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...5.41 litre [[Oldsmobile]] V8. Then the rules for amateur built vehicles in Sweden changed and they had to end production. ...duct planning at Volvo of America. He also worked on Volvo trucks and some of Volvo's [[concept car]]s like the [[Volvo VESC]].<ref>{{cite book

...nicipality of Södertälje to produce railway cars. The first [[automobile]] of Vabis was designed in 1897, and the first truck appeared in 1902. Many examples of Vabis, Scania and Scania-Vabis commercial and military vehicles can be seen

...lvo]]'s successful sports car [[Volvo P1800|P1800]] while he was a student of [[Pietro Frua]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Lasse |last=Swärd |title=Volvo ger ...for Starboat racing in 1964 and 1972.<ref>{{cite | title=Pelle Petterson - Sweden's sailing hero|url=http://www.americascup.org/en/acmag/votre_interview/inde

...Scandinavian countries with the majority of the races being in Sweden. The cars are [[Porsche 911 GT3#Racing|Porsche 911 GT3]] Cup (Type 997) with 3.6 lite Inspired by the success of the Carrera Cup in France and Germany, the first race in the Scandinavian e

...'''Mega''' brand, but by 2002 this brand was just being applied to a range of microvans. ...car comparable with the [[Smart|Smart]]. A notable difference is that some of the smaller models can be driven without a [[driver's licence]] since they

...]] built in very small numbers in 1956 and 1957 by [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]] of Sweden. ...to tool a glassfiber-reinforced polyester body which was later produced in Sweden. The car was built on a tubular steel [[chassis]] and used Volvo's B14A and

...in 1997 the newly invented [[Mercedes-Benz A-Class]] failed an examination of the Swedish motor magazine [[Teknikens Värld]]. ...and a collision cannot be avoided, it would be better to hit the rear part of the animal so the antlers do not smash through the [[windshield]].{{cn}} --

...ar|vintage]], or historic. Both the specific term used and the definition of a qualifying vehicle vary from country to country, as well as within a coun ...the Australian state of Queensland, and 35 years in Singapore and 30 years Sweden. The United Kingdom requires that the vehicle was built before 1 January 1

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Minerva''' was an important Belgian luxury auto ...' in Berchem (Antwerp). Volume car production started in 1904 with a range of two, three and four cylinder models with chain drive and metal clad wooden

...glish: lorries''), [[bus]]es, and [[diesel engine]]s, based in Södertälje, Sweden. ...ond World War, Scania-Vabis imported [[Volkswagen]] cars, under the banner of "Svenska Volkswagen AB".

...rol|traction control]] can avoid wheelspin but largely negates the benefit of extra power. ...ion of the final drive, coastdown losses are reduced by approximately 2-3% of flywheel power and hence overall efficiency is slightly higher than with a

...stream. Other sources indicate that the term was derived from replacement of [[connecting rod]]s in engines to allow higher RPMs to be reached without f ...n the sport. The [[Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum]] houses the roots of hot rodding.

...Dizzy Addicott and the design was similar to the [[Fiat-Abarth 1000]]. In Sweden it was sold by Elmhorn-Troberg Racing Service.[http://www.minimarcos.org.uk ...of the Marcos company, the Mini Marcos moulds were acquired by Rory McMath of Marcos Heritage Spares who has re-launched the car as the Mk. VI and Mk. VI

:''This article is about the magazine. For other uses of '''Top Gear''', see [[Top Gear (disambiguation)]]'' ...s, though only communicates his thoughts and feelings through the articles of others.

== Winners of the Dutch Grand Prix == |[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]

...nd commercial vehicles, based in West Bromwich (in the West Midlands, west of Birmingham). ...ed huge interest in their work including a deal with Ford to produce a run of [[Jensen-Ford]]s with Jensen bodywork on a Ford chassis. In 1934 they also

...att followed a period in which they had been out of favor<ref>"The History of Electric Vehicles: The Middle Years of Electric Cars (1930 - 1990)", About.com:Inventors, [http://inventors.about.com/library/we

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} '''Ginetta Cars''' was founded in 1958 by the four Walklett brothers (Bob, Ivor, Trevers an

'''Cyclecars''' were small, generally inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and the late 1920s. ...inimal comfort and weather protection. They used various layouts and means of transmitting the engine power to the wheels, such as [[Belt (mechanical)|be

...c [[Formula Three]], and although Italian marques dominated the first year of the formula, they were soon overtaken by British constructors. ...s were very much in the front-engined tradition of contemporary Grand Prix cars; the first international Formula Junior championship in 1959 was won by the

...mpionship]] but is also used greatly for national championships in Canada, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, and Great Britain.[http://www.jemba.se/notes.htm] ...sh-based company that specializes in making and selling of a limited scope of rally-specific products. In addition to their inertia notes system, they ar

