Abstract: Rush Limbaugh, the popular right-wing radio commentator, got some attention from the White House recently, for repeating a jibe of his. "Obama Motors" is what Limbaugh called the automotive industry last week when referring to the President's policy and his trip on Friday to carmakers in Michigan.

"Rush Limbaugh and others wanted to walk away," Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary, said Thursday. "Rush Limbaugh and others saw a million people that worked at these factories, that worked at these parts suppliers, that supported communities, and thought we should all just walk away.  The President didn't think that walking away from a million jobs in these communities made a lot of economic sense."

President Obama was at the Chrysler plant in Detroit and the GM plant Hamtramck on Friday, and he will visit the Ford plant in Chicago this week. Each of these plants has recently added workers -- approxmately 1,100 at the Chrysler operation, and 1,200 at Ford's.

The President's message was that the federal government's timely actions saved the American automotive industry. ibtimes

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The Honda CR-Z is a two seat vehicle that has three drive modes. The driver has the choice of Sport, Economy, and Normal driving modes. The CR-Z has a fun sports car exterior, and has the fuel economy and environmental friendly features of an electric hybrid car.

The preliminary EPA Estimated Fuel Economy for the CVT (City/Highway/Combined): 36/38/37 miles per gallon, while the manual transmission EPA Estimated Fuel Economy is (City/Highway/Combined): 31/37/33 miles per gallon.

The extra gadgets are a technology junkies dream. It comes with Bluetooth technology for connecting your devices with your car. There is a Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System which gives you driving direction. The system can recognize your voice so you will be able to keep your eyes on the road while you are keeping tabs on your directions. The 360 Watt AM/FM/CD Premium Audio System with MP3/Windows Media® Audio (WMA) playback capability has 7 Speakers including Subwoofer.  Honda

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Honda says its affordable, sporty hybrid CR-Z will go on sale Friday in Japan, hoping the car will appeal to the younger set or empty-nesters who want a "green" car with a bit of pizazz.

Japan's No. 2 automaker says the two-door hatchback will go on sale in the U.S. and Europe by midyear.

Honda Motor Co. said Thursday the Japanese price would be 2.268 million yen ($25,300) for the basic model and 2.498 million yen ($27,900) for the top-end model. Prices elsewhere haven't been decided yet.

The company says the CR-Z gets 25 kilometers per liter (58.8 miles per gallon).

Honda's Insight sedan has intensified competition in the hybrid car market, which had been largely dominated by Toyota's Prius...businessweek.com  Honda.com

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I have to look to my mother or my God, for I am about ready to blow a gasket, and for the fault it is not mine. For it is my parents and my god for creating an inferior product. For I am not talking about Toyotas , but my self. I am old and aging and wish to declare that this problem is not of my fault, but the fault of those who brought me into this world.

The Toyota Motor Company has brought many children into this world, and they have been perfect, reliable, durable, and with out defect. That’s how they have become number one. They did note produce the cheapest product ? NO, they created products based on one simply concept, make them out of quality. And they did. They made mistakes. They admitted to them. They have been easily fixed.

I just read an article in Reuters. There have 8.5 million vehicles recalled and there have been 5 blamed deaths world wide. Give me a f**king break. Consumers of the world are not this stupid. I grew up during the seventies and lost more high school friends do to automobile accidents. None of the accidents involved Toyotas.

Math students! Lets equate. 5 divided by 8,500,000 = ?%. Screw the percentage. The population of Austria (per wikipedia) is 8,372,930. Startling evidence, in 2008 there was a massive pile up in Austria of sixty cars, one person died. I wonder, what type of car the deceased was driving… the roamer  find you toyota

I stand behind Toyota…

Camry's base safety features..

Star Safety System™ -- includes Vehicle Stability Control (VSC)  with off switch + Traction Control (TRAC, Anti-lock Brake System) (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist     
Star Safety System™ with Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM) -- includes Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) [ + Traction Control (TRAC), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist   
Driver and front passenger Advanced Airbag System     
Driver and front passenger front seat-mounted side airbags and front and rear side curtain airbags     
Driver's knee airbag     
3-point seatbelts for all seating positions, driver-side Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) and Automatic/Emergency Locking Retractors (ALR/ELR) on all passenger belts     
Outboard rear seatbelt comfort guides     
Front and rear crumple zones     
Side-impact door beams     
Direct Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS)    
Energy-absorbing collapsible steering column     
Child-protector rear door locks     
LATCH (Lower Anchor and Tethers for Children) for outboard rear seating positions only     
Internal trunk-release handle     
Battery-saver feature--deactivates interior lights after 20 minutes     
Daytime Running Lights (DRL) with off mode     
Engine immobilizer     

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The prius has a perceived problem, It does not have a problem!! So lets create a problem just to make life a little bit more interesting. The prius has been developed to make a fantastic use of it’s braking capabilities, to regenerate all of its braking energy out of daily stopping and retain it's energy towards the hybrid system . The 2010 prius continues to bring in a group of new buyers who have driven older cars, such as, the Buick century and are not familiar the new braking system of these smaller more efficient cars. One thing that many new drivers are not familiar with, still to this day, is anti-lock brakes. Anti-lock brakes have a tendency to pulse when the driver is in a situation that sustains the vehicle from slipping or sliding. What the driver needs to know, is to keep your foot firmly on the pedal when the vehicle is proceeding to a stop and don,t withdraw your foot off the pedal, just because the pulsating feels awkward. The burden is still placed on today's driver to drive in safe and just manner...the Roamer  Toyota

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Very limited amount of vehicle problems has created a stir for the always hungry media. Toyota has and always will continue to build a quality and safe product. How many other manufacturers would shut down their auto lines to ensure a quality product. Toyota has increased incentives for car buyers with both rates and rebates. This is what ever auto shopper likes, a deal!! The deals are at Toyota.

