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• Alfa Romeo 147
  ...f interior space compared to its rivals. The car became well-known for its engine note, which is unusually mellifluous for a car of its class. <sup>[http://w ...ly electronic faults are (e.g., warning lights unnecessarily coming on and engine oil being burned even in brand-new engines).<sup>[http://www.autoexpress.co
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• Hydropneumatic suspension
  This system uses a belt or camshaft driven pump from the engine to pressurise a special hydraulic fluid, which then powers the [[brake]]s, [[Image:1954 Citroen 15CVH.JPG|right|thumb|230px| 1954 [[Citroën Traction Avant]] 15CVH - high position]]
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• Ferrari F2008
  Engine name = [[Ferrari]] 056 | Engine position = |
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• Lancia Trikappa
  |Engine || 4594 cc [[V8]] 98 hp ...roduce and decided to use V8 instead. The Trikappa was first small V angle engine typical for Lancia.
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• 1955 Monaco Grand Prix
  | Engine | Engine
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• Understeer
  ...marked with green dots. If the vehicle understeers, the front wheels lose traction and the vehicle tends to follow the red dotted line.''']] As with oversteer, understeer has a variety of sources such as mechanical traction, aerodynamics and suspension.
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• Ferrari 360 Challenge
  ...corresponds to an integrated car-control logic regarding damper set-up and traction control (ASR). In Race mode and with the ASR disengaged, there's a launch c ...y a subtly re-profiled tailgate whilst oval cooling vanes now surround the engine cover. Inside, carbon racing seats are upholstered in high-grip cloth or le
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• Engine Control Unit
  ...ECUs simply control the quantity of fuel injected into each cylinder each engine cycle. More advanced ECUs found on most modern cars also control the [[igni ...e quantity of fuel, ignition timing and other parameters by monitoring the engine through sensors. These can include, [[MAP sensor]], [[throttle position sen
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• Sports cars
  ...though many possess them. Most early British sports cars lacked a powerful engine and did not accelerate as quickly as contemporary American muscle cars, but The layout of drive train and engine influences the handling characteristics of a car and is the focus of more a
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• Maserati Quattroporte II
  It was equipped with a 4.1&nbsp;L (4136&nbsp;cc/252&nbsp;in&sup3;) V8 engine, producing 256&nbsp;hp ([[horsepower#hp (SAE)|SAE]]) (191&nbsp;kW) at 5,600 ...A|US]] model) and, from [[1968]], a 4.7 L, 295&nbsp;hp (SAE) (220&nbsp;kW) engine. Around 500 of the second series were made. Production stopped in [[1969]].
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• Continuously variable transmission
  ...rent set of gear in the epicyclic. The gear that does not draw power from engine or CVT transfers torque to the transmission output. The gear set acts as a ...ransmit the forces between pulleys using compressive (pushing) rather than traction (pulling) forces. Some chain driven transmissions have used a special lubri
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• Tractor
  ...referred to as [[traction engine]]s, eventually becoming a contraction of 'traction' and 'motor') is a device intended for drawing, towing or pulling something .... By the [[1920s]], tractors with a gasoline powered [[internal combustion engine]] had become the norm.
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• Ferrari F2001
  ! Engine ...ri 050]] [[Naturally-aspirated engine|Normally Aspirated]] 90-degree [[V10 engine|V10]]
  9 KB (1,112 words) - 10:40, 8 October 2009
• Toro Rosso STR1
  ! Engine | [[Cosworth]] TJ2005-2 90-degree [[V10 engine|V10]] (restricted)
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• Ferrari FF
  ...d-engine design#FM4 layout – Front Mid-engine / Four-wheel drive|Front mid-engine, four-wheel-drive]] | Engine || 6.3 L ''[[Ferrari F140 engine|F140 EB]]'' [[V12 engine|V12]]
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• Semi-automatic transmission
  ...t, based on input from these two sensors as well as other factors, such as engine rotation, the [[Electronic Stability Program]], [[air conditioner]] and [[d ...ifter. However, they require a clutch to use when leaving off the line for traction. The Lenco uses separate levers to shift while the Liberty uses a single sh
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• Car battery
  ...n system]] of a vehicle’s [[internal combustion engine|engine]] or a '''[[traction battery]]''' (used for the main power source of an [[electric vehicle]]). ...that provides high [[electric current]] for short period of time. Once the engine is started, they are being continuously recharged. See [[Jump start (vehicl
  10 KB (1,612 words) - 20:21, 6 July 2009
• Ferrari F12berlinetta
  |Layout || [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] |Engine || 6.3 L ''[[Ferrari F140 engine|F140 FC]]'' [[V12 engine|V12]]
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• Grand Prix motorcycle racing
  ...and MotoGP (up to 990 cc). In 2007, the MotoGP class will have its maximum engine displacement capacity reduced to 800 cc, ostensibly for safety reasons. ...n several races at each event for various classes of motorcycles, based on engine size, and one class for [[sidecar]]s. Classes for 50cc, 125cc, 250cc, 350c
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• Lancia Delta S4
  ...was homoligated with 500hp plus meaning a turbo had to be added to the S4 engine design to remain competitive. ...hared virtually nothing in terms of construction with the production front-engine Delta. The chassis was tubular space frame construction much like the 037.
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