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More on air cars

More information on the development of compressed "air cars" is available from a video clip from Australian TV show "Beyond Tomorrow 2005" available on YouTube.com. Developments in Nice, France, and Melbourne, Australia, are demonstrated in strine (Australian accent) while driving working cars.

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Is compressed air the future?

The first commercial compressed air car is on the verge of production and beginning to attract a lot of attention, according to Gizmag.com. With a recently signed partnership with Tata, India’s largest automotive manufacturer, the prospects of very cost-effective mass production are now a distinct possibility. The MiniC.A.T is a simple, light urban car, with a tubular chassis that is glued not welded and a body of fibreglass.
The car costs less than $3 to fill a tank on which it can run for about 160 miles. The car will cost about $7,300 and has a top speed of nearly 70 mph. The oil - vegetable, naturally - has to be changed about every 30,000 miles. Initial plans are to produce 3,000 cars per year."

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Callaway Cars to unveil C16 Cabrio at New York Show

Callaway Cars said it will unveil its C16 Cabrio at the New York International Auto Show, according to leftlanenews.com.The Cabrio is the convertible version of the Corvette-based speedster and was designed by Paul Deutschman who has a 20-year history working wiht Callaway.

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Surprise, surprise. Top Gear to go on

Top Gear, BBC's popular auto show starring the larger-than-life Jeremy Clarkson, will go on, according to Clarkson who recently raised doubt abouk its future. This from leftlanenews.com

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