Mosley, 69, said one of the areas where costs could be reduced was the "drive-train" - the group of components that generate power and transfer it to the track, including the engine and gearbox.

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In addition, DSI has collaborated with multinational corporations and local companies, such as Seiko Instruments, Miyoshi, and Unisteel, to develop key components for the "A-Drive".

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It has thrived on the outsourcing by car firms of complex components and on the burgeoning demand for four-wheel-drive transmissions.

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While the case is quite large to fit all the computer and components inside, it does have a slot-loading rewritable BR drive, and 500gb of storage.

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" Moreover, this wee PC will pack a mysterious Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Windows Vista, DVD writer, an optional floppy drive (saywha?), and a whole smorgasbord of other not-yet-mentioned components within a case not much larger than "your average briefcase.

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