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• Semi-trailing arm suspension
  ...) the [[axle]] and the [[chassis]]. Simple trailing-arm designs in [[live axle]] setups often use just two or three links and a [[Panhard rod]] to locate A '''semi-trailing arm suspension''' is an [[independent rear suspension]] system for [[automobile]]s in which each [[wheel]] hub is loca
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• Beam axle
  [[Image:Solid_Axle.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Solid axle]] and [[Panhard rod]] on a 2002 [[Mazda MPV]]]] ...is sometimes called a '''dead axle'''. Beam axles are commonly used at the rear wheels of a vehicle.
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• Live axle
  A '''live axle''' is a type of [[beam axle]] [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension system]] that uses the [[driveshaft]]s A live axle consists of a central [[differential (mechanics)|differential]] mated to tu
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• Axle
  ...axle, with bearings or bushings provided at the mounting points where the axle is supported. Sometimes, especially on [[bicycle]]s, the latter type is re ...em (typically a [[electric motor|motor]]) exerts a rotational force on the axle, which is transferred to the wheel(s) to accelerate the vehicle.
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• Trailing arm
  [[Image:Axle - Semi trailing-arm 23.gif|thumb|Semi-trailing arm suspension|Semi-trailing ...to the rear of) the [[axle]] and the [[chassis]]. It is used on the front axle.
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• Panhard rod
  ...sion (vehicle)|suspension]] system that provides lateral location of the [[axle]]. Originally invented by the [[Panhard]] automobile company of [[France]] ...nal direction. This arrangement is not usually used with a [[leaf spring]] rear suspension, where the springs themselves supply enough lateral rigidity, bu
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• Swing axle
  ...he wheels - the wheels are always perpendicular to the driveshafts. Swing axle suspensions traditionally used [[leaf spring]]s and [[shock absorber]]s. Pr This type of suspension was considered better than the more typical [[solid axle]] for two reasons:
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• Bugatti Type 1
  ...Stucchi]] in [[1898]]. It had four engines, two on each side of the rear axle.
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• FMR layout
  ...since the engine is still in the front of the car, and FMR cars still have rear wheel [[Powertrain|drivetrain]]s. ...ally have FMR layouts, as a rear engine would not leave much space for the rear seats.
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• Independent suspension
  ...ndependent rear suspension AWD.jpg|thumb|right|A [[MacPherson strut]] type rear independent suspension on an [[Four-wheel drive|AWD]] car. The anti-roll ba ...other. This is contrasted with a [[beam axle]], [[live axle]] or [[deDion axle|deDion]] system in which the wheels are linked - movement on one side affec
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• Watt's linkage
  ...c, thus introducing a sideways component into the vertical movement of the axle, the Watt's linkage ensures pure vertical motion. ...t around their outboard mountings cancel each other in their effect on the axle and are instead taken up by the center member's rotation about its axis.
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• Rear-engine design
  ...e [[center of gravity]] of the [[engine]] itself is actually past the rear axle. This is not to be confused with the center of gravity of the whole vehicl Rear engined cars are almost always [[rear wheel drive]], a layout known as [[RR layout|RR]]. The exception is certain
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• Transaxle
  ...car as the driven wheels: the [[FF layout|front wheel drive]], [[RR layout|rear wheel drive]] and [[MR layout|mid-engined]] arrangements. Many [[MR layout|mid]] and [[RR layout|rear-engined]] vehicles use a [[transverse engine]] and transaxle, similar to a
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• Ackermann steering geometry
  ...a centre point somewhere along a line extending from the axis of the fixed axle. The steered wheels must be angled so that they are both at 90 degrees to a ...a line drawn between the steering [[kingpin]]s and the centre of the rear axle. The steering pivot points are joined by a rigid bar, the tie rod, which ca
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• Gallia
  ...at for the driver. It was equipped with several engines fitted on the rear axle with the battery housed under the floor. A slightly different version, call ...e and delivered the power to the wheels via a [[cardan shaft]] to the rear axle. Two years after manufacturing began the production was abandoned and the p
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• Torque steering
  ...he amount torque from the front axle by passing part of torque to the rear axle. This is achieved on [[all-wheel-drive]] (AWD) vehicles with full-time AWD, Note that the [[rear-wheel-drive]] vehicles do not suffer from the torque steer since the engine
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• Mid-engine design
  ...ent of an [[automobile]] [[internal-combustion engine|engine]] between the rear and front axles. Another term for this is mid-ship, though that term is us ...cle is also rear-drive (as almost all of them are) the added weight on the rear tires can also improve acceleration on slippery surfaces, providing much of
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• FART
  ...nd could seat up to four. Versions were offered with two set of wheels per axle and an extra gear reduction, enabling it to crawl up a 40 per cent gradient
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• FR layout
  ...here the [[engine]] is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. This was the traditional automobile layout for most of the 20th century. ...han about 200bhp, as the weight transference during acceleration loads the rear wheels and increases grip.
