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Hayashi reckons the TOP03 has a top speed of 193mph, fast enough to spar in the LM P1 class with well-financed factory teams from Audi of Germany and France's Peugeot. The immediate goal is to complete the race, but Hayashi is already aiming at a podium finish at Le Mans within three years. At the same time, he hopes his students will learn more than engineering. "To win, the team is the most important," Hayashi says. "However advanced your machine may be, it's the people who bring out the best. I hope they will cherish each moment...
...proud of the tower, and of her town. People need something to believe in, she reasons, and record-breaking towers inspire faith. "Even I have religion now," she said with a laugh. "My religion is the Communist Party." And with that, she climbs into her very red Audi A4, and speeds away...
...German carmakers like BMW, Mercedes-Benz and even Volkswagen (through its subsidiary Audi) dominate the European market for high-performance, luxury vehicles. They resent being blamed for global warming, and say it is unfair that they have to bear the lion's share of cuts to meet greenhouse gas targets. A spokesman for BMW said, "Premium manufacturers are being disproportionately burdened and makers of small cars have to do little." Volkswagen called the penalty regime an "unacceptable burden...
...alone has whacked $1.2 billion from its cost structure over the past three years--but it'll be hard to sustain that pace. Global competition shows no sign of letting up. Toyota's Lexus is starting to make inroads into BMW's European turf, while at home, rival Audi is turning up the heat, and Mercedes looks like a formidable competitor once again, now that DaimlerChrysler has agreed to sell off Chrysler to a U.S. private-equity firm...
...Groovy Snack range by Joanne Windaus Stylishly sleek and functional, Windaus' work is the Audi of the porcelain world. The British-born, Bauhaus-influenced designer, who has lived in Germany for 30 years, brings unusual geometries to everyday items. Yet these finely corrugated pieces, equally at home with sushi or Continental breakfast, show that form can follow function. www.joannewindaus.com...