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• Rotary engine
  The '''rotary engine''' was an early type of [[internal-combustion engine]] in which the [[crankshaft]] remained stationary and the entire [[c ...d a substantial [[power-to-weight ratio]] advantage over more conventional engines. Another advantage was improved cooling, as the rotating cylinder block cr
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• Horsepower
  ...tomobile|automotive]] industry for listing the maximum power of [[internal-combustion engine]]s. The most-common definition of [[HP|horsepower]] for engines is the one originally proposed by James Watt in 1782. Under this system, o
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• Wankel engine
  ...ngine''' is a type of [[internal combustion engine]] which uses a [[rotary combustion engine|rotary design]] to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead o Because of their compact design, Wankel rotary engines have been installed in a variety of vehicles and devices such as [[automobi
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• Alcohol fuel
  ...ally, and they have characteristics which allow them to be used in current engines. One advantage shared by all four alcohols is [[octane rating]]. [[Biobutan ...ver fuels such as [[petrol]] and [[Diesel fuel|diesel]]. In spark ignition engines both alcohols can run at a much higher EGR rates and with higher compressio
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• Wilhelm Maybach
  ...with [[Gottlieb Daimler]], developed light, high-speed internal combustion engines suitable for land, water and air use. These were fitted to the world's firs ...the German war effort in 1940, ceasing automotive production in favour of engines for the Panzer and Tiger tanks.
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• Fuel injection
  '''Fuel injection''' is a method/system for metering fuel into an [[internal combustion engine]], where the fuel is burned in air to release energy in the form of ...of injection schemes have existed since the earliest usage of the internal combustion engine.
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• Gear ratio
  ...rotate through one revolution.(it is the case because in case of 4 stroke engines the valve cycle is repeated after every two rotations of the flywheel.) In general, engines with smaller displacement, very long duration cams, ported heads, large car
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• Autogas
  ...ion engine]]s in [[vehicles]]. The same equipment is also used for similar engines in stationary applications such as generators. [[Toyota Motor Corporation|Toyota]] made a number of LPG-only engines in their 1970s ''[[Toyota M engine|M]]'', ''[[Toyota R engine|R]]'', and ''
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• NSU Ro 80
  ...generous with warranty claims, and some cars have had as many as nine new engines. ...with the incoming fuel at the engine mounted petrol pump to lubricate the combustion chambers seals, with the result that owners reported that the twin-rotor en
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• Front wheel drive
  '''Front-wheel drive''' is the most common form of [[Internal combustion engine|engine]]/[[transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] layout used in mo ...wheels. Also in the 1970s and 80s the [[Douvrin]] large 2.0, 2.2 and 2.6 engines used in the larger Renaults (20, 21, 25 and 30) used this longitudinal "for
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• Formula Three
  ...rationing which continued for a number of years and home-built 500 cc cars engines were intended to be accessible to the "impecunious enthusiast". The first p ...ntroduced in 1964 based on the Formula Junior rules and ran to 1970. These engines (a short-stroke unit based on the [[Ford Anglia]]<ref>Gauld, Graham, "Ford"
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• Plymouth Satellite
  ...e the 318, and 361, 383 and 426 "Commando" engines. This 426 had the wedge combustion chamber design, and is not the 426 "Hemi" offered in 1966. The front end wa ...y in 2-door hardtop and convertible form and was powered exclusively by V8 engines. The 361 was eliminated for 1967 models, but a 2-barrel 383 at 270hp was co
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• Doble Steam Car
  ...which were superfluous due to the substantial [[torque]] produced by steam engines from 0 rpm. Most noticeably, the Model B could accelerate from 0 - 60 mph i ...e been at least two versions of this boiler, the first with the burner and combustion chamber at the bottom, the other with them at the top of the casing; we can
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• Hybrid Synergy Drive
  ..., [[Honda]]'s ''Integrated Motor Assist'' uses a more traditional internal combustion engine and transmission where the flywheel is replaced with an electric mot ...e a driveshaft that turns the drive wheels of the car. Because an internal combustion engine delivers energy best only over a small range of torque and speed the
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• Daimler Motor Company
  ...ck to the German engineer [[Gottlieb Daimler]], who patented an [[internal-combustion engine|engine]] design in the late 1800s, built (together with [[Wilhelm Ma ...any acquired a [[Knight Engine]] licence in 1908 to build [[sleeve valve]] engines for its automobiles.
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• Lagonda
  ...5 as the 14/60 with a twin cam 1954 cc 4 cylinder engine and hemispherical combustion chambers. The car was designed by Arthur Davidson who had come from [[Lea-F ...80 cc twin overhead cam straight 6]] became the basis for the Aston Martin engines of the 1950s. The engine grew to 3 litres in 1953 and continued to be avail
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• History of the automobile
  ...n in 1885 of the ubiquitous modern [[gasoline]]- or petrol-fueled internal combustion engine. Cars powered by [[electric power|electricity]] briefly appeared at ...stroke engine|four-stroke]] [[petrol engine|petrol]] (gasoline) [[internal combustion engine]] that constitutes the most prevalent form of modern automotive prop
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• Saturn L-Series
  ...s available with [[Straight-4|I4]] and [[V6]] [[internal combustion engine|engines]]. ==External Links==
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• AC
  ...vernment to make glass fibre bodied single seat invalid carriages with BSA engines. These continued to be made until 1976 and were an important source of reve ...When the company lost access to the Bristol engine in 1959 [[Ford Zephyr]] engines were used with the highest tuned version giving 170&nbsp;bhp (127&nbsp;kW)
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• Diesel Vehicles
  ...iesel engine for propulsion. The [[Diesel engine]] is a type of [[internal combustion engine]]; more specifically, it is a compression ignition engine, in which Diesel engines are more durable and more fuel efficient than their gasoline counterparts.
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