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• Lamborghini Diablo
  ...les per hour (325 [[km/h]]). As in the Countach, the Diablo was rear wheel drive and the engine was mid-mounted to aid its weight balance. ...ssivly tuned Koni shock absorbers. The suspension system could be left in "auto" mode where it was controlled entirely by the computer, or any of four sepa
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• Lancia Kappa
  ...nly available in [[left-hand drive]], as Lancia pulled out of [[right-hand drive]] markets after the demise of the Thema. ...the bulk of sales. It is also worth noting that in [[Poland]], where Fiat Auto is the biggest domestic car manufacturer, Kappas served as official governm
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• MR
  ...ocated in [[Milano]], produced a Moped with a 175 cc engine fitted with an auto [[transmission]]. They produced motor bikes with 98 cc and 123-cc ''Train'' ...ppolito Raimondini]]. He produced "chain free" bicycles, which had a shaft drive. Ippolito went to the body shop [[Orlandi]] in [[Modena]], where he had to
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• Electronic Stability Control
  ...tailing). ESC also integrates all-speed [[traction control]], which senses drive-wheel slip under acceleration and individually brakes the slipping wheel or ...odify ESC systems to suit their preferred driving styles [http://autospeed.drive.com.au/cms/A_2199/article.html].
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• Bicycle gearing
  ...tini and Mike Dunn introduced a two-wheel drive option. Their [[Four-wheel drive|AWD]] system, aimed at mountain bikers, comprises an adapted differential t ...lleur and hub gear mechanisms, often accompanied by a warning to disengage auto-shifting if standing on the pedals. These have met with limited market succ
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• Sequential manual transmission
  ...nual transmission]] used on [[motorcycle]]s and high-performance cars or [[auto racing]], where [[gear]]s are selected in order, and direct access to speci ...gine|engine]] from the transmission, thus stopping all torque transfer. In auto racing, this process is slow and prone to human error; hence the developmen
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• Dirt track racing
  :''This article concerns auto racing; [[Track racing|motorcycles]], also race on dirt tracks.'' '''Dirt track racing''' is a type of [[auto racing]] performed on [[Oval racing|oval tracks]]. It began in the United S
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• Lamborghini Gallardo
  |Platform:||[[mid-engine]] [[all wheel drive|AWD]] ...n bad weather than many other supercars, thanks to rear-biased [[all-wheel drive]]. Although corporate owner [[Audi]] is renowned for its [[Quattro]] AWD sy
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• Lamborghini Espada
  ...the [[Lamborghini Marzal|Marzal]] show car, displayed at the 1967 [[Geneva Auto Show]], and the [[Bertone Pirana]], a radically rebodied [[Jaguar E-type]]. ...large sporting V12. It had unusual gearing, with 3 [[Gear ratio|ratios]]: drive, 1 and reverse.
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• Lamborghini Cheetah
  |Platform|| 4 wheel drive ...and Lamborghini in [[1977]] when the Cheetah was presented at the [[Geneva Auto Show]]. The XR 311 and Cheetah could be considered progenitors of the curre
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• Fiat Doblò
  ...a]] ([[SeverstalAvto]])<br> [[Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Vietnam]]<br>([[Mekong Auto]]) ...[[Front-engine design|Front-engine]], [[front-wheel drive]] / [[four-wheel drive]]
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• Touring car racing
  '''Touring car racing''' is a general term for a number of distinct [[auto racing]] competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popul ...by featuring [[front-wheel drive]], [[four-wheel drive]] and [[rear-wheel drive]] cars with smaller engines.
