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• DKW
  ...ade from 1928 until 1966. They always used [[two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] engines and, from 1931, the company was a pioneer in [[front-wheel drive]] and tran ...e engine]]s. Displacement of this engine was 1000 cc, later 1100 cc. These engines had two extra cylinders for [[forced induction]], so they really appeared l
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• Pontiac
  ...evrolet Nova]] chassis were shared with the [[Camaro]], but the Firebird's engines and trim were totally different. As upscale competition for sporty cars lik ...able for having the same high-performance 400 in³ and 455 in³ V8 engines as the GTO but in a smaller, lighter body. This pattern continued through t
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• Distributor
  [[Automobile|Car]] engines that use a mechanical distributor may fail if they run into deep puddles be ...o a distributor setup. Coil packs by Delco for use with [[General Motors]] engines allow removal of the individual coils in case one should fail, but in most
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• Fiat Croma
  ...at '''Type Four''' chassis, which had been developed in conjunction with [[Saab]], [[Lancia]] and [[Alfa Romeo]], and was the basis of their similarly aged The Croma, being top of the Fiat tree, was given a very strong group of engines, and was in fact the first passenger car in the world to have a direct inje
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• Front wheel drive
  ...ine" has seen it fall out of favor, except at Saab. The first-generation [[Saab 900]] used a longitudinal engine with gearbox underneath with helical gears ...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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• GMC Envoy
  [[Saab]] 9-7X ...r]] for 2002. The 4200 Vortec I6 engine has been named to ''Ward's 10 Best Engines'' list annually since its introduction.
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• Turbo Engine
  ...a Roots Blower, which is an air mover and does not actually compress air. Engines with a Roots Blower have a higher boost level as a result of the blower mov ...in turbocharging has come to the point where [[Turbo Engine|turbocharged]] engines make boost nearly as quickly as mechanically driven [[Supercharged Engine|s
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• Smart Roadster
  ...sharing components with [[Mitsubishi]]. In March 2000 Mauer left Smart for Saab to be succeeded by Hartmut Sinkwitz (who also came from Mercedes) in May 20 ...the [[BMW Z3]] coupe and the Saab 9X concept car developed under Mauer at Saab a few years later.
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• Ignition system
  ...e.g. in oil-fired and gas-fired boilers. The earliest internal combustion engines used a flame, or a heated tube, for ignition but these were quickly replace ...electricity they are often found on [[piston]] aircraft engines and small engines such as those found in mopeds, lawnmowers, snowblowers, chainsaws, etc. whe
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• Carrera Panamericana
  ...rsche]] [[Porsche 356|356]]s & [[Porsche 911|911]]s. Rarer cars included [[Saab 96]]s, [[Volvo PV544]]s, and [[Jaguar MkII]] saloons. ...underpinnings more closely related to modern [[NASCAR]] entries. Tuned V8 engines of more than 500PS are common, especially in the American cars, and the car
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• Acura
  ...Parent company Honda's reputation as a maker of easy to tune and rev-happy engines with this demographic rubbed off onto Acura, and the Integra became a popul ...Acura (who is the only Luxury manufacturer not to offer V8s and along with Saab is the only one to use FWD exclusively) may need to rethink its design phil
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• Automobile layout
  ...[Volvo S80]] (FWD/4WD) which uses transversely mounted inline 6 and [[V8]] engines. ...bias, tend to [[understeer]] at the limit, which according to for instance Saab engineer Gunnar Larsson is easier since it makes instinct correct in avoidi
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• Straight-6 engine
  ...n relatively low manufacturing cost combined with much less vibration than engines with fewer cylinders.<ref>Nunney, pp. 12-13</ref> ...cu in) (0.25 L) six cylinder, 24-valve motorcycle engine. Though pre-WWII engines could be considerably larger, such as 7.4l on a [[Rolls Royce Silver Ghost]
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• Internal Combustion Engine
  ...]]s and many [[gas turbine]]s are also very definitely internal combustion engines. ...ke. The most significant distinction between '''modern internal combustion engines''' and the early designs is the use of compression and in particular of in-
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• Chevrolet Malibu
  |aka = [[Saturn Aura]]<br>[[Pontiac G6]]<br>[[Saab 9-3]]<br>[[Cadillac BLS]]<br>[[Opel Vectra]] ...arpages.com/chevrolet/malibu/2008/ 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Review]</ref> Two engines are available, a base 4-cylinder and a V6, both come with [[front wheel dri
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• Citroën XM
  ==Engines== The XM was fitted with a wide range of gasoline and diesel engines.
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• Buick LaCrosse
  | [[Opel Insignia]] <br> [[Saab 9-5]] ...the mid-size sedan will be motivated by a choice of two direct-injected V6 engines: A 255 hp 3.0 litre unit (CX and CXL) and a 280 hp 3.6 litre mill (CXS). Th
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• Subaru 360
  ...cessful in the US as a vendor of somewhat quirky cars, now known for boxer engines and [[all-wheel-drive]], both introduced long after the 360. ...y four. As with the two-stroke [[Saab 93]]s and other small two stroke gas engines, oil was needed to be pre-mixed with gas, with the fuel tank lid serving as
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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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• Jaguar S-Type
  ...TS]]<br>[[Infiniti M45]]<br>[[Lexus GS]]<br>[[Mercedes-Benz E-Class]]<br>[[Saab 9-5]]<br>[[Volvo S60]] The vehicle is powered by a variety of [[petrol]] and [[diesel]] engines. The 2.5 L engine is not available for vehicles exported to the United Stat
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