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  • ...a type of [[automotive]] [[Tire|tyre]] most commonly found on [[Four wheel drive]] vehicles. ...s are aware of the fact that the majority of [[SUV]]s and other four wheel drive vehicles will never stray very far from public roads, the tyres they are fi
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  • ...aft]]s, [[differential (mechanics)|differential]]s, and the final drive ([[drive wheel]]s, [[caterpillar track]], [[propeller]], etc). Sometimes "powertrai ...a vehicle is [[front wheel drive]], [[four wheel drive]], or [[rear wheel drive]].
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  • ...Lamborghini LM001|LM001]] and was first presented at the [[1982]] [[Geneva Auto Show]]. ...lities could be turned off, allowing the vehicle to become only rear-wheel drive when desired. The body panels were all very straight and flat to facilitate
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  • ...ni]] parts. It was first displayed to the public at the [[1988]] [[Turin]] Auto Show. ...o a 3 speed [[automatic transmission]]. It was front engine and rear wheel drive. While the [[Lamborghini LM002|LM002]] had recently finished production, fr
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  • '''Open wheel car''' is a term for cars, usually purpose-built [[auto racing|racecars]], with the wheels located outside the car's main body, as ...d powerful engines, are often considered the fastest and most exciting to drive racing vehicles available, and the best way for aspiring racers to learn th
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  • '''Open wheel car''' is a term for cars, usually purpose-built [[auto racing|racecars]], with the wheels located outside the car's main body, as ...d powerful engines, are often considered the fastest and most exciting to drive racing vehicles available, and the best way for aspiring racers to learn th
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  • ...tted as an [[aftermarket_(automotive)|aftermarket]] option to [[four wheel drive]] vehicles. [[Category:Auto parts]]
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  • ...tead. [[Rear-wheel drive]] was the traditional standard while [[four-wheel drive]] is also sometimes used. See also [[FF layout]]. ...omobile. [[Alvis Cars]] of the [[United Kingdom]] introduced a front wheel drive model in 1928, but it was not a success.
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  • ...ed, within easy reach of the driver. Juniors, ages 12 - 16, are allowed to drive class 1 cars in separate races. This class was previously restricted to Min ...are Mk2 Escorts and Skoda Estelles. Since the introduction of front wheel drive cars into this class the Vauxhall Nova has become one of the favourites. On
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  • ...tead. [[Rear wheel drive]] was the traditional standard while [[four wheel drive]] is also sometimes used. See also [[FF layout]]. ...mobile. [[Alvis Cars]] of the [[United Kingdom]] introduced a front wheel drive model in [[1928]], but it was not a success. The first successful models w
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  • ...l [[Borg-Warner]] 3-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]], Rear wheel drive ...I (Tipo 101.01, 348 made 1962-65) was shown at [[Salon International de l'Auto]] 1962 and [[Salone dell'automobile di Torino]] 1963. Contemporary tests r
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  • ...ially taking over the PS-10 product. Iveco already supplied the engine and drive-train to Santana for its PS-10 model so this seemed a logical progression. ...0}} of torque and a {{convert|176|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}} HPT version with {{Auto Nm|400|0}} of torque are available. The extra horsepower of the HPT version
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  • ...layout – Front Mid-engine / Four-wheel drive|Front mid-engine, four-wheel-drive]] ...'Ferrari FF''' (FF meaning "Ferrari Four", for four seats and [[four-wheel drive]]) is a [[grand tourer]] presented by [[Ferrari]] on March 1, 2011 at the [
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  • ...m|British]] cars to also have their [[Hand brake|handbrake]]. ([[Left-hand drive]] models received a column shift.) ...]. Further, similar-looking levers may: switch between two- and four-wheel drive, or engage [[Differential (mechanical device)|differential]] locks; these a
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  • ...nt-wheel drive car (the station wagon offered all-wheel drive in left-hand drive markets) with a double wishbone front suspension and an all-independent mul ...e 1.9 L JTD engine). These cars were equipped with a [[Torsen]] four-wheel drive system.
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  • ...owner–constructed using a portion of a rear–engine, rear–drive [[Volkswagen Beetle|Volkswagen "Beetle"]] in combination with a motorcycle ...riving around town. The car was sort of a nemesis to Mr. Bean, as he would drive in such a manner as to cause the car to roll over and even refused a ride f
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  • ...race driver [[Tazio Nuvolari]]. The Nuvola has front engine and four wheel drive.
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  • ...ther than the rule, at least on European cars. The trend to [[front wheel drive]], greater vehicle mass and wider [[tire]]s means that modern vehicles woul [[Category:Auto parts]]
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  • '''Rallycross''' is a spectacular form of [[Sprint (race)|sprint]] style [[Auto racing|automobile racing]], held on a closed mixed-surface [[circuit (racin In rallycross several cars start abreast at the same time, and drive three to six laps on a rather short racing track, setting the best qualifyi
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  • ...]], an '''RMR''' or '''Rear [[Mid-engine design|Mid-engine]], [[Rear-wheel drive]] layout''' is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an engine placed ...-engine design concept towards the [[Auto Union#The Auto Union racing cars|Auto Union]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars of the 1930s which beca
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  • '''Four-wheel drive''', '''4WD''', '''4x4''' ("four by four"), '''all wheel drive''', and '''AWD''' are terms used to describe a four-wheeled vehicle with a ...ive all four wheels, but instead switch from two wheel drive to four-wheel drive automatically as needed. The terms are thus quite vague in modern usage, wi
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  • It has the famous Lancia HF four cyl. four carb. front wheel drive engine (114 hp) combined with light weight (2000 lbs.), a butter smooth fiv {| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% id=toc
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  • ...e developed engines for [[Rumi]] and in 1953 a prototype of a [[Carniti]] "auto motor scooter". ...luminum]] body The four-speed [[gearbox]] in [[block]] and the final shaft drive. The telescopic front fork while the rear was formed by the swinging motor-
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  • ...between the front wheels are offset by the efficiency of adding four-wheel drive to the layout. In the past a number of other manufacturers have used them, ...es. As a result of this unique layout, Subaru now specializes in all-wheel drive vehicles.
