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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLII)

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There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. In 1984 when the Mark VII was newly on sale, Corporate Program #12 was launched. Only trim remained to tell them apart. Ford was well aware in the Eighties how the two-door market (especially at the luxury end) was in flux.

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NRC report finds significant number of near-term technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars

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Further, the benefits of some technologies are not completely represented in the tests used to estimate corporate average fuel economy (CAFE). Turbocharging and downsizing can also yield fuel consumption reductions. NHTSA also asked that the NRC add to its assessment technologies that have emerged since that report was prepared.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Some of our engineers think we must go beyond lithium-ion," said Katsuaki Watanabe, president of the Toyota Motor Corporation, referring to what is now the leading battery technology for electric vehicles. ( We hope Ford will, and then move ahead! New York Times ) 10/22/07 ".in told the Nikkei International Automotive Conference in Tokyo.

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