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• Straight-6
  ...mewhat difficult to make smooth-running. The widespread use of front-wheel-drive and transverse ("east-west") engine configurations in smaller cars saw that ...re [[rear wheel drive]], but Volvo builds cars equipped with [[front wheel drive]] and a [[transverse engine|transverse]] straight six.
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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 In nearly all cases, downforce and drag increase as the speed of the vehicle increases.
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• Torsion beam suspension
  ...to the [[axle]] of the suspension arm or wishbone. Vertical motion of the wheel causes the bar to rotate along its axis and is resisted by the bar's [[Tors ...l-change mode where the vehicle is raised on three axles and the remaining wheel is lifted off the ground without the aid of a jack.
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• Laforza
  ...e in the US and Europe. Production of other models, including its armoured vehicles, is scheduled for Spring/Summer 2001. The bodywork is styled by the automot ...European touring sedan handling and a technologically advanced four-wheel drive. Laforza can easily handle hazardous weather and bad road conditions.
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• Maserati Bora
  | Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|RMR layout]] ...was created by [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] for Ital Design, fabrication of the all-steel panels being contracted to [[officine padane|Officine Padane]] of Mod
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• Fiat 850
  ...manual: synchromesh on top 3 ratios<br>(earlier models)<br>4 speed manual: all- synchromesh <br>(later models) The '''[[Fiat]] 850''' was a small [[rear engine|rear-engined]] [[rear wheel drive]] [[car]] in the tradition of the [[Renault Dauphine]] and was produced bet
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• Fiat 128
  ...rs. The [[1972]] 128 3P version also was the first [[hatchback]] with this drive-train layout (other 128 models retained the more conventional boot). Howeve ...hed in [[1971]] used a 1290cc unit. Also in 1971, the [[Sport Coupe]], an all-new coupe body on a 128 platform, was unveiled at the [[Turin Motor Show]],
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• Maserati Mistral
  | Drive || [[FR layout]] ...bile was standard with a five speed transmission from ZF and also had four wheel solid disc brakes. As was Maserati's practice at the time the front suspen
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• Lamborghini Reventón
  ...ting one million [[euro]]s. The official press release stated that only 20 vehicles would be released to the public, with one additional car (marked as 0/20) p Although the exterior is all new, almost all the mechanical elements (including the engine) are taken directly from the
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• Autobianchi
  ...vehicles; these concepts included [[fibreglass]] bodies and [[front-wheel drive]]. ...anics)|transmission]] and [[Differential (mechanics)|differential]] (final drive) that has become prevalent in its cars today. This car competed with the [[
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• Electronic Stability Control
  ...; since Mercedes-Benz could not afford to be perceived as marketing unsafe vehicles, every A-Class was retrofitted with ESC at great expense. ...s drive-wheel slip under acceleration and individually brakes the slipping wheel or wheels, and/or reduces excess engine power, until control is regained. E
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• Sport compact
  ...[subcompact car]]. They are typically are [[front engine]]d, [[front wheel drive]] cars driven by a [[naturally aspirated]] [[straight-4]] [[gasoline engine ...d to several compromises when it comes to performance, such as front wheel drive, conservative engine design, and platform sharing. [[Electronic control uni
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• Ferrari 348
  The '''Ferrari 348''' is a [[RMR layout|mid-engined, rear wheel drive]] [[V8]]-powered 2-seat [[sports car]], replacing the [[Ferrari 328|328]] i All 348s were shipped with dual-computer, double-redundant Anti-Lock Braking sy
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• Lancia Fulvia
  ...p;cc (and 1199&nbsp;cc engine for Greece) and restyled body with a longer wheel base. ...with light alloy 13 inch 6J wheels and the close ratio 5 speed gearbox and wheel arch extensions.
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• World Rally Car
  ...engine capacity to 2.0 [[litres]], adding a [[turbocharger]], [[four wheel drive]], [[active differential]], sequential [[gearbox]] and [[aerodynamic]] apen ...]], which have no road car with a turbocharged petrol engine or four wheel drive.
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• Fiat Tempra
  ...iscontinued in 1992 due to the new [[European emission standards]]and thus all models from 1992 on had catalytic converters and electronic injection. Tran ...same project were [[Lancia Dedra]] (Tempra's most similar cousin, sharing all the mechanical components), [[Lancia Delta]] second generation, [[Alfa Rome
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• Lamborghini Jalpa
  | Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|RMR layout]] Compared to the Countach, the Jalpa was much easier to drive, having better visibility and being more tractable in heavy traffic and at
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• Lancia Dedra
  ...gon]], remained popular on the Italian market until it was replaced by the all-new [[Lancia Lybra|Lybra]]. ...he perfect driving position was helped by the adjustable seats, [[steering wheel]] and electrically adjustable mirrors. Safety, both passive with a structur
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• Limited slip differential
  ...case, the contacting wheel will remain stationary, and the non-contacting wheel will rotate at twice its intended velocity – the [[torque]] transmitted w ...iscous). The latter is gaining ground especially in modern all-wheel drive vehicles, and generally requires less maintenance than the mechanical type.
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• Lamborghini Aventador
  | class="lightbg" id="car_specsright" | ceramic discs, all-round, ABS | class="lightbg" id="car_specsleft" | Drive
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