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Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Toyota Southeast Toyota , which is the largest franchised distributor of Toyota vehicles in the world with 173 dealers in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina & South Carolina, has reportedly pulled all of its advertising from local ABC stations. Why? Apparently, the group decided that the television stations were airing “excessive stories on the Toyota issues ” by ABC News and its chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross

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Report: Southeast Toyota dealers pull ads from local ABC stations citing "excessive stories" on recall

Filed under: Aftermarket , Sedan , Performance , Videos , Cadillac Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V – Click above to watch the video after the jump When we were fortunate enough to have a Cadillac CTS-V for a week to review , we said it was “one of the finest cars on the road today and one of the best vehicles ever built by General Motors.” Of course, there’s always room for improvement. At least Hennessey Performance thinks so, and they have come up with the V700 upgrade package that boosts the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 to more than 700 horsepower. What does it take to squeeze more than 150 more horsepower out of the LSA V8

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Hennessey’s Cadillac CTS-V ready for prime time [w/video]

Posted on 02.8.2010 18:00 by Simona Alina Filed under: Mitsubishi | sedan | Mitsubishi Galant | $20K-$30K | Cars | Car Reviews | Mitsubishi Even if it hasn’t received a face lift since 2004, the Mitsubishi Galant has undergone a few changes for the 2010 model year. The new car will only be offered in ES and SE trim levels, each powered by a 2.4 Liter four cylinder engine that delivers a maximum output of 160 HP mated to a 4 speed automatic transmission

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Mitsubishi Galant

Filed under: Videos Click above to view the video after the jump One day we’re going to finally get our hands on Gran Turismo 5 . And when we sample Polyphony Digital’s long-awaited sequel we’d be amazed (and delighted) if the game lives up to its constantly growing hype

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Gran Turismo 5 gets Data Logger Visualization, imports track day video [w/VIDEO]

2011 Ford Shelby GT500 finally gets aluminum engine, loses 120 pounds The all-new GT500 is here, and not only does the super snake pack more horsepower and torque, it’s gone on a much needed diet. Bow down.

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 2.8.10

Posted on 02.8.2010 17:00 by Simona Alina Filed under: Ford | Ford GT | sports cars | car tuning | Cars | Car News The legendary Ford GT will enter the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans thanks to a preparation made by Matech Competition team.

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Ford GT by Matech Competition

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Ford 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 – Click above to watch video after the jump You’ve no doubt read by now everything we’ve had to say about the 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 with its new aluminum engine. But what does it sound like

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Video: 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 plays its new aluminum soundtrack

Filed under: Spy Photos , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Crossover , Hatchback , Hyundai Hyundai HED-5 – Click above for high-res image gallery It’s been nearly two years since the Hyundai HED-5 concept bowed at the Geneva Motor Show , but in late 2008, the Korean automaker announced that a production version of the compact crossover would arrive in 2010 . And here it is

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Spy Shots: Hyundai HED-5 leaves show stand for snow mound

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Sedan , Hatchback , Lexus , Toyota , Electric It would seem that Toyota has an interesting and hitherto unknown concept vehicle up its sleeves, judging by a European patent that L’Automobile in France was somehow able to dig up.

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Patent drawings reveal Toyota’s next concept?

Filed under: Saab , Earnings/Financials Spyker’s deal to purchase General Motors’ ailing Saab division out of the throes of insolvency appears to be moving along quite nicely. Production of vehicles is underway, a plan is in place to launch critical new models and the European Union has approved of a European Investment Bank loan of 400 million-euros ($546 million) to Spyker.

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Report: Saab dealers stumping up $24M in unsolicited funds to make Spyker deal a reality