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• Rear-engine design
  ...ive wheels at the rear of the vehicle. The [[center of gravity]] of the [[engine]] itself is actually past the rear axle. This is not to be confused with t This layout is typically chosen for three reasons, packaging, traction, and ease of manufacture:
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• Mid-engine design
  [[Image:Unterflurmotor Hanomag.jpg|thumb|260px|Mid-engine in a Hanomag-Fahrgestell.]] ...describes the placement of an [[automobile]] [[internal-combustion engine|engine]] between the rear and front axles. Another term for this is mid-ship, tho
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• RR layout
  ...contrast to the [[MR layout]], however, the [[center of gravity]] of the [[engine]] itself is actually past the rear axle. This is not to be confused with t .... Thus, in a car which steers with the front wheels, it is better for the engine to be located in the rear of the car - either a RR or MR design.
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• FF layout
  ...under acceleration unloads the front wheels and reduces grip. Electronic traction control can avoid wheelspin but largely negates the benefit of extra power. ...pact and mid-sized vehicles to adopt it. Because the transversely-mounted engine does not require a bevel gear to change the direction of the final drive, c
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• Fiat Cinquecento Lucciola
  *Body architecture: hybrid traction 3-door, 4-seat *Engine position and drive: rear drive
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• Engine braking
  ...ucks use a device called a [[jake brake]] to increase the effectiveness of engine braking. ...ese hot gasses are exhausted from the vehicle and heat is transferred from engine components to the air.
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• MF layout
  ...-red.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Saab Sonett]] mk1 used the MF layout by turning the engine and running it "backwards".]] ...ont-engine, front-wheel drive layout]] (FF), the [[center of mass]] of the engine is behind the front axle. This layout is typically chosen for its better w
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• Launch control
  ...smoothly and as fast as possible, avoiding spinning of the drive wheels, [[engine]] failure due to over-revving and [[clutch]] and [[gearbox]] problems. This ...small threshold when it comes to acceleration. High power delivered by the engine to the gearbox and driven wheels can not be easily managed even by the most
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• Torque steering
  ...m the intended path. As the Torque Steer Effect is directly related to the engine torque capabilities this problem becomes more and more evident with high ou ** Transient movement of the engine
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• Locking differential
  ...tial]]. A locking differential provides increased [[traction (engineering)|traction]] compared to a standard, or "open" differential by disallowing wheel speed ...pability of delivering 100% of available torque to the wheel with the most traction.
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• Alfa Romeo Spyder
  ...n output of no less than 260 bhp, and 335 Nm of torque. An all-wheel-drive traction system, with rear bias, coupled to a 6-speed gearbox completes the drivelin ...rbox. In 2007, a GTA model is expected, which will feature a twin-turbo V6 engine with 408 bhp and 680 Nm of torque.
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• Lancia Dialfa-18HP
  | Engine || 3815 cc [[straight-6]] 40 hp ...sed on four cylinder [[Lancia Alfa-12HP|Lancia Alfa]], now with straight-6 engine. With 40 hp it could achieve top speed of 110km/h. The car was built only
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• Dynamic brake
  '''Dynamic braking''' is the use of the electric [[traction motors]] of a [[railroad]] vehicle as generators to slow the vehicle. It is ...g braking the motor [[Stator|fields]] are connected across either the main traction generator ([[Diesel locomotive#Diesel-electric|Diesel-electric loco]]) or t
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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 ...s. These vehicles featured a [[mid-engine]] front wheel drive design — the engine was behind the transmission and ran "backwards." This layout allows sharp t
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• Continental AG
  ...ontinental Automotive Systems]] division also makes electronic brake and [[traction control system]]s.
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• Bianchi
  In 1899, built the first car (a motorized cart with a single cylinder engine), and began mass production in 1900. In 1901 improved its single-cylinder engine, reaching an output of 8hp.
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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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• Front wheel drive
  ...gine mounting, though many in prior decades were positioned [[longitudinal engine|longitudinal]]ly instead. [[Rear wheel drive]] was the traditional standard ...s. The first successful models were the [[1934]] [[Citroën Traction Avant|Traction Avant]] cars from [[Citroën]] in Europe, and the contemporary [[Cord 810|8
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• Lancia Eta-30/50HP
  | Engine || 4084 cc ''[[straight-4]]'' ...Eta could be delivered with electrical lights. The car has [[straight-4]] engine with capacity of 4084 cc and it produced around 60 hp at 1800 rpm. The top
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• Straight-4
  [[Image:GTV engine.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1972 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 Engine''']] ...engine]] configuration is the most common in [[automobile|car]]s with a [[engine displacement|displacement]] up to 2.3 [[litre|Litres]]. The current "practi
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