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    The Lincoln MKZ’s Hightech Sunroof

    If you are in the market for a new luxury model sedan to show off to your friends, then the Lincoln MKZ with the option of a panoramic new high tech sunroof. Not only is the Lincoln MKZ a beautiful, sleek car, but it has the features that you want in performance, safety and durability. Stats of the Lincoln MKZ sedan This car is turbocharged with a 2.0 liter, four cylinder engine with variable valve timing. It is rated at 33 miles per gallon on the highway and 22 miles per gallon on city roads. It is powerful with 240 horse power and 270 feet pound of torque at 3,000…

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    The Top Car Models of 2012

    2012 was an exciting year for cars. Manufacturers from Detroit, Japan and everywhere else in the world showcased the innovative new technologies that will lead automobiles into the next generation. So what were the top five models that shone past the rest of the pack?

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    Five Modern Day Overreactions

    The availability and speed at which we can get almost anything in the modern world is amazing, but it comes with dramatic overreactions to small failures every day. This article will consider five of the most common modern day overreactions and will provide some simple solutions to prevent their doom.

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    The Future of the Automotive Industry

    A survey conducted in the UK has revealed that 65% of motorists are planning on buying a more environmentally friendly vehicle the next time they are looking to purchase a brand new car. The majority of respondents blamed rising fuel prices for this decision; with a further 5% of stating that they had been forced off the road altogether.

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    Future car technologies – Advanced control

    This is the final part of the Future Car Technologies series of articles. In order to make highways safer, it has been proposed that future cars should be grouped into platoons of eight to twenty-five cars and drive as one following each other at a distance of about a meter. They would all be controlled by an artificial intelligence or a lead driver (which ideally would be the most experienced of the whole group). Such a grouping would greatly increasing the capacity of roads. Brief assessment of the technology Such a technology might require buying new cars, or it may be something that can be retrofitted. Drivers would probably need…

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    Future Car Technologies – Alternative Fuel Vehicles

    An alternative fuel vehicle is a vehicle that runs on an energy source other than conventional petroleum fuels (petrol or diesel). Due to a combination of factors, such as environmental concerns, high oil prices and the potential for peak oil, the development of alternative energy sources for vehicles will increase in the future. This article will list all the major currently existing alternative energy vehicle technologies.

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    Future Car Technologies

    New cars are being developed in order to make them more sustainable, safer, more energy efficient, and less polluting. These won't exactly be the cars we've seen in science-fiction movies, but they should be a big improvement over what we have today.