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FEATURES BY DEPARTMENT
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The '03 Accord: Why Smart Designers Make All The Difference
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| Sure, the '03 Accord (sedan and coupe) will undoubtedly raise eyebrows when people see them (pictures—even the good ones here—don't do the vehicles justices). What is all the more remarkable, however, is that these all-new vehicles are rolling out with their content levels not only intact from the '02 models, but improved. That's due, in large part, to designers who understand what it takes to make things. Like solid cars. |
The Colleges of Hard Knocks
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| Behind the environmental hype and "changing the world" rhetoric, the 2002 FutureTruck competition had a real purpose: giving engineering students the opportunity to shepherd a project from start to finish, and live or die on the decisions made along the way. |
A Shot of Hydrogen, Please
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| That's the theory behind Delphi's proposed hydrogen enrichment system. Primarily a device designed to help reduce start-up emissions, it also can be used to increase fuel efficiency and improve dynamic emissions performance by expanding an engine's tolerance for lean-burn running. |
The Power of Focus And GM Romulus
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| A decade ago, GM's Romulus Engine Plant was chosen to build the Gen III V8 that powers the Corvette. A three-year delay in that vehicle program gave employees time to realign operations, improve quality, and implement GM's then-nascent Global Manufacturing System. The results of their work speak for themselves. |
A Manager's Guide to FlexRay
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| Here's what you need to know about the new communications protocol that will make X-by-Wire more pervasive. |
SUPPLEMENT
 A regional supplement
A Clearer Clear Coat for Durango
Twinkle, Twinkle, PermaStar
Keeping Solvent
Mazda's Three Layer Bake
COLUMNS
Gary Vasilash - Marginal: Or Else
Ted Pollock - On the Management Side: Coping with Change
Martin Piszczalski - Information Technology Update: The Next Big Thing: Wi-Fi
Kermit Whitfield - On Materials: Cool Under Pressure
Christopher Sawyer - Dudder: Random Thoughts
Gary Vasilash - On Cars: Mitsubishi Rolls into the Small SUV Space
William Kimberly - EuroAuto: Vauxhall Ups Its Flexibility in Ellesmere Port
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