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• Stirling Moss
  ...ad of [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] who finished second). His co-driver in the [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR]] number 722 (indicating the time of the start) was journalist ...n front of his team mate, friend, mentor and arch-rival at [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]], Juan Manuel Fangio. It is sometimes debated whether Fangio, one of the a
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• FR layout
  ...Corvette]], and originally [[Germany|German]] vehicles from [[BMW]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]]. The [[Oil crisis]] of the 1970s and the success of small [[FF layou ...ut its FR luxury cars after the 1996 model year, and its [[GM F platform|F-car]] ([[Chevrolet Camaro]]/[[Pontiac Firebird]]) in 2002. GM reintroduced Nort
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• Hungarian Grand Prix
  | Winning team || {{flagiconGBR}} [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] | Pole team || {{flagiconGBR}} [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
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• Maserati Kyalami
  |Similar || [[De Tomaso Longchamp]]<br>[[Mercedes SLC]]<br> ...d the front and rear end to create a distinctive Maserati feel for the new car. The interior was also upgraded to incorporate classic Maserati elements su
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• William Grover-Williams
  ...Monaco Grand Prix]] beating the heavily favored [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] car driven by the great [[Germany|German]] driver, [[Rudolf Caracciola]].
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• Inboard brake
  ...rakes inboard reduces [[unsprung weight]] substantially, improving ride, [[car handling|handling]] and braking. This system was more common in the [[1960 * [[Mercedes-Benz W196 and 300SLR]]
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• Suicide door
  [[Image:Lloyd Kleinbus.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Lloyd (car)|Lloyd LT 600 van]] with front suicide door]] ...t is familiar to many English-speakers and often used openly in the custom-car trade.
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• Pagani
  ! colspan=2 |'''Pagani Zonda car review''' ...showing his drawings to [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] who he planned to name the car after (as the Fangio F1).
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• History of the Alfa Race Engine
  ...f [[Enzo Ferrari]] in 1924. He immediately began work on the P2 Grand Prix car, which was based on his experience with the very successful [[Fiat 805]]. T ...credibly complex DOHC V-12 of 1936-7 put out 370 hp but not enough to beat Mercedes.''']]
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• FIA GT Championship
  The '''FIA GT Championship''' is a [[sports car racing]] series organized by the [[Stéphane Ratel Organisations]] (SRO) at ...o qualify. Both types may undergo significant modifications from the road car they are based on, but GT1 allows the use of exotic materials, better [[aer
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• Luigi Fagioli
  ...[[June 9]], [[1898]] - [[June 20]], [[1952]]) was an Italian champion race car driver. ...battles, Chiron eventually won but Fagioli showed how skilled he was in a car geared for great speed on long stretches, not the tight twists and short ru
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• Electronic Stability Control
  ...y Control''' (ESC) is the generic term for systems designed to improve a [[car handling|vehicle's handling]], particularly at the limits where the driver ...l [[Mercedes-Benz A-Class]] (without ESC) failed the [[moose test]]; since Mercedes-Benz could not afford to be perceived as marketing unsafe vehicles, every A
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• Luxury car
  ...e of "vehicles" that offer luxurious settings, a true luxury car will be a car ([[sedan]], [[coupé]], [[hatchback]], [[station wagon]], [[roadster]], etc ...Luxury-Car.jpg|thumb|250px|Woodgrain trim is one of the most iconic luxury car attributes]]
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
  {{Racing car | ...08 hold in reserve. He failed to finish while [[Hermann Lang]] driving a [[Mercedes-Benz W154]] was the winner. In this race [[Eugenio Siena]] driving a 312 wa
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• Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
  ===CART Champ Car history=== | [[Mercedes-Benz]]
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• List of international Formula One colors
  ...e, vehicles competing in [[Formula One]], [[sports car racing]], [[touring car racing]] and other international [[auto racing]] competitions customarily [ ...Porsche and BMW) returned to white paint. Others German manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Audi used silver paint when they returned to international racing
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...80s]], due in part to higher manufacturing costs, and a perception by many car buyers that [[front wheel drive]] is safer, and that it performs better on ...weight distribution in a rear wheel drive car than in a front wheel drive car, as more of the engine can lie between the front and rear wheels (in the ca
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• 1000km Nürburgring
  The '''ADAC 1000km Nürburgring''' is an [[Endurance racing]] and [[Sports car racing]] event on the [[Nürburgring]] in Germany, organized by the [[ADAC] ...] and [[David Brabham]] won, ahead of a [[BMW V12 LMR]], an [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] and the second Panoz.
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• Alfa Romeo 169
  ...was going to go through, with the 169 to be based on the next generation [[Mercedes E-class]]. However in December 2007, after almost two months of negotiation ...d. The rumour was that in return for advising Tata on how to run a premium car company (something that Tata has never done before), Alfa Romeo would gain
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• Alfa Romeo 33/3 Full Story
  ...asi did the EPA and DOT on grey market cars, [[Ferrari]], [[Lamborghini]], Mercedes, Porsche. ...1977 and purchased his first Alfa T33, a TT/3, chassis 11572.006. He took car back to US and raced it. As usual the engine broke down and he went back to
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