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  • ...[[Front-engine design|Front engine]], [[front-wheel drive]] / [[four-wheel drive]] ...urope]]an market. It was introduced at the 2006 [[Salon International de l'Auto|Geneva Motor Show]], and is built at the [[Magyar Suzuki]] plant in [[Hunga
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  • ...engine capacity to 2.0 [[litres]], adding a [[turbocharger]], [[four wheel drive]], [[active differential]], sequential [[gearbox]] and [[aerodynamic]] apen ...]], which have no road car with a turbocharged petrol engine or four wheel drive.
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  • ...d intervened and demand for such cars slowed. Furthermore, the front wheel drive layout and modest V6 powerplant from the [[Maserati Merak|Merak]] (offering ...ndro de Tomaso]] and his design staff in [[1976]]. This was a [[rear wheel drive]] car, powered by a large V8 engine. It was important to de Tomaso that the
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  • ...ly inexpensive, which makes F3 an attractive entry-level into higher class auto racing. The history of Formula Three traces back to postwar [[auto racing]], with lightweight tube-frame chassis being powered by 500cc [[moto
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  • ...tomobile]] at the ''Milan Auto Show'' under the designation ''Atomo''. The drive was a 246 cc 2-cylinder [[engine]] and should have seen a maximum speed of
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  • ...ting points. Some anti-roll bars, particularly those intended for use in [[auto racing]], are adjustable, allowing their stiffness to be altered by increas ...ch increased load. 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
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  • '''Four-wheel drive''', '''4WD''', '''4x4''' ("four by four"), '''all-wheel drive''', and '''AWD''' are terms used to describe a four-wheeled [[vehicle]] wit ...However, in Australia, AWD is generally used for passenger vehicles that drive all four wheels all the time (e.g., a [[Subaru Impreza]]), whereas 4WD is u
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  • | Front wheel drive | Rear wheel drive
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  • ...so allows the engine to blip the throttle during downshifts for a sportier drive. [[Category:Auto parts]]
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  • |Last Win:||[[2001]] [[Checker Auto Parts 500|Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil]] ...n [[June 29]], [[1967]]) of [[South Boston, Virginia]] is an [[auto racing|auto racer]]. He drives the #31 [[Cingular]]/[[Bass Pro Shops]] [[Chevrolet]] fo
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  • |Manufacturer || [[Fiat|Fiat Auto]] ...ily car]]s manufactured by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[automaker]] [[Fiat|Fiat Auto]] from 1961 to 1967, which replaced the [[Fiat 1200]]. The 1300 and 1500 we
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  • |Team(s) || Auto Union ...ce cars. The rear engined [[Silver Arrows]] of [[Auto Union]] were hard to drive, and only he and Italian Legend [[Tazio Nuvolari]] truly mastered these 500
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  • |Layout || [[Front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|FR]] ...d on the [[Lamborghini 350GTV]], a prototype showcased at the 1963 [[Turin Auto Show]]. The success of the 350GT ensured the company's survival, and establ
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  • ...] engine, a six speed manual [[gearbox]] and [[four wheel drive| All Wheel Drive]]. It also has a rear spoiler that can be raised to an angle of 70 degrees, {| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% id=toc
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  • ...ce failure was based only on [[circumstantial evidence]]. The [[Center for Auto Safety]] includes the case as one of its [http://www.autosafety.org/booksan ...e of being completely independent of other braking systems. As long as the drive train is intact ([[propeller shaft]], [[differential (mechanics)|differenti
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  • ...e [[Land speed record for railed vehicles|rail speed record]] exceeded the auto speed record. However, the current unmanned record is held by a railed vehi ...01sec, and cars must be [[drive wheel|wheel-driven]]. National or regional auto clubs (such as [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] and [[SCTA]]) had to
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  • *by Justin Couture / American Auto Press ...e Gallardo SE, a "Special Edition" of the now popular mid-engine all-wheel drive supercar.
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  • ...cessary in the more populous parts of Italy about the need for everyone to drive along the right side of the road. The 1927 Fiat 520 was one of the first [[Category:Vintage auto stubs]]
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  • ...eserves the traditional pattern which provides front engine and rear wheel drive. The chassis instead enjoy the experience made with the ''[[1000 Bandini P| ...is time is Corna that realized a sober and sports coupé, which was used as auto staff, an elegant black pastel by [[Ilario Bandini]].
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  • The '''[[Fiat]] 850''' was a small [[rear engine|rear-engined]] [[rear wheel drive]] [[car]] in the tradition of the [[Renault Dauphine]] and was produced bet ...s introduced for the first time [[1965]] on the [[Salon International de l'Auto|Geneva Motor Show]] and had the original 843 cm³ engine tuned to produce
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  • ...l two- or three-wheeled cart pulled by a person, and the [[velotaxi]]. The auto rickshaw is also related to its [[Thailand|Thai]] cousin, the '''[[tuk-tuk] ...(one in front, two on the rear), a small cabin for the driver (called an ''auto-wallah'' in some areas) in the front and seating for three in the rear.
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  • ...he [[North Hollywood, California]] shop of car customizer [[George Barris (auto customizer)|George Barris]], [[Ford Motor Company]]'s "[[Lincoln Futura]]" * [[Eliica]] an 8 wheel drive 4 door, 4 passenger, high speed electric car.
