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...Ghost is being marketed as a downsized luxury car, a Rolls-Royce is still a Rolls-Royce. The new model is chock-full of exquisite details, from its soft leather seats to the wood-veneer finish of its Art Deco-inspired dashboard. The Ghost also boasts a 6.6-L V12 engine capable of top speeds of 155 m.p.h., but it still promises to provide a silky-smooth, ultra-quiet ride. (See the most important cars of all time...
Morning Warm Up. Your mother always said breakfast was the most important meal of the day. From now through March 26, you'll get a free hot breakfast when you stay at a Marriott on any Friday or Saturday night. Book by Jan. 26, and mention promotional code V12...
...building uses about 100,000 BTU of heat, it doesn't need a system that supplies twice that - yet that's how many buildings operate. "It would be correct for about two percent of the year, and overpower you for the rest," says Trethewey. "It's like a V12 engine in a Volkswagen - it leads to wasted energy...
During the previous year, while working as CEO of industrial battery maker Exide, Lutz started Cunningham Motors, to produce a racy, V12 coupe for the enthusiasts who otherwise would buy a Ferrari for a cool $250,000. Fortunately for Lutz, GM in December announced it would become a major Cunningham investor...
...long ago as 1917, drivers of Enger autos with V12 engines could shut off fuel to six of the cylinders by moving a lever protruding through the dashboard under the steering column. Ford has substituted electronic for human control in its "dual displacement engine" (DDE). A small (6 in. by 6 in. by 1? in.) black box mounted on the fire wall is fed information from five strategically placed sensors. These devices monitor the temperature of the engine coolant, the engine speed, the transmission setting, the engine manifold vacuum pressure and the throttle angle...