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Monster Cycle

A British engineer builds a half-ton, 1,000-horse drag-racing bike with the power of a monster truck

For a closer look, click 'View Photos' at left Nick Argyle´s shop was only big enough to work on a motorcycle, but his only engine belonged in a monster truck.
So the 44-year-old British engineer did what any power-mad gearhead would do: He built a 1,000-horsepower, methanol-guzzling, two-wheeled colossus.

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Altima Grows Up

ALTIMA GROWS UP

The 2002 Altima is a much larger vehicle than its predecessor -- almost 6 inches longer, 2 inches taller, and more than an inch wider. And its wheelbase has grown by more than 7 inches. Yet Altima´s weight has barely increased, partly because designers replaced the steel hood and trunk panels with lighter aluminum ones -- a first for Nissan.

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