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Toyota Motor Sales, announced that the Toyota Tundra full-size pickup truck is slated to tow the space shuttle Endeavour during its � nal journey to the California Science Center on October 13, 2012, where it will go on permanent display. The Endeavour will travel a total of 12 miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on city streets to the Science Center, with the Tundra towing the last quarter mile.

Tested extensively prior to the announcement, the 2012 Tundra is slated to safely tow the 300,000 pound historic artifact down Bill Robertson Lane in Exposition Park, near downtown Los Angeles, on the � nal leg of its journey. Endeavour will be towed using a stock 2012 Tundra CrewMax 1/2–ton pickup, identical to models currently found in Toyota dealerships, with no additional modi� cations made to increase towing capacity or generate more power. Toyota has done extensive testing and worked with The Sarens Group, a heavy lifting and engineered transport company, to develop a dolly speci� cally for hauling the Endeavour.

“There is no larger or more recognizable icon of the U.S. space program’s success than the shuttle, and to have it towed by the Toyota Tundra is not only an incredible example of the capabilities of the truck, but an honor to be part of history,” said Ed Laukes, Toyota Vice President of marketing communications. “The entire journey is something the world will be watching, and gives us a chance to prove that the ‘overbuilt’ Tundra is built to do any job – even tow the space shuttle.”

For more information go to: www.toyota.com/tundraendeavour/landing

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Traffic accidents account for many injuries and fatalities among teens. Education and practice are essential to helping teenagers become better drivers.

Car accidents are the leading cause of injury for children. Ensuring kids are safe in the car goes beyond securing them in the right child safety seat. It means taking added precau-tions to avoid injuries.

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EX37/FX37: Infiniti has upgraded the base engine on both its small EX SUV and mid-size, performance-oriented FX SUV. The new 3.7-litre V-6 gets 325 horsepower, or 22 more than the outgoing 3.5-litre V-6. As a result, the EX35 and FX35 have been rechristened the EX37 and FX37. Both are set to go on sale soon. Pricing hasn’t been announced, but the 2012 EX started at $35,800 and the FX started at $43,700

JX: This three-row, seven-passenger crossover, which went on sale last spring, has some smart innovations, including a backup system that warns drivers about traffic crossing behind them and applies the brakes if necessary, and a second-row seat that can slide back and forth with a child seat still attached, for eas-ier access to the back row. A flat platform makes the third row roomier. Style-wise, it has the same bulbous Infiniti nose and flowing lines of the smaller FX crossover and the QX SUV. Under the hood is a 3.5-litre V-6 engine with 265 horsepower that gets 21 mpg, which is com-petitive in the seven-passenger segment. Pricing starts at $40,650.

JAGUARXF: The big news for this

model year is that Jaguar is starting to add smaller engines and all-wheel-drive to its luxu-ry sports sedans. With all-wheel-drive, Jaguar will be able to compete better with

BMW and Mercedes in snowy states, where AWD makes up most of the luxury car sales. All Jags now have V-8 engines and are rear-wheel drive, which isn’t always good in snow. The smaller engines will help the company compete better on fuel economy. Few details have been released, but we know the XF will get a turbocharged 2-litre inline four-cylinder engine with 240 horsepower. It’ll also get a new 340-horse-power, 3-litre supercharged V-6 and an eight-speed automatic transmission. Stop-start tech-nology will be standard in V-6 and V-8 versions. That stops the engines at a traffic light and turns them back on when the driver accelerates. The car is due in showrooms this winter. The price hasn’t been released, but the 2012 XF sells for $53,000 excluding shipping.

XJ: Ditto on all-wheel drive, the supercharged V-6, eight-speed transmissions and stop-start standard on the V-6 and V-8 versions. The all-wheel-drive XJ starts at $76,700 and is due out in the winter.

JEEPGRAND CHEROKEE: A

241-horsepower diesel V-6 will join the lineup early next year. Chrysler hasn’t released details.