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  • ...ame of [[Alfa Romeo]]'s competition department. Established in 1961 as '''Auto-Delta''', the company was started by [[Carlo Chiti]], a former Alfa Romeo a ...rsion of the GTA junior was prepared by Autodelta for a privateer owner to drive in the 1972 and 1973 [[Monte Carlo Rallies]]. It has full-alloy bodywork wi
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  • ...n on a farm on the outskirts of [[Wauseon, Ohio]]. He was the first man to drive car at 60 miles per hour (100 km/h). His accomplishments led to the express ===Auto racer===
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  • ...Lybra''' is a premium [[mid-size car]] from [[Italy|Italian]] [[Fiat|Fiat Auto's]] upscale marque [[Lancia]]. Based on the [[Alfa Romeo 156]] floorpan (an Lancia Lybra is a [[front-wheel drive]] car with [[Transverse engine|transversely-mounted]] engines. The Lybra is
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  • ...ction version being unveiled the next year at the [[New York International Auto Show|New York Motor Show]]. Despite its appealing design, the car did not s [[Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]]
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • :''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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  • |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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  • ...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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  • |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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  • ...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''' 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • [[Category:Front wheel drive vehicles]] {{Classicpow-auto-stub}}
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  • ...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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  • ...[[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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  • * 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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  • 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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  • ...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 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • |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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  • ...]]. 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...| [[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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  • ...]], [[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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  • ...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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  • ...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 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • |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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • |Manufacturer || [[Fiat|Fiat Auto]] ...ily car]]s manufactured by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[automaker]] [[Fiat|Fiat Auto]] from 1961 to 1967, which replaced the [[Fiat 1200]]. The 1300 and 1500 we
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  • ...on foot waving a red flag and blowing a horn. This effectively killed road auto development in the UK for most of the rest of the 19th century, as inventor ...hydrogen gas]]-fuelled one-cylinder internal combustion engine made a test drive from [[Paris]] to [[Joinville-le-Pont]] in 1860, covering some nine kilomet
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  • In 1955 the mid-size rear wheel drive [[Fiat 600]] was launched by Fiat and that would become the design basis fo *'''India''' [[First (Auto) | First]], the manufacturer began a collaboration with Fiat in 1950 and ma
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  • ...nt-Gaudens]] near the city of [[Toulouse]]. From there, Chiron went on to drive a [[Bugatti]] and an [[Alfa Romeo]] to important wins in national Grand Pri Louis Chiron's career came to a end with his retirement in 1938 and auto racing itself a year later with the outbreak of [[World War II]]. When raci
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  • ...ice]], [[France]] and showed an early interest in automobiles, learning to drive before the age of nine. The middle of three children, his brother Maurice s ...nstance Chiron, were hired by the German teams and jumped at the chance to drive the most advanced cars available, as a [[Jew]] this option was not availabl
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  • '''Four wheel drive''', '''4WD''', or '''4x4''' ("four by four") is a four-wheeled [[vehicle]] ..., to varying degrees of engagement while 4WD means only four of the wheels drive the vehicle continuously. AWD can also be thought of as automatic 4WD, havi
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  • ...000 Albeas in Russia next year-as part of its joint venture with Severstal auto. [[Category:Front wheel drive vehicles]]
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  • ...n provide drivers with their first insights into how a racing car feels to drive and how to properly set up a car, or it can provide a relatively inexpensiv {{Class of Auto racing}}
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  • ...] [[sports car]] that debuted at the 2007 [[Frankfurt Motor Show|Frankfurt Auto Show]]. It ranks as the most powerful and expensive [[Lamborghini]] road c ...d it is one of the talking points of the Reventón. It displays the dynamic drive forces, longitudinal [[acceleration]] during acceleration and braking, as w
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  • ...[[convertible]] made by [[Fiat]], introduced at the November 1966 [[Turin Auto Show]], and manufactured until 1985. Most of the cars were exported to the [[Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]]
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  • ...ely simple. Advances such as [[monocoque]] construction and [[front wheel drive]] would allow progressively more advanced small cars to be produced, such a ...interest in economical cars wax and wane. During this time, the American auto manufacturers would introduce smaller cars of their own, such as the [[Chev
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  • [[Oldsmobile]]'s 1940 models featured [[Hydra-Matic]] drive, the first mass-production fully automatic transmissions. Initially an Olds ...ts the transmission from moving forward (although wheels, depending on the drive train, can still spin freely), it is recommended to use the [[hand brake]]
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  • That same year [[Bertone]] showed the Grifo A3/L prototype at the Turin Auto Show, while Iso showed off the (partly unfinished) competition version; the ...t gear! Renzo Rivolta also shows a one-off Grifo A3/L Spyder at the Geneva auto show and because this stayed a one-off this particular car is the most soug
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  • ...nufacturer]] [[Fiat]] from 1974 to 1984. It was exhibited at 1974 [[Turin Auto Show|Turin Motor Show]]. ...iveshaft|propeller shaft]], under the transmission "tunnel", transmits the drive to a solid live rear axle.
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  • '''Lime Rock Park''' is a [[road racing|road course]] [[auto racing]] facility located in [[Lakeville, Connecticut]]. Owned by [[Skip Ba ...te patches in the corners which have made the track even more difficult to drive and more prone to deteriorate. In preparation for the new ALMS date in July
