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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...] in the South. The open wheel racers were built for racing, and the stock cars were ordinary automobiles modified to varying degrees. ...gh as 1500. The sport is popular in Australia and Canada also. Many of the cars may also race on [[Short track motor racing|asphalt short tracks]] during t
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• Dirt track racing
  ...cars are purpose-built racing vehicles, stock cars (also known as fendered cars) can be either purpose-built racecars or street vehicles that have been mod ...gh as 1500. The sport is popular in Australia and Canada also. Many of the cars may also race on [[Short track motor racing|asphalt short tracks]] during t
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• Lancia Stratos
  ...types were allowed during the 1972 and 1973 seasons. Production of the 400 cars required for [[homologation]] in [[Group 4 (racing)|Group 4]] were launched ...r, the car would remain a serious competitor and proved able to beat works cars in several occasions when entered by an experienced private team with a tal
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• Run flat tires
  ...They have grown in popularity for other vehicles, such as high-end luxury cars, because of their safety and convenience, ...-supporting run flat tires are fairly common on light trucks and passenger cars and typically provide for the vehicle to drive for 50 miles at around
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• Automobile self starter
  ...rs]] once the engine was running, a concept that is now being revived in [[hybrid vehicles]]. By [[1920]], nearly every car had a self-starter.
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• Menarini
  ...ery, the Company started, with good results, and also built car bodies for cars and taxi. ...beginning of the war the [[Italian]] factories built many more buses than cars.
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• Mi-Val
  ...tt ‘bubblecar’ but with their own 172cc two-stroke engine installed. These cars were sold as the Mi-Val ''Mivalino''. ...ar was destroyed by fire. However this vehicle may be at best, a kr175/200 hybrid with additional non production parts added for the film. The front fender i
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• Steering
  Many modern cars use [[rack and pinion]] steering mechanisms, where the steering wheel turns ...rtant advantage, leading to the increasing use of rack and pinion on newer cars. The recirculating ball design also has a perceptible lash, or "dead spot"
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• 24 Hours Nürburgring
  ...h a lap length of over 25 km, it allows the participation of more than 200 cars, and over 700 drivers. ...GT2-spec, turbo-charged Porsche, modified [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]] cars from Opel and [[Abt Sportsline]]-Audi, and the [[Schnitzer Motorsport]]-ent
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• Electric vehicle conversion
  ...is as important as performance this company offers DIY options and turnkey cars. Very aerodynamic and space for battery options. Retro European styling fr ...their simple sports car design. Availability of conversion kits for these cars are quite prevalent with commercial retail establishments that specialize i
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• Automobile
  ...hich in a sense predates them. As of 2002 there were 590 million passenger cars worldwide (roughly one car for every eleven people), of which 140 million i ...from the [[Daimler Motor Company]] founded in 1896 and making their first cars made in 1897.
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• Automatic transmission
  Most cars sold in the [[United States]] since the [[1950s]] have been equipped with a ...ted (and expensive) to build and repair than manual transmissions. In most cars (except US family, luxury, sport-utility vehicle, and minivan models) they
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• Shock absorber
  ...in early automobiles such as the [[Ford Model T]], up through some British cars of the 1940s. Although now considered obsolete, an advantage of this system ...of a non-magnetic, electrically conductive tube. Furthermore, many modern hybrid automobiles have [[regenerative braking]], which uses a reversed electric m
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• Mopeds
  ...s than 50 cc. Some localities require pedals, thus making them a form of [[hybrid transport]], using both human power and machine power. Because of their sm In [[Malaysia]], kapchai bikes may apply the same highway speed limits as cars and larger motorcycles since modern kapchai models are capable to reach the
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• Bizzarrini
  ...for [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]], [[Lamborghini]], [[ISO]] and later built cars under his name. He also developed advanced designs for [[General Motors|GM] ...ing advanced projects and designing, building and developing his own sport cars. He often said: "I'm not a car designer, I am a worker".
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• Fully-automatic transmission
  Most cars sold in the [[United States]] since the [[1950s]] have been equipped with a ...ted (and expensive) to build and repair than manual transmissions. In most cars (except US family, luxury, sport-utility vehicle, and minivan models) they
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• Ferrari 250
  Most 250 road cars share the same two wheelbases, 2400 mm for short wheelbase (SWB) and 2 ...guar XK straight-6]] The light V12 propelled the small Ferrari 250 racing cars to victory after victory.
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• Piaggio
  '''Piaggio''' is a company based in [[Italy]] that produces cars, motorcycles, scooters and aeroplanes. ...es for projects - they rolled out two world firsts in 2004: a gas-electric hybrid scooter; a scooter with two wheels in front and one in back which grips the
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• Lamborghini Diablo
  ...ond version of the VT coupe and roadster were mainly a styling update. The cars now featured the SV's exposed headlamps, new wheels and a newly redesigned ...ition, they choose to replace the now dated 5.7 litre motor with a sort of hybrid unit. Displacing 6.0 litres and based on the motor that powered the Diablo
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• Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
  ... ft·lbf (608 N·m) of torque will also be a high for Ferrari's GT cars. Most of the modifications to the engine were done to allow it to fit in th ...eighs 100 kg less than the standard GTB. Production will be limited to 599 cars.
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