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• Transmission Control Unit
  ...Control Unit]] to calculate how and when to change [[Gears|gears]] in the vehicle for optimum performance, [[Fuel efficiency|fuel economy]] and shift quality ...ity, improved shift feel, improved shift speed and improved [[Car handling|vehicle handling]]. The immense range of programmability offered by a '''Transmissi
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• Automobile design
  ...arily concerned with developing the visual appearance or aesthetics of the vehicle, though it is also involved in the creation of the product concept. Automot ...terior of the vehicle develops the proportions, shape, and surfaces of the vehicle. Exterior design is first done by a series of digital or manual drawings. P
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• Three wheeler
  ...engine|motorized]] vehicles in the form of a [[motorcycle]], [[All terrain vehicle]] (ATV) or [[automobile]]. Other names for three-wheelers include Trikes, T ...s in the front (the "delta" form, as in a child's pedal [[tricycle]]), the vehicle is inherently unstable in a braking turn, as the combined tipping forces at
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• Driving
  ...' is the controlled operation of a [[vehicle]], which is usually a [[motor vehicle]] such as a [[truck]], [[bus]], [[motorcycle]], or [[automobile|car]]. For ...rminology are both components of the [[velocity]]), and the braking of the vehicle, and especially includes knowing how to do both safely.
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• Trossi-Cattaneo
  ...[Carlo Felice Trossi]]''. [[Isotta-Fraschini]] built a single copy of this vehicle. This sports car was powered by a ''Peugeot'' 855 cc 4-cylinder engine with
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• Wishbone suspension
  A '''double wishbone [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]]''' is an [[automobile]] [[independent suspension]] design usi ...lightly shorter to induce more negative camber on the outside wheel as the vehicle body rolls in a turn. Between the arms there is a knuckle with a spindle or
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ==The race vehicle==
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• Barison & Co.
  ...d built with a 4-cylinder engine. By 1925, approximately 20 copies of that vehicle would be created but without a body. The company then was acquired by the c
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• Monocoque
  ...'s [[Lancia Lambda]]. [[Citroën]] built the first mass-produced monocoque vehicle in [[1934]], the innovative [[Citroën Traction Avant|Traction Avant]]. Th ...tion and noise of powertrain or suspension components from the rest of the vehicle.
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• Electric vehicle
  An '''electric vehicle''', or EV, is a [[vehicle]] with one or more [[electric motor]]s for propulsion. The motion may be p The [[energy]] used to propel the vehicle may be obtained from several sources:
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• Microcar
  ...rovided to encourage the use of electric vehicles. [[neighborhood electric vehicle|NEVs]] may also be used as station cars where the roadway speed limits perm ...gain with the California Air Resources Board. See [[Partial zero-emissions vehicle|PZEV]] for more information.
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• Beadlock
  ...y rotate as a single unit. When more traction is needed for an [[off-road vehicle]]'s tires, drivers will often lower the air pressure to cause the [[tread]] Some people will want their vehicle to look like it has beadlocks without actually paying the additional cost o
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• Ferrari 159
  The '''159 S''' was designed to be the successor to [[Ferrari]]'s first vehicle, the [[Ferrari 125|125]]. Unlike its predecessor, which won six of 14 race
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• Alfa Romeo 1750 Drophead
  ...ehicle that could be enjoyed on his native northern [[Italian]] roads. The vehicle was to be based on an advanced, race proven chassis and would feature an al ...ding that the engineer would first create a competition eight-[[cylinder]] vehicle followed by a six-cylinder [[passenger car]] that would have much in common
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• Inboard brake
  [[Category:Vehicle braking technologies]]
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• Motorsport
  |A slow vehicle is on the track.
  17 KB (2,625 words) - 22:46, 7 August 2009
• Rotary combustion engine
  ...lcolm Bricklin]] for use in place of the [[V8]] powering the Bricklin SV-1 vehicle, but never used.
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• Racing flags
  ...nal stripe in [[Champ Car]]), it can indicate an ambulance or other safety vehicle on the track. ...humb|right|100px|This flag indicates an internal hazard in a participant's vehicle.]]
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• Auto racing
  |A slow vehicle is on the track.
  17 KB (2,647 words) - 22:33, 17 September 2009
• Dirt track racing
  ==The race vehicle==
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