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  • ...ral Motors]] facility in [[Rayong]][http://www.bangkokpost.com/midyear2002/auto.html], [[Thailand]] (production in Thailand started March 2002 and lasted c ...oon (car)|saloon]] was discontinued late in 2005 in Europe, the four-wheel drive Q4 Crosswagon was produced to the end of 2007. The 156 was replaced with 15
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  • ...ne word, not Monte Carlo, the capital of Monaco). This was a [[rear-wheel drive]] [[mid-engine]]d two-seater sports car that shared very few components wit ...strut]]s all round and disc braking on all four wheels. The [[front wheel drive]] models were available in a number of engine capacities ranging from 1.3&n
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  • ...x|Italian]] and [[Spanish Grand Prix]], Hermann Lang was given a chance to drive for the Mercedes team. He proved to be most capable on high-speed racetrack ...poli Grand Prix]] enroute to earning that year's [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Championship]]. He clocked the fastest lap at the [[French
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  • ...me go on to professional racing careers. The club is also the source for [[Auto race workers|race workers]] in all specialties, without whom racing organiz ...imits are to be obeyed), but of precision and navigation. The object is to drive on time, arriving at checkpoints with the proper amount of elapsed time fro
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  • ...with the Coupé's debut following shortly thereafter at the 2002 [[Detroit Auto Show]]. Sales in the United States began in March 2002 for the Spyder and i ...he driver to choose between four different operating modes: Normal, Sport, Auto and Low Grip. Each of these programs is selected by means of console-mounte
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  • ...t also works together with Diamante's electronic controlled suspension and four-wheel steering that Mitsubishi had equipped to improve total handling and perform ESC is described as the most important advance in auto safety since the [[seat belt]] by many experts including Nicole Nason, Admi
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  • ...s thirty minutes before the start of a race, during which time drivers may drive around the track as much as they like, driving through the pitlane each tim |[[Image:Auto Racing Green.png|25px|Green flag]]
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  • ...ransmission|manual]]<br>''[[Saxomat]]'' [[Semi-automatic transmission|semi-auto]] ...'''Florida II''', presented a year later at the [[Salon International de l'Auto]] in [[Geneva]], was a coupé, and became [[Battista Pininfarina|Battista P
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  • ...and for the 1934 season he was lured away by [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] to drive one of their [[Silver Arrows]] with the brilliant [[Hermann Lang]] as his c ...t team orders. He left Mercedes at the end of the 1936 season and joined [[Auto Union]] where his rivalry with Caracciola escalated, culminating at the [[
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  • '''Martin Brundle''' (born [[June 1]], [[1959]]) is an [[England|English]] [[Auto racing|motor racing]] and former [[Formula One]] driver known chiefly as th ...deal with world champions Williams, but in the end [[Damon Hill]] won the drive instead. Still keen to stay in F1, Brundle found himself racing for [[Ligie
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  • ..., and allowing lower floors, which is useful for buses. Some 8x8 all-wheel drive military vehicles use individual wheel motors. ...the Lexus GS450h. By switching the clutches, the gear ratio from MG2 (the "drive" motor) to the wheel shaft is switched, either for higher torque or higher
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  • Liuzzi was born in [[Locorotondo]], [[Italy]], and like most auto racing drivers, began his career in [[kart racing]] in [[1991]]. Highlights ...eat to [[Jacques Villeneuve]]. In November, 2004 he was given another test drive, this time with [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]. This led to him joining Red B
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  • ...ti''' (born March 13, 1987 in [[Nazareth, Pennsylvania]]) is an American [[auto racing]] driver who drives the #26 car for [[Andretti-Green Racing]] in the ...Speedway]]. Andretti had one of the best cars that night and was able to drive the high line all night, but [[Ryan Hunter-Reay]] and Andretti made contact
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  • ...evised version debuted at the [[Geneva Motor Show|Salon International de l'Auto]], featuring new wheels, new roof structure and a refreshed interior, and w ...n procedure (dismount and remount four directional tires on opposite side, drive tires are not able to be rotated to front due to size difference).
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  • |{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom]]||[[Power-Drive]]|| || || || || |{{flagiconUSA}} [[USA]]||[[Auto Cub (1956)|Auto Cub]]||Randall Products, [[Hampton, New Hampshire]]||[[Briggs & Stratton]]
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  • ...the Lambo 291. [[Nicola Larini]] and [[Eric van de Poele]] were signed to drive. Both cars had to face pre-qualifying for the first half of the season and [[Category:Italian auto racing teams]]
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  • ...SU]]/[[Fiat]] in [[Germany]], [[Zastava]] in [[Yugoslavia]] and [[Concord (auto manufacturer)|Concord]] in [[Argentina]]. Over two and a half million were ...[[Austria]] in 1957, with their own boxer air-cooled engine and swing axle drive and suspension. The [[Steyr 650TR]] of 1965 to 1969, was the hottest 500 mo
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  • |Sport || [[Auto racing]] ...979 in sports|1979]], who incidently, had broken away from [[United States Auto Club|USAC]]. George blueprinted the IRL as a lower-cost open-wheel alternat
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  • ...Flying Mantuan'') or ''Nivola''. He was the 1932 [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Champion]] in [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. Dr [[Ferdinand ...before agreeing to race for them for the 1938 season. Nuvolari remained at Auto Union until Grand Prix racing was put on hiatus by [[World War II]]. The on
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  • ...e differences between different cars, engines had to come necessarily from auto series produced in a large number of units on which they were allowed limit ...he frame by screws, while the engine bonnet, which reaches the seat of the drive, is set with two constraints quick release. Two air-intakes lateral horizon
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  • ...was the only Maserati with a [[hydropneumatic]] suspension and front wheel drive. However, the [[1973 oil crisis]] had intervened and demand for such cars d ...lejandro de Tomaso]] and his design staff in 1976. This was a [[rear wheel drive]] car, powered by a large V8 engine. It was important to ''de Tomaso'' that
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  • '''Miller Motorsports Park''' is a [[auto racing|auto]], [[Motorcycle racing|motorcycle]] and [[Kart racing|kart]] racing facilit ...iding a wide range of driver training programs including an opportunity to drive one of four [[Ford GT]]'s on course.
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  • *Four-wheel power drum brakes ...d to showcase four-wheel braking to the general public at the 1910 [[Paris Auto Salon]] on one of their production [[vehicles]].
