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The words are familiar to anyone who can spell NAFTA: "It's a global marketplace." Buick is the toast of China, and a French company builds our Japanese Chryslers . We can get German chocolate cake in Mexicantown while we've got the Asian flu. Like it or not, more than ever before we are all one, sharing ideas, traditions, machines, and yes, sometimes even language. Unfortunately, the process isn't always a smooth one. Take, for example, a peculiar language we Jalops should speak fluently: Race car driver. Alas, The Stig threw us for a loop when we read his cryptic analysis of the Nissan GT-R while driving on the Isle of Man. That's when Graverobber stepped in to give us all the breakdown. What? You don't speak asterisk? He is complaining that the car is unequal in side-loading weight transfer, likely due to the added weight on the right side from the secondary driveshaft. Also, the drop-off of the hood makes positioning difficult in race traffic. He goes on...
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