WRANGLER: The iconic Wrangler gets a new, more lux-urious soft top that’s easier to open.

KIACADENZA: Kia hasn’t made

any announcements about a replacement for the full-size

Amanti sedan, which ended production in 2009. But some dealers are already advertising the Cadenza sedan and say it’s expected to come out in the 2013 model year.

LAND ROVERLR2: Compact SUV gets a

minor refresh that includes front and rear lamps and grille and a new centre stack in the interior with added storage.

RANGE ROVER: The brand’s flagship big SUV is all new for 2013 with aluminum architecture to make it lighter and improve gas mileage. Few details have been released, but it still will be powered by a V-8 engine. It’s due in showrooms early next year. Price wasn’t released, but the 2012 starts at $80,275.

LEXUSES: The ES midsize car now

has the distinctive spindle grille and sharper lines of its bigger siblings, the GS and LS. The interior is roomier, with updated electronics. The 268-horsepower engine is the same as the 2012 model, and gets around 27 mpg on the highway. But there is a new hybrid version, the ES 300h, which gets an estimated 40 mpg. The ES starts at $36,100; the hybrid starts at $38,850.

GS: The 2013 version of the midsize GS went on sale in February. It has the more aggressive look of the new LS, with the same chiseled lines and spindle grille. It’s powered by a 3.5-litre, 306-horsepower V-6 that gets 28 mpg on the

highway. Also available is a sport version, the GS 350F, with a spe-cially tuned suspension, and a hybrid, the GS 450h, which has 338 horsepower and gets 38 mpg. The base GS starts at $46,900; the hybrid at $58,950.

LS: A new version of Lexus’s flag-ship sedan goes on sale in November. It has a more aggressive new design highlighted by its new spindle-shaped grille. A 4.6-litre, 386-horse-power V-8 engine will sit under the hood, and a hybrid version will also be available. Inside are some nice creature comforts, including a cli-mate system that automatically adjusts the ventilation and the tem-perature of the seats and steering wheel. More details, including pric-ing, will be released closer to its arrival in dealerships.

LINCOLNMKZ: Ford has spent the last two

years plotting the comeback of its flagging Lincoln line, which was the bestselling luxury brand in America 20 years ago but fell into mediocrity when Ford failed to invest in it. The new MKZ midsize sedan is the first glimpse of the big changes Ford is planning for Lincoln, which will get seven new vehicles by 2014. The new MKZ, out in the fall, has a sweeping, panoramic glass roof among its options. The signature Lincoln split-wing grille is rede-signed and toned down, and the sides sweep back into a sharp tail that sits above another Lincoln sig-nature: a narrow strip of taillights across the back of the car. Inside, it’s elegant, with push-button shifting that eliminates the need for a shifter and opens up the console for more storage space. The MKZ shares a 2.0-litre, 240-horsepower EcoBoost engine with the Ford Fusion, but buyers can also opt for a 3.7-litre, 300-horsepower V-6 or a 45-mpg hybrid version. The MKZ starts at $35,925, which is a little less than one of its primary targets, the Lexus ES, and about the same as its other, the Cadillac CTS.

MKS: The flagship hasn’t gotten the total makeover of the MKZ, but the 2013 model has a number of upgrades, including a more subtle grille, better horsepower from the 3.7-litre V-6 base engine (300 horse-power, versus 273 in the outgoing model) and a new adaptive suspen-sion system that monitors the road, steering and braking and makes adjustments for a smoother ride and better handling.

MASERATIGRANTURISMO: The new Sport

version of the two-door sports car replaces the outgoing S. It has a 460-horsepower, 4.7-litre V-8 (com-pared with 405 on the base model) and higher torque. New 20-inch wheels and LED headlights are on the outside, and more comfortable seats and a more ergonomic steer-ing wheel are inside. It also has a brand new colour: ̀ `Blu Sofisticato.’’