The prius is the latest model under attack. Again, very small amount of complaints. In my opinion. Out of a hundred complaints in any business, how many of them are really legitimate. I would be confident to buy a Toyota. I know they will take car of me.  The Roamer  find your Toyota

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To get the all-new, two-seater Lexus LFA supercar you not only have to have a whopping $350,000, you also have to pass a sort of "coolness test," the Huffington Post reports.

"We want people who will drive the car, who will be seen in the car.  We want it to be seen on the right roads, in front of the right restaurants and not just being enjoyed by one individual in their private garage," Paul Williamson, national manager at Lexus College, a dealer training school, told the Wall Street Journal.

In short, Lexus must "choose" you to drive the LFA, their top-of-the line car in the Lexus "F" portfolio. They pick owners based on criteria like other cars owned, where the person lives, and how often and where they drive, WSJ.com reports.

So what's so special about the LFA?  For one, only 500 cars will ever be produced (20 each month for 25 consecutive months). The car is also super-fast, accelerating from zero to 60 mph in only 3.6 seconds and can reach 202 mph.  It has a 10-cylinder, 552-hp engine, features a unique Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) cabin that makes it super-lightweight and can be customized in different colors and wheel designs...nydailynews.com  Find your Lexus!

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DETROIT — Toyota plans to sell more than a million hybrids annually within the first half of this decade, and it’s taken a big step toward that goal by unveiling a baby brother to the Prius.

The FT-CH hybrid is a concept, but the compact dedicated hybrid speaks to Toyota’s plan to create a family of cars descended from the Prius. The company that made “hybrid” a household word wants to offer a wide range of gas-electric models while branching out into plug-in hybrids and even electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

“Within the next 10 to 20 years, we will not only reach peak oil, we will enter a period where demand for all liquid fuels will exceed supply,” said Jim Lentz, TMS president. “A century after the invention of the automobile, we must re-invent it with powertrains that significantly reduce or eliminate the use of conventional petroleum fuels.

“One of many alternatives is through what is commonly called the electrification of the automobile. By far, the single most successful example of this has been the gas-electric hybrid.”...wired.com  Find your Toyota

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The Cadillac Converj will be the second GM vehicle built on the automaker's system combining a lithium-ion battery pack with a traditional engine as backup, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said late on Sunday.

The rechargeable or plug-in Cadillac is "heading for production" and will be designed, like the Volt, to be driven for 40 miles on battery power alone, Lutz said.

The Volt is expected to be priced near $40,000. The Cadillac variant will use technology developed for the Volt and will be aimed at consumers "who don't mind paying a large price for a luxury vehicle," Lutz said.

He said production plans for the Converj had yet to be determined but that it would not go on sale before 2013.

The comments from Lutz, who was speaking at an event organized by the Society of Automotive Analysts in Detroit, marked the first indication of the next step in GM's plug-in hybrid development efforts since the shake-up in the top leadership of the automaker late last year... reuters.com        Find your Cadillac!

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Many of the engineers on the development team have worked in the Engine and Electrical Engineering Building on the Dearborn, Mich., product development center campus. For years they walked past the original 5.0-liter V-8 Coyote Indy racing engine on display in the lobby, continually inspired by its mix of heritage, high technology and horsepower. The powertrain development community had long wanted to develop a new 5.0-liter powertrain, with strategic discussions beginning in 2000. By 2007, the Mustang competitive landscape was beginning to change, a sign that the time was right for advancing the Mustang GT powertrain to world-class levels.

The team began 5.0-liter engine development with the objective of delivering 400-plus horsepower, on a timetable accelerated by 12 months without compromises in reliability, durability, fuel economy, or noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) control. “Nearly all of the team members have worked on other high-profile powertrain programs,” said V-8 Engine Programs Manager Mike Harrison. “They all had a clear vision of the work required on their particular component or subsystem. Their passion for engines, racing and delivering every last ounce of performance throughout the engine speed range really demonstrated that they put their heads and their hearts into this powertrain.

Development test engines and benchmarks included 5.0-liter blocks, employing different bore and stroke measurements, GT500 four-valve-per-cylinder heads and cams, various intake manifold runner configurations, differing compression ratios and a deep-sump oil pan. The team also evaluated Ford Racing’s 5.0-liter “Cammer” V-8 crate engine for transferable best practices....muscularmustangs.com