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...hief designers. Introduced at the [[1987]] [[Frankfurt Auto Show]], it was a fully functional, four-door, four-seat sport [[sedan]]. ...d the Navajo. The concept never went beyond the clay model stage, but when Chrysler acquired Lamborghini in 1987, the design was resurrected and with some fair

The '''Lamborghini LM001''' was a prototype offroad vehicle designed and built by [[Lamborghini]]. It was fir ...of using a [[Chrysler Corporation|Chrysler]] engine, they chose to go with a 180 hp 5.9L [[American Motors Corporation|AMC]] built V8, with the int

[[Image:Straight engine.png|thumb|250px|4-cylinder straight engine scheme]] ...gine''' (often designed as [[inline engine]]) is an [[internal-combustion engine]] with all cylinders aligned in one row, with no or only minimal offset.

...n Giugiaro]]. It was first shown at the 1995 [[Geneva Motor Show]]. It was a completely functional prototype that never made it into production. ...n 1988, at the behest of then owners of the company, [[Chrysler]]. In 1994 Chrysler sold Lamborghini to [[Megatech]], the Cala design took shape, but when Mega

...'', or '''Front-engine, [[Rear wheel drive]]''' means a layout where the [[engine]] is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. This was the ...eered wheels. The layout is still more suitable than front-wheel drive for engine outputs of more than about 200bhp, as the weight transference during accele

| Parent company || [[Lamborghini]]<br/>[[Chrysler]] | Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|RMR layout]]

...'' is an [[engine]] in [[V engine|V]] configuration, having 10 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s in two banks of five. ...t]] causing vibration from end to end of the engine. To contain this issue a [[balance shaft]] is required. Theoretically, the best V-angle is 72°; wit

...[cylinder head]] of four [[Poppet valve|valve]] engine.<br />( [[Nissan VQ engine]] )]] In [[automotive engineering]], an engine is referred to as '''multi-valve''' (or '''multivalve''') when each cylinde

...age:alfa romeo 2600 engine.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''An [[Alfa Romeo 2600]] engine.]] ...'I6''') is an [[internal combustion engine]] with six cylinders aligned in a single row. The name '''slant-6''' is sometimes used when the cylinders ar

...rn in [[Modena]], the only child of Reclus and Afra Forghieri. His father, a [[turning|turner]], did war work during [[World War II]] for the [[Italian ...le, young Mauro Forghieri completed the [[Liceo Scientifico]] and obtained a degree in [[Mechanical Engineering]] from the [[University of Bologna]]. De

...gine mounting, though many in prior decades were positioned [[longitudinal engine|longitudinal]]ly instead. [[Rear wheel drive]] was the traditional standard ...Kingdom]] introduced a front wheel drive model in [[1928]], but it was not a success. The first successful models were the [[1934]] [[Citroën Traction

...is attached firmly to the vehicle chassis; the opposite end terminates in a lever, mounted perpendicular to the bar, that is attached to the [[axle]] o ...rs can also cause the suspension to hit the bump stop prematurely, causing a harsh ride. Aftermarket forged torsion key kits use re-clocked adjuster ke

...sulting in eighteen [[Chrysler Ghia]] Specials (1951-53), the K-310, the [[Chrysler Norseman]], the Crown Imperial limousines ([[Jackie Kennedy]], [[Nelson Roc There are even a few Ghia-bodied [[Ferrari]]s. Ghia also participated in the short-lived [[

...350px|[[Displacement]], One complete cycle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in red.]] ...ed in [[cubic centimetre]]s, [[litre]]s or [[cubic inch]]es. In a [[piston engine]], this is the volume that is ''swept'' as the [[piston]]s are moved from '

...definitely going to be made, development is to be pushed back a year while a suitable platform is sourced. The launch date is now predicted to be mid 20 ...e 169's long delays has been the lack of a suitable platform. The 166 used a front wheel drive base related to its predecessor, the [[Alfa Romeo 164]].

|Parent company || [[Chrysler]] |Engine || 5167&nbsp;cc [[V12]]

| Engine || [[straight-6]] 1493&nbsp;cc The '''Fiat 1500''' is a car produced by the Fiat from 1935 to 1950. The car was introduced in Salon

The '''FIA GT Championship''' is a [[sports car racing]] series organized by the [[Stéphane Ratel Organisatio ...ls, better [[aerodynamics]], larger [[brake]]s, wider [[tyre]]s and larger engine admission restrictors.

