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Defying the Porsche owner stereotype
Noelle Talmon Transportation Technology & AutomotiveI met a German several years ago who told me that only dentists rode Harley Davidsons in his country. I laughed, knowing full well that everyone from outlaw bikers to weekend warriors rides them in the United States.
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Shelby Mustang GT350: The legend reborn
David Hurth Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAt the LA Auto Show last month, Ford announced the all new Shelby Mustang GT350. And, just like that, Dodge and Chevrolet were put on notice. The American muscle car features the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 engine that Ford has ever made for a production car. The unit is a high-revving flat-plane crankshaft motor, but still has the sound we all love and crave.
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Experiences of a 968 owner
Ford Kanzler Recreation & LeisureI've owned several sports cars. After driving an Explorer and Honda Civic for several years, I was more than ready for a switch back to something a lot more enjoyable.
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Orion launch ushers in next generation of space travel
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyThe progression of space travel has taken the human race farther beyond Earth than previous generations could have possibly imagined. With technology also evolving, the outer limit of where humanity can potentially go has also been expanded.
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Denver International Airport pushing forward amid changes
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveDenver International Airport was expected to handle more than 1 million passengers over the Thanksgiving weekend. At the last count, it was ranked fifth in the country in terms of annual passengers, ahead of New York JFK and San Francisco, making it a significant facility in the nation's travel network.
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Snowshoeing in a Porsche
Jason Gonzalez Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIt's that time of year again. The sky is gray. It's cold and crisp. It looks like snow, and it even smells like snow. It's going to snow. It’s the time of year when many of our Porsches go into hibernation.
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Alaska is a deadly place to fly
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveFlying in Alaska is a whole different cat. I've done it exactly once. It was both awe-inspiring and occasionally terrifying: One-way upslope gravel runways, wicked shears off the mountains, and snow and storms that come out of nowhere in the middle of a whole bunch of nowhere.
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Daumen drücken: Exploring the history of the 928’s birth
Pablo Deferrari Transportation Technology & AutomotiveI thrust myself from bed in a cold sweat. It was just before 4 a.m., Saturday morning no less. I was backed up against a wall in the car delivery hall of the Zuffenhausen plant with Dr. Ernst Fuhrmann jabbing his finger in my chest, while Herr Helmuth Bott and Herr Heinz Branitzki flanked him, asking me to make a decision — fast.
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Solar roadways: Better for show than practicality?
Lauren Swan EngineeringWith the new solar road opening for cyclists in the Netherlands, a debate has been reignited that was initially begun by the Dutch's installation of solar panels into their roads. On the one hand, the government is trying to practice energy conservation and go "more green," while on the other hand, there are plenty of engineers who believe this is not a feasible option due to the mathematics supporting the installations.
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Infrastructure updates raise stature of Moscow’s airports
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveMoscow's three main airports have risen in stature in recent years, shedding the image of drab Soviet architecture and harnessing new terminal infrastructure that can match most major international airports elsewhere in the world.
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