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...took the curve at just under 100 M.P.H., Sachito Fujimoto was getting very, very nervous. I was behind the wheel of Honda's new FCX concept fuel-cell vehicle, the most advanced hydrogen-powered vehicle on the road, probably the most expensive and certainly the only one of its kind. All of which made the company's decision to give the keys to a journalist with an expired license and no insurance a bit questionable. After parking the car at the test track--without a scratch--I asked Fujimoto, a lead designer of the FCX, what he thought...
Amateur test drivers might be the only thing that holds back Japan's second biggest automaker. Honda last month showcased its prototype green technologies, including clean-running diesel engines, new ethanol cars and high-performance hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. The burst of innovation is part of a move to take advantage of high gas prices, which have helped the fuel-efficient company increase U.S. sales 8% in the year's first six months and reclaim its status as a leader in green tech...
...younger riders. So are those who may be embarrassed about the power or quality of their bike. "We don't care what someone's riding," says Bramble, "whether it's a 250-cc or a motor scooter." Bramble happens to have a fine set of wheels-a Honda ST 1300-but there's not a trace of pride about him. He taught himself to ride when he was 13 and spent most of his 25 years in the police force on motorcycle patrol in Sydney and the Hunter Valley. Riding's in his blood: "It's just being...
...there will be no more books, save one. "I've been very ill," she says. "I had two brain surgeries earlier this year, so I'm sort of taking the year off. I'm much better now, thanks. I can stand, walk, even drive a car. I have this Honda Civic Type R, a special, souped-up model with a very powerful engine. I've always loved fast cars, this one more than most of them. I even wrote it into Hav. It's in the scene in the tunnel [once the romantic principal route to Hav, but now sadly...
...first and second incident were six years apart, so it's hard to believe there haven't been other victims." Both women are being held at the Federal Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, Vernon says, and investigators have impounded Golay's new Mercedes SUV and Rutterschmidt's Honda Civic...