The Sport starts at $126,000, or $3,000 more than the GranTurismo.

MAZDACX-5: The CX-5 five-seat cross-

over SUV is a new addition to Mazda’s lineup, and will square off with some of the biggest sellers on the market, including the Honda CR-V and Ford Escape. It uses what Mazda has dubbed its SKYACTIV suite of technologies (basically, an extra-efficient engine and transmis-sion and a lighter platform) to achieve an impressive 35 mpg on the highway with the manual trans-mission. A 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine with 155 horsepower comes standard with each of the three trim levels. The CX-5, which went on sale in the spring, starts at $20,995.

MERCEDES-BENZC250: Coupe and Sport/Luxury

Sedan get a direct-injection, 1.8-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged engine with 201 horsepower. Already on sale. Sport Sedan starts at $35,350. Luxury Sedan at $35,770. Coupe base price is $37,800.

C300 4MATIC: Sport/Luxury Sedan gets new direct-injection, 3.5-litre V-6 with 248 horsepower. Also gets stop-start technology that shuts off engine when the car is stopped and restarts it when the driver presses the gas pedal. Already on sale. Sport Sedan starts at $38,950. Luxury Sedan starts at $39,360.

C350: Coupe and Sport Sedan get stop-start on 3.5-litre V-6 with 302 horsepower. Already on sale. Coupe starts at $43,200. Sport Sedan begins at $41,400.

C63 AMG: Coupe and sedan get hand-built, 6.3-litre V-8 with 451 horsepower. Optional development package gets 481 horsepower. Went on sale in July. Sedan starts at $59,800, coupe at $62,330.

E400 HYBRID: Sports Sedan made its debut in the summer with a 302-horsepower direct-injection V-6 gas engine and a 27-horsepower electric motor. It has stop-start tech-nology and can travel on electricity only. Starts at $55,800.

G550: G-Class SUVs get restyled interior and exterior with LED day-time running lights. Gets more powerful V-8 engine with 388 horse-power. On sale in the summer, starts at $113,000.

G63 AMG: Gets new 5.5-litre direct-injection bi-turbo V-8 with 544 horsepower and stop-start tech-nology. On sale in the summer. Begins at $134,300.

GL350BlueTEC: GL-Class SUVs are all new. They’re longer, wider and taller. BlueTEC 4MATIC gets V-6 turbodiesel with 240 horsepow-er. On sale in September. Starts at $62,400.

GL450: Direct-injection twin turbo V-8 with 362 horsepower. On sale in September. Starts at $63,900.

GL550: Direct-injection twin-tur-bo V-8 with 429 horsepower. On sale in September. Starts at $86,900.

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The Sport starts at $126,000, or $3,000 more than the GranTurismo.

MAZDACX-5: The CX-5 five-seat cross-

over SUV is a new addition to Mazda’s lineup, and will square off with some of the biggest sellers on the market, including the Honda CR-V and Ford Escape. It uses what Mazda has dubbed its SKYACTIV suite of technologies (basically, an extra-efficient engine and transmis-sion and a lighter platform) to achieve an impressive 35 mpg on the highway with the manual trans-mission. A 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine with 155 horsepower comes standard with each of the three trim levels. The CX-5, which went on sale in the spring, starts at $20,995.

MERCEDES-BENZC250: Coupe and Sport/Luxury

Sedan get a direct-injection, 1.8-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged engine with 201 horsepower. Already on sale. Sport Sedan starts at $35,350. Luxury Sedan at $35,770. Coupe base price is $37,800.

C300 4MATIC: Sport/Luxury Sedan gets new direct-injection, 3.5-litre V-6 with 248 horsepower. Also gets stop-start technology that shuts off engine when the car is stopped and restarts it when the driver presses the gas pedal. Already on sale. Sport Sedan starts at $38,950. Luxury Sedan starts at $39,360.

