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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

Guidestar was never made available in the flagship Aurora, likely because the dash design was finalized long before Guidestar was ready for production. Acura followed with hard drive navigation in the 1996 3.5 A very novel idea at the time, Guidestar was technology consumers had never seen previously.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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MAP produces the Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe along with the Acura TLX and ILX for customers in more than 100 countries. To continue to decrease CO 2 emissions from the transportation of vehicles from its plants to dealers. To expand the involvement of US Honda and Acura dealers in its “Green Dealer” program.

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Abandoned History: Cadillac's Northstar V8, Head Bolts and Gaskets Aplenty (Part I)

The Truth About Cars

& Smith and other top brass at GM were also obsessed with the idea of the “younger, affluent Euro-centric yuppie” car buyer, and how they could alter the company’s brands to net the sort of customer who’d buy a BMW or Mercedes-Benz. The idea suggested they could use DOHC or an OHV design.& and create a 32-valve that way.

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Honda Motocompacto Review - Wait! That Isn’t A Car!

The Truth About Cars

It’s the idea that commuters might drive to a decentralized parking location, disembark, and find a better way into town. Right now, the idea seems far-fetched, but a stroll through any big city reveals scores of rental scooters and bicycles mixed in with privately owned two-wheelers. Let’s get the hard facts out of the way.

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