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• Van (road vehicle)
  ...haped vehicle on four wheels, about the same width and length as a large [[automobile]], but taller and usually higher off the ground. It can either be a special *[[Saab automobile]]: [[Saab 95]] (certain markets)
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• Mid-engine design
  A '''mid-engine layout''' describes the placement of an [[automobile]] [[internal-combustion engine|engine]] between the rear and front axles. ...esign is a way to provide additional empty crush space in the front of the automobile between the bumper and the windshield, which can then be used in a frontal
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• FF layout
  In [[automobile]] design, an '''FF''', or '''Front-engine, [[Front wheel drive]]''', layout Early cars using the FF layout include the [[Citroën Traction Avant]], [[Saab 92]] and the [[Mini]]. In the 1980s, the traction and packaging advantages
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• Gull-wing door
  The term '''gull-wing door''' is an automotive industry term describing [[automobile]] [[door]]s which are hinged at the roof. They are so named because, when [[Image:SAAB AERO X open.jpg|thumb|300px|Lifting canopy design on the [[Saab Aero-X]] concept car]]
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• 2 plus 2
  ...a phrase used to describe the [[car classification|configuration]] of a [[automobile|car]] with seating for ''two'' passengers in the front, ''plus two'' smalle [[Image:Sonett-mk2-special.jpg|thumb|[[Saab Sonett|SAAB Sonett]] Mark II equipped with a rear seat, making it a 2+2.]]
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• Autobianchi A112
  ...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...'Lancia A112''' and it was also marketed by Saab in Sweden alongside the [[Saab-Lancia 600]].
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• Front-wheel drive
  Experiments with front wheel drive cars date to the early days of the automobile. [[Alvis Cars]] of the [[United Kingdom]] introduced a front wheel drive mo ...m [[Citroën]] in Europe, and the contemporary [[Cord 810|810]] from [[Cord Automobile]] in the United States. These vehicles featured a [[mid-engine]] front whee
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• Straight-4
  ...-banger''', this [[straight engine]] configuration is the most common in [[automobile|car]]s with a [[engine displacement|displacement]] up to 2.3 [[litre|Litres == Automobile use==
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• Suicide door
  ...cause of the obviously negative connotations, the term is avoided in major automobile manufacturers' promotional literature, although it is familiar to many Engl Models of automobile that featured suicide doors include:
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• Shifter
  ...er''') is the lever used to change [[gear]] in a [[vehicle]], such as an [[automobile]], with [[manual transmission]] or several common forms of [[automatic tran ...ever is mounted to the [[steering column]]; typical examples include the [[Saab 96]], [[Citroen 2CV]] and [[Renault 4]]. The [[Bentley Mark VI]] had its ge
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• Front wheel drive
  ...m [[Citroën]] in Europe, and the contemporary [[Cord 810|810]] from [[Cord Automobile]] in the United States. ...ine" has seen it fall out of favor, except at Saab. The first-generation [[Saab 900]] had this layout with helical gears but the [[thrust bearings]] involv
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• Straight-6
  ...with ''two'' transverse [[straight-3]] engines bolted together—the [[Saab Monster]]. {{Automobile configurations}}
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• Fiat Croma
  ...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" | Related || [[Saab 9000]]<br>[[Lancia Thema]]<br>[[Alfa Romeo 164]]
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• Car body style
  [[Automobile|Cars]] can come in a large variety of different '''body styles'''. Some ar ;'''[[Cabrio coach]]''' or '''Semi-convertible''' : Style of automobile roof. A car that has a retractable textile cover for what amounts to a larg
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• Luxury car
  ...ame category as them. Automobile makers like [[Lancia]], [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] and [[Volvo]] would fall into the ''near-luxury manufacturer'' category , ...uar X-Type]], [[Lexus IS]], [[Mercedes-Benz C-Class]], [[Volvo S60]] and [[Saab 9-3]]. 4x4s related to compact executve cars are the [[BMW X3]], [[Nissan M
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• Turbo
  For automobile use, typical boost pressure is in the general area of 80&nbsp;kPa (11.6&nbs ...hter materials, reducing so-called ''turbo lag'' or ''boost lag''. Some [[automobile|car]] makers use water cooled turbochargers for added bearing life.
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• Lancia Thesis
  ...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...s]]<br>[[Citroën C6]]<br>[[Mercedes-Benz E-Class]]<br>[[Peugeot 607]]<br>[[Saab 9-5]]
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• Electronic Stability Control
  * [[Cadillac (automobile)|Cadillac]]: '''All-Speed Traction Control & StabiliTrak''' * [[Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln]]: '''AdvanceTrak'''
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• Compression ratio
  ==Saab Variable Compression engine== ...[Saab Variable Compression engine]] (SVC). This engine, designed by [[Saab Automobile]], uses a technique that dynamically alters the volume of the combustion ch
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• Hatchback
  '''Hatchback''' is term describing an [[automobile]] design, consisting of a passenger cabin with an integrated cargo space, a In the 1970's, the [[Rover SD1]], [[Renault 30]], and [[Saab 900]] attempted to introduce the hatchback style into the [[executive car]]
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