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...erage]] ([[mechanical advantage]]) on the road and the road to have less [[leverage]] on the engine. This is what allows cars to slow down using their relative

...mance is usually easily had by down shifting the vehicle (increasing the [[leverage]] , or [[gear ratio]] of the engine over the wheels).

'''Desmodromic''' valves are those which are positively closed by a cam and leverage system, rather than relying on the more conventional springs to close the v

When the brake pedal is depressed, [[leverage]] multiplies the force applied from the pedal to a [[piston]] in the master

...the seats to parking brake pedal. The pedal, however, did not have enough leverage to apply sufficient pressure to the rear brakes to hold the car on an incli

...led, the change was a 4-speed transmission (+ back) without friction, with leverage at the wheel and preselettore, the suspensions were a crossbow, with the fr

...rtance of racing, the importance of innovation and the ongoing struggle to leverage the company's heritage -- the seminal passion for motorcycles that gave ris