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• Iveco Massif
  ...ssary for the majority of driving conditions. The Massif is usually in 4x2 rear wheel drive unless 4-wheel drive is engaged. ...sedly to reduce wear. An optional [[limited slip differential|limited slip rear differential]] is also an available to improve off-road ability by reducing
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• RR layout
  ...e [[center of gravity]] of the [[engine]] itself is actually past the rear axle. This is not to be confused with the center of gravity of the vehicle itse ...rs with the front wheels, it is better for the engine to be located in the rear of the car - either a RR or MR design.
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• De Sanctis
  ...600, to 4 marce + RM. Drum brakes on the four wheels. Front tires 5,20x12. Rear 5,20x14. ...600, to 4 marce + RM. Drum brakes on the four wheels. Front tires 5,20x12. Rear 5,20x14.
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• Maserati 8CM
  |Front suspension || rigid axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers |Rear suspension || live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers
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• Sway bar
  ...es around its roll axis. The roll axis is a line that joins the front and rear roll centers (SAEJ670e). If the vertical distance between the roll axis an ...ndersteer effect. Increasing the proportion of roll stiffness at the rear axle will have the opposite effect and decrease understeer.
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• Hydragas
  ...omise of car suspension by interconnecting the suspension of the front and rear of the car in some way. Hydragas attempted to perform the same function an ...lic fluid, and then connecting the displacer to its neighbour on the other axle. This is unlike the Citroën system, which uses hydraulic fluid continuous
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• MF layout
  ...ve layout]] (FF), the [[center of mass]] of the engine is behind the front axle. This layout is typically chosen for its better weight distribution (the h ...ine placed in front of the driver's compartment but fully behind the front axle line also qualifies as ''mid-engine''.
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• Lancia Dialfa-18HP
  ...ansmission]]'': tree with [[cardan joint|joints]] [[rear traction|traction rear wheel]] [[clutch (mechanical)|clutch]] Multi bath oil; exchange (box in [[a ...efore rigid axle and leaf spring longitudinal semiellittiche, behind rigid axle with leaf spring longitudinal 3/4 ellipse
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• Ausonia
  ...em managed to give a classic look to their vehicles by providing them with rear-wheel drive and concealing the batteries in double bottoms. ...o any carriage ride by simply removing and replacing the pole at the front axle.
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• Front-engine design
  ...bile]] [[internal-combustion engine|engine]] in front of or on the front [[axle]]. '''[[FR layout|Front engine, rear wheel drive]]'''
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• Lancia Eta-30/50HP
  *''[[transmission]]'': Tree with [[cardan joint|joints]], traction on the rear wheels, dry clutch multidisc, [[change(mechanical)|exchange]] ( box in alum ...fore rigid axle and longitudinal leaf springs semiellittiche, behind drive axle with longitudinal leaf springs semiellittiche
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• De Dion tube
  ...r is it intended to flex. In suspension geometry it is close to the [[beam axle|trailing beam suspension]] most recently seen on the [[front wheel drive]] # Compared to a fully independent rear suspension the ability to refine the dynamic response of the vehicle is som
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• MacPherson strut
  ...px|right|A simple MacPherson strut suspension on the left front wheel of a rear-wheel drive vehicle.]] ...ing]] pivot ([[kingpin]]) as well as a suspension mounting for the wheel. Rear struts of a similar design are properly called [[Chapman strut]]s.
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• Bugatti Prototypes
  ...though the Type 36 project was more of an experiment. At first, the rear axle was bolted directly to the frame with no springs. In [[1926]], Bugatti add ...Electric braking was allowed, and both hand- and foot-brakes operated on rear wheel drums. Four forward speeds were available, and the vehicle could acc
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• Unsprung weight
  ...ane (such as a [[rear-wheel drive]] car with [[Hotchkiss drive]], a [[live axle]] supported by simple [[leaf spring]]s), vertical forces exerted by acceler ...g weight by connecting them directly to the body (as in a [[de Dion tube]] rear suspension). Lightweight materials, such as [[aluminum]], [[plastic]], [[ca
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• Subframe
  ...s a natural development from a car with a full chassis, separate front and rear subframes are used in modern vehicles to reduce the overall weight and cost # A simple "axle" type which usually carries the lower control arms and steering rack.
