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• Pullthrough
  [[Category:Driving techniques]]
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• Driving
  '''Driving''' is the controlled operation of a land [[vehicle]], such as a [[automobil ==Driving skills==
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• Heel-and-toe
  '''Heel-and-toe''' is a driving technique used mostly in performance driving[http://www.nasaproracing.com/hpde/heelandtoe.html], although some drivers u ...s wished simultaneously. The flexibility of this method, apart from sporty driving, can be quite useful for creeping or stop-starts on up or down steep slope
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• Handbrake turn
  The '''handbrake turn''' is a driving technique used to deliberately slide a car sideways, either for the purpose ...ut can also be used in certain other applications such as stunt or pursuit driving.
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• Left-foot braking
  ...e considered to be the inventors of left-foot braking, developing it while driving for the [[SAAB]] works team in the 1960s and '70s. This technique should not be confused with [[heel-and-toe]], which is another driving technique.
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• Opposite lock
  ...nt of travel. Overall, the bend will have been negotiated much faster than driving through it in a normal manner. In skilled hands, the result is a dramatic a [[Category:Driving techniques]]
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• Scandinavian flick
  ...google.com/videoplay?docid=6013003826511155604&q=galant+rally Galant rally driving on Google video]</ref> ...used at race speeds, it's not normal for a vehicle to start a slide while driving at cruise speeds.
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• Hypermiler
  ...ection Agency|EPA]] estimated mileage on their vehicles by modifying their driving habits. ...d of real time mileage displays, drivers were able to refine these driving techniques and greatly exceed the EPA rating for their vehicle.
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• Oversteer
  ...mechanical traction, aerodynamics and suspension, and driver control. The driving technique called [[opposite lock]] is meant to cope in this circumstance. ...d that the judgement of a car's handling balance is not an objective one. Driving style is a major factor in the apparent balance of a car. This is why two
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• 1985 Australian Grand Prix
  | [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]] | [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]]
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• Top Reasons to Buy a Hybrid Car
  ...nd they let drivers feel good everytime they fill up. By mastering driving techniques, some [[hypermiler|hypermilers]] achieve in excess of 50 mpg in regular, da
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• Clutch control
  ...way to control acceleration when pulling away from a complete stop or when driving at very slow speeds while minimizing the chance of stalling the engine. ...the clutch is to keep slight continual pressure on the clutch pedal whilst driving, as when a driver habitually rests his/her foot on the clutch pedal instead
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• Jaguar XJ13
  ...], who used his [[Bristol Aeroplane Company]] background to build it using techniques borrowed from the aircraft industry. ...5.0 litre [[V12]] engine mounted behind the driver, and a ZF [[Transaxle]] driving the rear wheels. Suspension was similar to that of the E-Type.
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• Acura TSX Review
  ...eated not just as a semi-luxury sedan, but a sporty one at that. A bit of driving will reveal that while it does handly nicely and provide a little bit of pu ...omatic transmission|automatic]]. The 5-speed takes some of the fun out of driving the TSX, which responds enthusiastically to the manual shift. In high spee
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• Autocross
  ...event so drivers must learn a new course each time they compete. Prior to driving, a competitor will walk the course, taking mental notes, and developing a s * Watts, Henry (January 1990). Secrets of Solo Racing: Expert Techniques for Autocrossing and Time Trials. Loki Pub. Co. ISBN 0-9620573-1-2.
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• Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
  ...would normally have been; this front wheel supported the steam boiler and driving mechanism. The power unit was articulated to the "trailer" and steered from ...''Le Chariot à feu de M. Cugnot'', Paris, 1992, Nathan/Musée national des techniques, ISBN 2-09-204538-5.
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• Active suspension
  ...m therefore virtually eliminates [[body roll]] and pitch variation in many driving situations including [[corner]]ing, [[accelerating]], and [[braking]]. ...ted throughout the vehicle and, using data calculated by opportune control techniques, controls the action of the suspension.
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• Colin Chapman
  ...the Royal Air Force. His knowledge of the latest aeronautical engineering techniques would prove vital towards achieving the major automotive technical advances ...tus won its first [[F1]] [[World Championship]] in [[1963]]. It was Clark, driving a Lotus 38 at the [[Indianapolis 500]] in 1965, who drove the first ever mi
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• Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS)
  ...without [[Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS)|ABS]] should be able, through the use of techniques like cadence braking or threshold braking, to match or improve on the perfo ...t drivers adapt to the safety benefit of [[Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS)|ABS]] by driving more aggressively.
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• Connecting rod
  ...vents, such failures are quite rare on production cars during normal daily driving. This is because production auto parts have a much larger factor of safety, ...great attention is paid to the con rods, eliminating stress risers by such techniques as grinding the edges of the rod to a smooth radius, shot peening to induce
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