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When the engineers at Chrysler designed the Plymouth Pronto Spyder, a concept car unveiled at the 1998 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, they tailored it for a cost-savvy consumer who "wanted to have some fun," according to John Herlitz, vice president of production and design for Chrysler. One of the challenges in keeping the Spyder affordable was to lower manufacturing costs yet provide quality where customers really wanted it. The result was to spend less on building materials and more on the engine and stylistic details. The Chrysler f olks accomplished this by borrowing a materials application from Spyder's cousin, the Plymouth Pronto, which was displayed at the 1997 NAIAS, and from Chrysler's Composite Concept Vehicle shown at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show. Click here to read more.. »

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Audi attains a weight savings of 50 percent by crafting the body of its A8L W12 from aluminum instead of steel. Then it adds a 450-hp V12 engine, which further complicates the auto's anatomy. This high-line version of the A8 has all-wheel drive, and its adaptive air suspension system places sophisticated mechanisms at the sedan's four corners to change its height and spring stiffness according to road conditions and driving style. Adaptive cruise control, a $2,100 option, relies on expensive sensors mounted in the car's front end. Replacing them even after a minor head-on collision can cost a bundle. Of all the cars here, Audi's aluminum A8L is palpably the most sporting interpretation. From its flat ride to its meaty steering feel to its blipped-throttle downshifts in manumatic mode, the Audi is infused with a boldness that belies its stretched-limo appearance. Yet if you were picked up by your driver one evening, from the moment you ducked inside the leather-lined, wood-trimmed compartment and settled into one of the supportive seats, the experience would feel first-class. Click here to read more.. »

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