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...many cars have dual personalities: you're either a family sedan, a racy roadster, a minivan that no degree of swishy styling will sex up. Of course, carmakers try their best to convince consumers otherwise, producing performance editions, limited editions, two- and four-door flavors of the same model. It's done for the same reason we have Cherry Coke and a gazillion spinoffs of Law & Order ? everyone wants to maximize their "brand value." And this is especially true if you're in a capital intensive business like auto manufacturing, and your products stay on the market for years before...
...wonders: how many sales Honda will be able to squeeze out of the 2006 Civic Si, a sporty version of the basic model, featuring a 197-hp engine, 6-speed manual transmission, rear spoiler and other attributes dear to Gen-Y tire screechers? The basic Civic, after all, is one of the few cars that appeals to two distinct types of drivers: parents and teenage boys. In its basic form, it's a mom-mobile riding an unsinkable reputation for reliability and good fuel economy. But for more than two decades it's also been a hot youth car, often...
...George singing Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? The new one is larger and more powerful than its predecessors, features a reinforced body structure and comes equipped with an i-VTEC engine that, with a 197-hp engine, provides a 37 h.p. boost over the 2005 model. It shares the coupe body style with the basic Civic, a vast improvement over the unloved hatchback it replaces. Indeed, everything about the new Si appears more aggressive, from the wider body stance to the lower suspension, angular headlights and larger exhaust. Honda didn't skimp on the performance technology either, including...
...complained to Newsweek that “Now there’s all these dirty videos...we’re bombarded,” would so quickly and so gleefully add to that bombardment. His video for “Black Sweat” consists mostly of a curvaceous model type, alternately clad in latex, lamè, and lingerie, dancing provocatively while Prince attempts to prove that an effeminate, short, 47-year-old singing falsetto can be sexy. Whether or not it’s successful is a matter of personal preference, but it is entertaining to watch him try.Maybe...
...when Emily left the team,” says Martin about the situation that made her the unquestioned number two goalie. “She had been a leader and a motivator on the team and was someone I’d admired very much. Emily was a role model to me both on and off the ice.” At that point Martin had been receiving more playing time than Vitt, but the departure left Harvard with only the freshman to rely on as a back-up—and possibly thrust into a starting role looking ahead...