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• Turbocharging
  ...e in 1905. Diesel ships and locomotives with turbochargers began appearing in the 1920s. ...pressure, resulting in a greater amount of the air entering the cylinder. In some instances, compressed air is routed through an intercooler before intr
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• Hino Motors
  ...mpany has been the leading producer of medium and heavy-duty diesel trucks in Japan. It is owned by [[Toyota]]. ...It produced its first motor vehicle in 1913, the Model TGE "A-Type" truck. In 1937 TG&E merged its automobile division with that of Automobile Industry C
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• Alvis TE 21
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' ...>{{cite book |last=Sedgwick |first=M. |title=A-Z of Cars of the 1930s|year=1989 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Devon, UK |id=ISBN 1-870979-38-9}}</ref
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• Ford Thunderbird
  Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options should be ...graphs, pictures and other information regarding the powertrain is placed in this section.
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• Toyota UZ engine
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Production/Introduction = 1989 - Present
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• De Tomaso
  ...omaso]] (1928 - 2003) in Modena in 1959. The company went into liquidation in 2004; [http://www.italiaspeed.com/2004/cars/others/detomaso/liquidation.htm ...cars, including a [[Formula One|Formula 1]] car for Frank Williams's team in 1970.
  10 KB (1,488 words) - 04:32, 12 June 2010
• Autobianchi
  ...w and innovative concepts which later found their way into mainstream Fiat vehicles; these concepts included fibreglass bodies and [[front-wheel drive]]. ...e]], transmission and differential (final drive) that has become prevalent in its cars today. This car competed with the [[Innocenti]]-built [[Mini]], wh
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• Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych
  ...for Passenger Automobiles'') is a Polish automobile manufacturer, located in Warsaw. The FSO plant was established in 1951 by the Polish government in Żerań on Warsaw's eastern bank of the river Vistula, to produce [[automob
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• Chevrolet Veraneio
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' ...[[ethanol fuel|alcohol]]-powered version of the C-10 was offered beginning in the 1981, dubbed the '''A-10'''.
  10 KB (1,383 words) - 11:01, 11 March 2010
• Proton
  ...nal Automobile Enterprise), is Malaysia's first car manufacturer initiated in 1983 by then-Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad. Proton is list ...and skills were gained. The 100,000th Proton Saga was produced in January 1989. [http://www.newint.org/issue195/proton.htm]
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• Fiat Tipo
  ...on a completely new chassis that won praise for its ride and handling. In 1989, the Tipo won the [[European Car of the Year]] award. Minor revisions to the Tipo range in 1993 saw the addition of a three-door version, minor exterior changes (the
  4 KB (637 words) - 16:35, 27 September 2009
• Ginetta Cars
  ...ded in 1958 by the four Walklett brothers (Bob, Ivor, Trevers and Douglas) in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. ...0 were made up to 1969 with a variety of Ford engines. In 1963 a coupe was introduced alongside the open car and a BMC axle replaced the Ford one at the rear. On
  7 KB (1,092 words) - 10:58, 16 March 2010
• Honda CRX
  ...'''Honda CRX''', originally launched as the '''Honda Ballade Sports CRX''' in Japan, was a ...t sports car manufactured by [[Honda]]. The first generation CRX was sold in some regions outside Japan as the '''Honda Civic CRX'''. The name "CRX" an
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• Mazda B-Series
  ...States. Mazda's partnership with [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] has resulted in the sharing of this vehicle&mdash;the Mazda B-Series and [[Ford Ranger]] ar ...and), and '''Mazda Drifter''' (South Africa). However, it should be borne in mind that the Mazda B-Series and Ford Ranger twins found inside North Ameri
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• Jaguar XJS
  ...quite the same sporting image, the XJ-S was a competent grand tourer and, in fact, more aerodynamic than the E-type. The last XJS was produced on April ...f which the XJ-S could hold its own with. It could reach 60 mph (100 km/h) in 7.5 seconds and accelerate to 150 mph (240 km/h). The [[Group 44]] racing
  11 KB (1,631 words) - 15:53, 6 April 2009
• Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS)
  ...to allow the driver to maintain steering control under heavy braking and, in most situations, to shorten braking distances (by allowing the driver to hi Since its beginnings in production cars in 1978 ([[Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS)|ABS]] version 2), it has made considerable p
  11 KB (1,782 words) - 09:17, 26 July 2009
• Ferrari F355
  |Length = 167 in |Width = 74 in
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• Aston Martin Lagonda
  |Production = 1976 - 1989<br>645 units |Engine = 5.3 litre (5340&nbsp;cc/325&nbsp;in³) [[DOHC]] [[V8]]
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• Mercury
  ...roman god of speed who was the messenger of the gods, which was reflected in its focus during its early years on performance. The Mercury brand was phased out in 2010, while Ford Motor Company will focus on the Ford and [[Lincoln]] brand
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• Bentley Mulsanne (1980)
  ...undoubtedly with their extended wheelbase these had presence of their own in traffic. The Mulsanne shared the traditional 6.75&nbsp;L (6750&nbsp;cc/411&nbsp;in³) Rolls-Royce [[V8]] with aluminium alloy cylinder heads. Two SU [[carbure
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