Superbrakes for civilians? Cost is the obstacle

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

For more than 30 years, Formula One racecars have benefited from powerful brakes that vastly outperform the systems available on any showroom model. The gap may be narrowing, though: High-tech materials similar to those on the racetrack began showing up in exotic sports cars about 10 years ago, and some luxury models now offer them as well.

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Former model uses success of Slows Bar BQ to help rebuild Detroit

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

To get a sense of Phillip Cooley's relationship with Detroit, take a look at what he's reading: "A Paradise Built in Hell: The Remarkable Communities That Arise in Disaster." That choice underlines the realism permeating Cooley's affection for the city. Where most see wreckage, Cooley reads cool opportunity.

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2011 Sonata expands powertrain options (Detroit News)

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Hyundai Motor America is the first carmaker in America to offer a direct injection, turbocharged or gas-electric hybrid powertrain for the same model: The 2011 Hyundai Sonata.

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2011 Sonata expands powertrain options

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Hyundai Motor America is the first carmaker in America to offer a direct injection, turbocharged or gas-electric hybrid powertrain for the same model : The 2011 Hyundai Sonata.

Continue here: 2011 Sonata expands powertrain options

Brighton company gives pretzels a twist (Detroit News)

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Brighton -- With Michigan's economy in a freefall, Jessica Kughn Baxter shifted the focus of her family's business, the Ultimate Pretzel Co., from corporate gift boxes to organizational fundraising.

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P.L.A.Y. Project the latest therapy for autistic children (Detroit News)

Monday, January 18th, 2010

As her son Richard lies on the floor, Holly Carter plays patty-cake with his feet.

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