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• Lola
  ...mited success in the top class of the sport versus factory cars like the [[BMW V12]] and [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]], Lola has had somewhat more success A number of Lola-built [[BMW]] [[Formula Two|F2]] cars were subsequently entered in the F2 class of the
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• Circuit Park Zandvoort
  | Record_team2 = [[Brabham]] [[BMW M12|BMW]] [[Brabham BT54|BT54]] ...nd only wanted to give up his vegetable garden in the dunes if the track's designers named a nearby corner after him. On the other hand, many different stories
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• Lotus Esprit
  ...ply that the actual release date will be December 2009. It will be using a BMW V8 engine. The new design is targeted to compete with cars such as the [[Fe ==Esprit designers==
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• V6 engine
  ...dvent of wing cars, a wide 120° bank angle was appealing for racing engine designers as it permits a low center of gravity. It was even considered superior to t ...ine|turbocharged]] engine to win the championship was the [[Straight-4]] [[BMW]].
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• Three-wheeled car
  ...ycle powerplants and rear wheels to be used. This approach was used by the BMW [[Isetta]]. Alternatively, a more conventional front-engine, front wheel dr
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• Lexus SC
  [[Lexus|Lexus]] designers from Europe and Japan worked together to create the convertible's sleek, st Competitors include the [[Mercedes-Benz SL-Class]], [[BMW 6 Series]], [[Jaguar XK8]], and [[Cadillac XLR]].
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• Acura TL Review
  ...s bumpy pavement. Perhaps, just maybe, Acura has unearthed the secret to [[BMW]]'s vice-like grip on the top rung of the sports sedan ladder. Unlike BMWs, ...ntle feathering of the throttle the next time around. In the race to catch BMW, Acura is close, but no cigar. Not yet. Perhaps it's the difference between
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• Straight-6 engine
  Exceptions to the shift to V6 engines include [[BMW]], which specializes in high-performance straight-sixes, and its lineup is ...cal interference between valve and piston with catastrophic results. Some designers have experimented with installing the timing chain/gears in the middle of t
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• Smart Roadster
  ...roup started to sketch various possible future Smart cars. A small team of designers and engineers within the group realised that the powertrain of the City Cou ...f and rear structure akin to a very small estate in a similar way to the [[BMW Z3]] coupe and the Saab 9X concept car developed under Mauer at Saab a few
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• Jaguar XK6 engine
  ...inder engines of 2.5 and 3.5 litres. [[Sir William Lyons]] and his engine designers; [[William Heynes]] (Chief Engineer), [[Walter Hassan]] and [[Claude Baily] ...omplicated crossover pushrod arrangement, similar to that of the pre-war [[BMW 328]]. The XF 4-cylinder of 1,360 cc used the now familiar dual overhead c
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• WilliamsF1
  ...]] he needed the support of a major manufacturer, such as [[Renault]] or [[BMW]] who could supply his team with a [[turbo]] engine. ...>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4587195.stm ''Top designers acquitted on Senna'' ]. Retrieved 13 July 2006.</ref> At the next race in [
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• Williams F1
  ...]] he needed the support of a major manufacturer, such as [[Renault]] or [[BMW]] who could supply his team with a [[turbo]] engine. ...>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4587195.stm ''Top designers acquitted on Senna'' ]. Retrieved 13 July 2006.</ref> At the next race in [
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• Formula One
  ...ted that maximum power figures from this period are necessarily estimates; BMW's [[dynamometer]], for example, was only capable of measuring up to 1100 bh ...en mixed as the lack of mechanical grip has resulted in the more ingenious designers clawing back the deficit with aerodynamic grip - pushing more force onto th
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• La Macchina
  ...ed in the naming of this car in homage to the great Italian car-makers and designers of the past, including [[Ettore Bugatti]] who, though he made his cars in F ...-active-steering.htm "active steering"]—like that provided in the latest [[BMW]] cars—if he or she wishes to. If this is programmed into the computer, t
  88 KB (14,928 words) - 20:32, 22 September 2009
• V8 engine
  ...ering exhaust system has been a major problem for single-seater racing car designers, so they tend to use flat-plane crankshafts instead. *[[BMW]]
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• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  *[[BMW]]: 26.76 miles per US gallon (8.790 L/100 km; 32.14 mpg-imp) Consistent with allowing automobile designers appropriate levels of freedom to do their work, the minimum allowed perform
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• Fuel economy in automobiles
  ...by the mass, shape, and size of the car, and the goals of an automobile's designers, which may be to produce greater power and speed rather than greater econom *BMW's Turbosteamer - using the heat from the engine to spin a mini turbine to g
  47 KB (6,900 words) - 05:53, 23 July 2010
• Jeep Grand Cherokee
  *[[BMW X5]] ...-badged Jeep product since AMC came up with the concept; the AMC engineers/designers behind the project, who later became Chrysler employees after the 1987 buyo
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