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• Citroën CX
  ...the last "real [[Citroën]]" before [[Peugeot]] took control of the company in 1974. "Real Citroën" refers to the trademark avant garde technical and des ...ally a huge sales success in Europe, producing a little over 132,000 units in 1978. It accrued new customers beyond the loyal [[Citroën DS]] customer ba
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• Car body style
  ...size and intended broad market; the same [[car model]] might be available in multiple body styles (or model ranges). For some of the following terms, es ...note that while each body style has a historical and technical definition, in common usage such definitions are often blurred. Over time, the common usag
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• Automotive lighting
  ...h American [[Society of Automotive Engineers|SAE]] beam standard contained in [[Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108|FMVSS / CMVSS 108]]. ...oad users' eyes. As such, they are only suitable for use when alone on the road, as they will dazzle other drivers. International ECE Regulations permit hi
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• Pickup truck
  In North America, the word ''pickup'' generally refers to a small or medium si ...nocoque cab and engine bay welded to a 'c' section chassis rear is offered in Australia. It is known as the 'one tonner' because it is rated to carry som
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• Rallying
  ...ng not on a [[Race track|circuit]], but instead in a point-to-point format in which participants and their co-drivers drive between set control points ([ ...d of Motor Racing 1894–1908" page 1. Royal Automobile Club 1909, reprinted in facsimile 1949.</ref>
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• Catalytic converter
  ...lations on auto exhaust, catalytic converters are still most commonly used in [[automobile|motor vehicle]] [[exhaust gas|exhaust]] systems. Catalytic con ...stem is said to be running lean, and the system is in oxidizing condition. In that case, the converter's two oxidizing reactions (oxidation of CO and hyd
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• Citroën DS
  ...'' (also known as '''Déesse''', or ''Goddess'', after the punning initials in French) was an [[automobile]] produced by the French manufacturer [[Citroë ...d very unusual in 1955, public tastes appear to have caught up with the DS in the post-[[Ford Taurus]]/[[Audi 100]] era.
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• Seat Belt
  ...at goes over the waist. Used frequently in older cars, now uncommon except in some rear middle seats. Passenger aircraft seats also use lap seat belts. ...the 1960s, but of limited benefit because it is very easy to slip out of in a collision.
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• Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle
  ...d with American mechanical components. This meaning has fallen out of use. In the [[import scene]], hybrid was often used to describe an [[engine swap]]. ...e applied voltage, direction of current flow, and the phase of commutation in the motor. The principal difference between a motor and a generator is one
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• History of the automobile
  ...tomotive propulsion during that time. Later periods were defined by trends in exterior styling and size and utility preferences. ...lectric motor]], and [[Gaston Planté]], who invented the lead-acid battery in 1859.
  34 KB (4,969 words) - 00:44, 29 March 2010
• Land Rover Defender
  |Class = Off-Road Utility Vehicle ...and Rover Defender''' is a British four wheel drive [[Off-road vehicle|Off-road]]
  50 KB (7,786 words) - 08:42, 19 September 2010
• Jeremy Clarkson
  ...rn 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster and journalist who specialises in motoring. He is best known for his role on the BBC TV show ''[[Top Gear (20 ...enter of the [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|original format of ''Top Gear'']] in 1988. Since the mid-1990s Clarkson has become a recognised public personali
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• List of Top Gear episodes
  Included in the list are four "specials" that were shown as part of a series: ''[[Top G ...s" shown at other times, which are not included in the list below, and are in order of broadcast: ''[[Top Gear Winter Olympics]]'', ''[[Top Gear of the P
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• Top Gear (2002 TV series)
  ...ntional motoring magazine show. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humorous style. The show is currently pres ...n 29 September 2008 and NBC was holding the American version for broadcast in February or March 2009, as a possible mid-season replacement, but later dro
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• Top Gear test track
  ...en on the programme in three segments of the show - ''Power Laps'', ''Star in a Reasonably Priced Car'' and ''Challenges''. ...drag strip; although this is not used for timed segments, it does feature in some challenges and other features on the show.
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• Battery electric vehicle
  ...es''' or '''BEV'''s are [[electric vehicle]]s whose main energy storage is in the chemical energy of batteries. ...s are sometimes used, forming a type of [[hybrid vehicle]]. Batteries used in electric vehicles include "flooded" lead-acid, absorbed glass mat, NiCd, ni
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