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• Chrysler TC
  ...ilable until late [[1989]]. The TC was intended as a [[halo car]] for the Chrysler brand, but its humble K-car underpinnings and fumbled launch hurt its reput ...[1989]] TC used a special [[turbocharged]] 2.2L [[Chrysler K engine#2.2 TC|Chrysler K engine]]. 500 special 1989 models came with a [[Getrag]] [[manual transm
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• Lamborghini Portofino
  ...concept car]] developed for [[Lamborghini]] by [[Kevin Verduyn]], one of [[Chrysler]]'s chief designers. Introduced at the [[1987]] [[Frankfurt Auto Show]], it ...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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• Subcompact car
  ...e [[1950s]] with the introduction of the [[Nash Metropolitan]] and similar vehicles, although the subcompact did not see wider adoption until the [[1970s]] wit ...ner' was another subcompact, the [[Yugo]]. Another note is the fact that [[Chrysler]]'s subcompacts (The [[Dodge Omni]] and Plymouth Horizon) were also huge su
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• Lamborghini LM001
  ...esigned into the LM001. Only now instead of using a [[Chrysler Corporation|Chrysler]] engine, they chose to go with a 180 hp 5.9L [[American Motors Corpor {{Lamborghini vehicles}}
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• Straight-8
  ...between separate fenders to the modern configuration beginning with the [[Chrysler Airflow]] and its shorter engine compartment led to straight-8 engines bein ...e straight-8 were American luxury cars belonging to [[Chrysler Corporation|Chrysler]] ([[flathead engine|flathead]] configuration) and [[General Motors Corpora
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• Lamborghini Cala
  ...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 {{Lamborghini vehicles}}
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• Marque
  ...be said to be the marque and make of a [[Dodge Dart]], but the maker was [[Chrysler Corporation]]. ...le]] in the automobile industry. A larger company can develop and produce vehicles much more economically than a smaller concern. Product development, in par
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• Lamborghini Cheetah
  |Engine||Chrysler 5.9 liter V8 ...shing touches. They decided to go with a large, waterproofed 180bhp 5.9L [[Chrysler]] engine, rear mounted, with a 3 speed automatic transmission. The body was
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• Power steering
  ...wheel drive]], greater vehicle mass and wider [[tire]]s means that modern vehicles would be extremely difficult to manouevre at low speeds (e.g. when parking) ...trical system standard may enable use of electric power steering on larger vehicles.
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• FR layout
  ...[Ford Mustang]], [[Chevrolet Corvette]], and originally [[Germany|German]] vehicles from [[BMW]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]]. The [[Oil crisis]] of the 1970s and the ...FF by 1990; only GM and Ford retained FR for their luxury and performance vehicles.
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• Hemi engine
  ...mispherical form. The term "Hemi engine" is a [[trademark]] of [[Chrysler|Chrysler Corporation]], though they were neither the hemi engine's inventors nor the ...make it effective, efficient, and reliable at an acceptable cost. Early in Chrysler's development of their 1950s hemi engine, the head was referred to internal
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• Lee Iacocca
  ...y recognized businessmen in the world, Iacocca is the former chairman of [[Chrysler Corporation]] and was a passionate advocate of U.S. business exports during ...ng the entire company from the ground up, laying off many workers, selling Chrysler's loss-making European division to [[Peugeot]], and bringing in many former
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• V8
  ...nd [[1970]] by Ford licensees around the world, mostly powering commercial vehicles. ...first [[OHV]] V8 engines ever produced. [[Chrysler]] introduced their ''[[Chrysler FirePower engine|FirePower]]'' hemi-head V8 the next year. Sales were beyo
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• Automobile self starter
  ...ce the engine was running, a concept that is now being revived in [[hybrid vehicles]]. By [[1920]], nearly every car had a self-starter. ...e starter market, with two types that were very different to those used on vehicles today.
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• Front-wheel drive
  ...r]]s, where the engine drives the front [[wheel]]s. Most front wheel drive vehicles today feature [[transverse engine|transverse]] engine mounting, though many ...rary [[Cord 810|810]] from [[Cord Automobile]] in the United States. These vehicles featured a [[mid-engine]] front wheel drive design — the engine was behin
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• Fiat 1500
  cars which was tested in wind tunnel, the [[Chrysler Airflow]] was produced year earlier. [[Category:Fiat vehicles|1500]]
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• Torsion beam suspension
  ...e the diameter of the bar changes. In most torsion bar systems, especially Chrysler's, [[ride height]] (and therefore many handling features) may be adjusted b Some vehicles use torsion bars to provide [[self-leveling suspension|automatic leveling]]
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• Straight-6
  ...ause the length of such engines was not such a concern in rear wheel drive vehicles but also because V6s (unlike the [[crossplane]] [[V8]]) were somewhat diffi ...[[2006]] model year line-up for the [[BMW 6-series]] and [[BMW 7-series]] vehicles.
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• RWD
  ...ial (mechanics)|differential]] between the rear axles. Some [[FR layout]] vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at ...r recent rear wheel drive vehicles. See also [[:Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]].
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• Lamborghini Jalpa
  | Parent company || [[Lamborghini]]<br/>[[Chrysler]] In 1988, after falling sales, the new owners, Chrysler, decided to end Jalpa production.
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