It will, he claims, have a lift-to-drag ratio eight times better than a jet airliner's, with a consequent saving in energy.

ECONOMIST: Maglev trains

At Smiley's, you get a 750hp dirt dragster with about the highest power-to-weight ratio of anything this side of a jet (see sidebar).

FORBES: Real men eat dirt

At Smiley's, you get a 750hp dirt dragster that has about the highest power-to-weight ratio of anything this side of a fighter jet (see box, p. 153).

FORBES: Real men eat dirt