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• CanAm
  ...is was a fundamentally different series based on obsolete [[Formula 5000]] cars with sports car bodies. ...and chassis [[downforce]] which resulted by its end it in truly outrageous cars with well over 1000 [[horsepower]] (750 kW), wings, active downforce genera
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• Spoiler (automotive)
  ...become common on passenger vehicles, as well. Some spoilers are added to cars primarily for styling purposes and have either little aerodynamic benefit o ...ome spoilers have adjustable components so they can be tuned. Formula One cars, for instance, feature different settings so the car can be optimized for s
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• Special Interest Auto
  <big>With over 20 years of experience in servicing Italian and British cars in the Twin Cities, Special Interest Auto can handle all your needs.<br>
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• Halo vehicle
  ...such as a [[convertible]], or be a new product, or even an entire line of cars that have a [[cachet]] about them. *[http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2006-06-19-halo-cars-usat_x.htm USA Today, "Automakers hope love for car equals love for brand,"
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• Wishbone suspension
  ...long arm (SLA) suspension. It is commonly used in [[sports car]]s, luxury cars and light trucks. ...kups and SUV's and double wishbones are very common at both ends of racing cars.
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• Antique car
  ...the [[design]] life of modern cars and an even greater increment on those cars now 25 years old; therefore, a car that's reached 25 is a rare survivor, an Owning, restoring and collecting antique cars is a popular [[hobby]] worldwide.
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• Circuit Mont-Tremblant
  | Events || [[Can-Am]]<br>[[Champ Car World Series]]<br>[[Formula One]]<br>[[American Le Mans Se ...high in the two [[Canadian Grand Prix]] events staged here. Of the forty cars entered those two races, only 16 reached the checkered flag.
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• Straight engine
  ...modern cars. Some manufacturers, notably Acura, Audi, Toyota, VW and Volvo Cars, have also used [[straight-5]] configurations. The General Motors ''GM Atl ...round the same time, fuel consumption became a much more important factor. Cars became smaller and much more space-efficient. The engine bay of a modern sm
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• Crossflow cylinder head
  ...]]'s Kent Crossflow 4-cylinder [[OHV]] engine. This unit has been used in cars from the 1960s up to the present day, albeit with the addition of [[fuel in
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• Concept car
  ...doors, 3 or 6 (or more) wheels, or special abilities not usually found on cars. ...icles with a working drivetrain and accessories. The state of most concept cars lies somewhere in between and usually does not represent the final product.
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• Oversteer
  [[Rear wheel drive]] cars are generally more prone to oversteer, in particular when applying power in ...ows their use). Nevertheless, the required front/rear balance to make the cars fast through corners is obtained by setting up the aerodynamics and balanci
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• Maserati Biturbo
  ...charger]]s (of somewhat smaller dimensions than the [[BMW 3 Series]] (E21) cars of the time) and a luxurious interior. ...was originally produced (to avoid the 38% sales tax imposed at the time on cars displacing more than 2000 cc). The aluminum 90 degree [[SOHC]] V6 engine wa
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• Coil bind
  ...p times, the cars are more sensitive to [[turbulence]] generated by nearby cars.
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• Ferrari P
  The '''Ferrari P''' series were prototype sports cars in the 1960s and early 1970s. ...ominating F1, [[Ferrari]] began producing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1960]] with the [[Ferrari Dino]]-V6-engine [[Formula 2]] 156, which wo
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• Legend car racing
  '''Legend Car racing''' is a style of race cars. They are 5/8-scale replicas of [[United States|American]] [[automobiles]] ...tight specifications to ensure cars are quite similar with each other. All cars utilize the same parts, engine, tires. The only variable (in theory) is the
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• Ferrari 250 LM
  ...oducing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1963]]. Although these cars shared their names (based on engine displacement) with road models, they we ...50 P''' racer was almost entirely unrelated to the other [[Ferrari 250|250 cars]]. It was a mid-engined sports car racer with a [[Ferrari 250#250 Testa Ro
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• Hand brake
  ..., for assistance in starting on steep inclines (in [[manual transmission]] cars), or for initiating [[handbrake turn]]s, as the release button can be held ...utomatic transmission and not the parking brake. Also, manual transmission cars are recommended to be left in in their lowest gear (usually either first or
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• Headlight styling
  ...above the other. This was, however, banned by the federal government. Most cars had their headlights in pairs side by side on each side of the car; some mo ...tish firm Alvis and the French firm FACEL also used this for some of their cars.
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• FF layout
  ...sidered superior to FR cars in conditions such as snow. However, powerful cars rarely use the FF layout because weight transference under acceleration unl Early cars using the FF layout include the [[Citroën Traction Avant]], [[Saab 92]] an
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• Automobile racing
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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