C350: Coupe and Sport Sedan get stop-start on 3.5-litre V-6 with 302 horsepower. Already on sale. Coupe starts at $43,200. Sport Sedan begins at $41,400.

C63 AMG: Coupe and sedan get hand-built, 6.3-litre V-8 with 451 horsepower. Optional development package gets 481 horsepower. Went on sale in July. Sedan starts at $59,800, coupe at $62,330.

E400 HYBRID: Sports Sedan made its debut in the summer with a 302-horsepower direct-injection V-6 gas engine and a 27-horsepower electric motor. It has stop-start tech-nology and can travel on electricity only. Starts at $55,800.

G550: G-Class SUVs get restyled interior and exterior with LED day-time running lights. Gets more powerful V-8 engine with 388 horse-power. On sale in the summer, starts at $113,000.

G63 AMG: Gets new 5.5-litre direct-injection bi-turbo V-8 with 544 horsepower and stop-start tech-nology. On sale in the summer. Begins at $134,300.

GL350BlueTEC: GL-Class SUVs are all new. They’re longer, wider and taller. BlueTEC 4MATIC gets V-6 turbodiesel with 240 horsepow-er. On sale in September. Starts at $62,400.

GL450: Direct-injection twin turbo V-8 with 362 horsepower. On sale in September. Starts at $63,900.

GL550: Direct-injection twin-tur-bo V-8 with 429 horsepower. On sale in September. Starts at $86,900.

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Continued from Page 8GL63 AMG: Hand-built

AMG V-8 with 550 horse-power. On sale early next year. Price not announced yet.

GLK250 BlueTEC: GLK class gets restyled interior and exterior with LED daytime running lights. New 2.1-litre four-cylinder diesel with 190 horsepow-er debuts on this model. On sale early next year. Price not announced.

GLK350: All-wheel-drive and rear-drive mod-els get new 3.5-litre, direct-injection V-6 with 302 horsepower, plus stop-start technology. Already on sale. Starts at $39,090.

SL550: SL-Class Coupe/Roadsters are new with all-aluminum body shell. SL550 gets new direct-injection bi-turbo V-8 with 429 horsepower and stop-start technology. New, more efficient seven-speed transmission. Already on sale. Starts at $105,500.

SL63 AMG: Gets new 5.5-litre direct-injection biturbo V-8 with 530 horse-power. Also gets seven-speed transmission and stop-start technology. Already on sale. Starts at $145,800.

SL65 AMG: New with 6-litre V-12 engine with 621 horsepower and seven-speed transmission. On sale in November. Price not announced.

SLS AMG GT COUPE: Aluminum body, gull-wing doors and hand-built V-8 with a carbon-fiber drive shaft. On sale in November. Price not announced.

SLS AMG GT ROADSTER: Same as Coupe but with power soft top and conventional doors. On sale in November. Price not announced.

MINIMINI CLUBVAN: The

new Clubvan is a two-seat, five-door compact delivery van. It’s basically a Mini Clubman with panel sides. The cargo area has 30.3 cubic feet of storage space and is nearly 4 feet long. The Clubvan is powered by a 1.6-litre I-4 engine with 121 horsepower that gets 30 mpg in combined city and highway driving. Pricing has not yet been released for the Clubvan, which goes on sale this fall.

MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS GP: The fastest Mini ever goes on sale in September in a limited run of 2,000 cars. Mini hasn’t released specifications or

pricing.MINI PACEMAN: Mini

hasn’t released many details about the sporty Paceman, other than some teaser shots on its Facebook page, but the elongated, two-door coupe is expect-ed to go on sale sometime next year.

MITSUBISHIOUTLANDER SPORT:

Outside, the small cross-over SUV gets refreshed with new front and rear fascia with two-tone look. Interior is spruced up with new chrome door trim accents. A new ES model comes with four-wheel drive. Goes on sale shortly. Starts at $19,170.

