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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 |
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A diesel like no
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In the BMW 320d, an unlikely brew provides an
intoxicating drive |
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By Brian Afuang
Here’s a bit of trivia:
Strictly speaking “diesel” refers to a type of engine invented
by a bloke named Rudolph Diesel and not specifically to the brew
used to fuel it. Fact is, a diesel engine could actually run on
either a petroleum-based fuel—which eventually became widely known
as “diesel” too—or on a variety of plant-based oils including
those used in cooking French fries in. Vin Diesel, meanwhile, is a
Hollywood ham actor who has had a string of commercially successful
flicks, while I haven’t the foggiest idea how the clothing brand
Diesel came about.
What has these got to do with
everything? Not much, really. All I care is diesel—both engine and
fuel—can be such potently thrilling stuff when they’re used in
powering BMW’s 320d. Hell, yeah.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Fearless Ford
Ranger completes road trip across the Philippines
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Twenty-four days after traveling
across the archipelago, the Ford Ranger finally reached the end of a
tough road test called “Fearless: The Ford Ranger Extreme
Drive.”
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Nissan Phils.’
new president starts term
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Nissan Motor Philippines Inc. (NMPI)
newly appointed president Allen Chen took over the company’s
executive functions beginning May 1. Leman Lee, NMPI’s previous
president...
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HARDTOP
By Vernon
B. Sarne
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Mitsubishi makes
no apologies
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SEVERAL days before the national
elections, Mitsubishi Motors Phils. asked me to cast my vote at the
Subic International Raceway. The candidates were the Pajero, the
Endeavor and the Outlander...
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