...a [[Lexus]], the British monarch uses a [[Bentley]] and the Prime Minister of Italy uses a [[Maserati]]. * [[State Limousines of Abkhazia|Abkhazia]]

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Marcos''' is a British [[sports car]] manufacturer. ...premises led to financial troubles in the 1970s and by 1971 they were out of business. Jem Marsh however stayed in the auto business and in 1976 he boug

...ged]] format) in the [[Audi Quattro]] racing car. [[Fiat]] also makes use of a five-cylinder engine (both petrol and diesel) in larger Fiat, [[Alfa Rome ...firing order|even firing]] engine, we can divide 720 degrees by the number of cylinders to determine how often a power stroke occurs. For a [[Inline-fou

...ance, and took place on June 20 and 21 1959. It was also the fourth round of the [[World Sportscar Championship]]. | [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]] 2.0L I6

...Anderstorp (Gislaved Municipality), about 30km from Jönköping, in Småland, Sweden. The 1930s also saw two races carry the title, the '''Swedish Summer Grand ...as held on a mammoth 46 kilometre circuit near Lake Rämen, with a lap time of approximately 35 minutes.

...teams had new cars in Kyalami for the race. The event also saw the return of [[Renault F1|Renault]] with their unique turbocharged car. ...is first season with Brabham, retired with engine failure and the Ferraris of [[Carlos Reutemann]] and [[Gilles Villeneuve]] exited on lap 55. [[James Hu

'''Automobile design''' or '''car design''' is the design of [[automobile]]s. [[Image:Bruneibentley.jpg|thumb|right| First sketches: example of design work for a Bentley by Wikicars' bureaucrat [[User:Red marquis|Red Ma

It was the 50th Australian Grand Prix and the first to be run as part of the Formula One championship. | {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Stefan Johansson]]'''

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Stefan Johansson]] | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Stefan Johansson]]''' | '''[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''

[[Image:Displacement.gif|thumb|250px|One complete cycle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in oran Alternatively, displacement must sometimes be defined as the total volume of air/fuel mixture an [[engine]] draws in during one complete engine cycle, h

...eted the one-two finish for [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]], five seconds ahead of [[Denny Hulme]]'s [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]. ...grid. Stewart took the pole with a time of 1:40.481, ahead of the McLarens of American [[Peter Revson]] and Hulme. A third McLaren, driven by South Afric

A '''sports car''' is a type of [[automobile]] designed primarily for performance driving. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars are [[rear-wheel drive]], have two seats and two doors and are designed to

...in 1974]]. American [[Mario Andretti]] finished second to maintain a share of the Championship lead with Reutemann. ...t, the fastest four would join the rest of the field in qualifying for one of the 22 starting spots.''

...nough to the Cadillac BLS in order to be made on the same assembly line in Sweden. ...l edition variant of the 9-3 Convertible to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the [[Saab 900]] Convertible's debut at the 1983 [[Frankfurt Motor Show]].

...urance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]] for [[Sports car racing|sports cars]] held at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] in Belgium. ...4h race for touring cars and GTs is held, and an endurance race for sports cars and GTs. The 500&nbsp;km race at Spa counted towards the [[World Sportscar

:''This article is about the car produced from 1952 to 1963, for other cars with the same name, see [[Mercedes-Benz SL-Class]].'' | 215 hp @ 5800 rpm<br>170 lb-ft of [[torque]] @ 3800 rpm

...L'Automobile Magazine'' (France), ''Stern'' (Germany) and ''Vi Bilägare'' (Sweden). ...y's car market and car manufacturing industry. The jury for 2006 consisted of 58 members from 22 countries.

...of a different type than they use day-to-day. The organization renting the cars may be a commercial business or the users may be organized as a democratica ...own as ''car clubs'' (a term which, in the U.S., refers strictly to a club of car hobbyists) the international term ''carsharing'' is gradually gaining c

|Power = 235 hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm ...iew]] page, but rather paraphrase ideas relevant to grasp an overall scope of the [[automobile|vehicle]].

|Power = N/A hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm ...rina]] and Politecnico di Torino, achieving a record low drag coefficient of 0.47.

...such as [[Emerson Fittipaldi]] appearing in the cars. The team spent a lot of time experimenting with a [[gas turbine]] powered car, and with four wheel | {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Ronnie Peterson]]

...ay 31, 1987 at the [[Circuit de Monaco]], Monte Carlo. It was the 4th race of the [[1987 Formula One season]]. ...e results of overcrowding on the track and the speed difference of various cars.

...nner-up in the [[Finnish Rally Championship]] and matched the points total of the winner [[Simo Lampinen]]. Kinnunen also participated in the Finnish F3 ...was ill on the race day. On the final lap of the race, Kinnunen set a time of 33'36min, breaking the old lap record by 1½ minutes. This is still the fas

:''See also [[Battista Farina]], founder of the company, his son [[Sergio Pininfarina]] and grandson [[Andrea Pininfari ...owing the company, his family name became Pininfarina in 1961, as a result of combining his nickname and surname).

