European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 14 stars and stripes Mideast edition july 2007 kid b bout that car m son of Green crusader was going 105 Mph in hybrid Toyota Prius by Dan Neil los Angeles times As yet another tale of celebrity spawn gone the arrest wednesday of Albert Gore Iii son of the former vice president on suspicion of drug Possession was Rou Tine except for rather min blowing detail Gore was clocked in a Blue Toyota Prius hybrid travelling on the southbound Golden state freeway interstate 5 in or Ange in excess of 100 one Hundred and said Orange county sheriff spokesman Jim i think its slightly downhill the former vice president on thursday declared his love for his said Albert Iii was receiving treatment and added that the family was going to leave it As a Pri vate which was just As the not was the Gores cruel caning of Toyota Green Erth Anthou hybrid powered by a Small four Cylinder engine and electric motor that together produce about 125 he rip pled through talk radio and the blog sphere Many were simply How in the world do you get a Toyota Prius to go 100 Mph without a Cliff to go Over asked Rush Lim others wondered if the Epi Sode rep resented some kind of viral Market ing coup for everybody must realize the incredible serendipity effect the Al Gore Actu ally in Toyota Prius going 100 Mph Story will have on this car said one of Doz ens of posters on a heavily trafficked Prius web if Toyota is  have a specially prepared Prius Pace car for the next indy the Prius the unofficial Merit badge of environmentally conscious californians and officially the most Buelef Focient car on the Road is capable of going even according to Mike spokesman for but the which uses an electric is Speed limited to 103 Mph to avoid depleting the it can go 103 Mph he at least until the Gas runs a Check of statistics compiled by car and Driver Magazine suggests that the slowest car on the Road is not the but the hair chested am general Hummer with a top Speed of Only 88 the question Why is the Prius such a screaming hot Rod in its a re Flection of the state of the automotive tech which As it has raised benchmarks for safety and Comfort has also driven perhaps absolute performance if i went 100 Mph in my 1983 Oldsmobile Delta it would probably shake its bolts said Russ spokesman for the insurance Institute for Highway cars Are much better another Factor is the increasingly globalized car the Prius has to meet Driver expectations in where the High ways have higher Speed limits and in some no limit at but for Prius the Gore affair underscores a Point they have tried to make All along efficiency is just another Way to spell now theres proof positive the Prius can wrote a poster on at least the washers cant say the car is Pokey or f live Earth Silvia women take their photo by a live Earth concert advertisement thursday in Rio de concert trying to stay eco Friendly by Paul Burkhardt the associated press new York it is an Uphill Battle for Green themed live Earth organizers to pull off con certs around the world in the name of curbing global warming while avoiding their own contribution to Landfill and emissions from the animal lovers have already complained that the meaty food sold on the sidelines is cruel and wastes live Earth was founded by former vice president Al Gore and concert producer Kevin Wall to raise awareness about the global Issue by interlacing its message through Over 100 acts Over the course of 24 hours on this is going to be the greenest event of its Gore the Carbon offsets and the innovative practices that Are being used to make this a Green i will set the Standard for years to but despite the considerable lengths organizers have gone to in order to marry the global events methods with its they have been called hypocrites by including a member of the live Earth on saturday will hold eight concerts that bring together More than 150 acts to perform for Aren size audiences from Australia to new Jer any event of such magnitude is bound to create trash and use Gas and some have claimed this con Gore to preside Over museum show Washington former vice president Al Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will open an Allday conceit saturday at the National museum of the american Indian to coincide with the live Earth concert series focused on climate the smithsonian announced the museums Mother Earth event will Fea Ture performances and guest including scientists and cultural leaders from the native american the associated press to addicts live earths Green goal of raising aware Ness for climate the last thing the planet needs is a Rock con who Lead Singer Roger dal Trey recently told a British while vendors at the locations Are expected to offer vegetarian fare along with Standard stadium menus and use comp stable one group does not see in a letter to the Vendor management of new Jer Seys giants people for the ethical treat ment of animals raised the Issue of greenhouse gases created by raising animals for Selling meat at a concert to Benefit the Environ ment would be like Selling cigarettes at an anticancer said the letter from Matt Petas vegan Campaign car buyers turning to 4cylinder engines by Tom Krisher the associated press Detroit Lila Frazell want looking for a car with a four Cylinder engine when she started shopping at a Chrysler Dealership in Early this but the Black Sebring midsize Sedan on the lot at Quality jeep Chrysler had All the options she was looking including a two tone beige andean leather in i got in the the 61yearold paralegal it had everything i and it had plenty of Frazell ended up buying the joining an increasing number of car shoppers who Are pick ing Thrif tier Small engines in the face of Gas prices that continue to hover around per the percentage of four Cylinder engines in vehicles has been rising slightly since but it still was Only percent of the engine mix in Accord ing to data collected by wards automotive in midsize vehicles where Consumers have a the majority has picked four Cylinder engines so far this year in nearly All of the bestselling models made by the top five Auto at Daimler Chrysler age Chrysler 72 percent of be bring buyers drove off with four Cylinder engines through compared with 53 percent in the previous version of these which was phased out last in preparing to launch the new looked at government Gas Price statistics and made Las minute changes in its lineup to offer a four Cylinder engine even in decked out ver Sions of the said Joel Brand manager for the the trend with gasoline prices nation wide around per gallon much of this car buyers Are look ing More and More at Fourcy Lin Der engines when they have the Auto companies the numbers the percentage of cars with four yonder engines has risen slightly since but this year demand has increased on most of the popular midsize where Consumers can choose be tween four Cylinder and v6 in the future Industry analysts and Auto com Pany officials say demand for the smaller engines Likely will drop later this year with an expected drop in gasoline then go Back up when Gas prices Spike the associate press four Cylinder engines generally get better Gas mileage and pol Lute less than their larger counter although they often Are Nois Ier and dont accelerate As in Many the sticker Price of a four Cylinder car is lower than the v6 sometimes by More than before the recent Spike in Gas buyers of midsize cars made by the Detroit three typically went for More powerful and qui Eter v6 while those who bought the popular Toyota camry and Honda Accord japanese mid size cars generally bought More four Cylinder Schlader people thought maybe we were in putting out More four Cylinder Schlader the demand is clearly so if we  have done that i think its Safe to say we might be missing some