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• Carrozza Di Bordino
  ...system consisting of con rods directly linked to a crankshaft-shaped rear axle, and consumed 30kg of coal per hour.
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• Front-wheel drive
  ...decades were positioned [[longitudinal engine|longitudinal]]ly instead. [[Rear-wheel drive]] was the traditional standard while [[four-wheel drive]] is al ...namic prowess of [[BMW]], who have tenaciously stuck with the conventional rear wheel drive layout for all its vehicles.
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• Rubino
  ...place through a 4-speed [[transmission]] and a [[drive shaft]] to the rear axle. Because of many unforeseen events, the car did not go to mass production.
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• RWD
  ...the front of the vehicle, but the [[MR layout|mid engine]] and [[RR layout|rear engine]] layouts are also used. ...the rear axles. Some [[FR layout]] vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front.
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• Zambon
  ...gave its power over a four-speed transmission and a driveshaft to the rear axle. Then they planned a sports and touring under the name "5 Z" was to be cons
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• Torsion beam suspension
  ...es in a lever, mounted perpendicular to the bar, that is attached to the [[axle]] of the suspension arm or wishbone. Vertical motion of the wheel causes th ...s used all round independent torsion bar suspension, along with air cooled rear engines. Also in the 1930s, prototypes of the first [[Volkswagen Beetle]] i
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• Menon
  ...alcohol/gasoline mixture, but the transmission was not. A drum on the rear axle was driven positively by a belt. Changing gears were not done by pulleys, a
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• Bugatti Type 10
  ...uspended the front with no suspension at all in the rear. Cables operated rear [[drum brake]]s. ...bsp;in) wheelbase. It had a six-sided radiator in front and semi-elliptic rear [[leaf spring]]s.
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• Alfa Romeo GTV6
  ...but it retained its unique rear-mounted transaxle and [[deDion axle|deDion rear suspension]].
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• Alfa Romeo AR 51
  |Rear track || ...suspension::  || colspan="5" align="center" | [[Live axle|Live]] rear axle
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• Rear-wheel drive
  ...the front of the vehicle, but the [[MR layout|mid engine]] and [[RR layout|rear engine]] layouts are also used. ...the rear axles. Some [[FR layout]] vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front.
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• Strale
  ...4-speed [[gearbox]] and all-independent suspension featuring De Dion rear axle, and the company claimed a 180mph (290 km/h) top speed. The bodywork was de
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• Ferrari 159
  ...sion with transverse [[leaf spring]]s in front with a [[live axle]] in the rear. However, [[Gioacchino Colombo]]'s [[V12 engine]] was enlarged from 1.5&nb
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• 1300/1500
  ...ntional cars, with longitudinally, front-mounted engines powering the rear axle via a four-speed [[manual transmission]]. The engines employed were two ver Image:1966 Fiat 1500 rear view.jpg|1966 Fiat 1500 rear
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• Opes
  |Rear Suspension || rigid axle with coil springs Petroleum |Brakes || Drum front and rear
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• RMR layout
  ...]] relatively low). The layout has a tendency toward being heavier in the rear than the front, which allows for best balance to be achieved under accelera ...acing cars, RMR is the usual configuration and is usually synonymous with "rear engine". Due to its favorable weight dynamics, this layout is heavily emplo
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• Ollearo
  |Suspension || rear axle suspended on leaf springs, hydraulic shock absorbers ...modified to accommodate a small engine connected to a direct drive to the rear wheel with a belt. The vehicle attracted much interest, so ''Ollearo'' deci
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• Alfa Romeo P2
  | Rigid Axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction shocks ! Suspension (rear)
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• Camber angle
  ...he top of the wheel is further out than the bottom (that is, away from the axle), it is called '''positive camber''', if the bottom of the wheel is further
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• Ferrari 159 S
  ...sion with transverse [[leaf spring]]s in front with a [[live axle]] in the rear. However, [[Gioacchino Colombo]]'s [[V12 engine]] was enlarged from 1.5&nb
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• Flat-6
  The shape of the engine suits it better for [[rear engine]] and [[mid-engine]] designs, where the low [[center of gravity]] is .... The longest surviving flat-six engined model, the [[Porsche 911]], is a rear-engined sports car with acceptably compromised interior room and a long his
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• Ferrari 246 F1
  ...d-engined]], as the engine was in front of the rear axle, but described as rear engined in references, as was the practice in 1960. Ferrari, the 246P Formu
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• Aguzzoli
  ...tive feature of Condor was a centrally placed engine, in front of the rear axle - a solution that (such as sports cars, not racing) first appeared here ver
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• Flat-twin
  ...ed the use of a conventional motorcycle drivetrain by belt or chain to the rear wheel. However, in this layout, the front cylinder is heavily cooled and the rear cylinder receives comparatively little cooling.