...the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the [[mid engine]] and [[rear engine]] layouts are also used. ...vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front.

...ing the same engines, chassis and general dimensions, although it did gain a minor 9&nbsp;cm in length (total length of 3.34 m). The design was similar ...story of EuroNCAP, namely the [[Rover Metro|Rover 100]] and the original [[Chrysler Voyager]] MPV. This is not so surprising, as the car has an extremely short

...fa T33s than anyone one individual in the world. This is just one of them, a 1969 Tipo 33/3, chassis 75080.004. ...of 1972 he rented his own shop and went into business himself. and bought a testing laboratory from [[Alfredo Ciati]] in 1982. Nastasi did the EPA and

...tic transmissions have a set selection of possible gear ranges, often with a [[parking pawl]] feature that will lock the output shaft of the transmissio ...peeds only use a [[torque converter]] to provide a variable gearing of the engine to the wheels. Typical examples include [[forklift]] trucks and some modern

|Manufacturer || [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati Meccanica S.p.A]] ...ngine#Single|single cylinder]] [[Four Stroke Engine|4-stroke]], 124.4 cc [[Engine displacement|displacement]], 6.8:1 [[Compression ratio|compression]], 25°

...b|300px|[[Bruno Senna]] drives a Dallara F304 [[Formula Three]] Car during a support race at the [[2006 Australian Grand Prix]]]] ...re it dominated the field and won the championship ever since. Dallara had a brief involvement in [[Formula 3000]] in the mid 1980s.

...esigning children’s cars, electric [[oven]]s and kitchen units, as well as a [[monocoque]] [[motorscooter]]. '''Frua''' planned for post-war times: in [[1944]] he bought a bombed-out factory, hired 15 workers (including [[Sergio Coggiola]], who fo

[[Image:1968 VW BEETLE VOLKSROD.jpg||thumb|250px|[[Volksrod]] based on a Volkswagen Type 1.]] ...nt job.Hot Rod was sometimes a term used in the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]] as a derogatory term for any car that did not fit into the [[mainstream]].

...ility Control''' (ESC) is the generic term for systems designed to improve a [[car handling|vehicle's handling]], particularly at the limits where the d ...-Benz could not afford to be perceived as marketing unsafe vehicles, every A-Class was retrofitted with ESC at great expense.

...artner (hence the use, sometimes, of the name 'Nardi Danese') and produced a very limited number of [[sportscars]]. These were usually unique, almost always used a tubular chassis and Fiat derived front and rear suspension, and were powere

! colspan=2 |'''Maserati S.p.A.''' |Company type || [[Public company|Public]] (subsidiary of [[Fiat|Fiat S.p.A.]])

'''Oran Park Raceway''' is a [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit at [[Narellan, New South Wales|Narella ...onds, only 0.8 seconds slower than [[Frank Matich]]'s outright time set in a 2.6 litre [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[Sports Car]].

...(Fiat 500 A).jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1938 Siata Amica Cabriolet (Fiat 500 A)''' [http://www.fiatfuoriserie.it <small>Source</small>] ]] ...as a spider with a rocket-like body and a 636cc engine. One of these, with a body by [[Zagato]] and driven [[by Piero Dusio]] (later to found [[Cisitali

...n Manuel Fangio]], a five-time [[Formula One]] champion who helped him get a job with [[Lamborghini]]. ...duced Pagani to [[Mercedes-Benz]] and by 1994, they agreed to supply a V12 engine.

