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• Two-wheel drive
  '''Two wheel drive''' or '''2WD''' describes vehicles with a [[drivetrain]] that allows two [[wheel]]s to receive power from the == Four-wheeled vehicles ==
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• Transaxle
  Many [[MR layout|mid]] and [[RR layout|rear-engined]] vehicles use a [[transverse engine]] and transaxle, similar to a front wheel drive u ...Aurelia]], and was conceived by the legendary [[Vittorio Jano]]. Earlier vehicles had used similar designs, including the 1914 [[Stutz Bearcat]].
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• Torque steering
  ...luence of the engine torque on the steering for some [[front-wheel drive]] vehicles. For example, during full acceleration the steering may pull to one side, w ...d slip differential|limited slip differentials]] for [[front-wheel drive]] vehicles, which help to reduce the amount of torque steer and improve cornering.
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• Lamborghini LMA002
  {{Lamborghini vehicles}} [[Category:Lamborghini vehicles|LMA002]]
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• Lamborghini Genesis
  {{Lamborghini vehicles}} [[Category:Bertone vehicles]]
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• Axle
  ...the wheels relative to each other and to the vehicle body. Since for most vehicles the wheels are the only part touching the ground, the axles must bear the w ...y be slowed by applying force to brake the rotation of the axle. Consumer vehicles' brakes are part of the wheel assembly and therefore exert friction on the
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• Fiat 133
  {{Early European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Turbina]]
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• De Tomaso P70
  [[Category:De Tomaso vehicles|Mangusta]] [[Category:Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive vehicles]]
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• Drivetrain
  ...his includes the utilisation of multiple power sources and non wheel based vehicles. ...c vehicles powered from the grid with low hydraulic energy share and also vehicles using energy storage with high losses (some battery types, ultra- or superc
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• FR layout
  ...[Ford Mustang]], [[Chevrolet Corvette]], and originally [[Germany|German]] vehicles from [[BMW]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]]. The [[Oil crisis]] of the 1970s and the ...FF by 1990; only GM and Ford retained FR for their luxury and performance vehicles.
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• Ferrari GG50
  ...sign. Some cues, such as the steering wheel, derives from Ferrari's [[F1]] vehicles of the past. Unique parts of the GG50 are its dashboard and the fact that t [[Category:Ferrari vehicles|GG50]]
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• RWD
  ...ial (mechanics)|differential]] between the rear axles. Some [[FR layout]] vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at ...r recent rear wheel drive vehicles. See also [[:Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]].
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• Semi-trailing arm suspension
  ...where they can allow for a flatter floor and more cargo room. Many small vehicles feature a [[MacPherson strut]] front suspension and trailing-arm rear axle.
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• MacPherson strut
  ...ile|car]] [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]] system widely used in modern vehicles, named after [[Earl S. MacPherson]], an engineer who developed the design f ...se engine|transverse]] oriented engines such as most [[front wheel drive]] vehicles have. For those reasons, it has become almost ubiquitous with manufacture
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• Rear-engine design
  [[Category:Rear-engined vehicles]]
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• Rear-wheel drive
  ...ial (mechanics)|differential]] between the rear axles. Some [[FR layout]] vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at ...r recent rear wheel drive vehicles. See also [[:Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]].
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• Open wheel
  ...gines, are often considered the fastest and most exciting to drive racing vehicles available, and the best way for aspiring racers to learn their craft. Virt
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• Open-wheel
  ...gines, are often considered the fastest and most exciting to drive racing vehicles available, and the best way for aspiring racers to learn their craft. Virt
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• Independent suspension
  ...modern vehicles have '''independent front suspension''' ('''IFS'''). Many vehicles also have an '''independent rear suspension''' ('''IRS'''). IRS, as the na ...locity joint|constant-velocity (CV) joints]] used in [[front wheel drive]] vehicles.
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• Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta
  {{Ferrari vehicles}} [[Category:Ferrari vehicles|P540 Superfast Aperta]]
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• Live axle
  ...the vertical and lateral movements of the axle. Others, particularly older vehicles, use [[Hotchkiss drive]], in which the leaf springs provide axle location a ...it can easily be made stronger and more robust, which is an advantage for vehicles with substantial power or that are intended for rugged and/or off-road usag
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• Front-wheel drive
  ...r]]s, where the engine drives the front [[wheel]]s. Most front wheel drive vehicles today feature [[transverse engine|transverse]] engine mounting, though many ...rary [[Cord 810|810]] from [[Cord Automobile]] in the United States. These vehicles featured a [[mid-engine]] front wheel drive design — the engine was behin
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• Mid-engine design
  ...[axle]] (if engine is behind driver). Exceptions typically involve larger vehicles of unusual length or height in which the passengers can share space between
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• Beam axle
  ...low-cost, [[front-wheel drive]] cars, particularly [[minivan]]s and other vehicles placing a great emphasis on maximum internal volume.
