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• Understeer
  As with oversteer, understeer has a variety of sources such as mechanical traction, aerodynamics and suspension. ...ornering situation, thus causing the front-end of the vehicle to have less mechanical grip and become unable to follow the trajectory in the corner.
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• Hand brake
  ...s, along with the (unusual for GM up to this time) excess forward [[weight distribution]] of a front wheel drive car and possibly GM's inexperience at the time wit ...pe, an electric motor simply pulls the emergency brake cable rather than a mechanical handle in the cabin. A more advanced unit uses a computer-controlled motor
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• Suspension (vehicle)
  ...system of [[spring (device)|springs]], [[shock absorber]]s and [[Linkage (mechanical)|linkages]] that connects a [[vehicle]] to its [[wheel]]s. Suspension syst ...ll and to front to rear roll moment distribution. However, the roll moment distribution in most cars is set more by the [[antiroll bar]]s than the RCH. It may aff
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• Car safety
  ...y Braking Assistance ([[EBA]]), often coupled with [[Electronic brakeforce distribution]] (EBD), which prevents the brakes from locking and losing traction while b ...] and wheel bounce, which degrade braking, handling and ride, and increase mechanical loads.
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• Passive safety
  ...y Braking Assistance ([[EBA]]), often coupled with [[Electronic brakeforce distribution]] (EBD), which prevents the brakes from locking and losing traction while b ...] and wheel bounce, which degrade braking, handling and ride, and increase mechanical loads.
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• Iveco
  ...ted by Fiat Group, and was created on 1st January 1975 by Fiat manager and mechanical engineer Bruno Beccaria (1915-2001) through the merger of five companies op ...ercosul was created in [[Brazil]] in 1997, as a base for manufacturing and distribution operations all over [[South America]].
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• Car handling
  === Weight distribution === ''Main Article'' [[Weight distribution]]
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• Alfa Romeo Alfetta
  ...rear of the car, together with the differential for a more balanced weight distribution, as used on the Alfetta 158/159 Grand Prix cars. The suspension relied on [ ...and derivatives- GTV, 90 and 75- provided these cars with excellent weight distribution. This resulted in excellent handling, which some experts believe these were
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• Autozodiaco
  The last proposal was Autozodíado "Kirby" with mechanical [[Skoda]] 1100cc and 1000. Skoda wanted to build a buggy with his mechanics ...ac]] contacted BMW with which [[Italy]] reached an agreement for exclusive distribution of its cars through its sales network. Zodiac in the same year bought a sma
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• Template:Automobile configurations
  ...•}} [[Reverse-flow cylinder head]] {{•}} [[Rocker arm]] {{•}} [[Seal (mechanical)|Seal]] {{•}} [[Sleeve valve]] {{•}} [[Starter ring gear]] {{•}} ...rake bleeding]] {{•}} [[Engine braking]] {{•}} [[Electronic brakeforce distribution]] {{•}} [[Regenerative brake]]
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• Lancia Augusta
  ...bile or disinseribile free wheel from the guide place, [[the Transmission (mechanical) |trasmissione]] with tree to flexible joints in place of [[the cardanico|c ...ep to renounce to this innovative system and to withdraw on the antiquated mechanical commando for via of overheating problems, which it is at last succeeded to
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• Maserati Coupe
  ...vice)|differential]]. This gives both the Coupé and Spyder a 48/52% weight distribution between the front and rear [[axle]]s. ...n control]] (ASR), the motor spin regulation (MSR), electronic brake force distribution (EBD), and [[anti-lock braking system]] (ABS). The wheels employ a high-per
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• Manual transmission
  The earliest automotive transmissions were entirely mechanical unsynchronized gearing systems. They could be shifted, with multiple gear r ...hen shift into first and start up again. With continuing sophistication of mechanical development, however, fully synchromesh transmissions with three speeds, th
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• Alfa Romeo GT
  ...ont and 276mm at the rear. ABS anti-lock brakes with electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD) and hydraulic brake assistance (HBA) act on all four wheels to reduce ...how it works. The “Q2” system is based on a limited slip differential, the mechanical Torsen type. In particular, this differential has the job of permanently di
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• Dante Giacosa
  ...onio Fessia. He had sufficient confidence to entrust the design of all the mechanical components of the car including the chassis to Giacosa. Giacosa was enginee ...er rear engined designs by identifying that the problem was not the weight distribution of the cars, but the simple swing axle rear suspension used in those design
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• Pagani Huayra
  ...ension are raised to counteract the weight transfer and balance the weight distribution between front and rear axles, allowing a better use of the rear brake force ...ed from one solid block of aluminum and features a clarinet style array of mechanical switches controlling the HVAC system. The high definition central touchscre
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• Spada
  ...ideal distribution of weights, and specially designed suspension. From the mechanical point of view, the Giulietta had by this time reached the peak of its devel
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• Formula One car
  ...llast is that it can be placed anywhere in the car to provide ideal weight distribution. ...peratures, up to 1,000 degrees Celsius. The driver can control brake force distribution fore and aft to compensate for changes in track conditions. Regulations sp
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• Bicycle
  ...this generation were difficult to ride, and the high seat and poor weight distribution made for dangerous falls. ...s'', or ''safety bicycles'', for their lower seat height and better weight distribution. Starley's 1885 Rover is usually described as the first recognizably modern
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• Four-wheel-drive
  ...trains meant that they could make it back to civilization even after major mechanical failures. Only around 700 of these cars were built, and only 27 are known === Center differential with mechanical lock, or other torque transfer features===
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