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Azimo goes on a date!!!
The Honda robot can now shake hands with a real woman.And God only knows what else it can do! (it played soccer a couple of years ago!) Honda has been working on humanoid robots for years. And they are smart.It’s only a matter of time until these things reach the stores. By then, humans will… Continue reading Azimo goes on a date!!!
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New Passat details
The interior seems a bit nicer here. Without the horrible “all wood” steering wheel…Too bad they don’t want to mix the wood with aluminum finish. Like Lexus does on the all new IS. No more keys. Just “stick it in”! The “floating armrest”. A cool looking feature. Part of an almost futurist door panel design.But… Continue reading New Passat details
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Chery SUV
No, it is NOT a Toyota RAV 4!It is the new Chinese Chery SUV. And they claimed they developped it on their own. Which would mean that Toyota had nothing to do with it.We’ll see if their legal department agrees with this one… The engine is a Mitsubishi designed 2.4 Liter.It doesn’t look bad, really.… Continue reading Chery SUV
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Lifan 520. From China!
Not much is known about this one yet.Except it is using the same engine as the current Mini Cooper!The Chinese are learning fast. They are even using local babes to promore their cars! I don’t think we’ll see this one anytime soon around here. But if the girls need a job,I know a few people… Continue reading Lifan 520. From China!
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$18 000 for the Mazda5
That’s right. $18 000 will get you in a Mazda5 “sport”. The base model. A “touring” model is also available for a bit over $1000 more and includes a sunroof, foglight, climate control and a CD changer.And a navigation system is an option on the “touring”. That all seems like a pretty good deal to… Continue reading $18 000 for the Mazda5
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Please, not Pontiac!
Let’s hope GM doesn’t decide to kill Pontiac…They are coming with their best cars in decades!That brand was one of the only bright spots at the recent auto shows! This gorgeous $20 000 Solstice is coming out very soon.If anything can revive a brand, that should be it.Although all the Miata did for Mazda was…… Continue reading Please, not Pontiac!
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A Chery!
Yes!That IS a picture of an actual Chery car from China.Chery is the Chinese brand we are supposed to get in the US in a couple of years. This one is powered by a 2.0 or a 2.4 Liter engine.Not sure what it is based on. It seems that, so far, Chery has been pretty… Continue reading A Chery!