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• Maserati Sebring
  [[Category:Maserati vehicles|Sebring]] [[Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles|Maserati Sebring]]
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• AMX/3
  [[Category:Classic vehicles]] [[Category:Mid-engined vehicles]]
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• Bandini 1100 (1946)
  ...ith an elegant, sinuous and sports at the same time. The great [[Calandra (vehicles) | grille]] central vertical elements, flanked by large groups optical, str
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• De Dion tube
  ...Cosmo]], [[Alfa Romeo GTV6]], and [[Rover P6]] are examples of production vehicles using this suspension.
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• Double wishbone
  ...es look A or L shaped. An L shaped arm is generally preferred on passenger vehicles because it allows a better compromise of handling and comfort to be tuned i ...istics, load handling capability and are still found on higher performance vehicles.
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• Romeo Autotutto
  .... The A11/A12 were open vehicles such as a pick-up and F11/F12 were closed vehicles minibus. The model could now only be available with petrol engine of 1290 c
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• Autograss
  ...with a restrictor, to even out performance amongst the vast collection of vehicles used. ...gine with the lightness to allow better handling than the heavier class 10 vehicles. The capacity limits are between 1421cc and 2070cc and any modifications ar
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• Unsprung weight
  ...ps in roads made of logs. These cause sustained wheel bounce in subsequent vehicles, enlarging the bumps.
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• Lamborghini Silhouette
  [[Category:Lamborghini vehicles|Silhouette]] [[Category:Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive vehicles]] <!-- from [[List of MR Cars]]; need a citation -->
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• Trailing arm
  ...where they can allow for a flatter floor and more cargo room. Many small vehicles feature a [[MacPherson strut]] front suspension and trailing-arm rear axle.
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• Shifter
  ...[[engine]] from the [[drivetrain]] and [[wheel]]s. Automatic transmission vehicles, and those with [[continuously variable transmission]] gearboxes, do not re ...he [[dashboard]]), the transmission tunnel, or directly on the floor. Some vehicles, especially older models, have a [[column shift]] where the lever is mounte
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• MF layout
  ...Longitudinal engine|longitudinal]] mounted engines; [[transverse]] engined vehicles are possible in theory if the issue of passenger footwell location is addre
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• Autobianchi Stellina
  [[Category:Classic vehicles]] [[Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]]
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...ial (mechanics)|differential]] between the rear axles. Some [[FR layout]] vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at ...r recent rear wheel drive vehicles. See also [[:Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]].
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• Front wheel drive
  ...]]s, where the engine drives the front [[wheel]]s. Most front wheel drive vehicles today feature [[transverse engine|transverse]] engine mounting, though many ...Saab 92]] predates it) although its mechanical layout differed from modern vehicles, since the transmission was built into the [[sump]] of the engine, and driv
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• Three wheeler
  ...rchangeably, but the term ''three-wheeler'' is more often applied to motor vehicles. ...at of a motorcycle and the rear axle similar to that of a car. Often such vehicles are owner&ndash;constructed using a portion of a rear&ndash;engine, rear&nd
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• Drum brake
  ...inder (engine)|cylinder]] and [[piston]]s (as in the picture), though some vehicles continued with purely-mechanical systems for decades. Some designs have two ...e|hybrid]] car using drum rear brakes is the [[Toyota]] [[Prius]]. (Hybrid vehicles greatly reduce everyday wear on braking systems owing to their energy recov
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• Iveco Massif
  ...Defender as the [[body-on-frame]] construction is better suited to utility vehicles which are intended for towing or carrying heavy loads. ...d as Iveco have recently signed up as the main sponsor of the team. Launch vehicles have been displayed with black body work and ‘tribal’ graphics which ar
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• Ferrari California
  {{Ferrari vehicles}} [[Category:Ferrari vehicles|California]]
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• Alfa Romeo 20/30 HP ES Sport
  [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|20/30 HP ES Sport]]
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• Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
  ...le to feature [[dihedral doors]], also known as [[butterfly doors]]. Other vehicles which feature doors of this nature include the [[Toyota Sera]], [[McLaren F ...gine bore no relation to the mass-produced units in Alfa's more mainstream vehicles. Race engineer [[Carlo Chiti]] designed an [[oversquare]] (78 mm bore x 52
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• 2 plus 2
  Many vehicles may fall into the definition, and there is no official body offering a stri
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• Alfa Romeo P1
  [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|P1]]
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• FF layout
  ...and packaging advantages of this layout caused many compact and mid-sized vehicles to adopt it. Because the transversely-mounted engine does not require a be
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• Casalini (Motorcycle)
  ...rs and later, they also did [[mopeds]], [[motorcycles]] and light delivery vehicles.