...tomotive]] industry for listing the maximum power of [[internal-combustion engine]]s. A common memory aid is based on the fact that [[Christopher Columbus]] first

...who owned a successful [[tractor]] [[factory]], ''Lamborghini Trattori S.p.A.''. ...rienced driver from [[New Zealand]], Bob Wallace. Together, they developed a prototype automobile, the [[Lamborghini 350GTV|350GTV]], which would evolve

The '''European [[Car of the Year]]''' award was established in 1964 by a collective of [[automobile magazine]]s from different countries in [[Europe There are no categories or class winners — the stated objective is to find a "single, decisive winner" among all competing cars.

[[Image:Demolition derby evening.JPG|right|thumb|250px|A demolition derby under way at the [[Greenwich, Ohio]] Firemen's Festival, 2 '''Demolition derby''' is a motorsport usually presented at [[county fair]]s and festivals. They origin

The '''Lamborghini Diablo''' ("devil" in [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]]) was a [[sports car]] built by [[Lamborghini]] of [[Italy]] between [[1990]] and [ ...325 [[km/h]]). As in the Countach, the Diablo was rear wheel drive and the engine was mid-mounted to aid its weight balance.

...[[Italy]]. There have been five generations of the car, each separated by a period of roughly five years. | Engine || 4.1L 256hp [[V8]]<br>4.7L, 295hp [[V8]]

'''Cizeta''' Automobili srl of [[Modena]], [[Italy]] was a car manufacturer set up in the late 1980s by Claudio Zampolli (an Italian [ ...er [[Lamborghini Diablo]]'s as Gandini first proposed the design to then [[Chrysler]]-owned Lamborghini which altered the concept significantly. Gandini then b

'''Formula Two''', abbreviated to '''F2''', is a type of [[formula racing]]. It was replaced by [[Formula 3000]] in 1985, bu ...he cars and the expense involved in the series has always meant a need for a path to reach this peak. For much of the history of Formula One, Formula T

...Nurburgring#Nordschleife_map|Nürburgring Nordschleife]] (north loop). With a lap length of over 25 km, it allows the participation of more than 200 cars ...nen Nürburgring''' in German, it was introduced in 1970 by the [[ADAC]] as a real race, unlike the earlier endurance contests that covered 12h, 24h (in

...is a device which mixes [[air]] and [[fuel]] for an [[internal-combustion engine]]. Carburetors are still found in small engines and in older or specialized ...s were almost ubiquitous, partly because a downdraft unit is ideal for [[V engine]]s. In Europe, the side-draft replaced downdraft as underbonnet space decre

...not improve a vehicle's cornering performance; rather it helps to minimize a loss of control. The [[NHTSA]] estimates 5,300-9,600 traffic fatalities co ...development of excessive lateral acceleration while turning. Although not a ‘true’ modern stability control system, trace control monitors steering

...n built [[Laforza]] for the US and European markets was a 4WD vehicle with a transfer case to select low range or high range 4WD.]] ...24px|The [[Lamborghini Murciélago]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers the front via a [[viscous coupling unit]] if the rear slips.]]

...emerged in the early days of the automobile industry. There is [[#Pre-War|a section]] for early superlatives, however. ===Engine capacity/displacement===

...as designed and built, the [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|GP1914]] which featured a four cylinder, double overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder and twin ...9 since parts for the completion of 105 cars were still lying at the A.L.F.A. factory since 1915. In 1920, the name of the company was changed to Alfa R

...ard during the race, as he was the only driver in the race driving without a riding mechanic, who checked the oil pressure and let the driver know when ...ders. His technical developments allowed him to be indirectly connected to a history of success that would last into the mid-1970s.

...ving in a straight line. Handling and braking are the major components of a vehicle's "active" safety. The maximum lateral acceleration is sometimes d == Factors that affect a car's handling ==

...history of its technical regulations; see [[Formula One regulations]] for a summary of the technical rule changes. Although the world championship has ...racing category in worldwide motorsport. It was initially known as Formula A, but the name Formula One was widely used