Archive for February, 2010

Interesting illusion of letters on the walls at the Eureka Tower Carpark in Melbourne that can be read perfectly at certain angles while looking distorted at other angles. Looks like this project won several international design awards. via De War Share

Nissan will recall a total of 76,415 cars in Japan across 10 models in Japan due to a manufacturing defect and more than 2,000 overseas due to a defect that may cause engine failure. Around 60,000 Daihatsu vehicles are being recalled due to faulty airbags that could accidentally inflate. The Mazda Scrum, which is to be recalled. Suzuki is recalling 4,32,000 vehicles of the 2005 to 2009 models of the [...]

The recalls are back. Hyundai has announced a recall of 1,300 cars from the United States and another 46,000 from South Korea in response to complaints of faulty front-door locks on some of them.”In very rare instances, the front doors of some of the new Sonatas cannot be closed properly if a motorist simultaneously pulls the door latch and holds down the lock from inside”, said a Hyundai [...]

The RAV4 is one of Toyota’s famous SUVs around the world. Termed as a compact Crossover SUV, the car has been under production since 1996. 2-Door , 4-Door and an EV were the variants Toyota had offered on this vehicle. Though the third generation RAV4 (CA30W) received a refresh in 2009, and a minor facelift in 2010, an all new Fourth Generation RAV4 is expected soon from Toyota. Source : [Link] Share

If I got that Chinese right , this is it . Source : [Link] Share

The Canadian built Prius 6-door We’ve seen the Prius Limo which was done by a Canadian for his family. [Link] Will Toyota do the same, too? Toyota wanted to get a smaller hybrid for the world, will they get a bigger one also? A 7-seater version of the Prius could help bigger families enjoy their day out and taxi drivers by accommodating a larger family from the Airport. Is it really coming? Uh,We [...]

4th March. The Geneva Auto Show. The Micra is coming there and  Nissan has given us a preview of what they will be launching in the form of a video that shows interviews of members of the project team. Source: [Link] Share

Every company wants a small car of their own. That’s exactly what Dodge is working on, too. The Dodge CEO, Ralph Giles showed a concept rendering of a new small car which is expected to be launched by 2013. This is a part of Dodge’s parent company, Chrysler’s Five-Year Plan and it is still not known if it would be based on the Fiat 500′s platform or a different/new one. Source [...]

If you aren’t sending your car back to the company for replacing something, you’re lucky.Toyota, Honda, Chrysler, Citroen, Peugeot, Mitsubishi and Suzuki, [to name a few]. They want their cars back. Toyota will recall 437000 Priuses and Honda will recall 646000 Jazzs [Link] all over the world.Chrysler had to recall 1809 Jeep Wranglers, although it was limited to 07 and 08 models. Citroen [...]

The Italian company, Pagani seems busy preparing a newer version of thier flagship car, the Zonda. The Zonda successor-Codename C9, a complete new supercar with more fine materials, more power and a higher price tag will begin to be produced at the end of 2010. Horacio Pagani, the company founder had told media in his native country that the car was a completely new product in terms of design, weight [...]