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• Cruise control
  ...thumb|250px|Cruise Control Controls on a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Steering Wheel]] ...fugal force to adjust throttle position as the speed of the engine changes with different loads (e.g. when going up a hill).
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• Alldays & Onions
  ...orcycles in 1903 under the Alldays-Matchless name; these had no connection with the London based [[Matchless]] company, and in 1915 presumably following re ...roduction did not start until 1903/4 with the 7hp model. Larger commercial vehicles of up to 5 tons were also made in the years preceding the first World War a
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• Lamborghini LMA002
  Finally seeing the problems with their initial designs (the [[Lamborghini Cheetah|Cheetah]], and the LM001), ...capabilities could be turned off, allowing the vehicle to become only rear-wheel drive when desired. The body panels were all very straight and flat to faci
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• Alldays
  ...orcycles in 1903 under the Alldays-Matchless name; these had no connection with the London based [[Matchless]] company, and in 1915 presumably following re ...roduction did not start until 1903/4 with the 7hp model. Larger commercial vehicles of up to 5 tons were also made in the years preceding the first World War a
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• Automobile ancillary power
  The trend in modern vehicles is toward making all ancilliaries run on electrical power, simplifying the ...ator]] to charge the battery, or a hydraulic [[pump]] to drive the power [[steering]].
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• Torsion beam suspension
  ...axle]] of the [[suspension]] arm or [[wishbone]]. Vertical motion of the [[wheel]] causes the bar to rotate along its axis and are resisted by the bar's tor ...st cars which use this type of suspension, swapping torsion bars for those with a different spring rate is usually an extremely easy task.
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• Mazda Millenia
  ...tic, panel gap and thicker paint coating. The Millenia was assembled along with the smaller Xedos6 in a new production line presumably set up for Amati car ...e 4-wheel steering was available as an option in Japan; Mazda claimed that with this feature, the Millenia was capable of passing the [[Moose test|elk test
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• Toyota Camry Hybrid Review
  ...ry Hybrid|Camry Hybrid]] utilizes a four-cylinder gasoline engine together with electric motors to produce a peak of 187-[[HP|hp]] (140 kW). Estimated U.S. * Variable assist power rack-and-pinion steering
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• Audi Quattro
  ...[Ford Sierra|Ford Sierra RS Cosworth]]<br>[[Toyota Celica|Toyota Celica GT-Four]] ...roduced by the German automaker [[Audi]]. Notably, it was the first [[four-wheel drive]] grand tourer since 1966's [[Jensen FF]].
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• Multi-link suspension
  ...eplaced by the tie-rod, which connects the rack or [[steering]] box to the wheel hub. ...e to control camber, particularly the way that the camber changes as the [[wheel]] moves up (into jounce, or bump) and down into rebound or droop.
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• Alfa Romeo 145
  ...were widely praised for their handling, particularly the sharp, responsive steering. Early cars used boxer engines derived from the old 33 in 1.3/1.4 (same eng In 1996, the flagship Cloverleaf (145) and Ti (146) models were launched with the 2 litre Twin Spark engine already seen in the 155 sister car. 1.6 and 1
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• Lamborghini Espada
  As is the case with most of Lamborghini's cars the Espada's name is also tied in to bulls and b ...a radically rebodied [[Jaguar E-type]]. It was to fill the spot of a true four seat car in Lamborghini's lineup, which already included the [[Lamborghini
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• Left-foot braking
  ...Car Control Center | Press<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It contrasts with the normal practice of the left foot operating the clutch pedal, and the ri ...commonly used in [[auto racing]], but is also used by some drivers for use with an [[automatic transmission]], as the left foot is not needed to operate a
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• Electronic Stability Control
  ...s drive-wheel slip under acceleration and individually brakes the slipping wheel or wheels, and/or reduces excess engine power, until control is regained. [ ...trol (yaw is spin around a vertical axis). To grasp how it works, think of steering a canoe. If you want the canoe to turn or rotate to the right, you plant th
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• Lanchester Motor Company
  ...ther than centrally. Design started to become more conventional with wheel steering from 1912 and pedals and gear lever replacing the original two lever system ...litre Twenty Three in 1926. The Forty was finally replaced by the Thirty with straight eight 4.4 litre engine in 1928.
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• Flat-6 engine
  A '''flat-6''' or '''horizontally-opposed-6''' is a [[flat engine]] with six [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] arranged horizontally in two banks of t ...engine|engines]]. The [[Citroen DS]] was originally intended to be fitted with an air-cooled flat-6, but this never materialised.
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• Autobianchi Primula
  ...gine]] setup, as well as the first Fiat group car with [[rack and pinion]] steering.<ref name="carsfrom">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/200502090152 ...egendary [[Mini]], it also found its way to other, bigger models, starting with [[British Motor Corporation|BMC's]] own [[BMC ADO16|Austin/Morris 1100]].
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• Dune buggy
  ...on an open [[chassis]]. They are also called '''beach buggies''' and those with an open frame chassis are called '''sandrails'''. ...2 on a 1961 VW chassis. It was fitted with a 180 HP turbo corvair engine, with reverse rotation, mated to a VW transaxle.
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• Chrysler Pacifica
  ...sler]]. It shares its platform with the Chrysler minivans but offers [[all wheel drive]] and an upscale interior. The Pacifica was introduced for 2004 and w ...Pacifica designated as the CT49. Possible changes may have included a rear-wheel drive layout and, if produced, was slotted for production at the St. Louis
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• Honda Civic Hybrid Review
  ...cable, and floor the gas. This results in great electric assist, combined with increased efficiency in the gasoline engine. Because the combined torque p * Front 3-Point Seat Belts with [[Seatbelt Pretensioners|Automatic Tensioning System]]
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