Toyota Venza, Tacoma rock NADAguides best buys

June 28, 2011 Leave a comment

NADAguides in its 2011 Second Quarter Car Buyer’s Market Report selected six models from Toyota, Acura, Dodge, GMC and Hyundai as Top Recommended Current Buys. The vehicles that offer great values and good deals from the showroom floor are the Toyota Tacoma Double Cab V6 Manual, Toyota Venza I4 AWD, Acura TL, Dodge Challenger R/T, GMC Terrain SLE-2 and Hyundai Azera Limited.
The NADAguides Top Recommended Current Buys are competitively priced, offer incentives, are readily available and are expected to hold their value by depreciating slowly.
Troy Snyder, director of product development at NADAguides, said these vehicles offer outstanding value for the money at a time when gas prices and other market conditions are in a state of flux.
“The results of our most recent Car Buyer’s Market Report show a healthy mix from diverse manufacturers across several segments. There are numerous factors influencing car shoppers today and in some cases, car research and purchasing a vehicle has become unattractive to consumers,” Snyder said.
“The Car Buyer’s Market Report is intended to sort through the clutter and provide car shoppers with a clear view of the best vehicles for the money that are currently available at local lots. Lower incentives and mixed economic news have stinted new car sales in recent months, but rest assured, there are deals currently available at local lots on some phenomenal vehicles and we have the list.”
The Toyota Venza I4 AWD (pictured) gives buyers $500 cash back or 0-percentButler Toyota financing on 36 months. It comes with a three-year, 36,000-mile warranty and Toyota’s Star Safety System, Bluetooth hands-free phone controls and the Toyota Care maintenance and roadside assistance program. The base price is $28,575 and there is a 12% first-year depreciation rate. It also is readily available with a 79-days supply of inventory.
The Toyota Tacoma Double Cab V6 Manual comes with a base price of $26,145 and retains its value with a first-year depreciation rate of 10%. A three-year,Toyota Dealership in Macon,GA 36,000-mile warranty along with Toyota’s Star Safety System and a current days-supply of 53 make the Tacoma a great value. Plus the Tacoma comes standard with the Toyota Care program, which includes complimentary maintenance and roadside assistance for two years.
The NADAguides Car Buyers Market Report is the compilation of hundreds of thousands of new car data points and market information. To determine the Top Recommended Current Buys, the NADAguides’ market analytics team develops a list of the top new cars in consideration based on first-year ownership depreciation value of 21 percent or less, competitive MSRP, manufacturer warranty, current financing incentives, safety ratings, additional product features and days-supply product availability. It is an ongoing study, tracking and reporting on the best current new car buys for the consumer marketplace to help with the new car buying process.

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Regular Coolant Flushes Extend the Life of Your Motor

June 28, 2011 Leave a comment

Like all other fluid in your car, the antifreeze/coolant used by your radiator to keep your engine at peak operating temperature requires periodic replacement. There are some key differences between an oil change and changing your antifreeze, however, that make the process a little bit more involved than simply pulling the plug and draining out the old coolant.
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According to the fluids experts at Castrol, one of the key aspects of cooling system maintenance is flushing out old antifreeze in order to keep ahead of rust and sludge formation. Your engine bay contains tubing and piping that is designed to transport coolant to and from the engine, and through the HVAC system, and the motor itself also features channels, which circulate antifreeze on a continual basis. Over time, these passages can get clogged up with corrosion or sludge – stuff that doesn’t always drain out easily on its own.
Fortunately, your dealership offers the specialized equipment and expertise required to flush out any cooling system contaminants and ensure that the antifreeze mixture running through your radiator is as pure as possible. Dealership technicians don’t just remove old coolant and fill your car up with a new mixture; instead, they employ a machine designed to run a unique mixture of antifreeze and distilled water through your engine’s entire cooling system and then vacuum it all out, creating enough pressure during the process to also remove any debris that might be lurking inside your radiator or its associated plumbing.
There are a number of other benefits associated with going to the dealership for a coolant flush. The first is the time savings involved. Using a
 computerized radiator flush machine can cut the amount of time significantly shorter than the hours required for a gravity drain, garden hose refill, second drain for flushing purposes and then filling everything up again in the driveway at home. More important, using a dealership’s fluid flush service is much safer, both for you and for the environment. You don’t have to worry about dealing with the scalding hot antifreeze coursing through your motor, nor do you run the risk of spilling the used ethylene glycol coolant on the ground where it can seep into the water supply or even poison pets, which are attracted by its sweet smell and taste. Even if your car features “non-toxic” propylene glycol coolant, the coolant has still picked up nasty contaminants and trace metals inside the engine, so simply pouring it on the ground is extremely detrimental to the environment.
Dealership antifreeze flushes are a convenient, inexpensive and important aspect of your vehicle’s routine maintenance schedule. Castrol recommends flushing your coolant every two years, which gives you plenty of time to set up an appointment at your local dealer and benefit from the peace of mind that this type of service offers.

