operating loss of ¥750 billion ($8.4 billion), assuming a dollar rate of ¥92. It has forecast a parent-only operating loss of ¥600 billion. Recall regret Presenting a further challenge, Toyota said this week it would recall 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus models in the United States — its largest-ever recall — because of a risk that a loose floor mat could force down the accelerator. The problem is suspected of causing at least one crash that killed four people. “We would like to pay our deepest condolences for the loss of four precious lives,” Toyoda said. But because an investigation into the problem is still under way, he said, he could offer no further details about plans to address the issue. “Customers who chose Toyota and Lexus cars because those brands are safe and secure are now beset with anxiety. I regret and apologize for this development,” said Toyoda, who took office in June. The Prius has helped fuel sales growth at Toyota especially in Japan, where the government is offering two sets of incentives to promote more fuel-efficient cars. Toyoda said he would welcome an unlikely extension of Japan’s cash-for-clunkers program beyond March, while adding it would not be prudent to keep depending on the government for help.

Toyota recalls 3.8 million U.S. Toyota & Lexus models

Something as simple as floor mats has caused the world’s biggest manufacturer to plan a recall of 3.8 million cars. Toyota is planning to recall Toyota and Lexus models in the United States for the largest ever recall in the company’s history.

The issue? Floor mats that may snag accelerator pedals and cause vehicles to accelerate at high speeds.

The issue was raised when four people were killed in a Lexus in San Diego last month. Before the crash, a passenger inside the brand new Lexus ES350 had called emergency and told dispatchers that the accelerator pedal was stuck and the car was speeding at up to 200km/h.

Although the investigation into the accident is still continuing, Irv Miller, a spokesman for Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc said a floor mat catching on the accelerator may have caused that crash.

The cars which are affected (U.S. models only) are 2007 to 2010 Camrys; 2005 to 2010 Avalons; 2004 to 2009 Priuses; 2005 to 2010 Tacomas and 2007 to 2010 Tundras. Lexus models are 2007 to 2010 ES 350s and 2006 to 2010 IS 250s and IS 350s.

While U.S. authorities have urged owners to remove the drivers’ floor mat Toyota U.S.A has told owners that incase a mat does catch on the pedal, owners should pull back the mat and dislodge it. If the mat doesn’t dislodge, owners should step firmly on the brake pedal with both feet, shift into neutral or as a last resort turn off the engine.

This is not the first time Toyota U.S.A. has had issues with floor mats, in September 2007 the Big T recalled an all-weather floor mat from particular 2007 and 2008 Lexus ES 350 and Toyota Camry vehicles due to similar issues.

Australian Lexus or Toyota customers have nothing to worry about as the recall does not affect Australian delivered vehicles.

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Awesome Check Engine Light - 2002 Toyota Tundra Troubleshooting Techniques!

If you have problems with the check engine light of a 2002 Toyota Tundra, they approach with an OBD2 scanner that is designed for that vehicle. On most generic scanner can be for most makes of vehicles are used and if you do not specify if they are good for this 2002 Toyota Tundra may not be the correct error codes.

To resolve the 2002 Toyota Tundra error codes, please consider the following:

1.) The diagnostic connector for this vehicle is the situationright side of the steering column, under the dashboard.

2.) This vehicle model uses a two-trip detection analysis in which the error code into memory will not be flashed on the dashboard. Instead, it is only on the 2nd Times the error code is detected to be flashed. This usually happens when you use a generic scanner, but it will not happen if you used the garage or in the authorized Toyota scanner.

3.) Toyota Tundra This model uses, including "FreezeData frame "system, in which the actual engine condition factors in the general scanner displays when the error code displayed. These factors usually include engine temperature, vehicle travel speed and other sensors information to the error code. This data is very important in identifying the suspected circuit or wiring causing the code. However, if it shows multiple codes in the generic scanner, the data described here applies only to the first code, which showsup. Thus users will prevent them from switching between the codes for other data, which can lead to confusion.

Troubleshooting tips:

The most common error code of the 2002 Toyota Tundra model is the failure of the 4 oxygen sensors. If you have a 4.7L engine, two of these sensors are located on the engine exhaust manifold and the other 2 behind the catalytic converters. When these sensors are your fault code, contact your Toyota dealer could not immediately be coveredunder the warranty of the vehicle. This is especially true if the vehicle under 100k mileage. However, if the vehicle is not available and you need to repair the problem yourself, try these:

1.) Measure the right oxygen sensor signal voltage as a vehicle wiring diagram. Exhaust manifold, the sensor voltage should vary between 0.1 volts to 0.9 volts. A fluctuation difference of 0.5Volt becomes 0.7volt than normal and no shows a fluctuationdefective oxygen sensor.

2.) In measuring the back of the catalyst oxygen sensors should be used, the voltage reading of less volatility, because these sensors to monitor the effectiveness of muffler. Any fluctuation of about 0.2volt to 0.4 volts is considered normal.

3.) If the front exhaust manifold sensors are found to be defective, make sure that the exhaust manifold itself is not leaking or cracked. If the multiple is set, would the new Lambda sensors installedagain.

4.) Unless you have experience in testing electrical components, it is strongly recommended that you obtain an online help-mechanics at work on this oxygen sensors. A simple mistake such as incorrect use of electronic diagnostic tools can damage the engine computer.

If you can implement these techniques, you should be able to cover most of your check engine light fix error code 2002 Toyota Tundra.