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...game is no longer volume - the busloads of investors from California stopped coming long ago - but efficiency. Owner Corey Barton squeezes costs wherever he can, which is why half of what CBH builds (which still isn't much) now belongs to its slimmed-down Advantage Collection. The trick: boxier floor plans cut out embellishments like bay windows and take fewer materials and less time. A 2,000-sq.-ft. (186 sq m) house can be built for $10,000 to $15,000 less and priced to reflect that, since Barton's main competition is distressed sellers. "The foreclosure and short...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Housing Market Is Fighting Its Way Back | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

...Seniors and Darrell Waltrips do that, this is for you." WING This aerodynamic part can be adjusted so the car's handling can be tailored to different tracks EXHAUST For safety, the pipe runs through the body and out the right side, drawing heat away from the driver A BOXIER BODY The new prototype is squarer in shape than today's car and therefore less aerodynamic. As a result, the driver's skills become more important in winning a race...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The NASCAR Of Tomorrow | 3/12/2006 | See Source »

ROLLCAGE It is 2 in. (5 cm) taller, 4 in. (10.2 cm) wider and moved 3 in. (7.6 cm) rearward SIDE-DOOR BARS They are staggered and will collapse in succession to lessen any impact NEW OLD FRONT BUMPER The boxier bumper matches the rear bumper's height and is 3 in. (7.6 cm) higher and thicker than the current model. The shape traps air, slowing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The NASCAR Of Tomorrow | 3/12/2006 | See Source »

...Oscar de La Renta. Another key service element will be fitting rooms with extra lounging space for a friend or husband. The fit of the clothes is another major point of difference with Gap and is geared toward a more mature customer, with longer T shirts, higher waists and boxier sweaters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marketing: Boomer Chic | 11/6/2005 | See Source »

...last of Detroit's gas-gulping monarchs, came off the line at the company's Wixom, Mich., plant on June 8. Last week the plant turned out its successor, the Mark VI. It is 14 in. shorter, 800 lbs. lighter, gets 14 m.p.g., and is somewhat boxier in shape. Yet all is not lost for big-car lovers. Beside the mite-size models filling the highways today, even the down-sized Mark VI looks gargantuan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Last of the Big Ones | 8/6/1979 | See Source »

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