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  • ...as [[Tazio Nuvolari]] also used an at the limit form of driving called the four-wheel drift[http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/art_of_driving.htm]. It has also featu ...g has evolved into a competitive sport where drivers compete in rear-wheel drive cars to keep their cars sideways as long as possible. At the top levels of
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  • ...in conjunction with the state-of-the-art transverse engine and front wheel drive layout which had been pioneered in the [[Fiat 128]], and also featured a un ...]] film ''[[Gung Ho (film)|Gung Ho]]'', centered on a (fictional) Japanese auto manufacturer reopening a shutdown automobile factory in a fictional western
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  • ...rs were respectively [[Bernd Rosemeyer]] and [[Tazio Nuvolari]], both in [[Auto Union]] 'Silver Arrows'. ...won by the late [[Ayrton Senna]], and was described by [[AtlasF1]] as the 'Drive of the Decade' [http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/dec15/lupini.html]. There
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  • | Platform || [[FR layout|FR]]/[[Rear-wheel drive|RWD]] ...ptic [[leaf springs]], semi-elliptic [[rear springs]] and [[torque]] tube, four-wheel [[drum brakes]]. Wheelbase: 108"
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  • ...modest foothold in car-crazy Europe. Not blind to the growing popularity, auto manufacturers began to support “works” or “factory” cars and someti ...point racing. Which refers to sectors each stage is time by how fast the drive is. You can also find rallies in every month of the year in every climate;
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  • '''Tipo: 105.25. Right hand drive tipo: 105.29. Motore: 00502.''' ...ing them rare today with a total production of 1000 in right and left hand drive versions. The car was based on the Giulia Sprint GT, with the cabriolet mod
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  • ...ubtracting the unsprung, sprung and [[jacking forces]] at each wheel. Some auto racing circles use false terms, or combine things like jacking forces and s ...a ''semi-dependent'' suspension. In this case, jointed axles are used, on drive wheels, but the wheels are connected with a solid member, most often a [[de
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  • ...on the back of the steering wheel. By regulation the cars use [[rear wheel drive]]. A modern F1 clutch is a multi-plate carbon design with a diameter of les ...f the new seamless shift gearbox, which eliminate the split-second loss of drive during a gear change. The ultimate advantage of this is said to be from fiv
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  • Abandoned the carrying auto body typical of the Lambda, the Astura (as of the rest the smaller sister A Produced with one pregevole auto body sedan (to 4 lights and 4-5 places or to 6 lights and 6-7 places) reali
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  • The body of the Mille GT concept car shown at the 1961 Auto Show was commissioned thru [[Bertone]] and designed by [[Giugiaro]] and was ...1200 Fiat with a Pininfarina body.." A little later on, at the 1961 Turin Auto Show, there was a very pretty "Ferrarina" GT sitting on the Bertone stand,
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  • ...The following year, he won the [[24 hours of Le Mans ]], despite having to drive over 20 hours solo after his teammate [[Luigi Chinetti]] retired ill. Duri ...ench [[Bugatti]] team and the German manufacturers [[Mercedes-Benz]] and [[Auto Union]], were the dominant force in GP racing, with Hitler unwilling to see
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  • ...modest foothold in car-crazy Europe. Not blind to the growing popularity, auto manufacturers began to support “works” or “factory” cars and someti ...point racing. Which refers to sectors each stage is time by how fast the drive is. You can also find rallies in every month of the year in every climate;
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  • The car is produced at the moment only in [[Tychy]], [[Poland]], by Fiat Auto Poland alongside a sister model, the second generation [[Ford Ka]] due for *AUTO EUROPA 2008
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  • ...electa with a [[CVT]]-type automatic gearbox, and the Punto ED (Economical Drive), a 1.1 Punto whose 5-speed gearbox was designed for high fuel efficiency. ...ontinuously variable transmission|CVT]]/[[semi-automatic transmission|semi-auto]] (Speedgear)
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  • ...on the conditions. Inducing understeer by applying power in a front wheel drive car is useful via proper use of "[[Left-foot braking]]." In any case, this [[Steering#Four-wheel steering|Four-wheel steering]] has begun to be used on road cars (Some WW II reconnaissance veh
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  • ...idually in different races. Emilio was so successful that he was signed to drive an [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]] for [[Scuderia Ferrari]] in the ...9 drivers, from a starting field of 303, in a January 1958 [[Monte Carlo]] auto rally, who completed the first leg of the rigorous touring car event, witho
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  • ...hony Wayne "Tony" Stewart''' (born [[May 20]], [[1971]]), is an [[race car|auto racing]] driver who has won championships in [[Sprint car racing|sprint car ...ter midgets for a handful of years before moving up to the [[United States Auto Club|USAC]] series. Stewart was the USAC rookie of the year in [[1991]], a
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  • The term ''automobile'' is derived from Greek ''auto-'' ("self") and Latin ''mobilis'' ("movable"), referring to the fact that i ...tomobile put into production and sold commercially. Bertha Benz's historic drive is celebrated as an annual [[holiday]] in [[Germany]] with rallies of antiq
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  • ...poration]] design) was the 1968 [[Austin Maxi]], a five-speed, front-wheel drive hatchback. The first all-Italian hatchback was the [[Fiat 127]], which went ...e were hatchbacks. The 1980s began with the launch of two more front-wheel drive hatchbacks: the [[Ford Escort]] and [[Lancia Delta]]. More similar cars fol
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  • Al's oldest brother Jerry became the first Unser to drive at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]], qualifying 23rd and finishing 31st ...cord 10 times on oval, road and dirt tracks to capture the [[United States Auto Club]] national championship.
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  • | Layout || Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout ...elease on January 25, 2011. The official world debut will be at the Geneve Auto Salon 2011 in March.
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  • ...ft.lbf|448|0}} @ 5600 rpm || 8400 rpm || {{Auto bhp|362|0}} per tonne || {{Auto ft.lbf|265|0}} per tonne The car was unveiled at the 2009 [[Geneva Motor Show|Geneva Auto Show]].
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  • Abandoned the carrying auto body typical of the Lambda, the Artena (as of the rest the sister greater A A Artena comes produced with auto body sedan (to 4 lights and 4-5 places or to 6 lights and 6-7 places) from
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  • ...cing successes continued, even against the giants of German racing, [[Audi|Auto Union]] and [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]. In 1939, a [[Maserati 8CTF]] won th ...f squarish, [[Front-engine design|front-engined]], [[rear wheel drive|rear-drive]] [[Coupé|coupes]], cheaper than before but with aggressive performance, l
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  • The Evasion was badged Synergie in the right hand drive markets of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, presumably due t ...ed '''Peugeot 807 Grand Toursime''' at the 2003 [[Salon International de l'Auto|Geneva Motor Show]]. Apart from the exquisite appointment of the 4-passenge
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  • ...in the car's body, and most pretensioners use explosively expanding gas to drive a piston that retracts the belt. Pretensioners also lower the risk of "sub See the page http://auto.howstuffworks.com/seatbelt.htm for more.
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  • ...chrome-molybdenum tubular chassis with a fully independent suspension and four-wheel disc brakes, the resulting car was essentially a thinly veiled racing car, ...hbones, leading radius arms, coil springs and tubular shock absorbers, and four-wheel Dunlop hydraulic disc brakes, mounted in-board at the rear. Wheelbase: 98.5
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  • Chrysler manufactured a gear reduction starter employing a small gear to drive a larger gear attached to the starter's pinion gear shaft. This allowed lo [[Category:Auto parts]]
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  • ...ed States]] to finish the entire 24 hours of the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] [[auto racing|race]], in 1974. Mazda is the only team from outside Western Europe ...("Propeller Speed Reduction Unit") which allows the high revving rotary to drive a slower un-ducted propeller.
