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• CanAm
  ...is was a fundamentally different series based on obsolete [[Formula 5000]] cars with sports car bodies. ...and chassis [[downforce]] which resulted by its end it in truly outrageous cars with well over 1000 [[horsepower]] (750 kW), wings, active downforce genera
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• Spoiler (automotive)
  ...become common on passenger vehicles, as well. Some spoilers are added to cars primarily for styling purposes and have either little aerodynamic benefit o ...ome spoilers have adjustable components so they can be tuned. Formula One cars, for instance, feature different settings so the car can be optimized for s
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• Special Interest Auto
  <big>With over 20 years of experience in servicing Italian and British cars in the Twin Cities, Special Interest Auto can handle all your needs.<br>
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• Halo vehicle
  ...such as a [[convertible]], or be a new product, or even an entire line of cars that have a [[cachet]] about them. *[http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2006-06-19-halo-cars-usat_x.htm USA Today, "Automakers hope love for car equals love for brand,"
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• Wishbone suspension
  ...long arm (SLA) suspension. It is commonly used in [[sports car]]s, luxury cars and light trucks. ...kups and SUV's and double wishbones are very common at both ends of racing cars.
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• Antique car
  ...the [[design]] life of modern cars and an even greater increment on those cars now 25 years old; therefore, a car that's reached 25 is a rare survivor, an Owning, restoring and collecting antique cars is a popular [[hobby]] worldwide.
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• Circuit Mont-Tremblant
  | Events || [[Can-Am]]<br>[[Champ Car World Series]]<br>[[Formula One]]<br>[[American Le Mans Se ...high in the two [[Canadian Grand Prix]] events staged here. Of the forty cars entered those two races, only 16 reached the checkered flag.
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• Straight engine
  ...modern cars. Some manufacturers, notably Acura, Audi, Toyota, VW and Volvo Cars, have also used [[straight-5]] configurations. The General Motors ''GM Atl ...round the same time, fuel consumption became a much more important factor. Cars became smaller and much more space-efficient. The engine bay of a modern sm
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• Crossflow cylinder head
  ...]]'s Kent Crossflow 4-cylinder [[OHV]] engine. This unit has been used in cars from the 1960s up to the present day, albeit with the addition of [[fuel in
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• Concept car
  ...doors, 3 or 6 (or more) wheels, or special abilities not usually found on cars. ...icles with a working drivetrain and accessories. The state of most concept cars lies somewhere in between and usually does not represent the final product.
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• Oversteer
  [[Rear wheel drive]] cars are generally more prone to oversteer, in particular when applying power in ...ows their use). Nevertheless, the required front/rear balance to make the cars fast through corners is obtained by setting up the aerodynamics and balanci
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• Maserati Biturbo
  ...charger]]s (of somewhat smaller dimensions than the [[BMW 3 Series]] (E21) cars of the time) and a luxurious interior. ...was originally produced (to avoid the 38% sales tax imposed at the time on cars displacing more than 2000 cc). The aluminum 90 degree [[SOHC]] V6 engine wa
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• Coil bind
  ...p times, the cars are more sensitive to [[turbulence]] generated by nearby cars.
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• Ferrari P
  The '''Ferrari P''' series were prototype sports cars in the 1960s and early 1970s. ...ominating F1, [[Ferrari]] began producing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1960]] with the [[Ferrari Dino]]-V6-engine [[Formula 2]] 156, which wo
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• Legend car racing
  '''Legend Car racing''' is a style of race cars. They are 5/8-scale replicas of [[United States|American]] [[automobiles]] ...tight specifications to ensure cars are quite similar with each other. All cars utilize the same parts, engine, tires. The only variable (in theory) is the
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• Ferrari 250 LM
  ...oducing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1963]]. Although these cars shared their names (based on engine displacement) with road models, they we ...50 P''' racer was almost entirely unrelated to the other [[Ferrari 250|250 cars]]. It was a mid-engined sports car racer with a [[Ferrari 250#250 Testa Ro
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• Hand brake
  ..., for assistance in starting on steep inclines (in [[manual transmission]] cars), or for initiating [[handbrake turn]]s, as the release button can be held ...utomatic transmission and not the parking brake. Also, manual transmission cars are recommended to be left in in their lowest gear (usually either first or
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• Headlight styling
  ...above the other. This was, however, banned by the federal government. Most cars had their headlights in pairs side by side on each side of the car; some mo ...tish firm Alvis and the French firm FACEL also used this for some of their cars.