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• Car safety
  ...on of Vehicle Regulations]], an [[international]] standards body advancing auto safety. Many of the most life saving safety innovations, like [[seat belts] Most areas in the United States allow teens the privilege to drive at the age of 16. This age ranges in other countries but all teen drivers
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• Passive safety
  ...on of Vehicle Regulations]], an [[international]] standards body advancing auto safety. Many of the most life saving safety innovations, like [[seat belts] Most areas in the United States allow teens the privilege to drive at the age of 16. This age ranges in other countries but all teen drivers
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• Lancia 2000
  [[Category:Front wheel drive vehicles]] {{Classicpow-auto-stub}}
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• Laforza
  ...and modified cross members, (transmission) and other details to use the {{auto CID|302|1}} [[Ford Windsor engine|Ford V8]] (more commonly known as the 5.0 ...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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• Jim Clark
  ...[[7 April]], [[1968]]) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Formula One]] (F1) [[Auto racing|racing driver]]. Twice World Champion, he was the dominant driver of Jim Clark's [[1967 Italian Grand Prix]] drive in Monza is regarded one of the greatest drives ever in F1. After starting
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• Bathurst 1000
  * 2005 : Super Cheap Auto Bathurst 1000 ...the leading Sierras broke down. In 1991 and 1992, turbocharged, all-wheel-drive [[Nissan Skyline]] GTRs won. The 1992 victory was particularly controversi
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• Understeer
  An old bit of [[auto racing|racing]] humor says that an understeering car goes through the fence ...etween 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 mo
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• Hillclimbing
  ...suitable for intense traffic and therefore is considered inappropriate for auto racing. ...imb events are run along different lines, with dirt bikes and [[four-wheel drive]] machines literally driving up the side of a roadless hill.
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• Dirt speedway racing
  '''Dirt track racing''' is a type of [[auto racing]] performed on [[Oval racing|oval tracks]]. It began in the United S Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. There are hundreds of local and regional racet
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• Hydropneumatic suspension
  ...em has inherent advantages over steel springs, generally recognized in the auto industry, it also has an element of complexity, so automakers like [[Merced Auto manufacturers are still trying to catch up with the combination of features
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• Maserati Mexico
  ...sion || 5 speed and reverse (automatic transmission an option), Rear wheel drive In May 1965, under commission from the German concessionaire [[Auto Koenig]] for their client, [[Herr Rupertzhoven]], Maserati built a 'Mexico'
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• Alfa Romeo Brera
  ...y appeared as a [[concept car]] at the [[2002]] [[Salon International de l'Auto|Geneva Motor Show]]. It was designed by [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] at [[Italdes ...etrol will be front wheel drive, whilst the V6 will come with [[four wheel drive]] similar to the [[Alfa Romeo 156|156]]'s Q4 system. In [[North America]] t
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• Maserati Barchetta
  |Transmission ||[[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] 6-speed transaxle, Rear wheel drive ...to take care of these high output small engine was not compatible with the auto repair industry in several territories.
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• Ferrari F430
  ...]]. European left-hand drive sales began in November, 2004, but right-hand drive sales did not start until Spring 2005, and the [[United States]] did not ge [[Image:Ferrari F430 dash at 2006 Chicago Auto Show.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The steering wheel and dashboard of a Ferrari F43
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• Harley Earl
  ...And, as the more expensive cars of that time were usually sold as chassis, drive-train, fenders, radiator, and cowling to be given a body by a specialized c Earl saw his contribution to auto design in more general æsthetic terms. He noted that all through his caree
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• Maserati 3500
  ...riedrichshafen AG|ZF]] 4 speed and reverse (5-speed from 1961), Rear wheel drive ...two 2+2 prototype '''3500GT''', revealed at the [[Salon International de l'Auto]] in [[Geneva]], March 1957.
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• Ferrari F12berlinetta
  ...| [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] ...a [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] [[grand tourer]] produced by [[Italy|Italian]] sports car manufacturer [[
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• Ferrari 328
  ...]], [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] ...number of cylinders. The new model was introduced at the 1985 [[Frankfurt Auto Show|Frankfurt Salon]] alongside the Mondial 3.2 series.
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• Olivier Gendebien
  ...ndebien to the attention of [[Enzo Ferrari]] who offered him a contract to drive a Ferrari in [[sports car racing|sports car events]] and selected [[Formula * [[Tour de France (auto)]] : [[1957]], [[1958]], [[1959]]
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• Manfred Winkelhock
  ...ctober 6]], [[1951]] - [[August 12]], [[1985]]) was a [[Germany|German]] [[auto racing]] driver. ...red [[Jochen Mass]] at [[Arrows]]. With the support of [[BMW]] he landed a drive with [[ATS (automobile)|ATS]] in [[1982]] but the car was rarely reliable a
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• Jody Scheckter
  '''Jody David Scheckter''' ([[January 29]], [[1950]]-&nbsp;) is a former [[auto racing]] driver, the [[1979]] [[Formula One]] World Drivers Champion. He wa ...with signing the speedy youngster and in 1974 gave him his first full-time drive in F1. Jody rewarded them with a 3rd place finish in the driver's champions
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• Pagani
  ...e Zonda. It is named [[Pagani Huayra|Huayra]] and will debut at the Geneva Auto Show in 2011. Pagani expects to build no more than 40 each year and each wi **Drive: Rear wheel drive
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• Run flat tires
  ...n light trucks and passenger cars and typically provide for the vehicle to drive for 50&nbsp;miles at around 50&nbsp;miles per hour. However, if the tires a [[Category:Auto parts]]
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• Zhuhai International Circuit
  ...o dealers and manufacturers try to lure more customers by allowing them to drive freely on the track and pampering them off it.
