Hybrid Race Car Planned. 1

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DETROIT A racing party competing in the American Le Mans chain survival-racing sequence diplomacy to reveal a cross car nowadays. The car, a prototype called the Corsa Zytek mixture, is the findings of a partnership between the salted Lake City-based chase party Corsa Motorsports and Zytek Group Ltd., a U.K. automotive engineering and electronics party with offices in Novi, Mich. It competes in a sequence of chases in North America and Europe that limit in piece from just under three hours to 24 hours.

Zytek's goods embrace components for cross passenger vehicles, so the technology on the racing car could filter down to vehicles on the boulevard in the impending. "This car represents the next footstep in cross technology, says Scott Atherton, chief executive of the American Le Mans chain. He prominent that the use of cross strength in racing highlights its probable to heighten presentance as well as fuel family. The Zytek car's top swiftness is over 200 miles per hour and the thrilling motor adds about 50 horsestrength to the 625 horsestrength eight-cylinder engine that runs on fuel that is a mix of 10% ethanol and 90% petrol which is parallel to most pump fuel in the U.S.

Steve Pruitt, who heads Corsa Motorsport, says the car uses lithium-ion batteries that add relatively little power to the car. The party had to add weight to the car to convey it to the requisite smallest power. Still, Mr. Pruitt says the batteries are the car's "Achilles' heel" because it is undecided how they will present in the harsh conditions of survival racing. He diplomacy to chase the car for the first time in the Petit Le Mans chase Oct. 4 at the highway Atlanta path in Braselton, Ga.
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First Look: 2008 Mercury Sable

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Ford CEO Alan Mulally's decision to axe the Montego badge and revive the Sable name isn't the only change for the 2008 Mercury Sable. Look under the Sable's hood, and you'll find a new 3.5L V-6 sourced from the Lincoln MKX. Gone is the Montego's CVT transmission, thrown out in favor of a more conventional six-speed automatic. The new engine/transmission combination is good for 263 hp and 245 lb-ft of torque in the 2008 Sable, up from the Montego's 203 and 207, respectively.
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Also new for 2008 is the availability of the trendy Sync procedure. planned in part by Ford and Microsoft, the procedure is able of integrating most unit-phones and MP3 players promptly into the vehicle's stereo procedure via USB and Bluetooth. If you'd instead not finish the $395 for Sync, you'll find a norm assisting enter in the typical stereo.
Also unfilled is a accent-activated and multilanguage navigation, DVD rear-seat entertainment procedure, and SIRIUS Satellite Radio. Aesthetically, the Sable leftovers parallel to last year's develop, with chrome bezels around the foglights, LED taillamps, and dual exhaust pipes emanating from the rear. There are cloth seats inside the norm spruce Sable, but up for the leader spruce and you'll find upgraded two-tone leather. Also norm on the leader are 18-in. controlss, Sync, and heated front seats. A stability rule procedure is unfilled for all develops, but for spare rule the Sable can be equipped with all-controls urge.

According to Ford, the procedure is parallel to that of the Mercury Mariner and can distribute torque up to 100 percent between axles. With front urge, the Sable income 18 mpg around city and 28 mpg on the freeway. Opt for the all-controls urge, and the added urgetrain components give mileage down to 17 city and 24 highway mpg. The Sable has also been designated a "Top shelter choice" by the Institute for Highway shelter in the grouping of large family cars. The citizen Highway travel shelter Administration gave the Sable a limit five-star shelter rating in all smash tests. So those looking for a prudent, durable and vaguely more expensive kind of the Ford Taurus necessary look no extend.

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Land Rover Crosses Bering Straits

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Steve Burgess, a farmer from West Yorkshire has become the first person to successful cross the Bering Straits in a road vehicle.

That's a fairly loose interpretation of a road vehicle, as the Land Rover Defender Burgess drove was fitted with floatation devices.

