Hold everything! Pete Brock says skinny tires work better!

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Brock believes that wide tires are not really necessary for anything except style. Narrower tires have better control on wet roads, and they are cheaper than wide tires. Wide tires have more rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag.

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Electric Aesop

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The $30,240 Aesop from Solar Electric Engineering is a modified 1992 Toyota Paseo. A motor powered by ten 12-volt batteries produces a sluggish 45 horsepower, and the heavy equipment load makes handling cumbersome.

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Show cars: dream cars, prototypes, and technological party tricks

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Classic automobile prototypes include the General Motors Firebird III, a car built in 1958 that looks like an airplane. The Bertone Alfa Romeo 1900 Bat 5 made in 1953 is among other futuristic cars.

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