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It's in the bag

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Automobile air bags are proving to be extremely effective safety devices and have contributed to a lowering of the fatality rate caused by automobile accidents. Yet air bags do not provide protection in side-impact collisions, and research is being conducted in that area.

Author: Sherman, Don, Normile, Dennis, Callahan, Joe, Mayersohn, Norman
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1992
Safety and security measures, Cover Story, Automobiles, Air bag restraint systems, Airbag restraint systems

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Cents and sensibility

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Six 2000-model SUVs are tested on and off road. Acceleration, handling, noise levels and comfort are compared. The Mazda Tribute and Ford Escape are preferred over Chevrolet Tracker, Hyundai Santa Fe, Nissan Xterra and Subaru Outback.

Author: Sherman, Don
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2000
Sport utility vehicles, Sport-utility vehicles, Nissan Xterra, Chevrolet Tracker, Ford Escape, Hyundai Santa Fe, Mazda Tribute, Subaru Outback

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Ford builds a Ferrari-beater

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Ford Motor Co. is developing a new GT40. The article discusses the work of the engineering team on the new sports car, and a history of the GT40 is provided.

Author: Sherman, Don
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2003
United States, Motor vehicles and car bodies, Product development, Automobile Manufacturing, Sports Cars, Ford Motor Co., F, Automotive industry, GT40 (Automobile)

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