The crossing which stretches between Siberia and Alaska, is more usually attempted in the winter when ice creates a bridge between the two land masses.

However, Steve decided to navigate the gap in the summer as part of his Cape to Cape Expedition.

At its narrowest point the gap is just 56 miles across, though tricky currents, icebergs and tough weather make any crossing difficult.

Steve was caught up in the notoriously tricky weather, having to stop on the island Little Diomede during his crossing.
He ended up adding to the island's population of 140 for a whole month, bad weather and difficulty in sorting out a safety boat almost grounding the adventure.

With the Bering Straits now crossed Burgess will be pressing on through the tundra this winter - the boggy land virtually impassable until it freezes.

Following that Steve plans to drive through North and South America, Steve expecting to cover 30,000 miles on his unique adventure.
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2002 Cadillac Escalade EXT Vs. 2002 Lincoln Blackwood

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Debate continues over whether or not Lincoln and Cadillac belong in the truck business. The former has been around since 1917, the latter was founded 100 years ago. And if you don't count the Escalade and Navigator SUVs or the odd custom-bodied special here and there, each has managed to last this long without building trucks. Why now?

Simple: Times change, as do people's wants, tastes, and needs. At the moment, the market wants trucks and sport/utilities to the tune of one out of every two new vehicles sold. And, like it or not, Lincoln and Cadillac are in business to move metal and earn a profit. So while '55 Continental Mark II and '59 Eldorado convertible collectors may feel the very notion of rigs like the Blackwood and Escalade EXT is blasphemy, they're here. With the aforementioned profit notions clearly in view. If people want, like, and buy them, they'll be proven as good product ideas. If they tank, well then, the collectors were right all along.

For the sake of this exercise, we're not here to further debate brand heritage or talk philosophy: We're here to drive, test, evaluate, and pick a winner. Both lux trucks are new for '02 and clearly stem from developments of Ford's and GM's full-size pickups. But there are distinct differences in their platforms and how they handle cargo-or don't. And that defines what each is ultimately about.

You don't have to squint to see the Blackwood's commonality with the Ford F-150 SuperCrew. It employs a full-size cab with four front-hinged doors, though its separate 56.3-in.-long bed is different from that of the Ford. The cabin's rear bulkhead is fixed, as is its rear window, and there's no access to the bed area from inside. Its claim-to-parking-lot fame is the way that bed is decked out: Ya got yer plush carpeting, yer aluminum trim, and ya got yer neon lights, too. The topper, in this case, is the topper: the Blackwood's nicely finished hard tonneau cover is power-operated and opens and closes via a key fob remote. Your neighbors and car-club buddies will be blown away, and your golf clubs will never be happier.

The EXT, on the other hand, evolved from GM's full-size sport/utility platform (Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade). The full-size-cab-with-four-front-hinged-doors part is the same, though the rear bodywork flows into the sides of a non-detached bed structure with a 63.3-in.-long floor. Its trick feature is GM's patented Midgate. This device functions as a hinged rear bulkhead and allows the load floor to be expanded to a full 97 in. Fold the rear seats forward, then remove the rear window via a quick-release latch. The window stows neatly in the Midgate, which then folds down, creating that extended floor. If you wish, you can also leave the rear window in place with the Midgate lowered or remove the window with the Midgate up for more fresh air.

Doesn't this whole setup-virtually the same as on Chevrolet's new Avalanche-sound like a recipe for squeaks, leaks, and wind noise? Yes-but GM has effectively engineered all the above right out of it. This setup is functional, versatile, and cleverly executed. Unlike the Lincoln's street-rod-inspired bed, the EXT's is set up for heavy-duty use, with rubberized floor matting and two lockable side stowage bins. Unlike those on the Blackwood, they are accessible from outside the bed and are also at least twice as large as the Lincoln's. The Cadillac's bed is approximately 20 in. tall-a full 5 in. taller than the Blackwood's, and that means a lot in terms of additional overall volume.
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