Fast cars, cocktails and tropical beaches: life in the DTI

Fast cars, cocktails and tropical beaches: life in the DTI fast lane (Guardian Unlimited)
A "culture of excess" at the Department of Trade and Industry is laid bare in a confidential report leaked to the Guardian which shows officials spending nights in expensive hotels, hiring BMW cars, having unrestricted use of government mobile phones and consuming large quantities of cocktails at taxpayers' expense.

China's Fast-Moving Vehicles (Time Magazine)
Ready for the next export to challenge Detroit? Low-cost Chinese cars are revving their engines in hopes to become the next automotive upstart that takes the wheel in the U.S.

Gadget Corner: Role to Play (State Press)
Picture extreme high-speed racing featuring top-notch, tricked-out cars joined with brutal fast-paced blood sports. Sounds terrific, right?

Cars a la carte (Pioneer Press)
For most Twin Cities residents, car sharing remains a far-out notion. But with a second rent-by-the-hour auto service rolling into the metro area, the idea may be catching on. #recent_comm" id="TWC_comm_13694284"Post a Comment

Outlook: Jetfighter-inspired cars (New Straits Times: Computer Times)
IT S a bird. It s a plane. Nooooo! It s a Saab! Saab started making both cars and planes in its early days and it still does. It continues to make aircrafts, including the multi-role combat Saab Gripen.

Dream Cars 2006: The Year's Wildest Rides (Fox News)
Whether they boast German engineering or Italian elegance, the "it" cars of 2006 have two things in common: they burn pavement and a big hole in your wallet.

Highlights From the 2006 NAIAS
MSN Autos highlights the eight things you should know about this year's show in Detroit.
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