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• Common rail
  On diesel engines, it features a high-pressure (over 1,000 bar/15,000 psi) [[fuel rail]] feed In [[petrol engine|gasoline engines]], it is utilised in [[gasoline direct injection]] engine technology.
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• Opel Manta
  ...the Manta was offered with a range of different displacement four-cylinder engines in Europe, all of the Mantas sold in the United States carried the [[Opel 1 Opel's four-cylinder engines are considered to be very reliable, and accordingly are sometimes described
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• Variable Valve Timing
  ...changed while the engine is in operation. [[Two stroke cycle|Two-stroke]] engines use a [[2-stroke power valve system|Power valve system]] to get similar res ...anufacturers to turn to VVT as a solution. Most simple VVT systems (like [[Mazda]]'s [[S-VT]]) advance or retard the timing of the intake or exhaust valves.
  14 KB (2,194 words) - 08:10, 19 June 2009
• Chevrolet Chevette
  ...w Computer Command Control system for the gas 1.6 engine. And speaking of engines, for those not in the least bit of a hurry, an Isuzu-built diesel 1.8L (111 ...For 1985, all Chevettes were now CS models. The 1.6L gas and 1.8L diesel engines continued with no changes, and a 4- and 5-speed manual and 3-speed automati
  8 KB (1,168 words) - 22:06, 4 November 2010
• Kei car
  ...class. As a result, kei cars are often available with [[forced induction]] engines, [[automatic transmission|automatic]] and [[continuously variable transmiss * [[Mazda]]
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• Ford Courier
  |aka = [[Mazda B-Series]] ...s.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091221/OEM03/312219988/1144# |title=For Mazda and Ford, breaking up is hard to do |work=[[Automotive News]] |author=Recht
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  * In combustion, the hydrogen is "burned" in engines in fundamentally the same method as traditional gasoline cars. ...less to atmospheric radiative forcing per mile driven than such convention engines. Methods of hydrogen production that do not use fossil fuel would be more
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• Rotary engine
  ...d a substantial [[power-to-weight ratio]] advantage over more conventional engines. Another advantage was improved cooling, as the rotating cylinder block cr Most rotary engines were arranged with the cylinders pointing outwards from a single crankshaft
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• Manifold
  ...ulse could have a negative effect. This poses a very difficult problem for engines, since valve timing is dynamic and based on engine speed, whereas the pulse ...me engines the intake runners are straight for minimal resistance. In most engines, however, the runners have curves...and some very convoluted to achieve des
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• Wankel engine
  ...ive automotive use of the Wankel engine has been by the Japanese company [[Mazda]]. Considerable effort went into designing rotary engines in the 1950s and 1960s. They were of particular interest because they were
  38 KB (5,940 words) - 16:12, 25 December 2010
• Chevrolet Malibu
  ...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 *[[Mazda 626]]/[[Mazda 6|6]]
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• Ford Edge
  ...] / [[Lincoln MKZ]] sedans. This platform was originally launched on the [[Mazda Mazda6|Mazda6]] sedan. *3.5L Duratec 35 V6 named one of the world's ''"10 Best Engines"'' by '''Ward'''.
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• NSU Ro 80
  ...generous with warranty claims, and some cars have had as many as nine new engines. ...new engine to every owner with a worn-out one. Some cars had numerous new engines. However, NSU began to redevelop the engine, and later cars featured more r
  19 KB (2,879 words) - 10:55, 17 April 2009
• Ford Cougar
  ...the successful but long-absent Capri – the first attempt having been the [[Mazda MX-6]]-based Probe. Just as the Capri had been based on the Cortina, the Co The Cougar came equipped with the 2.0L Zetec and 2.5L Duratec engines with two specification levels, broadly equivalent to a Mondeo Ghia (standar
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• Ford Fusion (North America)
  ...better design and a selection of more powerful and more efficient Duratec engines.[http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/10/2010-ford-fusion-facelift-gets-chrome ...ion]] for a more compliant ride. Like the [[Mazda]], the Fusion uses the [[Mazda]]-designed 2.3&nbsp;L ''Duratec 23'' [[Straight-4|I4]] and Ford-designed 3.
  16 KB (2,215 words) - 23:59, 30 April 2010
• Porsche RS Spyder
  ...005 [[American Le Mans Series]], the Monterey Sports Car Championship at [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca]], entered by [[Penske Racing]] and driven by a team of Dyson Racing will be identical vehicles to the 2007 model year. The engines will also
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• BMW Z3
  ...especially bad compared to the glass unit found on the much-cheaper 1999 [[Mazda Miata]]. ...and (for the M Roadster) 3.2&nbsp;L S54B32. All three of these straight-6 engines lasted through the end of the car's run in 2002. Also freshened was the ca
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• VTEC
  ...d with a [[turbocharger]]. In the case of the Mazda [[RX-7]] (turbo) and [[Mazda RX-8|RX-8]], a [[Wankel engine|rotary engine]] was used. VTEC serves as yet ...on of the 1990 Acura NSX, which used a DOHC VTEC V6 with 270 hp. DOHC VTEC engines soon appeared in other vehicles, such as the 1992 Acura Integra GS-R (B17 1
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• Drive by wire
  ...e Concept|Hy-wire]] and [[General Motors Sequel Concept|Sequel]] and the [[Mazda Ryuga Concept]]. A rear wheel SbW system by Delphi called [[Quadrasteer]] i Electronic fuel injection metering in diesel and gasoline engines is now widely used. Electronic throttle control is also in widespread use f
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• Ford Escape Hybrid
  ...er Hybrid]] is sold by Ford's Mercury marque, and a third variation, the [[Mazda Tribute Hybrid]], is expected to be available for the 2008 model year. ...rid]], along with its sister model [[Mercury Mariner Hybrid]] and cousin [[Mazda Tribute Hybrid]], are known as full [[Hybrid Cars|hybrids]]. They can run p
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