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• Lamborghini Portofino
  ...hief designers. Introduced at the [[1987]] [[Frankfurt Auto Show]], it was a fully functional, four-door, four-seat sport [[sedan]]. ...d the Navajo. The concept never went beyond the clay model stage, but when Chrysler acquired Lamborghini in 1987, the design was resurrected and with some fair
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• Lamborghini LM001
  The '''Lamborghini LM001''' was a prototype offroad vehicle designed and built by [[Lamborghini]]. It was fir ...of using a [[Chrysler Corporation|Chrysler]] engine, they chose to go with a 180 hp 5.9L [[American Motors Corporation|AMC]] built V8, with the int
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• Straight engine
  [[Image:Straight engine.png|thumb|250px|4-cylinder straight engine scheme]] ...gine''' (often designed as [[inline engine]]) is an [[internal-combustion engine]] with all cylinders aligned in one row, with no or only minimal offset.
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• Lamborghini Cala
  ...n Giugiaro]]. It was first shown at the 1995 [[Geneva Motor Show]]. It was a completely functional prototype that never made it into production. ...n 1988, at the behest of then owners of the company, [[Chrysler]]. In 1994 Chrysler sold Lamborghini to [[Megatech]], the Cala design took shape, but when Mega
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• FR layout
  ...'', or '''Front-engine, [[Rear wheel drive]]''' means a layout where the [[engine]] is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. This was the ...eered wheels. The layout is still more suitable than front-wheel drive for engine outputs of more than about 200bhp, as the weight transference during accele
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• Lamborghini Jalpa
  | Parent company || [[Lamborghini]]<br/>[[Chrysler]] | Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|RMR layout]]
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• V10
  ...'' is an [[engine]] in [[V engine|V]] configuration, having 10 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s in two banks of five. ...t]] causing vibration from end to end of the engine. To contain this issue a [[balance shaft]] is required. Theoretically, the best V-angle is 72°; wit
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• Multi-valve
  ...[cylinder head]] of four [[Poppet valve|valve]] engine.<br />( [[Nissan VQ engine]] )]] In [[automotive engineering]], an engine is referred to as '''multi-valve''' (or '''multivalve''') when each cylinde
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• Straight-6
  ...age:alfa romeo 2600 engine.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''An [[Alfa Romeo 2600]] engine.]] ...'I6''') is an [[internal combustion engine]] with six cylinders aligned in a single row. The name '''slant-6''' is sometimes used when the cylinders ar
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• Mauro Forghieri
  ...rn in [[Modena]], the only child of Reclus and Afra Forghieri. His father, a [[turning|turner]], did war work during [[World War II]] for the [[Italian ...le, young Mauro Forghieri completed the [[Liceo Scientifico]] and obtained a degree in [[Mechanical Engineering]] from the [[University of Bologna]]. De
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• Front wheel drive
  ...gine mounting, though many in prior decades were positioned [[longitudinal engine|longitudinal]]ly instead. [[Rear wheel drive]] was the traditional standard ...Kingdom]] introduced a front wheel drive model in [[1928]], but it was not a success. The first successful models were the [[1934]] [[Citroën Traction
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• Torsion beam suspension
  ...is attached firmly to the vehicle chassis; the opposite end terminates in a lever, mounted perpendicular to the bar, that is attached to the [[axle]] o ...rs can also cause the suspension to hit the bump stop prematurely, causing a harsh ride. Aftermarket forged torsion key kits use re-clocked adjuster ke
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• Ghia
  ...sulting in eighteen [[Chrysler Ghia]] Specials (1951-53), the K-310, the [[Chrysler Norseman]], the Crown Imperial limousines ([[Jackie Kennedy]], [[Nelson Roc There are even a few Ghia-bodied [[Ferrari]]s. Ghia also participated in the short-lived [[
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• Engine displacement
  ...350px|[[Displacement]], One complete cycle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in red.]] ...ed in [[cubic centimetre]]s, [[litre]]s or [[cubic inch]]es. In a [[piston engine]], this is the volume that is ''swept'' as the [[piston]]s are moved from '
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• Alfa Romeo 169
  ...definitely going to be made, development is to be pushed back a year while a suitable platform is sourced. The launch date is now predicted to be mid 20 ...e 169's long delays has been the lack of a suitable platform. The 166 used a front wheel drive base related to its predecessor, the [[Alfa Romeo 164]].
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• Lamborghini LM002
  |Parent company || [[Chrysler]] |Engine || 5167&nbsp;cc [[V12]]
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• Fiat 1500
  | Engine || [[straight-6]] 1493&nbsp;cc The '''Fiat 1500''' is a car produced by the Fiat from 1935 to 1950. The car was introduced in Salon
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• FIA GT Championship
  The '''FIA GT Championship''' is a [[sports car racing]] series organized by the [[Stéphane Ratel Organisatio ...ls, better [[aerodynamics]], larger [[brake]]s, wider [[tyre]]s and larger engine admission restrictors.
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the [[mid engine]] and [[rear engine]] layouts are also used. ...vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front.
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• Fiat Seicento
  ...ing the same engines, chassis and general dimensions, although it did gain a minor 9&nbsp;cm in length (total length of 3.34 m). The design was similar ...story of EuroNCAP, namely the [[Rover Metro|Rover 100]] and the original [[Chrysler Voyager]] MPV. This is not so surprising, as the car has an extremely short
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