There's the 2002 Nissan Spec-V Sentra SE-R, which, idiotic name aside, is a screaming pavement ripper loaded with all sorts of suspension and engine refinements to make it a blast in any bend.

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Merck announced today that the HPS2-THRIVE ( H eart P rotection S tudy 2- T reatment of H DL to R educe the I ncidence of V ascular E vents) study did not meet its primary endpoint.

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So we see boring names like CTS, EXT, LS, XLR and 3.2TL. It's an effort to copy Mercedes with its C and CLK and SLK. Letters are also big for super high-powered jobs, like M (on BMWs) or V (on the Cadillac CTS) or R (on Volvo).

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