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...rd.focus.arp.750pix.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A [[Ford Focus]], a small family car]] ...are generally referred to as [[compact car]]s, and the term "small family car" is almost never used to describe them.

...rakes inboard reduces [[unsprung weight]] substantially, improving ride, [[car handling|handling]] and braking. This system was more common in the [[1960 * [[Rover P6]]

|Class:||[[Compact car|Compact]] ...ass as the Regata were the [[Audi 80]], [[Ford Orion]], [[Rover 200 series|Rover 213/216]], [[Vauxhall Belmont]] and the [[Volkswagen Jetta]]. A Spanish-bui

[[Image:Lloyd Kleinbus.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Lloyd (car)|Lloyd LT 600 van]] with front suicide door]] ...t is familiar to many English-speakers and often used openly in the custom-car trade.

|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] 3-door [[supermini car|supermini]]/[[city car]] The '''Fiat Seicento''' is a [[city car]] produced by the [[Italy|Italian]] company [[Fiat]], introduced in late 19

...e of "vehicles" that offer luxurious settings, a true luxury car will be a car ([[sedan]], [[coupé]], [[hatchback]], [[station wagon]], [[roadster]], etc ...Luxury-Car.jpg|thumb|250px|Woodgrain trim is one of the most iconic luxury car attributes]]

...ol, that "they" won't even allow us to show it on our site, yet; very cool car! ...Rover]], [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]], [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]], and [[Rolls-Royce car|Rolls-Royce]].

*[[Rover (car)|Rover Cycle Company]]

...as many vehicles fall between classes or even outside all of them. Not all car types are sold in all countries and names differ in some cases between [[Br | -||rowspan=2|[[Supermini car|Supermini]]||A class||[[Fiat Panda]]

...back]] [[automobile|car]] category (for [[America]]n cars see [[subcompact car]]. Today their size is around 3,90 m and have seating for four adults and a ...ustin Seven or Morris Mini Minor. It was the only major choice in the mini-car sector until the [[Rootes Group]] launched its rear-engined [[Hillman Imp]]

...ar wheel drive, which would make it Alfa's first mass-produced rear driven car since the demise of the [[Alfa Romeo 75]] in 1992. This announcement caused ...latform. In March 2008 Tata officially gained ownership of Jaguar and Land Rover with Sergio Marchionne starting talks with Tata about the possible usage of

...y Control''' (ESC) is the generic term for systems designed to improve a [[car handling|vehicle's handling]], particularly at the limits where the driver ...rride a car's physical limits. If a driver pushes the possibilities of the car's [[chassis]] and ESC too far, ESC cannot prevent a crash. It is a tool to

...no room for a side window over the load area]]. Others acheive this by a [[Rover SD1|steeply raked rear window]] - a style also known as a [[liftback]]. All ...In Europe, [[city car]]s, [[supermini car|superminis]], and [[small family car]]s are usually hatchbacks.

|Class:||[[Large family car]] ...ctra]]<br>Peugeot 405/406<br>[[Renault 21]]/[[Renault Laguna|Laguna]]<br>[[Rover 600]]<br>[[Toyota Carina]]

|Class:||[[Mid-size car|Mid-size]] | Similar:||[[Rover 45]]<br>[[Saab 9-3]]<br>[[Volvo S40|Volvo S40/V40]]

| [[sportscar|sports car]] The '''De Tomaso Biguà''' was a sports car produced by [[De Tomaso]]. At first, It was known as the Biguà but later r

|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[compact car|compact]] 3 and 5-door [[hatchback]] The '''Fiat Tipo''' is a [[small family car]] designed by the [[I.DE.A Institute|IDEA]] design house and produced by th

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]]; [[coupe]]; [[sports car]] The '''[[Ferrari]] F430''' is a [[sports car]] [[automobile]] designed to replace the [[Ferrari 360]]. It debuted at the

'''Understeer''' is a term for a [[car handling]] condition in which during cornering the circular path of the [[v ...s also often referred to as pushing, plowing, or refusing to turn in. The car is referred to as being "tight" because it is stable and far from wanting t