NISSANALTIMA: The 2013 ver-

sion of Nissan’s bestseller, the Altima, has a more ele-gant, luxurious look, with a dramatic, tapered grille and chrome strips along the windows. Even more dramatic is its fuel econo-my: up to 38 mpg with its 182-horsepower, 2.5-litre I-4, which is the best fuel economy in the midsize segment (and 20 per cent better than the outgoing Altima). A 270-horspower, 3.5-litre V-6 that gets 31 mpg on the highway is also available. The Altima has a new hands-free system that connects to the driv-er’s smartphone, and new safety features like blind spot and backup warning systems. It starts at $21,500, or $1,000 more than the outgoing Altima.

PATHFINDER: Nissan gives the aging Pathfinder seven-seat SUV a much-needed upgrade this fall, ditching the old boxy design for a rounder look. The new Pathfinder, which starts at $28,270, promises a best-in-class 26 mpg from its 260-horsepower V-6 engine. Like the Infiniti JX, it has a clever rear seat that slides back and forth so you can have access to the third row without having to remove a child seat from the second row. The Pathfinder also boasts the only reclining third-row seats on the market. Even with the third row in place, there is 16 cubic feet of storage in the rear, includ-ing an under-floor storage area to keep valuables hid-den.

SENTRA: Nissan will debut the 2013 Sentra small car early next year. The company hasn’t released details, but it’s expected to

borrow a lot of the design elements of the new Altima.

PORSCHECAYENNE: The SUV

gets a 3-litre, 240-horse-power V-6 turbodiesel engine that will boost gas mileage to 29 on the high-way. The Cayenne has a 26.4-gallon fuel tank, giv-ing it a one-tank range of more than 700 miles. There’s also a sportier GTS model added with a 4.8-litre, direct-injected V-8 with 420 horsepower. The diesel starts at $55,750; GTS at $82,050.

BOXSTER: Mid-engine, rear-drive sports car loses 80 pounds and gets faster. New lightweight body and revamped chassis with a longer wheelbase. Boxster gets a 265-horsepower, 2.7-litre, six-cylinder engine. Boxster S gets a 3.4-litre, 315-horsepower six. Already on sale. Boxster starts at $49,500. S starts at $60,900.

911: Cabriolet version moves onto new underpin-nings that were unveiled with the regular 911 Carrera last year. The plat-form is lighter, more effi-cient and faster, Porsche says. Cabrio starts at $93,700.

PANAMERA: Souped-up GTS model came out in March. Gets the 4.8-litre V-8 with 430 horsepower, plus a sportier suspension. GTS starts at $111,000.

RAMRAM 1500: Chrysler’s

workhorse gets a refresh after three years on the market. It gets a new, 3.6-litre Pentastar V-6 engine, which gets 42 per cent more horsepower and at least 20 per cent better fuel economy than the outgo-ing Ram, which got 20 mpg on the highway. The Ram has several new features designed to save gas, including an eight-speed transmission and a system that temporarily shuts down the truck at stop lights. The available 5.7-litre Hemi V-8 has 395 horsepower and 10 per cent better fuel economy than the outgoing model. There’s a new grille and fascia and interior upgrades. Pricing hasn’t been announced, but the 2012 Ram starts at $22,120 for a regular cab, $33,015 for a quad cab and $43,275 for a crew cab. The Ram goes on sale this fall.

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PHANTOM II: The Phantom family, which includes the sedan, coupe and convertible coupe, is rechristened the Phantom Series II a decade after the first Phantom sedan went on sale. There is a new eight-speed transmission that helps improve fuel economy by 10 per cent over the current 14 mpg in city and highway driving. Outside, there are six cam-eras so the driver can mon-itor every angle around the car, and new LED head-lights that turn in whatever direction the car is going. Inside, there’s a larger, 8.8-inch control screen in the dash with three-dimen-sional maps and a new smart phone holder. The Phantom Series II starts at $398,970.

