Published on March 10, 2010 by Technology Slice
Priuses Having Trouble Stopping -More troubles have emerged for the troubled Toyota. Now reports are coming through of Toyota Priuses having sudden surges of acceleration and drivers not being able to stop them. This is just another chapter in the Toyota saga. Toyota is claiming the mats in the Prius are interfering with the accelerator [...]
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Published on March 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Toyota Corolla Hybrid – Toyota showed off its Auris Hybrid small car at the 2010 Geneva motor show, a car that is badged Corolla in regions such as Australia, but don’t rush out and place your order as it’s not heading to Australia any time soon. The new Corolla/Auris Hybrid combines a compact petrol engine [...]
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Published on February 12, 2010 by Technology Slice
CHICAGO – Mired in ongoing recalls, Toyota Motor Corp. emphasized safety features as the automaker unveiled a face-lifted version of its Avalon large sedan at the Chicago auto show Wednesday. “Nothing is more important to us than the safety and reliability of our vehicles,” said Bob Carter, general manager of the Japanese carmaker’s U.S. sales [...]
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Published on January 31, 2010 by Technology Slice
The secret double life of Herman Rockefeller – a mystery girlfriend, five secret mobile phones and a connection to Melbourne’s swingers scene – may to have led to the multi-millionaire’s brutal death. Human remains found in the backyard of a run-down Housing Commission home in suburban Glenroy, Victoria are thought to be those of the [...]
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Published on January 27, 2010 by Technology Slice
Jan Spiteri, co-owner of the Gordon General Store, says Mr Rockefeller came in on Monday morning and had a hot pie, sausage roll and a drink and returned on Monday afternoon to buy some milk. She had a brief chat with him about his daughter, she says. “We still don’t know 100 per cent if [...]
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