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Compacts usually aren't particularly pretty,
they don't give great performance, and they
aren't much fun to drive. compares the
Opel.Agila and the Daihatsu Sirion
Present it!: Citroën C5
The new midsize Citroën C5 has been given a
makeover, and its new look is a big
improvement on the old model. The body is a
lot more dynamic, while its silhouette
provides even more Gallic chic and attitude.
With seven different motors on offer,
including four diesels, the new C5 is looking
to make a splash in the segment. Drive it!
took it through its paces.Compare it!: Opel
Agila vs. Daihatsu Sirion
Compacts usually aren't particularly pretty,
they don't give great performance, and they
aren't much fun to drive. Opel decided to try
to pep up that image with its new Agila,
giving it a more serious look and using
higher quality materials in production. The
Daihatsu Sirion puts more value on what's
inside: an air conditioner, cup-holders and a
connection for an MP-3 player are series in
the standard version. Both compacts sell for
around €10,000. We put them
head-to-head.Inside it!: Gas station robot
The world's first robotic filling attendant
has just been installed at a service station
in the Netherlands. With the 'Tankpitstop',
drivers no longer have to leave the car to
fill 'er up. A camera eye for locating the
gas tank cover and a mechanical arm allow the
robot to pump gas all on its own. It can even
determine the right kind of fuel for specific
makes of car.Admire it!: the Ferrari 430
Scuderia
Less is more! That could be the slogan for
the Ferrari 430 Scuderia. The extreme version
of the 430 series is almost 100 kilograms
lighter than the standard model, which
translates into more fun and a more dynamic
ride. Excellent seats offer passengers plenty
of support, while the rest of the interior is
typically superior Italian design. The only
infotainment in this baby is the instrument
panel that tells you how fast you're going.
Drive it! took the 430 Scuderia out for a
spin.Examine it!: the Rosemeyer case -- the
Mysterious Death of a Racing Legend
It happened in 1938 during an attempt to
break the land speed record on the autobahn
between Frankfurt and Darmstadt. Three
hundred meters short of the finish line, the
Auto Union racer with Bernd Rosemeyer behind
the wheel rolled. The 28 year old was thrown
out of the cab, and was killed instantly. The
official version of events is that the car,
which was moving at 430 km/h, was struck by a
strong gust of wind. Now Martin Schröder,
the curator at the new Automotive Museum in
Hamburg, says that his research shows that a
technical glitch must have caused the
accident.Spot it!: the Las Vegas Touran
Carlos Correia wouldn't even consider buying
an off-the-peg Touran. Within a period of
about six weeks, he had his new car
customized into a multimedia sound-monster.
The "Las Vegas Touran" is equipped with 46
monitors that are fed by ten different
sources of video, while audio is taken care
of by 8 amplifiers powered by a mind-blowing
6,000 watts.
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| Get Eco-chic With the New Mary Kay® Compact and ... |
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Pink is doing green! Beauty leader Mary Kay
announces the "Mary Kay Compact Recycling
Drive" to coincide with the launch of the new
eco-friendly Mary Kay® Compact featuring an
innovative refill system that is estimated to
eliminate 60 million units of packaging,
helping to cut more than 60,000 tons of
carbon emissions. Starting today, consumers
are invited to turn in their previous
platinum and pink Mary Kay® Compacts for
recycling -- either by providing them to
their Independent Beauty Consultants or by
going to www.marykay.com to find an
Independent Beauty Consultant.
For every compact returned, Mary Kay will
plant a tree in the Bitterroot National
Forest in Montana and Idaho through a
partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation and
under the direction of the U.S. Forest
Service -- with a goal of planting an entire
forest. The new Mary Kay® Compact, available
today with 18 million possible color
combinations, also gives women the
opportunity to "green" their beauty routine
in another way.
"The 'Mary Kay Compact Recycling Drive' is
inviting women to feel wonderful about
looking wonderful!" said Rhonda Shasteen,
Mary Kay senior vice president of global
brand strategy. "By recycling their previous
Mary Kay Compacts, women everywhere can
become part of an environmental movement that
includes our new eco-chic refillable compact.
It's never been easier to beautify yourself
and the environment simultaneously!"
After years of researching women's daily
cosmetic needs and practices, Mary Kay
developed the sleek, black-cased refillable
and customizable compact to deliver what
women really want and need when it comes to
makeup. From vivacious color choices to
product contents never before offered by Mary
Kay, all of the compact's color components
are mineral-based formulas that offer supreme
coverage and long-lasting wear.
To view Multimedia News Release go to,
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/marykay/33390/
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present it! The New Mercedes B Class
After three years and 350,000 units sold,
Mercedes has revamped its compact van, the B
Class. Besides some minor changes to the
exterior and interior, buyers of the Sports
Tourer will be able to choose from several
new engines. All have been optimized to
improve full consumption and burn around
seven percent less fuel. A natural
gas-powered compact van is available for the
first time.compare it! The BMW 135i Faces Off
with the VW Golf R32
They are Germany's two racing compacts. The
Golf R32 generates 250 horsepower, making it
the most robust series Golf ever. Its rival,
the BMWi coupé packs 306 ponies. It is the
only compact with more horsepower than the
Porsche Cayman. Both have not been designed
with everyday driving in mind, but drive it!
put them to the test to see if they're better
suited to the Hockenheimring race track or
typical driving.spot it! Luxury Car Sharing
At Germany's only luxury car sharing club,
the Celerity Club in Berlin, the well-heeled
can trade cars like kids trade football cards
at the playground. Whoever can afford the
annual dues of 10,000 euros, can drive away
in a Hummer H1, a Lamborghini Gallardo, a
Lotus Super Seven or a Wiesmann GT. Real
estate agent Hans Peter Koopmann has a
premium membership which costs 30,000 euros
per year. That gives him access to the luxury
cars 100 days per year and includes unlimited
mileage. The only thing he has to worry about
is putting fuel in the tank.taste it! Putting
the Renault Laguna Grand Tour to the test
First came the sedan, now Renault has
introduced a station wagon version of the
Laguna, the Grand Tour. Its arrow shape gives
the Grand Tour a sporty feel, and inside the
4.8 metre long Laguna there is plenty of room
for five passengers. It also offers a lot of
cargo space: from 508 to 1593 litres. Buyers
can select from three gasoline-powered
models, as well as four diesels with sticker
prices between 23,950 and 34,000 euros.
examine it! Bobby Cars for Big Boys
Every year an unusual world championship is
held in the west German village of Silberg.
Thirty contestants take part in a
two-kilometer long race in bobby cars. The
competitors whiz through the village at
speeds of up to seventy kilometers. Adapting
the playthings to reach these speeds is an
art in itself: steering, axles, and wheel
bearings are all custom made from steel. It
is certainly not child's play.
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"Spokane Gaming Compact", Niki Cleary,
reporter. After sixteen years of
negotiations, the Spokane Tribe agrees to a
gaming compact with the state of Washington.
The new compact opens the way for other state
Tribes to renew their compacts, increasing
the number of slot machines allowed.
"Lummi Healing Totem", J.D. Mowrer, reporter.
On June 10th, 1999, two boys and a young man
lost their lives in the Olympic Pipeline
Company explosion in Bellingham, Washington.
The grief stricken families and close knit
community, still carry the pain of the losses
in their hearts. The Lummi Nation House of
Tears Carvers created a healing Totem in
honor of the victims and those they left
behind.
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