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• Ferrari 256 F1
  ...d-engined]], as the engine was in front of the rear axle, but described as rear engined in references, as was the practice in 1960. Ferrari, the 246P Formu
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• Ferrari 125
  ...e]] in the rear. Hydraulic power [[drum brake]]s were specified front and rear.
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• Fiat 124 Sport Spider
  ...ard extending radius rods to react braking and acceleration and to control axle wind-up. ...he 124 Spider Abarth which incorporated such things as an independent rear axle, hardtop, different seats, interior etc and only came in 3 colours.
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• Bandini formula 3
  [[Image:F3_bandini_retrotreno.JPG|250px|right|thumb|photos rear, highlighting disc brakes and the differential]] The box to postpone the tr ** Rear: a bridge with two rigid leaf spring semiellittiche longitudinal and [[shoc
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• Three wheeler
  ...hicles are owner–constructed using a portion of a rear–engine, rear–drive [[Volkswagen Beetle|Volkswagen "Beetle"]] in combination with a ...otorcycle-derived designs suffer from most of the weight being towards the rear of the vehicle.
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• Front wheel drive
  ...decades were positioned [[longitudinal engine|longitudinal]]ly instead. [[Rear wheel drive]] was the traditional standard while [[four wheel drive]] is al ...utch/torque converter area. The engine sits entirely in front of the front axle centerline, however, the short fore-aft length of the boxer engine allows t
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• All wheel drive
  ...mborghini Murciélago]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers the front via a VCU if the rear slips.]] ...001.jpg|thumb|right|224px|The AWD [[VW Golf]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers the rear via a multi-plate clutch if the front slips.]]
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• Slick tire
  ...ing the rear wheel housings with very wide "tubs" and narrowing the [[rear axle]] to allow room for the wider varieties of tires. Open wheel dragsters are
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...laces the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the [[mid engine]] and [[rear engine]] layouts are also used. ...the rear axles. Some [[FR layout]] vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front.
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• Automotive terms Italian to English
  | Rear axle | Rear window
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• Inovo Design
  ...ain is based on an in-line front motor (a 90° V8), rear wheel drive, and a rear transaxle. ...indshield placed behind the front axle, the high belt line, and a muscular rear fender. As a romantic touch, the air outlet is mounted on the front fender
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• Understeer
  ...by having a heavier aerodynamic load at the rear end of the car giving the rear tires more traction than the front tires. Also, suspension balance should t ...fit the unworn ones to the rear, and the best of the old ones to the front axle, for this reason. However, this is not ideal either.
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 512
  |Rear suspension || [[De Dion tube|De-Dion-axle]], longitudinal torsion bar, friction dampers, telescopic shock absorbers | Track || Front:1,320 mm (52.0 in)<br>Rear:1,310 mm (51.6 in)
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• Differential (mechanics)
  [[Image:Transmission diagram.JPG|thumb|The differential on the rear [[axle]] of a car]] ...iving wheels are forced to rotate at the same speed, usually on a common [[axle]] driven by a simple chain-drive mechanism. When cornering, the inner wheel
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• Maserati Quattroporte II
  ...ief [[Alejandro de Tomaso]] and his design staff in [[1976]]. This was a [[rear wheel drive]] car, powered by a large V8 engine. It was important to de Tom ...0.31 [[coefficient of drag|cd]]), and featured Gandini's trademark angular rear wheel arch.
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• Four-wheel drive
  ...mborghini Murciélago]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers the front via a VCU if the rear slips.]] ...001.jpg|thumb|right|224px|The AWD [[VW Golf]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers the rear via a multi-plate clutch if the front slips.]] -->
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• Maserati 3500
  ...|| [[ZF Friedrichshafen AG|ZF]] 4 speed and reverse (5-speed from 1961), Rear wheel drive *[[Girling]] 12" turbofinned [[drum brake]]s front and rear
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• Autobianchi Primula
  ...] (front engine powering the rear axle), while small cars were [[RR layout|rear-engined]]. Meanwhile, a practical concept emerged, namely the [[front-wheel ...aloon]]" concept, available with two or four doors and with or without the rear hatch (which made the car effectively a [[hatchback]]), producing four diff
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• Serpollet
  |Front suspension || Rigid Axle w/Leaf Springs |Rear suspension || Live Axle w/Leaf Springs
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• Fiat Dino
  |Rear track || The '''[[Fiat]] Dino''' is a [[FR layout|front-engined, rear-drive]] [[sports car]] manufactured between 1966 and 1973. It was an interm
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• OSI
  ...e central one was equipped with a wing adjustable when driving, whilst the rear one was fixed and included aerodynamic brakes. ...late chassis which gave a weight of 700kg. The wheelbase was 2150mm (front/rear tracks : 1310mm/1320mm) whilst the total height was only 1020mm.