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• Lamborghini LM004
  {{Lamborghini vehicles}} [[Category:Lamborghini vehicles|LM004]]
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• All wheel drive
  ...gine]] simultaneously. While many people think exclusively of [[off-road]] vehicles, powering all four wheels provides better control on slick ice and is an im ...erms are thus quite vague in modern usage, with AWD being used to describe vehicles with a wide variety of very different drivetrains.
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• Autobianchi Primula
  ...ess crucial nameplate, for which it was an entry into a whole new class of vehicles. [[Category:Classic vehicles]]
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• Sports car
  ...with more power or performance than is typical for cars in general. Often vehicles in the [[muscle car]], performance sedan/saloon or [[grand tourer]] (GT) ca ...facturers of sports cars have sought to increase the practicality of their vehicles by increasing the seating room.
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• Ausonia
  ...dquarters were in [[Milan]] and Sesto San workshops [[Giovanni]]. Electric vehicles were in vogue earlier this century because they were much more practical th Several of them managed to give a classic look to their vehicles by providing them with rear-wheel drive and concealing the batteries in dou
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• Maserati V8RI
  ....maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri63c.htm maserati-alfieri.co.uk] on all four vehicles at [[Roosevelt Field]] in [[New York]] (1939). [[Category:Maserati vehicles|V8RI]]
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• Maserati 5000 GT
  [[Category:Maserati vehicles|5000 GT]] [[Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]]
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• Bugatti Type 1
  [[Category:Bugatti vehicles|1]]
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• Amilcar C4
  [[Category:Amilcar vehicles]]
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• 1300/1500
  [[Siata]], the Italian [[car tuning|tuning]] accessories and special vehicles manufacturer, devised a model called '''TS''' or '''1500 TS''' that differe {{Early European Fiat vehicles}}
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• Wishbone suspension
  ...es look A or L shaped. An L shaped arm is generally preferred on passenger vehicles because it allows a better compromise of handling and comfort to be tuned i ...istics, load handling capability and are still found on higher performance vehicles.
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• Lancia Fulvia Dunja
  [[Category:Lancia vehicles|Fulvia Dunja]]
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• Lancia Dialfa-18HP
  [[Category:Lancia vehicles|Dialfa-18HP]]
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• Flat-6
  ...a result of this unique layout, Subaru now specializes in all-wheel drive vehicles.
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• Maserati 8CM
  [[Category:Maserati vehicles|V8RI]]
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• Lamborghini Bravo
  {{Lamborghini vehicles}} [[Category:Lamborghini vehicles|Bravo]]
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• Alfa Romeo RL
  [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|RL]]
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• Group N
  ...oup N''' refers to a set of [[motorsport]] rules for 'standard' production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the "Showroom Class". This contrasts with the [[Group A]] all-out competition production-derived vehicles. Group N cars are limited in terms of modifications made from standard spec
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• Spoiler (automotive)
  ...performance [[sports cars]], although they have become common on passenger vehicles, as well. Some spoilers are added to cars primarily for styling purposes a ==Passenger vehicles==
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• Fiat 3
  [[Category:Fiat vehicles|3]] [[Category:Veteran vehicles]]
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• Maserati Quattroporte II
  ...s important to de Tomaso that there was an Italian vehicle to compete with vehicles like the recently launched [[Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9]].. [[Category:Maserati vehicles|Quattroporte]]
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• Torsion beam suspension
  Some vehicles use torsion bars to provide [[self-leveling suspension|automatic leveling]] General Motors has used torsion bars since 1966, starting with the E-platform vehicles ([[Oldsmobile Toronado]], [[Cadillac Eldorado]]), 4 wheel drive [[S-10]] pi
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• Rubino
  ...g director [[Pietro Scaglione]]. Between 1924 and 1926 approximately 100 [[vehicles]] were produced.