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• Merzario
  ...ineering|March]] driver [[Arturo Merzario]] when he could no longer find a drive with an established team. He started out with a car based largely on his [[ [[Category:Italian auto racing teams]]
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• Ferenc Szisz
  ...ver as a driver. In 1905, he finished fifth in the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing|Gordon Bennett Cup]] elimination race on the Circuit d'Auvergne at [ ...ompete in. However, in 1906 he achieved a permanent place in the annals of auto racing when he and his riding mechanic M. Marteau drove a [[Renault|Renault
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• Piaggio
  ...st and affordable vehicle by Enrico Piaggio. The vehicle had to be easy to drive for both men and women, be able to carry a passenger, and not get its drive Unlike the turnaround recipe applied at U.S. auto makers, Mr. Colaninno didn't fire a single worker - a move which helped sed
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• Lancia Gamma
  ...ancia Gamma''' was an [[executive car]] from [[Italy|Italian]] [[Fiat|Fiat Auto's]] up-scale [[Lancia]] marque. Presented in 1976 at the [[Geneva Motor Sho The Lancia Gamma was a [[front-wheel drive]] car with [[Longitudinal engine|longitudinally-mounted]] engines. It was a
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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 *Power: {{Auto bhp|320|0}} @ 7800 rpms
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• Electric vehicle
  The reasons that electric motors are a good choice to drive vehicles are that they can be finely controlled, they deliver power efficie ...of thousands of ordinary people worldwide. According to the (US) Electric Auto Association, as many as ten thousand full-sized electric cars are on Americ
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• Piero Taruffi
  ...e again. He was 50 years of age. 14 peoplewere killed in the thousand mile auto race of May 12. [[Alfonso de Portago]] crashed into a crowd of spectators a ...5 seconds. Taruffi and [[Alberto Ascari]] participated in the Pan-American auto race in the mountains of [[Mexico]] in November [[1951]]. They held 1st and
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• Ferrari F355
  ...sion|manual]]<br>6 speed&nbsp;'F1'&nbsp;[[semi-automatic transmission|semi-auto]] ...laced by the [[Ferrari 360]]. It is a [[RMR layout|mid-engined, rear wheel drive]] [[V8]]-powered 2-seat [[coupe]]. One major difference between the V8 in t
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• Hydroplane racing
  ...utilize a service outboard powerhead and a racing lower unit with a direct drive (i.e. start in gear). Racing in this form ranges from classes designated a ...eeds increased, more attention was paid to driver safety, much like with [[auto racing]]. Today the U.I.M has introduced safety measures, like carbon [[Kev
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• Lamborghini Miura
  ...esigned for the road were almost uniformly [[FR layout|front-engined, rear drive]] vehicles. The Miura was a trendsetter, the one that made the mid-engined ...of) was built as a publicity stunt. After having been exhibited at several auto salons the car was sold to a group of companies in the metal business who t
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• Lamborghini Murcielago
  |Platform:||[[Mid engine]] [[all wheel drive|AWD]] ...anual or six speed sequential [[gearbox]] and [[four wheel drive|All Wheel Drive]]. It also has a rear spoiler that can be raised to an angle of 70 degrees,
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• Mount Panorama Circuit
  On non-race days, Mount Panorama is open to the public. Cars can drive in both directions around the circuit for no charge. However, a strict spee ...the history of the Bathurst 1000 was here when [[Dick Johnson (Australian auto racing)|Dick Johnson]] crashed his Ford Falcon in the early laps of the 198
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• Demolition Derby
  ...e mobile and thus, more entertaining to fans. Being largely [[front-wheel drive]], their back ends can sustain considerable amounts of damage before the ve ...derbies in the US and UK are rollover competitions, where the object is to drive a car so that only the wheels on one side hit a ramp, causing the vehicle t
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