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• FF layout
  ...sidered superior to FR cars in conditions such as snow. However, powerful cars rarely use the FF layout because weight transference under acceleration unl Early cars using the FF layout include the [[Citroën Traction Avant]], [[Saab 92]] an
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• Automobile racing
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Motor racing
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Autocrossing
  ...ed by [[traffic cone]]s, rather than racing on a track with multiple other cars, as in [[road racing]] or [[oval racing]]. Autocross tends to place more em ==Cars and Classing==
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• Autocross
  ...ed by [[traffic cone]]s, rather than racing on a track with multiple other cars, as in [[road racing]] or [[oval racing]]. Autocross tends to place more em ==Cars and Classing==
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• Race car
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Economy car
  ...who use their car primarily for personal transportation. Typical economy cars are small, light weight, and inexpensive to buy. ...or vehicles that could navigate narrow streets and alleys. These European cars, such as the [[Austin Seven]], would also start to catch on in [[Japan]] du
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• Three wheeler
  ...relaxed pollution reqirements, leading to higher efficiency, three-wheeled cars are usually very economical to run. One of the most famous three wheeled cars is the dirty yellow [[Reliant Regal|Reliant Regal Supervan III]] from the T
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• Vehicle dynamics
  * [[Ground effect in cars]]
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• RR layout
  A range of sports road cars and racing cars with the RR layout was produced by the French company [[Alpine]] (badged as Early cars using the RR layout include the [[Tucker automobile|Tucker]], the [[Volkswa
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• Bellasi
  ...articipated in 6 grands prix during the early 1970s, entering a total of 6 cars. ...as a fifth place for Mariella in the [[Coppa Autodromo at Monza]]. Similar cars continued to be seen in 1969 with Georges Ferreira, Pino Pica and Giorgio P
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• Viotti
  == Cars by Viotti ==
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• Serpollet
  ...'. His car had the particularity to mount their steam engine, as in normal cars with engine firing, but in the case of Serpollet, were equipped with fake r ...urst. The success of Serpollet then crossed the border into France and the cars were sold in [[England]] in [[Germany]] and even [[Italy]]. In 1906 they we
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• 2 plus 2
  ...efinition, and there is no official body offering a strict definition, but cars called 2+2s ''must'' have: Many [[convertible]], [[targa top]] and [[hatchback]] cars are strictly within this definition, but are rarely deemed 2+2s.
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• Car tuning
  Car tuning is related to [[auto racing]], although most performance cars never compete. Rather they are built for the pleasure of owning and driving ...the air filters; but they could also install a more powerful engine on the cars they modify.
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• Body-on-frame
  ...also easy to use the same chassis and driveline for several very different cars. Especially in the days before [[computer-aided design]], this was a big ad ...onstruction in the [[1960s]], leaving just [[truck]]s, [[bus]]es and large cars using conventional frames. The switch continued for several decades - even
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• Brake (railway)
  ...o be used to operate loading and unloading doors on [[Railroad car#Freight cars|wheat, coal and ballast wagons]]. On passenger coaches, the main reservoir
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• Sport compact
  ...act car]]. They are typically are [[front engine]]d, [[front wheel drive]] cars driven by a [[naturally aspirated]] [[straight-4]] [[gasoline engine]]. Typ ...a sport compact sharply contrasts with those of 'true' sports cars. Sports cars are designed with a performance-oriented philosophy, often compromising car
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• Front wheel drive
  ...cessful models were the [[1934]] [[Citroën Traction Avant|Traction Avant]] cars from [[Citroën]] in Europe, and the contemporary [[Cord 810|810]] from [[C ...of the [[Ford Taurus]] bringing front wheel drive to prominence in midsize cars. By the mid 1980s, most formerly rear wheel drive Japanese models were fro
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• Sway bar
  .... This can be used to advantage, in fact many front wheel drive production cars will lift a wheel when cornering hard, in order to overload the other wheel Some high-priced cars, such as the [[Mercedes-Benz W220|Mercedes S-class]] and [[BMW E65/E66|BMW
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• Child safety lock
  Child safety locks are also built into some [[cars]] to prevent children from opening the doors during transit; vehicles have
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• Understeer
  It is common practice among automobile manufacturers to configure production cars deliberately to have a slight linear range understeer by default. If a car ...being used for turning and motor [[torque]]. This is why rear wheel drive cars tend to handle better as the rear wheels' main job is to handle the motor's
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• DOT 3
  All brake fluids must meet [http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/FMVSS/ federal standard #116]. Under this standard there are t Most cars produced in the US use DOT 3.
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• Street racing
  ...acing in the US is a [[drag race]] of [[automotive tuning|modified]] stock cars happening late at night on straight public roads with very low traffic that ...up of motorcyclists. Nowadays, with heavier punishments, patrolling police cars and speed cameras, expressway racing in Japan is not as common as it was du
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• Straight-3
  ...se in modern cars, generally for [[engine displacement]]s of around 1.0L. Cars in the 'super-mini' class often use them on base models, as do the Japanese
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• Offroad racing
  ...of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles (including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buggies) compete in races through [[off-road]] en
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• Run flat tires
  ...They have grown in popularity for other vehicles, such as high-end luxury cars, because of their safety and convenience, ...-supporting run flat tires are fairly common on light trucks and passenger cars and typically provide for the vehicle to drive for 50&nbsp;miles at around
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• Watkins Glen International
  * [[Can-Am]] ..., Hopkins was the most recognizable starter in Grand Prix racing. Once the cars had taken their places, Hopkins strode across the front of the grid with hi
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• Blowoff valve
  ...owoff valves to the atmosphere. In the United States, Australia and Europe cars featuring unmuffled blowoff valves are illegal for street use.
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...] in the South. The open wheel racers were built for racing, and the stock cars were ordinary automobiles modified to varying degrees. ...gh as 1500. The sport is popular in Australia and Canada also. Many of the cars may also race on [[Short track motor racing|asphalt short tracks]] during t
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• Sports cars
  While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have two seats and two doors and are designed to provide excellent [[Car ha ...ing quality, but brands such as [[Lamborghini]] which do not race or build cars exclusively for racing are also highly regarded.
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• Alfa Romeo 145
  ...lfa Romeo 145''' and '''Alfa Romeo 146''' were two [[compact car|compact]] cars produced by the [[Italy|Italian]] manufacturer [[Alfa Romeo]] between [[199 ...3|33 model]] and [[Alfa Romeo 75|75 model]], Alfa Romeo launched these two cars in [[1994]] (the 145) and [[1995]] (the 146) to compete in the extremely co
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