The '''European [[Car of the Year]]''' award was established in 1964 by a collective of [[automob ...ion from each country is based on the size of the country's car market and car manufacturing industry. The jury for 2006 consisted of 58 members from 22 c

'''De Tomaso''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile|car]]-manufacturing company. It was founded by the [[Argentina|Argentinian]]-bo ...aso produced various prototypes and racing cars, including a [[Formula 1]] car for [[Frank Williams]]'s team in 1970.

|Class:||[[Executive car]] |Similar:||[[Renault Safrane]]<br>[[Rover 800]]<br>[[Saab 9-5]]

[[Image:Car rally.jpg|thumb|right|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...icle continuously. AWD can also be thought of as automatic 4WD, having the car engage all four wheels when conditions warrant and disengage without notify

...cases the vehicle may be built by the converter, or assembled from a [[kit car]], and vehicles of this type are also noted below.<br> ...ries, the user can choose to buy a converted vehicle of any model in the [[Car dealership|automaker dealerships]] only paying the cost of the batteries an

Although [[Enzo Ferrari]] resisted the move even with [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] dominating F1, [[Ferrari]] began producing [[MR layout|mid ...ey were almost entirely dissimilar. The first Ferrari mid-engine in a road car did not arrive until the [[1967]] [[Ferrari Dino|Dino]], and it was [[1971]

...]] used this arrangement. From 1927-1929, the American firm [[Hudson Motor Car Company|Hudson]] used a 6-cylinder engine of this form as well, but this en

...]] used this arrangement. From 1927-1929, the American firm [[Hudson Motor Car Company|Hudson]] used a 6-cylinder engine of this form as well, but this en

...' ('''ESC''') is a computerized technology that improves the safety of a [[car handling|vehicle's stability]] by detecting and minimizing skids. When ESC ...that ESC is highly effective in helping the driver maintain control of the car and saving lives and reducing the severity of crashes. In the fall of 2004

...5-2a.jpg|right|thumb|350px|[[Aston Martin DB5]] the most famous James Bond car]] ...#GT.2C GTV and GTV6|Alfa Romeo GTV6]] || Unknown || Bond steals the parked car while its owner uses a pay phone booth and makes haste towards Octopussy's

Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett car trials. Rumours have started to spread of a well-known sports car manufacturer supporting the event in the future.

...m [[wear and tear]] as well as to provide a high-friction bond between the car and the road to improve acceleration and handling. Today most tires, espec ...By Dunlop's time, the bicycle had been fully developed (see [[Rover (car)|Rover]]) and it proved a far more suitable application for pneumatic tires. Pneum

...|250px|An [[automobile]] airbag, like this one in a crashed [[SEAT Ibiza]] car, deflates after 0.3 seconds.]] ...bags in 1971. The first example of an airbag in a production [[automobile|car]] was in [[1972]] when the 1973 model [[Oldsmobile Toronado]] was released.

...ari]] [[Formula One]] 1.5&nbsp;L V8 engines ''(none of them used in a road car)'' ....6&nbsp;L (13600&nbsp;cc/829 cu&nbsp;in³) 2003 Cadillac Sixteen ([[concept car]])

...apes with his reserve parachute while the assassin is killed when the Land Rover explodes in mid-air. ...using the Aston Martin's weapons. Bond, however, is forced to destroy the car, whereupon he and Milovy sled down a snow-covered hill in the girl's cello

...for their lower seat height and better weight distribution. Starley's 1885 Rover is usually described as the first recognizably modern bicycle. Soon, the '' ...levelled off or declined as motorized transportation became affordable and car-centred policies led to an increasingly hostile environment for bicycles. I

Rover and the BRM Formula 1 team joined forces to produce a [[gas turbine]] power ...disappointing, the car was unstable on the straight, however Ford sent one car to Germany for Phil Hill and Bruce McLaren to race in the [[1000km Nürburg