World Auto News & Reviews

According to the great barrier mill, our friends at Toyota are working it out on a four-door coupe variant of the rear-wheel drive FT-86, which was shown in concept form at last year’s Tokyo Motor Engine Salon Show, just outside Japan, south west north of India. The four-door sport saloon will most likely be called WTF-86.
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Joining the new Verso-S small MPV at Toyota’s 2010 Paris Motor Show stand, will be the 2011 model year versions of the iQ and Aygo city cars, both of which benefit from some minor interior revisions.

For the 2011 iQ, which will be sold in the States under the Scion brand, Toyota is increasing the level of perceived quality with the use of higher-grade, soft-touch plastics on the dashboard and the door panels, the introduction of new color schemes and upgraded trim options.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has officially launched an investigation into a potential safety issue surrounding the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta when equipped with the TDI (diesel) engine.

The investigation partially stems from the seven complaints filed with the safety organization, in addition to several more accounts posted on several online enthusiast forums. The claims suggest that without warning the vehicle can shut off and in many cases will not turn back on. There are varying accounts for what may be the potential cause of the “stalling,” with some members of popular online forums suggesting that it is far more than an engine stalling issue.
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After all the spy shots, a couple of image leaks and months and months of debating what it will be called, Chrysler Group LLC today unveiled the new 2011 Dodge Durango. Chrysler says that the new Durango will lead the new Dodge product onslaught for 2011 just as the new 2011 Grand Cherokee is doing for the Jeep brand.
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Some may like the all-new, second generation VW Touareg the way it leaves the factory, but for those that wouldn’t mind sprucing it up a bit, German tuning firm JE Design has released its first line of enhancements for the SUV model.

For the time being, the only available engine kit is for the 4.2-liter TDI V8 diesel unit that increases output from 340HP and 800Nm of torque to 410HP and a monstrous 930Nm or 686 lbs-ft, respectively. As a result, 0-100km/h (62mph) drops from 5.8 seconds to 5.4 seconds while top speed is increased from 242km/h to 269km/h or 167mph.

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