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• Maserati 200S
  ...components were identical to the [[Maserati 150S]], except the rigid rear axle inherited from the [[Maserati A6]].
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• Variomatic
  With the DAF 600 - 55 each rear wheel was propelled individually by a pair of conical drums and drive belt ...rs, the 46, 66 and Volvo variants were fitted with a differentially geared axle.
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• Laforza
  ...79in, with a wheelbase of 106 in. Its width is 78.7in, the track-front and rear is 67.8in. The car has a height of 73.6in, and a ground clearance of 6.75in ...sisted rack-and-pinion steering and a power-assisted vented front disc and rear drum brakes.
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• Hand brake
  ...for the rear wheels to lock up under braking, which led to [[Oversteer|the rear of the car slewing sideways and loss of directional control and/or spinning ...ke]]s, the emergency brake typically uses the same mechanism. In cars with rear [[disc brake]]s, the emergency brake most often actuates the same system, b
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• Bugatti Type 13
  ...uspended the front with no suspension at all in the rear. Cables operated rear [[drum brake]]s. ...bsp;in) wheelbase. It had a six-sided radiator in front and semi-elliptic rear [[leaf spring]]s.
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• Alfa Romeo Sprint
  ...Alfa Romeo 33]]. There were a few prototypes of 2.5 V6 rear mounted engine rear wheel drive Sprints built but this vehicle never made full serial productio ...and modified front suspension and front brakes (no more inboard type). The rear end now had drum brakes. The Alfa Romeo Sprint was one of the best handling
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• Hans Stuck
  ...ng, the new car was very hard to master, though, due to the [[swing axle]] rear [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]] design initially adopted by Porsche (re
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• Maserati Mistral
  ...the front suspension was independent while the rear made due with a solid axle. Speed for the 3.7 liter engine and the 4.0 liter engine was around 7 seco [[Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]]
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• Lamborghini Marzal
  ...distinguished by amply glazed gullwing-doors and an equally amply louvered rear window. Propulsion was by a 2L {{Auto bhp|175|0}} in-line six engine, actua ...produced a very impressive 175 bhp. The engine was mounted behind the rear axle, angled forward 30 degrees for a better weight balance.
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• Brake fade
  especially for rear axles and trailers. ...ombardier Bi Level]] commuter cars), only one disk is used, mounted on the axle end outside the truck frame. High speed trains (such as the [[TGV]])
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• Alfa Romeo 2000
  |Suspension || Independent front suspension<br>Live rear axle
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• Bugatti Type 35
  ...were specified. [[Alloy wheel]]s were a novelty, as was the hollow front axle for reduced [[unsprung weight]].
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• Fiat 131
  ...under the transmission "tunnel", transmits the drive to a solid live rear axle. ...n was quite advanced (when using a solid live rear axle), in that the rear axle was controlled by double unequal length trailing arms and a [[panhard rod]]
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• Dagrada
  ...ably [[Giancarlo Baghetti]] who one a race at Monza, but the advent of the rear-engined British invasion saw their decline by the end of 1960. ...ar frame with Fiat 1100 front suspension and whatever live axle fit at the rear. Dagrada, always an engine man, would do it his way. While virtually every
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• Fiat 24-32 HP
  *solid front axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, solid rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs
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• Maserati Type 61
  |Suspension || [[Double wishbone suspension|Double wishbone]] front and rear ...frame concept. All models included independent front wheels, de Dion rear axle, 4 disc brakes and 5 gear transmission.
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• Transmission
  ...t shaft towards the engine, and the output shaft towards the rear axle (on rear wheel drive cars). The shaft is suspended by the main [[bearing (mechanical ...Multiplying the number of sprocket gears in front with the number to the rear gives the number of different gear ratios, often called "speeds". A 21-spe
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• Flat engine
  ...later models are water-cooled. These automobiles situate the engine in the rear rather than the front, where its width does not interfere with the steering ...nge and, combined with the mounting position immediately ahead of the rear axle, offer a low center of gravity and more neutral handling.
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• Autosud
  ...laced it at the end of the Fiat 1100 transmission shaft. We used the stock rear suspension from the 600. [[File:As5.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''At the rear, the 600 axle, bearing support, coil over shock and control arm can be seen.''']]
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