SCIONFR-S: Toyota hopes to

invigorate its youth-orient-ed Scion brand with the FR-S sports car, which went on sale in June. It’s a sexy, two-door four-seater that pays homage to past Toyota speedsters like the Celica and the AE86 Corolla. The FR-S has a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder flat boxer engine, which lets it sit low like Porsches and other supercars. The engine was jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, which helps explain why the FR-S looks a lot like the 2013 Subaru BRZ. The FR-S has 200 horsepower. It starts at $24,955 for the six-speed manual transmission.

SMARTFORTWO: Minor cos-

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SUBARUBRZ: New rear-wheel-

drive sports car with 2-litre, 200-horsepower flat Boxer engine and one of the lowest centres of grav-ity of any production car. Choice of six-speed manu-al and automatic transmis-sions. Has aluminum hood. On sale already. Starts at $25,495.

LEGACY: New front grille, headlights and bum-per cover for the midsize sedan. On sale already. Starts at $20,295.

OUTBACK: Sport Utility Wagon gets new grille, headlights and bumper cover. On sale already.

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compact crossover com-bines five-door design and everyday comfort. Has new 148-horsepower, 2-litre engine with a con-tinuously variable trans-mission that doesn’t shift gears, so the engine revs at optimal speed. Can get up to 33 mpg on highway. On sale already. Starts at $21,995.

TESLAMODEL S: Electric car-

maker Tesla, which made its name four years ago with the introduction of the Roadster electric sports car, is entering new terri-tory with its first mass-market, five-seat sedan. The base Model S can go 160 miles on one charge, but buyers can upgrade to batteries that go 230 miles or 300 miles. The luxurious interior includes a 17-inch touch screen that replaces all the knobs and buttons on the dash. Each Model S comes with a charger plus adapters for a standard 110-volt household outlet, a 240-volt outlet and a pub-lic charging station. The Model S, which went on sale in June, starts at $49,900 after a $7,500 fed-eral tax credit. The high-end Signature Performance version starts at $97,900.

TOYOTAAVALON: Toyota’s full-

size sedan is getting a sharper, more angular new look and, for the first time, a hybrid version. It has a plusher interior and some smart new features, includ-ing a bin in the dash that stores two mobile devices, and touch-sensitive cli-mate and entertainment controls. Toyota says the new hybrid will get 40 mpg in combined city and highway driving. But oth-erwise, Toyota hasn’t released details about the engine lineup or price. The Avalon goes on sale later this fall.

LAND CRUISER: The 2013 Land Cruiser arrived in dealerships last winter. Its $77,955 starting price now includes a $6,000 upgrade package that used to be optional. The pack-age includes rain-sensing wipers, a rear backup cam-era, voice-activated navi-gation and a rear-seat DVD entertainment system. The 381-horsepower, 5.7-litre V8 engine, which gets 18 mpg on the highway, remains the same.

RAV4 EV: The electric RAV4 is the first all-elec-tric, five-seat SUV on the market. Its battery and drive system are borrowed from Tesla Motors, a maker of high-end electric cars, and it’s expected to travel around 100 miles on a charge. The electric RAV4 starts at $49,800, which is more than double the $22,650 starting price of the gas version, although the electric RAV4 will be eligi-ble for a $7,500 federal tax credit that will narrow the gap. Toyota only expects to sell 2,600 electric RAV4s over the next three years, partly because they’ll only be sold in certain markets. Sales begin in California soon.

VOLKSWAGENBEETLE: The cute retro

bug coupe gets a convert-ible version and a 140-horsepower diesel that can get 41 mpg on the highway with a manual transmission. Diesel on sale already; convertible arrives late this year. Starts at $19,795.

CC: Gets new front and rear styling and new inte-rior with seating for five. Bi-Xenon headlights and LED daytime running lights standard. New LED tail lights. Already on sale. Starts at $30,610.

