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• Hybrid Synergy Drive
  ...ars|Hybrid]] Synergy Drive''' (HSD) is a set of [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]] car technologies developed by [[Toyota]] and used in that company's [[Toyota Prius|Prius]], * '''Neutral Gear''': Most places require automotive transmissions to have a neutral gear that decouples the engine and transmis
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• Overdrive
  ...ng, which was filled by the addition of separate overdrive units. However, automotive manual transmissions manufactured since the 1980s tend to include a larger ...sion to 'decide'. It may also be advantageous to switch it off if [[engine braking]] is desired, for example when driving downhill. The vehicle's owner's manu
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• Driverless car
  ...within a defined campus area, or driving along a stretch of motorway. The technologies are proven, and the main barrier to widespread implementation is the cost o ...hey are seen as incremental stepping-stones in that direction. Many of the technologies detailed below will probably serve as components of any future driverless c
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• Airbag
  The American inventor Allen Breed then developed a key component for automotive use - the ball-in-tube sensor for crash detection. He marketed this innovat In 1990, the first automotive fatality attributed to an airbag was reported, with deaths peaking in 1997
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• Automotive lighting
  ...g cars. Control of glare is less strict in the North American [[Society of Automotive Engineers|SAE]] beam standard contained in [[Federal Motor Vehicle Safety S ...Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108]], which regulates [[Automotive lighting|automotive lighting]], was amended in 1970 to require that all turn signal lamps opera
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• Suspension (vehicle)
  ...ontributing to the car's roadholding/[[car handling|handling]] and [[brake|braking]] for good active safety and driving pleasure, and keeping vehicle occupant ...l rate under cornering is different from what it is under acceleration and braking. This variation in wheel rate may be minimized by locating the spring as cl
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• Shelby CSX
  The 1989 Shelby CSX-VNT proved to be a true domestic exotic, showcasing technologies not seen until 2006 when Porsche utilized variable vane turbos for their ne ...information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc.
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• Seat Belt
  |title=The Seat Belt : Swedish Research and Development for Global Automotive Safety == Technologies ==
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• Lotus Elite
  ...ks to offer it as a hybrid with emissions as low as 215 g/km and featuring technologies such as a hybrid gearbox (with integrated electric motors) and a Kinetic En ...information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc.
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• Fiat Nuova 500
  ...information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc. If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to cite the quote'''''.
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• History of the automobile
  ...bile can be divided into a number of eras based on the prevalent method of automotive propulsion during that time. Later periods were defined by trends in exteri ...ted by a German, [[Rudolf Diesel]]. The hydrogen [[fuel cell]], one of the technologies hailed as a replacement for gasoline as an energy source for cars, was disc
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• Audi RS4
  ...in a third-person point of view'''''. If using criticisms from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to cite the quote'''''. ...discs at the front and 312 mm (12.2 inches) at the rear gave the RS4 braking to match, needing less than 50 m (155 ft) to come to a full stop
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• Audi RS6
  ...information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc. If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to cite the quote'''''.
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• Dodge Viper SRT10
  ...wnforce is up to race-car levels with 1000lbs (455kg) downforce at 150mph. Braking is now handled by Two-piece slotted StopTech rotors mated to Brembo caliper Working with specialists from McLaren Performance Technologies and Ricardo, Inc., SRT engineers began by following the racer’s basic for
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• Front wheel drive
  * Front wheel drive allows the use of [[left-foot braking]] as a driving technique. [[Category:Automotive technologies]]
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• Plug-in hybrid
  ...ese prototypes retain the Prius's "idle-off" capability and [[regenerative braking]], among other characteristics, while adding extended electric-only drive c ...nt amounts of such pollutants, the higher cost of the application of these technologies may increase the price of coal-generated electricity dramatically. There is
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• Fuel economy in automobiles
  ...(GPHM) or "gallons per 10,000 miles."<ref>http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4324986.html</ref> <ref>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full ...]]'') has increased since the beginning of the [[History of the automobile|automotive era]], this has not necessarily translated into increased fuel economy or d
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• Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle
  ...niques may be used to recover or reduce waste energy (such as regenerative braking and shutting down the combustion engine). ...e charge on their batteries by capturing kinetic energy via [[regenerative braking]]. Many PEHVs shut down the combustion engine at idle, and re-start the com
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• Dodge Caliber SRT4
  ...ncreased cylinder-head flow and higher compression ratio, as well as newer technologies such as Variable Valve Timing (VVT).” ==== Benchmark Braking ====
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• List of automotive superlatives
  #have had 20 or more instances made by the [[automotive industry|original vehicle manufacturer]], and offered for commercial sale t ...ist only includes developments that lead to widespread adoption across the automotive industry.
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