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To Be the Fastest Car on the Road |
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Topic: Cars and Trucks |
10:32 am EST, Mar 4, 2003 |
Reeves Callaway builds one of the fastest and most exclusive cars in the world, the 188-mile-per-hour Callaway C12. Never seen one? It's not surprising; only 26 of them exist. To Be the Fastest Car on the Road |
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CEO - Porsche's Risky Recipe |
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Topic: Cars and Trucks |
10:49 am EST, Feb 4, 2003 |
] With his twinkly eyes and durable smile, Wendelin ] Wiedeking doesn't look like a fighter. But the Porsche ] CEO loves a good scrap. Taking principled but unpopular ] positions, then defending them to the death, is his ] nature. When the German government offered $97.5 million ] in subsidies in 1999 to help Porsche build a new assembly ] plant, for example, Wiedeking turned it down. He said he ] wanted to protect Porsche customers from complaints that ] taxpayers were subsidizing their expensive tastes. He has ] also rebuffed Porsche executives who want stock options. ] In fact, he won't even let them buy company stock. ] Wiedeking worries that in a company as small as Porsche ] (fiscal 2002 revenues were less than $5 billion), almost ] every decision could affect the share price and thus lead ] to suspicions of insider trading. CEO - Porsche's Risky Recipe |
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Topic: Cars and Trucks |
4:08 pm EST, Jan 11, 2003 |
awesome looking mustang... Mustang GT |
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The Fast and the Luxurious |
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Topic: Cars and Trucks |
10:40 am EST, Jan 6, 2003 |
] "Can an outrageous $250,000 Cadillac with a V-16 engine ] make Detroit king of the road again? Bob Lutz is betting ] his reputation on it... Its the most outrageous car to ] come out of Detroit since tail fins flew: a ] $250,000 Cadillac made entirely of aluminum, with ] a steroidal 1,000-horsepower, V-16 engine. The cars ] driverand driving forceis Bob Lutz" The Fast and the Luxurious |
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New 'Jesus' campaign targets SUVs. |
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Topic: Cars and Trucks |
2:32 pm EST, Nov 20, 2002 |
] "Church and state are getting involved in the ] gas-guzzling SUV debate. ] A coalition of religious and environmental groups is ] launching a "What Would Jesus Drive?" campaign Wednesday, ] hoping to get people to switch to more fuel-efficient ] cars. " New 'Jesus' campaign targets SUVs. |
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Ford's latest Mustang Cobra packs a punch - 390hp |
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Topic: Cars and Trucks |
10:41 am EST, Oct 31, 2002 |
"Ford Motor Co. will celebrate the 10th year of the Mustang Cobra today by unveiling the 2003 SVT Mustang Cobra, a high-performance specialty vehicle that produces the most horsepower ever for a factory-built Mustang. This version of the Cobra has a 4.6-liter, dual-overhead cam V8 engine that produces 390 horsepower, up from 320 horsepower for the 2001 model. A Mustang GT, by comparison, produces roughly 260 horsepower. " Ford's latest Mustang Cobra packs a punch - 390hp |
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Toyota plans all gas-electric vehicles by 2012 |
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Topic: Cars and Trucks |
10:37 am EST, Oct 31, 2002 |
"Toyota Motor Corp., the world's third-largest automaker, plans to use gasoline-electric hybrid engines in all vehicles by 2012 to increase fuel efficiency and reduce tailpipe emissions, an executive said. " Toyota plans all gas-electric vehicles by 2012 |
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BMW Motorcycles: F 650 CS |
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Topic: Cars and Trucks |
2:14 pm EDT, Oct 8, 2002 |
"If you've ever wished you could ride while listening to your favorite songs, you'll be glad to know we've been thinking of you. For a limited time, when you buy the all-new F 650 CS, we're kicking in a free Apple iPod and the F 650 CS speaker system. Think of it, listening to up to 1000 of your favorite tunes on the hottest music player out there, while having the time of your life on the F 650 CS. Just check BMWF650CS.com for more details. But hurry, because even though we've made true love easier to find, it's not just gonna wait around forever." BMW Motorcycles: F 650 CS |
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Traffic jam at school caused by kids' golf carts |
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Topic: Cars and Trucks |
12:17 am EDT, Oct 6, 2002 |
Kids in an upscale Georgia community aren't taking the bus to school or riding their bikes - they're driving golf carts. And the principal at McIntosh High School says all those carts are creating a traffic jam. Teens as young as 15 are allowed to drive golf carts in Peachtree City. Matt Herbel, a 10th-grader, says it's getting tough to find a parking space. He wants the school to build a parking lot just for the students' golf carts. But school officials say there's not enough land on campus for a new lot. Meanwhile, police are warning they may ticket or tow illegally parked golf carts. The kids might have to walk home. Traffic jam at school caused by kids' golf carts |
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