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Cat Attacks Old Lady's Face, Causes Car Accident

How much proof is actually necessary to conclude cats are the spawn of Satan and tolerate humans only to keep a reserve of flesh around in case times get tough? Not much for some of us, but it's a constant struggle to get the truth across. A case-in-point here comes from Folsom, California were an elderly driver was attacked about the face by her cat while driving her Toyota Solara, lost control, and crashed into an area diner. Nobody was seriously injured, but we would pay good money to watch that hidden camera footage. No kitty — no! That's a bad kitty! [SacBee]

new cars

"Solara" Is The New Genesis?

It always sucks for us when auto-lovers wants something so badly and so blindly they end up seeing things that just aren't there. It's even harder for us when we have to break the hearts of our beloved forum fan-boys — like in the case of the so-called third generation Solara spy photos from Friday. Sorry Solara-lovers, that ain't what you think it is. If there is a "new Solara" coming out, these shots aren't it. More »

over the back fence

Toyota Solara Not Dead Yet, Resurrected As A Four Door?

Someone claiming insider knowledge at the Solara Guy forums has announced that the Solara, which some had assumed was dead, is going to see a third generation. According to this source, the car is going to be produced in Japan and come as a four-door similar to the Lexus IS and equipped with FWD and a 3.5-Liter V6 tied to a six-speed automatic. If this person knows what he or she claims to know, prototypes are out testing now and he's got a picture of it from a Toyota employee in Toyota City, Japan Ann Arbor, Michigan. We guess Toyota thinks the name has a lot of equity? Another pic and the full details below the jump. More »