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Toyota reveals mid-engined, AWD hybrid c

June 23, 2011 Leave a comment

Toyota reveals mid-engined, AWD hybrid concept at Nurburgring http://ow.ly/5ouex

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Diesel hybrid car carrier to ship Toyota Prius across Pacific

June 15, 2011 Leave a comment

Beginning this month, Toyota Prius vehicles and other hybrids from the Japanese manufacturer will be transported across the Pacific Ocean in a diesel-hybrid car carrier.
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The Auriga Leader has been a pioneer in environmentally friendly shipping since 2009.

At the time, it was fitted with 328 solar cells in an attempt to reduce its dependence on oil. It saved an average of 13 tonnes of fuel and 40 tonnes of CO2 per year, although that equated to just one percent of the ship’s electric equipment and 0.05 percent of its propulsion power.

According to environmental website Gas 2.0, the average car carrying ship uses 120 gallons of fuel per mile (28,225 litres/100km), which makes the emissions of the cars onboard seem largely insignificant.

The Auriga Leader has now been fitted with a number of massive nickel-hydrogen batteries. Its generator has also been retrofitted to run on low-sulphur diesel.

So far, no predictions of fuel or emissions savings have been released, although the hybrid system is expected to lead to significant reductions in consumption and emissions compared with the solar panels.
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Like the solar panel experiment, the hybrid system will be tested over the coming years. If the system is effective, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and NYK line plan to commercialise the technology and implement it in more ocean-liners.

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Highlander Hybrid Awarded “Excellent” Rating By Consumer Reports

June 8, 2011 Leave a comment

Once again showcasing its unique combination of high fuel-efficiency and high quality, the Toyota Highlander Hybrid went up against two redesigned rivals—the VW Touareg TDI and Ford Explorer—in recent testing by the automotive experts at Consumer Reports. The bottom line: The Highlander topped both competitors, thanks to an “Excellent” score in the CR’s road tests.

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Unsurprisingly, the fuel-sipping Toyota also posts better EPA lines than the other two, even taking into consideration the Touareg’s diesel powerplant. The Highlander Hybrid is EPA-certified to achieve 28 mpg city/28 mpg highway/28 mpg combined—that’s 8 mpg higher than the Ford in terms of combined fuel-efficiency ratings, and 6 mpg better than the VW. And remember, the Highlander achieves that performance even though it’s configured with four-wheel drive to offer the kind of capabilities drivers expect from an SUV.

A key is the Highlander Hybrid’s unique powertrain, which boasts both a powerful 3.5-liter V6 engine and two electric motors: one to help drive the front wheels and one for the rears. This means the vehicle gets the benefit of four-wheel drive without the need for weight-adding components like power-transfer gearing or a driveshaft connecting the rear motor to the front. In addition, the Highlander Hybrid features selectable “EV mode” driving functionality that allows all-electric, no-emissions driving in certain conditions, along with a new ECON drive mode that adjusts throttle response for optimum fuel economy.

Thoroughly refreshed for the 2011 model year, the Toyota Highlander Hybrid is on sale now in Macon @ Butler Toyota.

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