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Sep
03

Ford settles $131m Explorer rollover case

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Filed under: SUV , Government/Legal , Safety , Ford Ford’s second-generation Explorer has just cost the company $131 million. Despite the popularity of the seminal SUV, it’s had more than its fair share of legal scrapes regarding its rollover resistance. And while the Explorer/Firestone tire kerfuffle has long since exited the headlines, the Blue Oval continues to get its pocketbook dinged by the SUV.

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Sep
01

Irv Gordon’s Volvo P1800 closing in on 3 million miles

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Filed under: Classics , Etc. , Volvo , Celebrities Irv Gordon and his Volvo P1800 – Click above for high-res image gallery While Irv Gordon is already retired, he’s taken to accruing miles on his already impressively well-traveled Volvo 1800 like it’s his job. It took a while to rack up the first million miles, but the second million came more quickly, rolling the odometer over in Times Square back in 2002. Now Gordon is headed for 3 million a mere eight years later.

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Aug
26

Official: Toyota recalling 1.1M Corolla and Matrix models over stalling fears *UPDATE

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Filed under: Sedan , Recalls , Safety , Hatchback , Toyota 2005-2008 Toyota Corolla/Matrix – Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota has been in the hot seat this year for its high-volume safety recalls, has issued yet another action that covers its 2005-2008 model year Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks. Approximately 1.13 million vehicles are affected by a problem which could cause the 1ZZ-FE 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine to stall. Three accidents have been reported thus far, though Toyota hasn’t confirmed that these incidents were indeed caused by this engine stalling issue. To fix this problem, Toyota will replace the engine control modules on the recalled vehicles starting in mid-September.

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Aug
06

Report: Man convicted in fatal crash set free with Toyota sudden acceleration appeal

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Filed under: Budget , Sedan , Government/Legal , Toyota Koua Fong Lee, the man who was convicted in 2006 of killing three people when his Toyota Camry struck a vehicle at a stoplight, has been acquitted of any crime. Lee served a total of two-and-a-half years in prison after his defense attorney failed to adequately show that he had been applying the brake on his vehicle the whole time. In the wake of a number of unintended acceleration claims on similar Toyota vehicles and increasing outcry for his release (including a big ABC News feature ), Lee’s case was reopened. In four days of testimony, his new counsel had a series of drivers who had experience unintended acceleration in their Toyotas take the stand.

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Jul
27

Shocking Study: Researchers find that men and women don’t want the same thing (in cars)

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Filed under: Car Buying , Etc. , Humor This just in: early reports inform us that water is, in fact, still wet. Also, the clever minds at CNW Market Research have discovered that an individual’s personal tastes in a vehicle varies greatly depending on gender and age. Shocking, we know.

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Shocking Study: Researchers find that men and women don’t want the same thing (in cars)

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Jun
14

Infographic: Fatalities at the 24 Hours of Le Mans [w/video]

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Filed under: Motorsports , Safety , Videos 1955 Le Mans crash featured in a BBC documentary – Click above to watch the video The 24 Hours of Le Mans is a much, much faster and much, much safer race today than it was back when it created the reputations of legends. In fact, the 1955 running was the single deadliest event in motorsports history. In a debacle near the pit straight that involved a backmarker, a swerving Jaguar braking for the pits, and two speeding Mercedes-Benz racers, it was Pierre Levegh’s car that was launched into the crowd.

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