Can Ford Motor end a laundry list of defects?

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Increased import duty on high-end luxury motor vehicles and yachts.

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That engine and transmission remind you that response, handling, motor and cabin are all canted toward the extreme end of the GT car spectrum.

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Ford Motor hopes to win the race for the high-end market by adding two models next summer to the three in its popular F-150 series.

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Porsche's Stability Management system will grab a caliper or two to keep the car from gliding off into the weeds tail-end first (remember, that water-cooled 911 motor sits behind the cockpit).

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Three strands of DNA were synthesized so that when they were put into a test tube, they immediately became a molecular motor--a pair of DNA tweezers, held together at one end by a third piece of DNA that could be made to open and shut by adding or subtracting a fourth DNA strand.

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It would also apply to publicity on the internet and put an end to sponsorship by tobacco companies at cross-border events like Formula One motor-racing.

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As for the W8 motor, we like the 1.8-liter model offered to Passat customers at the low end of the line, but some buyers might prefer a more relaxed driving style.

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Cynics note that the assault on the top end of the market can be traced back to 1998 and the battle to buy the Rolls-Royce Motor Company from Vickers.

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