JETTA: Hybrid version goes on sale late in the fall. Few details have been announced, but it’s expect-ed to get 45 mpg in com-bined city and highway driving. No price yet. S model stays the same, other Jettas get minor upgrades, including a new chrome radiator grille and chrome window trim on the outside, and metallic trim on the dashboard and doors. Also the steering wheel, shift knob and hand-brake lever are leath-er-wrapped on the SE model. Non-hybrid Jettas already are on sale. Starting price is $16,675.

VOLVOXC-60: The 2013 version

of the XC60 mid-size SUV has two new safety fea-tures: high beam lights that automatically switch to low when traffic is coming, and a front camera that monitors speed limits and displays them in the instru-ment cluster. No updates to the 3.2-litre V-6, which gets 240 horsepower and up to 25 mpg on the high-way. The XC60 starts at $34,200, up nearly $1,000 from the 2012 model.

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Michael OliveiraCanadian Press

DEARBORN, Mich. — Most car-themed video games challenge players to race as fast as they possibly can, and push dangerous driving to the limit without crashing.

So test subjects who step inside Ford’s high-tech VIRTTEX research facility can be forgiven for wanting to stomp the gas pedal in the video game-like driv-ing simulator.

But most don’t and try their best to stay alive.

In an effort to prevent car crashes in the real world, Ford has designed an incredibly lifelike way to test drivers’ skills and sim-ulate dangerous situations that could end in death on the roads.

Within a research and development building in Dearborn, Mich., the for-mer hometown of Henry Ford and where the auto-maker is headquartered, lies the VIRTTEX — short

for Virtual Test Track Experiment.

Inside a seven-metre-diameter domed laboratory is what appears to be a standard Ford vehicle. But a close inspection would reveal its engine and trans-mission have been removed and it has been equipped to tie into an elaborate virtual reality simulator.

Video screens envelope the inside of the domed structure, giving test sub-jects a simulated 360-degree view of a driving environ-ment. Peeking at all the mirrors reveal accurate views of what you’d expect to see while driving.

Once the simulation has begun, the VIRTTEX struc-ture can move up to three metres side to side or front to back, and two metres vertically, to simulate the motion and feel of actually driving. The steering wheel realistically rumbles just right and sound is pumped into the vehicle to replicate engine and road noise. The

wheel and pedals are just as responsive as in any car.

`Èverything is mathe-matically simulated based off what the driver is pro-viding as an input, so if they’re turning the steering wheel, pushing on the accelerator pedal, pushing on the brake pedal, shifting into drive, whatever, that all goes into a main simula-tion computer,’’ explains Ford’s Mike Blommer.

For the first few seconds, drivers may feel like they’re just playing a video game. But before long, they get lost in the virtual world and feel like they’re really driving down a long, open road. And then researchers can start observing all their bad habits. The speeders get identified pretty quick-ly.

The other cars on the road `àre programmed to go five to 10 miles per hour faster than you, so we quickly find out what kind of driver people are,’’ Blommer says.

`Ìf they want to keep up with traffic ... those drivers keep speeding up and the next thing you know you’re going 80 to 85 miles per hour (almost 140 km/h).’’

VIRTTEX staff will some-times ask drivers to glance down at a screen near the stick shift and read out a series of six numbers that are displayed every half second.

``When we bring young inexperienced drivers in here most bury their head down and read all six num-bers because ... they haven’t had that close call,’’ he says.

`Ìt seems like a short amount of time but the rea-son why this is three sec-onds is it’s based on natu-ralistic driving analysis. That’s the dangerous time that things can suddenly change in front of you.’’

Similar tests have assessed how changing the radio’s settings, inserting a CD, making a phone call or checking voicemail affect-

ed driver attention and performance.

``We get some really real-istic reactions out of peo-ple,’’ Blommer says. ``For example, with a forward collision, you get people really pushing — slam-ming — on the brakes, pushing back on the steer-ing wheel, really trying to do everything they can to avoid colliding with the vehicle in front of them.’’

