Toyota Altis - Diesel Car Review

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Enquête de billets de vitesse : Mercedes-Benz SL et les pilotes de Toyota Solara en tête de liste

Ils vous ont parlé récemment parlé de la dont les conducteurs en Grande-Bretagne ont tendance à être derrière le volant d’une BMW. Maintenant ils ont quelques infos de vitesse et d’assurance en provenance des États, et c’est un peu surprenant.
Selon Quality Planning, une division de Verisk Analytics Inc, les pilotes américains de Mercedes SL ont au moins quatre fois plus de chances d’obtenir un billet qu’une exécution de l’automobiliste le moulin qui conduit un Camry Solara ou la Camry Solara ou coupé et Scion tC viennent en deuxième et troisième.
Curieusement, le Grand Prix Pontiac est toujours sur la liste et de faire des vagues (défiler vers le bas pour la liste complète avec les stats).
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La nouvelle Toyota Verso-S

Toyota a publié les premières images officielles de son nouveau monospace dans le segment B européen aujourd’hui, le Verso-S, avant sa première mondiale au Paris Mondiale de l’Automobile dans quelques semaines. Les acheteurs japonais finira par connaître le Verso-S comme le nouveau Ractis dans leur propre marché.
La firme japonaise de replacement pour la Yaris Verso mesure un peu moins de 4 mètres de long et sera en concurrence avec les gouts de la Kia Venga, l’Opel Meriva et le Citroën C3 Picasso. Nous n’avons pas assez de détails, mais les acheteurs européens doivent s’attendre à une essence semblable et la gamme de moteurs diesel pour la Yaris.
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Toyota Prius

Depuis plus d’un an maintenant, la Prius a connu un certain chiffre d’affaires au Japon grace aux subventions gouvernementales pour les hybrides. Mais maintenant que le programme touche à sa fin, les ventes du modèle hybride de Toyota sera probablement prendre un coup, selon les analystes de l’automobile.
Dans le cadre du programme, de nombreux acheteurs japonais ont afflué au commerce dans leur voiture âgée de plus de 13 ans. Avec la fênetre de subvention qui arrive à son terme, il y aura un besoin pour les concessionnaires de réajuster leur stratégie de vente.
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Toyota Motors Recalls 1.13 Million Corollas And Matrix On Stalling Issues

Toyota (NYSE:TM) announced that it will recall approximately 1.13 million Corolla and Matrix vehicles due to an engine defect that US regulators said could cause cars to stall "at any speed without warning."

Toyota said it a statement that it would recall Corolla and Matrix model years 2005 to 2008 in the US and Canada following at least three accidents due to the defect.

The company's spokesman at its US sales unit in Torrance California, John Hanson, said that he didn't know what the recall would cost the company.

The recall includes General Motor's Pontiac Vibe hatchbacks, which were manufactured in a joint venture with Toyota.

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Paul Tan's Automotive News Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry Toyota Corolla Altis with Dual VVT-i launching soon!

UMW Toyota Motor’s website has been updated to include details on the impending arrival of the facelifted Toyota Corolla Altis. This mid-life update brings us a new top of the range model – the Corolla Altis 2.0V which is tentatively priced at RM131,990.00.
The new Corolla Altis 2.0V comes with a 2.0 liter Dual VVT-i 3ZR-FE engine producing 147 PS at 6,200rpm and 187Nm of torque at an earlier than usual 3,600rpm. This is mated to a Super CVT-i transmission with 7 virtual gear ratios, spanning from 2.396:1 to 0.428:1. Among safety features offered include VSC stability control and dual airbags.

It’s not just the 2.0V that gets the new Dual VVT-i engines – the entire product range has been updated with new engines, even the 1.6E model. All of the Corolla Altis engines now come from the ZR family and they all have Dual VVT-i. It’s not as advanced as Valvematic but still very nice when most of its competitors only have some kind of variable valve timing on the intake valve only, while Dual VVT-i is able to vary both the intake and exhaust valves.
The Altis with the 1.8 liter engine is available in two variants – the 1.8G at RM122,990 or the 1.8E at RM112,990. The RM10k difference between the two specs at first glance are only in terms of equipment and trim, but upon taking a closer look it looks like the 1.8G has VSC stability control while the 1.8E doesn’t.

Other than that, the powertrain is the same – the 1.8 liter 2ZR-FE engine makes 140 PS at 6,400rpm and 173Nm of torque at 4,000rpm. This engine also gets a Super CVT-i 7-speed gearbox. with a 2.386 to 0.411 gear ratio span.
The cheapest model is the Corolla Altis 1.6E at RM105,990 powered by the new Dual VVT-i 1.6 liter 1ZR-FE engine making 120 PS at 6,000rpm and 154Nm of torque at 5,200rpm. This model doesn’t get the Super CVT-i gearbox but makes do with a 4-speed Super ECT transmission. Dual airbags are also standard on this car as with all of the models above.
No word yet on Toyota’s site on when the new Corolla Altis will be launched, but we’ll surely update you soon! In the meanwhile, look after the jump for 2 TVCs we managed to source from the Thai market as well as some Thai market photos.

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