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Friday, January 18, 2008 |
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Turning green |
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Carmakers stress environmental technology at Detroit
show
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DETROIT, Michigan: US and foreign carmakers are pushing
environmentally friendly models to the top of their agendas as they
unveil at the North American International Auto Show a range of
green innovations designed woo customers.
“We need to develop alternative sources of
propulsion,” said General Motors Chief Rick Wagoner at the Detroit
show that opened on January 19 (the show runs until January 27).
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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2008 Subaru Tribeca to make
Philippine debut in February
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The Tribeca is the model that takes everything Subaru is renowned
for and puts it into crossover SUV form. It is seen as the vehicle
to take the Subaru brand to a wider customer base than ever before.
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Dakar debacle
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But rally chiefs refuse to sound death knell, are
considering an alternative
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LISBON: Dakar Rally chiefs insisted that the marathon race, canceled
for the first time in its colorful 30-year history because of
terrorist threats, will survive and return in 2009—if not as soon
as May.
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Raikkonen eyes world title repeat,
Hamilton aims for McLaren top spot
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MARANELLO, Italy: Kimi Raikkonen believes that his thrilling,
last-gap Formula One triumph in 2007 can provide the platform for a
title repeat this season.
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Ferrari, McLaren unveil new cars for 2008
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World champion Ferrari on January 6 launched its F2008 car for this
year’s Formula One season. The car was unveiled at the
carmaker’s hallowed Maranello, Italy, factory.
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Hard Riding
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More than 100 bikers take up 1,200-km, 24-hour Iron
Man Challenge
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Now on its third running, the 2008 Iron Man Challenge is the
biggest, attracting 107 of the country’s most avid and skilled
motorcyclists who rode through a 1,200-kilometer loop of Northern
Luzon in 24 hours or less.
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Motolite supports first
IRGP
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Motolite Motorcycle Batteries was the title sponsor for the First
InsideRACING Grand Prix (IRGP) held on November 25, 2007, at the
Carmona Circuit in Cavite.
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Glitz at Detroit show despite hard times
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DETROIT, Michigan: Alongside the flashing camera bulbs and sparkling
champagne at the Detroit auto show were hints of the high stakes and
hard times facing carmakers in the US.
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Toyota to offer plug-in hybrids by 2010
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DETROIT, Michigan: Toyota Motor Corp. will produce a small fleet of
plug-in hybrids by 2010, the Japanese carmaker’s chief said at the
opening of the Detroit show.
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THE
MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
By Brian Afuang
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Xcountry adventures
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I COULD see his HID headlamps on my side mirrors. It was a large
vehicle aggressively slicing through late Monday night traffic on
the northbound lane of EDSA, right before the Taft intersection. You
know, in front of the Mahal Kita Drive-inn and “Restaurant.”
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