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The three-part series

Part 1: Starting up
The concept for an 80-mile-per-gallon car is born

Part 2: Shifting into gear
After a slow start, engineers make headway

Part 3: Hitting the brakes
70 miles per gallon — and then a dead stop

Interactive graphics

Part 1: Oil production, gas mileage and the auto industry

Part 2: Get under the hood of Supercar and compare the fuel efficiency to a family-size sedan

Part 3: Big Three concept cars run on diesel-electric systems

Photo galleries

Starting up: Part 1 in photos

Shifting into gear: Part 2 in photos

Hitting the brakes: Part 3 in photos

Cars through the years

Glossary

Supercar definitions explained

Key player profiles

Learn about some of the personalities and their roles behind Supercar

Message board

Share your thoughts about the Supercar project

Video

Intro: Tribune staff reporter Sam Roe talks about the importance of the Supercar project

Part 1: Sam Roe talks about the birth of Supercar

Al Gore at a 1993 White House news conference announcing the Supercar program

Charles Gray on the importance of Supercar

A video report on the entire three-part Supercar series

Part 2: Sam Roe talks about the development of Supercar

Part 3: Sam Roe talks about the progress of Supercar