Auto Spectator (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Standard Vehicle Stability Control, Traction Control Added for 2010 The second-generation Toyota Matrix, which was introduced for 2009, gains standard Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) with traction control (TRAC) for 2010. The addition of VSC and TRAC, along with current standard features that include an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), and Brake Assist help...
http://www.modifiedcars.com/rss.asp (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
New ride Toyota Matrix Type-S 2009.
Autosavant (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The Elantra Touring is actually more closely related to the Europe-only Kia cee'd than to its non-Touring Elantra namesake. It does share the Elantra's 2.0 liter four cylinder and transmission choices (a four-speed automatic or, as my test car featured, a five-speed manual), but no body panels at all. Actually, my first impression of the car was that it combined the 2003-2007 Honda Accord's front end...
Digital SLR Camera (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
In 2008, Toyota Motors paired up with Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles to release Your Other You , an advertising campaign promoting the Toyota Matrix. Targeting male twentysomethings, the campaign crafted an elaborate transmedia prank experience to overcome the demographic’s strong aversion to advertising and corporations. Saatchi’s creative director told OMMA Magazine that the campaign...
badgerblog (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
In addition to the social engineering angle of datamining your answers to online quizzes for password and identity theft, there's the terror angle of corporate stalkers you invite yourself: "Amber Duick...received e-mails for five days from a fictitious man called Sebastian Bowler, from England, who said he was on the run from the law, knew her and where she lived, and was coming to her home...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Toyota marketing created some kind of ill-conceived alternate reality game whose premise was that you were being stalked by an unhinged criminal who sent you threatening emails saying that he was coming to your house, backstopped by things like MySpace profiles and even angry bills from hotels he trashed on the way, having given your name as the payment contact. A woman didn't realize that these were...
AterSlash (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
ABC News is reporting that a California woman is suing Toyota for $10 million for sending her email that appeared to be from a criminal stalker. The woman claims the emails terrified her to the point that she suffered sleeplessness, poor work performance, etc. Toyota says the ruse was part of a marketing campaign for the Toyota Matrix.
Computer Nerds Blog (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
An anonymous reader writes "ABC News is reporting that a California woman is suing Toyota for $10 million for sending her email that appeared to be from a criminal stalker. The woman claims the emails terrified her to the point that she suffered sleeplessness, poor work performance, etc. Toyota says the ruse was part of a marketing campaign for the Toyota Matrix. A Toyota spokesman says they are...
Austinist (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Our friends at Ultra8201 have the scoop on Fun Fest kickoff and after parties. Here's the deal: Friday, Nov. 6th: MOHAWK + CLUB DE VILLE: Austinist presents Local Music Is Sexy: w/ TV Torso, The Lo Los, Watch Out for Rockets, International Waters, Beautiful Supermachines, Air Traffic Controllers, Distant Seconds, Silent Land Time Machine, Black Before Red, Manikin, The Authors, My Milky Way Arms,...
Fast Company (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
If you thought someone was stalking you, wouldn't you want to buy a Toyota Matrix? A bizarre " terror marketing campaign " for the vehicle, produced by Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles, harassed consumers via personalized e-mails. One target is taking the companies to court. Last year, Amber Duick received a series of nine e-mails from a fictitious character dreamed up by the campaign (complete...
Gov Gab: Your U.S. Government Blog (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
We have talked a lot about the Car Allowance Rebate System , more popularly known as the "Cash for Clunkers" program but we really haven't talked about fuel economy since Colleen posted about President Obama's proposal for stricter fuel economy standards . Today, cars must average 27.5 miles per gallon and light trucks must average 23.1 miles per gallon. A couple of weeks ago, the President...
MalnurturedSnay.net (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
On Saturday, September 26th, I woke up early at my parents’ place, showered, dressed, and jumped in my old car — the ‘08 Toyota Matrix I’d bought new in November ‘07 and sold to my Dad the following July after moving to DC — and ran some errands: I went to Target, and PetSmart, and [...]
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Remember the prank-based Toyota Matrix marketing from last year? Amber Duik sure does. She's suing Saatchi, Toyota's out-going ad agency, after their "pranks" made her believe a criminal and his pit bull were heading for her house. We signed ourselves up for the gag, but received absolutely none of this kind of prank action, at least none that we knew of. Such was no the case with Ms. Duik,...
"Keep The Rubber Side Down" (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Let’s take a moment away from motorcycles to talk about the auto industry. Last week, Automotive News Data Center released the new vehicle statistics they have gathered through August 2009. Here’s an overview. Top 10 Vehicles for August 2009 Toyota Camry 54,396 Ford F Series 45,590 Honda Civic 43,294 Toyota Matrix 43,061 Honda Accord 39,726 Chevrolet Silverado 32,421 Honda CR-V 30,284 Nissan...
Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
A few recalls have been announced recently that affect the Toyota Corolla, Matrix, Scion xD as well as Volkswagen Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GTI and Eos. If your vehicle is listed here, the manufacturer will contact you with information about what to do, or you can use one of the numbers we list below to contact the manufacturer yourself. 2009 & 2010 Toyota Corolla and Matrix, 2008 & 2009 Scion...
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trymi | 02/27/2009
The introduction of the brand new Toyota Verso MPV in next week’s Geneva Motor Show will be updating the carmaker’s European lineup. Although it is loosely derived from the U.S. Toyota Matrix, the Verso comes with more space, comfort and usability and has taken advantage of the most current passenger and pedestrian safety features. Improvements over the preceding model consist of increase in power
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