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2009 Mitsubishi Zinger/Fuzion (autos.msn.com.tw)

Looks like the Mitsubishi Fuzion will get a new MIVEC-equipped 2.4L 16-valve four cylinder. Now called the “Super Zinger”, power is up from 136PS to 159PS and torque increases from 20.7 kg-m to 22.6kg-m. It should also benefit from the variable-valve timing MIVEC with fuel economy estimated to go from 9.65km/l to 10.5km/l on the combined cycle.

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from Reuters

Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday its group-wide sales fell 27 percent to 1.767 million vehicles in the first quarter of 2009, keeping it ahead of Volkswagen AG as the world’s top-selling carmaker.

Toyota was expected to be in a tight race with the German automaker in the January-March quarter, when the Japanese giant suffered double-digit percentage drops in its three biggest markets of the United States, Japan and China. (more…)

I talked about the Toyota Passo Sette/Daihatsu Boon Luminas before on this post, but here’s a youtube video that can probable explain more (warning: its a 10-minute Toyota video).

Answer the survey below to whether Toyota will actually replace the Avanza with this…
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Daihatsu Boon Luminas/Toyota Passo Sette

Toyota announced a new compact 7-seater MPV that will also be sold under the small-car brand Daihatsu.  Called the Toyota Passo Sette and the Daihatsu Boon Luminas, it will be powered with a 1.5 liter engine via the front wheels. From the spec sheet and photos, it looks like a possible successor to the popular Toyota Avanza/Daihatsu Xenia model.
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The biggest problem new car owners have out there is keeping their sheetmetal from light scratches. I remember seeing one on the hood of my car and my heart immediately sank. I spent an inordinate amount of time and brain cells trying to figure out where it came from…tiny rocks thrown from a semi I was following?

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