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  • The '''Alfa Romeo 8C''' name was used on road, [[Auto racing|race]] and [[sports cars]] of the 1930s. The 8C means 8 cylinders, a ...Alfa Romeo 12C| Monoposto 12C]] 36 and 37 could not match the Mercedes and Auto-Union cars.
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  • ...ton, Wisconsin area. Kiekhaefer was a research driven person, and a fan of auto racing. He heard that Briggs Cunningham had won at Watkins Glen using a Fia ...h terminal cancer, and contacted Sandy MacArthur and asked him if he could drive in his place at Sebring, with Carl Haas.
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  • ...tell where the power reading was taken — at the flywheel, transmission or drive wheels. ...E net hp. The change was meant to 'deflate' power ratings to assuage the [[auto insurance]] industry and environmental and safety lobbies, as well as to ob
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  • ! colspan=2 |'''[[Auto racing]]''' '''A1 Grand Prix''', abbreviated to '''A1GP''', is an [[open-wheel]] [[auto racing]] series. It is unique in its field in that competitors represent th
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  • ...Vignale produced approximately 329 cars. Most all produced were left-hand drive with the probable exception of six cars. The last run of roughly 35 cars we image:Italiaprototype.jpg|Triumph Italia prototype 1959 Turin Auto Show
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  • |Location || {{flagiconUSA}} 29355 Arnold Drive, [[Sonoma, California]], 95476 ...s each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to several other auto races and [[motorcycle]] races such as the [[American Federation of Motorcy
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  • ...one important factory American of auto bodies, the Budd, that autoportante auto body stops [[a licence]] for one much similar one to that one of the August ...ise to “X)” with box-shielded lateral, to which it comes knit the mounting auto body without.
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  • ...[[Sports utility vehicle]]''' (SUV) : Derivative of off-road or four-wheel drive vehicles but with car-like levels of interior comfort and drivability. Also ...acturers in the North American market for their [[station wagon]] models. Auto manufacturers in recent years perceive a stigma attached to the term 'stati
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  • ...x]] introduced the first affordable enclosed automobile, which shifted the auto industry away from open vehicles towards meeting consumer demand for enclos ...tion dethroned the [[rear wheel drive]] layout for efficient [[front wheel drive]] vehicles. Station wagons were the victims of Detroit's downsizing trend a
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  • At the Geneva Auto Show of 2005, a British design firm known as [[Fenomenon]] debuted a retrom [[Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]]
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  • '''Oran Park Raceway''' is a [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit at [[Narellan, New South Wales|Narellan]] in ...so has a [[motocross]] track, a skidpan, a [[dirt track]] and [[four wheel drive]] course and is used for advanced driver training.
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  • Initially Sir [[Jack Brabham]]'s son [[Gary Brabham]] was signed to drive but when he failed to prequalify twice he left the team for good, in the se [[Category:Italian auto racing teams]]
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  • Front tires, especially on front wheel drive vehicles, have a tendency to wear out more quickly than rear tires. Routin [[Category:Auto parts]]
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  • ...ather than the shortest time over a fixed distance as in most conventional auto races. ...] has gained a reputation of "checkers or wreckers" after his gallant 2004 drive with a badly stricken car in the lead, while attempting to nurse it to vict
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  • ...day, including [[Maseratis]], [[Simca-Gordinis]], and [[Enzo Ferrari]]’s [[Auto Avio Construzioni]] (the first Ferrari), Piero Dusio achieved a dream start Partly due to expensive construction of the mid-engine, four wheel drive formula one car, designed by [[Ferdinand Porsche]], Cisitalia went into rec
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  • ...28, 1968 in [[Vantaa|Helsingin maalaiskunta]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[auto racing|racing driver]] and two-time [[Formula One]] champion. He was [[Mich ...into the race team later on. In Monaco he returned to racing with a guest drive in the [[Porsche Supercup]] race, an event he dominated. His hopes of stepp
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  • ** Front-wheel drive: 226&nbsp;kW (307&nbsp;PS/303&nbsp;hp) - [[GM LS engine#LS4|GM LS4]], 2005 ** First front-wheel drive Wankel engine - 1969 [[Mazda Luce|Mazda R130 Luce]] ''(Only FWD rotary vehi
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  • ...da Matta''' (born [[September 19]], [[1973]]) is a [[Brazil|Brazilian]] [[auto racing]] driver, winner of the American [[Champ Car World Series|CART]] Cha ...For the 2006 Champ Car season, he switched to the [[Dale Coyne Racing]] to drive the No.19 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Lola]], until June 9, 2006, when he
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  • ...air-cooled 652&nbsp;cc two-cylinder powerplant from the [[Fiat 126]]. The drive for a mechanically simple car was also evident in the rear suspension, whic The Panda [[four-wheel drive|4x4]] was launched in June 1983, it was powered by a 965 cc engine with 48b
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  • The '''Ferrari 250 GTO''' was a [[sports car]] and [[auto racing]] [[automobile|car]] made by [[Ferrari]] in the early [[1960s]]. It ...he time of its introduction it was (depending on choice of gears and final-drive ratio) most likely the straight-line fastest car on any race track; more su
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  • ...ith rack and pinion steering was designed at ERA (Dunstable) by the famous Auto Union engineer Dr. Robert Eberan-Eberhorst. The two-seater Jupiter was capa ...l with today’s modern traffic. I find the Farina Jupiter a pleasant car to drive and it makes a very good touring car."
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  • ...own to the next, to endurance tests for car and driver. Innovation and the drive of competition soon saw speeds exceeding 100 mph, but because the races wer ...l Herald Tribune]]'' in [[Paris]], established the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in Auto Racing|Gordon Bennett Cup]] in [[Europe]], an annual race that attracted in
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  • ...w Flyer]] and [[Gillig]] hybrid [[Bus|buses]] using [[Allison]]'s electric drive system ...to each wheel, and therefore simplifies [[traction control]], [[all wheel drive]], and similar features.
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  • ...laid out in [[Népliget]], a park in [[Budapest]]. The [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Auto Union]], and [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] teams all sent three cars and the ...[[Arrows]]-[[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]] in 1997, when his car lost drive on the last lap causing him to coast in second place.
