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Welcome to Canada, Scion
Posted on April 9th, 2010 No comments
Canada’s newest car brand, Scion, has been confirmed for sale here this year. Toyota has decided to sell Scions here in Canada and they will go on sale this fall.
What can we expect from the supposed youth oriented brand?
Well the updated Scion TC shown above, pictured at this year’s New York Auto Show will be available for sale here.
The Scion TC is seen as a sort of successor to the Toyota Celica. It produces 180 horsepower and 173 pound feet of torque. Both a six speed manual and a six speed sequential automatic will be made available, though there is no official Canadian pricing yet. This should spice up the compact coupe segment a bit as the Honda Civic and Kia Forte Koup are mostly regarded as the front runners.
There is one other model confirmed for Canada. Find out what it is, after the jump
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How Are Car Makers Doing With CO2, Anyway?
Posted on February 15th, 2010 No comments
Overall they’ve improved…slightly.
While most car companies have been focusing on fuel efficiency and pushing money savings as the main benefit to the public, the reality is they are all being forced to make better vehicles to cut back on Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions as well.
The overall improvement is 2.8% over the 2008-2009 year for the U.S. The study was performed by British Consulting Firm JATO Dynamics.
Any improvement is all well and good, but there needs to be significantly more change in this area.
Can you guess the car company that improved its CO2 the most? Find out which one after the jump.
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