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Old 10-11-2006, 01:47 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Toyotas on Ethanol

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:56:37 -0400, Stuart Krivis wrote:
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> On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:16:24 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
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>>Maybe we'll get the 700HP engine they use in the Indy car and F1 Series'?
>>[/color]
>
> If you just want raw power, how about the new Ford Shelby GT500? 500
> hp is pretty serious stuff. :-)
>
> [url]http://www.svt.ford.com/[/url]
>
> Yo could always cover the Ford emblem with a Toyota one. hehe
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>>TOYOTA CITY, Japan--Hybrid cars aren't the only fuel-efficient concept to have grabbed Toyota's interest.
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>>The Japanese company, now the second-biggest automaker in the world, will
>>come out with a car in Brazil in Spring 2007 that can run on 100 percent
>>ethanol, as well as on a blend of gas and ethanol, Yusei Higaki, a project
>>manager in the global external affairs division, told CNET News.com during
>>a tour of the company's facilities here.[/color]
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> It will be interesting to see what happens in the US with ethanol.
> There are a large number of plants being planned or constructed right
> now, and nobody seems to know whether there will be enough demand to
> keep them all busy.
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> Using more ethanol to reduce our dependence on foreign oil would be a
> good thing, but so would stiffening up the CAFE standards again so
> that we don't have so many gas guzzlers on the road.[/color]


HEY! My Supra gets 19-21 MPG!!!!

 
 
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