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  • * ''Other services'' Fiat Gesco, KeyG Consulting, Sadi Customs Services, Easy Drive, RM Risk Management and Servizio Titoli are minor companies that work for p ...f its various businesses into autonomous companies, one of them being Fiat Auto. That same year, sales reached an all-time high in the United States, corre
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  • ...und, square, and Mille crankcases. In the 1980s these gave way to the belt drive camshaft engines that have continued to this day, in air and liquid cooled ...k, [[Ducati V-twin motorcycles#Bevel gear driven valves|bevel geared shaft drive camshaft engines]], he had gone from making complex engines to making simpl
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  • | Layout || Rear Mid-engine, Four-wheel drive layout ...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
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  • http://www.auto-italia.com - Auto Italia - - New, used http://www.autoricambi.us/ - Auto Ricambi - Fiat Parts (USA)
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  • ...fferent countries in [[Europe]]. The current organisers of the award are ''Auto'' ([[Italy]]), ''[[Autocar]]'' ([[United Kingdom|UK]]), ''Autopista'' ([[Sp ...k which had been penned by world renowed designer Giugiaro. The four-wheel drive Integrale version would go on to enjoy a long and successful rally career,
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  • |[[Michael Devaney]]<br>[[Richard Lyons (auto racer)|Richard Lyons]] |[[Salvador Durán]]<br>[[Sergio Pérez]]<br>[[Juan Pablo Garcia (auto racer)|Juan Pablo Garcia]]
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  • ...ie season the [[Grove, Oxfordshire|Grove]]-based team were keen for him to drive for them in Formula One. However, the young Colombian decided to race in th ...teammate [[Jimmy Vasser]] being the first CART drivers to "cross-over" to drive in the Indy 500. Despite public warnings from two-time Indy 500 winner [[Al
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  • ...affordable vehicle for Ferdinando Innocenti. The vehicle had to be easy to drive for both men and women, be able to carry a passenger, and not get its drive ...pick-up truck powered by the Lambretta engine, named as 'Vikram'. [[Bajaj Auto]] is a major Indian automobile manufacturer that had also produced scooters
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  • ...ced injury and death rates in all [[first world]] countries. Nevertheless, auto collisions are the leading cause of injury-related deaths, an estimated tot [[Image:Ferrari F430 dash at 2006 Chicago Auto Show.jpg|thumb|[[Ferrari F430]] steering wheel with [[airbag]]]]
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  • ...h most-scrapped car on Britain's roads in 2006, according to a survey by [[Auto Express]] magazine. [[Category:Front wheel drive vehicles]]
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  • ...as an act of foundation, magazines and old documents, there is no trace. "Auto" in 1904 stands out from the earliest records, publicity of the '''Fabbrica ...HP) and a twin (12-14 HP). It was refined by the construction types: shaft drive, honeycomb radiator, change at four forward gears and reverse, brakes on re
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  • ...{Auto kmh|95}} empty with the 633&nbsp;[[cubic centimetre|cc]] engine to {{Auto kmh|110}} with the 767&nbsp;cc version. The car had good ventilation and de A 633 cc right hand drive Multipla was tested by the British magazine [[The Motor (magazine)|The Moto
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  • ...[Image:autosportlemans.jpg|250px|1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of ''Auto Sport Review'' magazine.]] ...the ability of manufacturers to build sporty yet reliable cars. This would drive innovation in not only reliable but also fuel-efficient vehicles, since the
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  • ...the [[Super 2000]] Punto Abarth, was unveiled in 2005. It is [[four-wheel drive]] and powered by a 2.0&nbsp;L 16 valve engine capable of producing 280hp.
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  • As far as instead the line of the auto body, mrs. Adele Lancia and its collaborators they do not have some doubt: One characteristic interesting é given from the drive shaft with snodati and elastic joints to cylindrical ear-ring joints (insid
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  • ...00 or more drivers, as 2, 3 or 4 can share a car. One driver is allowed to drive 150 minutes nonstop, and can enter on two cars, yet a rest time of at least
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  • ...ot occur in nature, it must be converted from a feed stock. The energy to drive this conversion can be produced from [[fossil fuel]]s, etc. Thus, hydrogen ...currently in joint development with Hyundai, Nissan, and BMW, among other auto companies. Another major supplier is [[Ballard Power Systems]]. The Hydroge
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  • ...s designated with the prefix T for Type, which referred to the chassis and drive train. ...tinued producing airplane parts and was sold to [[Hispano-Suiza]] (another auto maker turned aircraft supplier) in 1963. [[Snecma]] took over in 1968, lat
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  • ...[Kirkpatrick MacMillan]] refined this in 1839 by adding a mechanical crank drive to the rear wheel, thus creating the first true "bicycle" in the modern sen ...solved this problem by introducing the ''chain'' and producing rear-wheel drive. These models were known as ''dwarf safeties'', or ''safety bicycles'', for
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  • ...e highest class of single-seat [[open-wheel]] [[formula racing|formula]] [[auto racing]]. It consists of a series of races, known as [[List of Formula One ...d cars (following [[Porsche]]'s pioneering and all-conquering [[Auto Union|Auto Unions]] of the 1930s), which evolved from the company's successful [[Formu
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  • ...s, but this is not a separate form of propulsion. It merely makes steam to drive the turbines. Nonetheless, it has caused concerns about safety and waste di * [[Auto carrier]]
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  • ...ano Modena]] and long-time Brun stalwart [[Oscar Larrauri]] were signed to drive. Despite a solid if unspectacular start to the season, EuroBrun were strugg [[Category:Italian auto racing teams]]
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  • ...window. unknowing that Sheriff [[J.W. Pepper]] was in it looking to [[test drive]] it. A Hornet was also used for the famous twisting [[corkscrew]] aerial j ...80 m wide, and 3.08 m high and the "flying AMC Matador" was exhibited at [[auto show]]s; however, it could only make a 500 m flight so for the film's aeria
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  • ...itted to [[truck]]s, [[ship]]s, railroad [[locomotive]]s and those used to drive stationary [[generator]]s. The displacement of each cylinder in such an eng ...se in the context of the classic-car hobby, auto racing, and so forth. The auto industry nowadays uses [[International System of Units|SI]] for this purpos
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  • ...[Formula One]] has generally been regarded as the pinnacle of open-wheeled auto racing, the high performance nature of the cars and the expense involved in Nevertheless, many Formula One pilots continued to drive the smaller and lighter cars on non-championship weekends, and some Grand P
