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Automotive Industries, May, 1999

Under the "now you tell me after the snow is gone" category, officials of Centaur Thermal Systems say they've invented an "instant heat" system. It stores heat from the last time you drove your car, keeps the coolant warm overnight and puts it back into the engine the next time you start your car.

It's like a thermos bottle, says Marketing Manager Fred Nader. Heat-up time: a mere six to 10 seconds. It'll be on some Ford production trucks with this year's first snow. It's a dealer-installed option on Ford F-150 trucks, as well as the Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.