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Riley & Scott Mk2 Hunter

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Riley and Scott have created a 569-horsepower roadster that will eventually evolve into a GTI-category race car. The current prototype is a convertible with a carbon-fiber skin over an aluminum latticework and a 569-horsepower big-block Chevrolet V-8 engine.

Innovations, Automobiles, Racing, Race cars, Riley and Scott Inc.

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Chrysler dreamboat

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Chrysler may release the LHX concept car as a sport-luxury sedan in 1998. The new LHX is 7.0 inches longer, 3.4 inches wider and 4.9 inches lower than the current model. The futuristic vehicle uses proximity-card readers instead of door handles.

Chrysler Corp., C, Luxury automobiles, Dodge Intrepid (Automobile), Chrysler (Automobile)

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Mazda's Miller-cycle engine

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Mazda Motor Corp is developing a small V-6 engine that should produce up to 50% more torque than standard engines while lowering fuel consumption and emissions by 10%. It will be the first mass-produced Miller-cycle engine.

Automobiles, Engines, Automotive engines, Automobile engines, Mazda Motor Corp.

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