VIRTTEX is also used to test how drivers perform when drowsy. A study with Volvo tasked dozens of test drivers with going a night without sleep and then sit-ting in the VIRTTEX for an hours-long drive on a sim-ulated dark road.

Researchers were able to watch their behaviour as many struggled to stay awake — some sang along with the radio, drank water, or slapped themselves in the face in an effort to focus — and inevitably fell asleep while driving.

Ford’s video game-like VIRTTEX studies how drivers react in worst-case scenarios

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TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. is boosting its green vehicle lineup, with plans for 21 new hybrids in the next three years, a new electric car later this year and a fuel cell vehicle by 2015 in response to growing demand for fuel efficient and envi-ronmentally friendly driving.

Toyota said Monday it will offer an electric compact called eQ, based on its iQ model, in Japan and the U.S. in December though the num-ber of the vehicles made will be extremely limited — about 100 for special fleet use, according to the company. The car, which will be called the iQ EV in the U.S, isl pricey at 3.6 million yen ($45,000) and has a limited cruise range of 100 kilome-tres (62 miles).

In the U.S., an electric version of the Rav-4 sport utility model, which Toyota worked on with U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors, goes on sale this month.

The fuel cell vehicle, which runs on hydrogen to produce electricity, will be offered from 2015. Details for that model were not released.

Like other Japanese automakers, Toyota is gearing up for expansion after getting battered the last few

years by the financial crisis and disasters in northeastern Japan and Thailand that disrupted production.

The manufacturer is also counting on its reputation for green technol-ogy that it has built with its hit Prius, the world’s leading gas-elec-tric hybrid, to woo buyers and fix its brand battered by the massive recall scandal in the U.S. a few years ago.

But rivals are working on green offerings, too, such as Nissan Motor

Co. focusing on its Leaf electric car. Another challenge is that customers in emerging markets, which are driving growth in demand for autos, are still not as interested in hybrids and other fancy — and expensive — technology.

Takeshi Uchiyamada, the execu-tive overseeing technology and new model development at Toyota, said the long-term potential for fuel cells was great, compared to electric cars, because of greater cruise range and

shorter charging time. He said tens of thousands of fuel cell vehicles were likely to get sold in the 2020s.

A good compromise at the moment is the plug-in hybrid, which works as an electric vehicle until the battery runs down, and then switches to its hybrid motor, so there’s less chance of being stranded than with a standard electric car. Toyota has sold 15,600 of its plug-in vehicle since launching it earlier this year.

Uchiyamada said the positive reception for new technology, such as the hybrid, surprised Toyota, underlining the deep interest the public has in reducing emissions and protecting the environment.

Although annual hybrid sales were tiny when the Prius first went on sale in 1997, such sales have grown to more than one million a year worldwide, comprising 10 per cent of Toyota’s global sales.

In Japan, where green subsidies have been a big plus in recent years, hybrids make up nearly half Toyota’s sales, Uchiyamada, the engineer known as ``the father of the Prius,’’ said.

``The public’s consciousness is a lot higher than we ever imagined,’’ he said.

Toyota beefs up green vehicles, plans electric car for this year, fuel cell vehicle by 2015

AP Photo/Koji SasaharaToyota Motor Corp. Vice Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada poses for photogra-phers as he puts a plug to the newly-developed compact electric vehicle “eQ” during a press conference in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 24, 2012.

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Hydro-Quebec and Plug’nDrive Ontario are teaming up to develop a network of electric vehicle charg-ing stations in both provinces.

The public utility and Ontario non-profit coalition said Friday that a joint working group will select initial locations and find pri-vate and public part-

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The two groups say the rollout of quick-charging public sta-tions is needed to sup-port the arrival of plug-in electric cars.

The network will be inspired by the busi-ness model of Quebec’s Electric Circuit which is already in operation.

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