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  • ...ed. It was 6.5mi long, on County Roads J, A, and P. To date, one may still drive most of the original courses. ...ntests of speed on public highways. This was a major blow for competition auto racing and brought the end of a long-standing tradition. This did not perma
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  • ...roportionately on those social groups who are also least likely to own and drive cars. The [[sustainable transport]] movement focuses on solutions to these |[[Škoda Auto|Škoda]]||align="center"|{{flagiconCzech Republic}}
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  • ...part of the pre-[[World War II|Second World War]] [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Championship]] and was included in the first Formula One [ ...motorsport|Mercedes]] sent their leading driver, [[Rudolf Caracciola]], to drive a [[Mercedes SSK]]. Caracciola drove a fighting race, bringing his SSK up t
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  • ...[[England|English]] inventor Sir [[Samuel Morland]] used [[gunpowder]] to drive water pumps. ...nes will take in both air and fuel but will continue to rely on an unaided auto-combustion process due to higher pressures and heat. This is also why dies
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  • In the beginning of 2007, Fiat Auto S.p.A. was reorganized and four new automobile companies were created; Fiat ...acturers established facilities in [[South Africa]] to assemble right hand drive vehicles for the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] markets. [[Fiat]]
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  • In 1969 Ickx choose to drive for the [[Brabham Racing Organisation|Brabham]] team, which was focussed ar *[[1975]] - Jacky Ickx / [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]] ([[Mirage (race car)|Mirage]] GR8)
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  • ...ince the late 1960s, replacing the previously used [[list of international auto racing colors|national colors]]. With [[sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]]s bec ...070608.jpg|<font color=>A 1951 Alfa Romeo 159 in the List of international auto racing colors of Italy.
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  • ...ade in their 1953 motorcycle prototype remarkably resembles the ''V-twin + drive shaft'' arrangement that Guzzi developed more than ten years later, ultimat ...ponsored by the Italian government for a new police bike. The sturdy shaft-drive, air-cooled V-twin won, giving Moto Guzzi renewed competitiveness. This 196
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  • ...the 350&nbsp;cc Clubman's cup at [[Brands Hatch]]. In 1985 he moved on to four-wheel single-seater racing with Team [[Van Diemen]] in the [[Formula Ford]] champ When [[Nigel Mansell]] left Williams to drive [[IndyCars]] in [[1993 Formula One season|1993]], Hill was promoted to the
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  • ...y's intention to buy him out and absorb the Scuderia; his company became [[Auto Avio Costruzioni Ferrari]], which manufactured machine tools until the expi ...s Hill, Allison and [[Wolfgang von Trips]] and added [[Willy Mairesse]] to drive the dated front-engined 246s and [[Richie Ginther]], who drove Ferrari's fi
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  • ...mall [[Turin]]ese firm SIATA (''Societa Italiana per Applicazioni Tecniche Auto-Aviatorie''), Aldo Farinelli began developing a small pushrod engine for mo ...[[camshaft]] drive pulleys indexed. On older Ducati motors, prior to 1986, drive was by solid shaft that transferred to the camshaft through bevel-cut gears
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  • '''Forti Corse''', commonly known as '''Forti''', was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Auto racing|motor racing]] team chiefly known for its brief, and unsuccessful, i ...], [[Emanuele Naspetti]] and [[Gianni Morbidelli]] (who would all go on to drive in F1) won Italian F3 titles in 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989 respectively. [[T
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  • ...he bends using the rear wheel to scrub-off speed while still providing the drive to power the bike forward and around the bend. *[[Auto Race]]
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  • ...ra]] apprentice Roberto Ori. Coloni himself had carried out the shake-down drive but Nicola Larini was the race driver. The car was obviously not ready and [[Category:Italian auto racing teams|Coloni]]
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  • ...imbed up to 8th place after having dropped down to 13th as a result of his drive-through and his first pit-stop. Just after Bourdais left the pitlane after [[Category:Italian auto racing teams]]
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  • '''Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca''' is a paved road racing track (used for both [[auto racing]] and [[Motorcycle sport|motorcycle racing]]) originally built in 19 ...ear for informal high performance driving schools that allow the public to drive their own cars at speed.
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  • The Le Mans start is also the reason why [[left-hand-drive]] [[Porsche]] street cars continue to have their ignition switches on the l ...on the car, was also favored by drivers because it made the car easier to drive, leading to less violence in [[acceleration]] and braking while reduced spe
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  • ...support of navigators while [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] (car #658) preferred to drive alone as usual as he considered road races dangerous since his co-pilot was [[Category:Auto races]]
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  • ...ry docile. You can drive around town in fourth gear. It is like driving an auto."
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  • ...pointed chief designer but was killed in an accident in 1906 during a test drive. Among the first models were the '''Rapid''' models ''16/24'' and the ''24/ ...available with air starters. After the end of World War I, they started an auto repair shop. In 1921 the car production was disbanded and taken over by [[S
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  • #"Alpine Drive / Auric's Factory" ...are repeatedly referred to as "yellow-faced." The film keeps the color of auto and secretary’s hair, but not the insensitive material (although Oddjob a
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  • ...umb|right|250px|'''[[1952 24 Hours of Le Mans]] race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine''']] ...ilure while his teammate [[Johnny Servoz-Gavin]] had definitely refused to drive the car in such conditions. However during one of the last pitstops the car
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  • ...suers in a frantic car chase ending — for their pursuers — at an ice-track auto race. A blizzard forces them to a remote barn, where Bond declares his love ...s eyes in the exact same manner as he had at Draco's birthday party.) They drive away in the Aston Martin, pulling over to the roadside a few kilometres lat
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  • ...f the motorway tax sticker at one of the customs is obligatory in order to drive on Swiss motorways. ...s, and trade shows. The latter, of which the prime example is the Salon d'Auto are usually held at Palexpo. It's worthwhile to do a bit of research to se
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