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• Sports car
  A '''sports car''' is a type of [[automobile]] designed for sporting performance. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have t A car may be ''sporting'' without being a sports car. Performance modifications of regular cars, such as [[muscle car]]s, [[hot hatch]]es and
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• Crossflow cylinder head
  ...closing of the [[poppet valve|valves]]. The main reason for a crossflow's performance is that the ports and valves can be larger and its physical separation of t
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• Momo
  ...cessories on some regional [[Subaru]] and [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]] performance cars. [[Category:Automotive motorsports and performance companies]]
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• Shifty
  ...s with 903 cc and 1049 cc blocks that were built in part by the automotive performance and race prep company ''[[Abarth]]''.
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• Partenavia
  ===Performance=== The resulting P.68 Victor first flew on May 25 1970 and demonstrated performance similar to that of aircraft in its class (such as the Seneca) which had ret
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• Engine tuning
  ...t, modification or design of [[internal combustion engine]]s to yield more performance, either in terms of power output or economy. It is a popular pastime with a At the other end of the scale, '''performance tuning''' of an engine can involve revisiting some of the design decisions
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• Butterfly doors
  ...oors''' or '''dihedral doors''', are a type of [[door]] often seen on high-performance [[automobile]]s. They are similar to [[scissor doors]], but while scissor d
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• Gallardo Spider
  ...all 6% lower, while 6th gear is 3.5% lower), which create a more dynamic [[performance]]. And finally, its performance figures: the Gallardo Spyder which complies with EURO 4 homologation standa
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• Alfa Romeo GTV6
  ...revised suspension, larger brakes and a twin-turbocharger system, boosting performance to near-exotic levels. The car's performance caught the attention of [[Dave McLellan]], Chief Engineer of the Corvette,
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• Campagnola
  Basic [[performance]] [[data]] include a 110 km/h maximum speed, a 45° gradeability and a maxi
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• Geddes
  ...a colleague. The vehicle was named the ''Rondinello''. The car had a high performance 4-[[cylinder]] [[engine]] with 12 valves and a 1100 cc capacity but it neve
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• Slick tire
  ...s similarly began to market tires which superficially resembled their high performance street tires, but with the least tread permissible and with very soft, stic ...have a very fine tread pattern, which appears to provide no difference in performance ''vis a vis'' a slick tire and is probably only there for marketing purpose
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• Bizzarrini GT Varedo
  ...n which their new factory was located. Piero decided that he wanted a pure performance car, so the body was made of fiberglass. It was equipped with a Ford 351-ci ...ne placement popular, proving that its placement meant better handling and performance. The resulting designs of the mid-ship layout were often very exotic and ey
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• DOT 5.1
  ...ygroscopic]] and will absorb water from the atmosphere. This degrades the performance of the fluid by drastically reducing its boiling point. In a passenger car
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• Exhaust pipe
  ...riction in the engine's exhaust system that can restrict the engine's true performance possibilities. ...ia]]) is another name for a manifold, specifically a manifold designed for performance. During design, engineers create a manifold without regard to weight or cos
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• SILA
  ...ped with a single-car with 11bhp, the later Buggys was not dissimilar. The performance was 75km/h. The model could not seem to prevail and 1962 disappeared from t
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• GT car
  ...er''' ([[gran turismo]]), ([[initialism|initialised]] '''GT'''), is a high-performance [[automobile]] designed for long-distance driving. Any such car could be c ...car may be used to describe a car with grand touring qualities. Very high-performance grand tourers, such as the [[Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano]], [[Nissan GT-R]] and
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• Dobelli
  ...-cylinder engine had a capacity of 31000 ccm and produced 170 hp. But this performance would never have been tested in practice.
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• Ardito
  ...48 cc to 173 cc motorcycles. The 98 cc two strokes was experiencing great performance results. Ardito also produced 49 cc and 73 cc auxiliary engines.
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• Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster
  ...introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year. The roadster features similar performance to the coupe with a more aggressive rear flank, as well as a considerably ===Performance===
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