Yankee ingenuity reinvents carmaking

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The American automobile industry has managed to outpace its foreign competition thanks to innovations in the manufacturing process. New highly flexible and high-speed machines are revolutionizing the way cars are made, and giving American automakers a significant edge over the competition.

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How does your windshield affect your detector?

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Dirty and tinted windshields can cut the effectiveness of a radar detector by up to 95 percent. All windshields affect detectors to some degree, but the worse offenders are those made of cutting-edge materials that use metallic films to reject solar energy.

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The headlight test

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The headlights of 15 cars are rated on the basis of criteria such as lens type, visibility distance, and glare. The tests reveal that the headlights have varying levels of performance and that the larger headlights generally perform better.

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