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</div>The [[Ford GT]] began as a [[concept car]] designed in anticipation of [[Ford]]'s centennial year and as part of its drive to showcase and revive its "heritage" names such as [[Ford Mustang|Mustang]] and [[Ford Thunderbird|Thunderbird]]. The powerplant is a mid-mounted supercharged 5.4 liter [[V8]], producing 550-[[hp]] and 500 ft-lbs. of torque. Top speed is over 200 [[mph]]. <small> ([[Ford GT|more...]])</small>
</div>The '''[[Porsche]] [[Porsche Boxster|Boxster]] Speedster''' is a [[convertible]] [[sports car]] released in late 1996. The Boxster has a [[MR layout|mid-mounted]] [[internal combustion engine|engine]], two doors, two seats, and a folding cloth roof. Boxster production began at the former [[Porsche 928]] facility at Stuttgart after the 928 was discontinued due to poor sales.  Throughout its production it has been Porsche's smallest and least expensive sports car model.<small> ([[Porsche Boxster|more...]])</small>
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The [[Honda S2000]] is a race bred sport [[convertible]] designed to thrill the senses and challenge the driver’s experience. With much of [[Honda]]’s racing technology built into its design, the [[Honda S2000|S2000]] brings F1 high revving [[engine]] performance to the average consumer. While created specifically for the driving enthusiast, the S2000 also does not fail in maintaining Honda’s great tradition of reliability. <small>([[Honda S2000 Review|more...]])</small>
The Toyota Prius is the first mass-produced [[hybrid]] automobile. The G21 team of 1,000 engineers threw out 80 designs to get to the first prototype that doubled fuel efficiency and later became the Prius Concept. It was first sold exclusively in Japan starting in 1997, and entered the worldwide market in 2001. By the end of 2003, nearly 160,000 units had been produced for sale in Japan, Europe, and North America, and as of April 2006, Toyota had sold [http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/08/prius-hits-500-000-mark/ 504,700] Prius models. <small>([[Toyota Prius Review|more...]])</small>
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