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• Ferrari 360 GTC
  [[Category:Ferrari vehicles|360 GTC]]
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• Ducati 1198
  [[Category:Vehicles introduced in 2009]]
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• Fiat 850
  {{Early European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|850]]
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• Four-wheel drive
  ...s. The third differential is in the center. This setup is used on most AWD vehicles to this day.]] ...wheels all the time (e.g., a [[Subaru Impreza]]), whereas 4WD is used for vehicles designed primarily for heavy off-road use, normally with a low range transf
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• Powertrain
  ...his includes the utilisation of multiple power sources and non–wheel-based vehicles. ...nce may suffer. The motor vehicle industry doubts that customers may adopt vehicles in which acceleration responsiveness is reduced. This type of riding has be
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• Ferrari 288 GTO
  {{Ferrari vehicles}} [[Category:Ferrari vehicles|GTO]]
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• Hand brake
  ...g and hence more energy is transferred to the disfigurement of the crashed vehicles. A number of production vehicles have been made with a separate drum brake on the transmission tailshaft. Th
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• Alfa Romeo 2500
  [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|6C]] [[Category:Classic vehicles]]
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• Body Frame Integral
  ...industry. It has become the main technique for chassis assembly for most vehicles except trucks and large [[sport utility vehicle]]s, replacing the tradition
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• Fiat Barchetta
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Barchetta]]
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• Lamborghini Cheetah
  *'''[[GI Joe]]''': The Cheetah’s styling was used to create several vehicles for [[GI Joe]]. Beginning with the VAMP [Multi-Purpose Attack Vehicle] whic ...of accessories, for the [[MacGyver]] TV show. The package included several vehicles. However, according to the description, the only ones scaled for the 3 3/4-
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• Ferrari 458 Italia
  {{Ferrari vehicles}} [[Category:Ferrari vehicles|458 Italia]]
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• Alfa Romeo Diva
  [[Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]] [[Category:Alfa Romeo concept vehicles]]
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• Inboard brake
  ...r E-Type]] and [[Citroën 2CV]]. The [[Hummer H1]] is one of the few modern vehicles fitted with inboard brakes, although this addition was ostensibly to accomm
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• Fiat 1400
  [[Category:Fiat vehicles|1400]] [[Category:Vehicles introduced in 1950]]
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• Volugrafo
  ...have two people sitting next to each other. The steering wheel was in the vehicles center. The vehicle has a length of only 2.4 meters and a height of only 90 ===Surving vehicles ===
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• Differential (mechanics)
  In an [[automobile]] and other wheeled vehicles, a '''differential''' is a device, usually consisting of [[gear]]s, for all ...ls with equal force, while allowing them to rotate at different speeds. In vehicles without a differential, such as [[Kart racing|kart]]s, both driving wheels
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• Maserati Shamal
  [[Category:Maserati vehicles|Shamal]] [[Category:Luxury vehicles]]
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• Minimotor
  ...9 cc, with a transmission roller with 88 ot 87cc, is intended to transport vehicles.
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• Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
  [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|Giulietta]]
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• Bugatti Prototypes
  [[Bugatti]] created a number of prototype vehicles which never reached full production. [[Category:Bugatti vehicles|Prototypes]]
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• Ferrari FF
  [[Category:All-wheel-drive vehicles]] [[Category:Ferrari vehicles|FF]]
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• Alfa Romeo 20/30 HP
  [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|Torpedo 20/30 HP]]
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• Steering
  ...traight line. Other arrangements are sometimes found on different types of vehicles, for example, a [[tiller]] or rear–wheel steering. [[Tracked vehicle]]s s ...recirculating ball]] mechanism, which is still found on trucks and utility vehicles. This is a variation on the older [[worm and sector]] design; the steering
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• FRAM
  ...cars. They had ceased trade in [[Italy]] in 1906. From 1904 to 1907 these vehicles were produced in Canton (North America) by the company ''Cantono'' Electric
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• Alfa Romeo 156
  [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|156]] [[Category:Front wheel drive vehicles]]
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• Alfa Romeo Gran Sport Quattroruote
  [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|Gran Sport Quattroruote]] [[Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]]
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• Alfa Romeo 169
  [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|169]]
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