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It's 2002 Nissan R34. Today we bring you an insanely expensive used car -- it's so expensive because it's so rare. Only 750 were made, and only 62 in this color. This one is a V-Spec II and has a Haltech-Ti exhaust and some NISMO mods.
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Today's UCOTD is a 2002 BMW M5. This E39 has a six-speed manual transmission and about 174,000 miles on it. The seller says that it's in good shape, inside and out, with minimal wear.
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Honda had 52, putting it in fourth place behind Samsung, but overall the company is number two as far as cumulative patents since 2002. The US had the most fuel cell patents in 2013 with 317 and since 2002, has 43% of the world’s fuel cell patents. By that measure, GM is also number one.
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Driver use of electronic devices, 2002-2011. The new data are being released at the start of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Source: NOPUS. Click to enlarge.
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