...ic Commission for Europe (UNECE). It is tasked with creating a uniform set of regulations for vehicle design to facilitate international trade. ...ng countries agree a common set of '''ECE Regulations''' for type approval of vehicles and components. When an item is type approved for a regulation by

|Power = N/A hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm ...is 0.29. There is also a [[station wagon]] version with a drag coefficient of 0.31, which was introduced in 2000.

|Power = 104 kW (140 bhp) @ 6200 rpm<br>176 Nm of [[torque]] @ 3800 rpm ...iew]] page, but rather paraphrase ideas relevant to grasp an overall scope of the [[automobile|vehicle]].

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Stefan Johansson]]''' ...= Pritchard | authorlink = | title = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]: The Competition Cars | publisher = Haynes Publishing | date = March 2006 | isbn = 1-844250-06-7

[[image:autosportlemans.jpg|thumb|right|1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of ''Auto Sport Review'' magazine.]] ...world's oldest [[Sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance race]] and one of the most famous and influential in motorsports history.

|Body Style = '''how many doors+how many seats+what type of body''' |Power = N/A hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm

'''Formula Three''', also called '''Formula 3''' or '''F3''', is a class of [[open wheel car|open-wheel]] [[formula racing]]. The various championships ...ritain was organised by the VSCC in July 1947 at RAF Gransden Lodge, 500cc cars being the only post war class to run that day. The race was won by [[Eric B

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|| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Stefan Johansson]] ...tical [[open wheel car]]s, which are based on 2000 [[Reynard]] 2KI [[Champ cars|Champ Car]]. The chassis were built by English constructor [[Delta Motorspo

...for the safety of [[Automobile|car]]'s occupants only, some for the safety of others. Road traffic injuries represent about 25% of worldwide injury-related deaths (the leading cause) with an estimated 1.26

...rd [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] season. It featured the 23rd World Championship of Drivers, the 15th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers <ref>FIA Yearbook, ...d its sponsorship of the team under its new John Player Special brand. The cars, now often referred to as 'JPS', were fielded in a new black and gold liver

...aking over the failed Leda F5000 project, and his team constructed its own cars for the first time. His team was successful, winning five races, all in a ...in an old [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] because of a delay in the construction of his in-house F1 car. The new British Petroleum sponsored car earned its fi

{{List of BRM Models}}'''British Racing Motors''' (generally known as '''BRM''') was ...drive himself!) with the backing (both financially and in kind and labour) of the British motor industry and its suppliers channelled through a trust fun

...reduce injuries by stopping the wearer from hitting hard interior elements of the vehicle or other passengers (the so-called [[Second Impact (safety)|sec == Types of seat belts ==

...ford and involving Hammond and May taking the same journey by combinations of plane, train or ferry. May has also said that the races are planned to be a ...op Gear race ever, as Clarkson overtook Hammond and May on the main street of Verbier. '''''Winner: Car''''' ''Series Five, Episode Eight''

|Power = N/A hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm ...roduced by [[Volvo]] and manufactured at their assembly line in Torslanda, Sweden. Its existence was first reported in a [[Motor Trend]] article citing an in

...ic or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars. This motorsport is distinguished by running not on a [[Race track|circuit] ...were [[Panhard et Levassor]] and [[Peugeot]].<ref>Rose, Gerald: "A Record of Motor Racing 1894–1908" page 1. Royal Automobile Club 1909, reprinted in

...isplay information about the vehicle's presence, position, size, direction of travel and intended travel, and brake status. ...ming cars. Control of glare is less strict in the North American [[Society of Automotive Engineers|SAE]] beam standard contained in [[Federal Motor Vehic

...ivers progress to the [[Formula One]] world championship, the highest form of [[open wheel racing|single seater]] racing defined by the [[Fédération In ...]], the [[Nürburgring]] in Germany, [[Scandinavian_Raceway|Anderstorp]] in Sweden, [[Autodromo_Nazionale_Monza|Monza]] in Italy and [[Croix-en-Ternois]] in F

...he season also included a number of non-championship races for Formula One cars. ...nstructor, scoring his first points in his own car. [[Stirling Moss]], one of the great drivers, crashed heavily before the championship season begun and

The season had been expected to see a continuation of the Brabham-Renault-Ferrari battle, with supporting roles for McLaren, Will ...uced new fuel economy rules aimed at reducing speeds, providing 240 litres of fuel for the entire race. TAG commissioned German sports car manufacturer P

...w in popularity and spread across the globe. By 2009, there were hundreds of [[dragstrip]]s in operation, mainly in developed countries. ...speeds ranging from 80 to over 330 mph (530 km/h), depending upon the type of vehicle being used. The faster vehicles then need a parachute to slow down,

The '''1990 Formula One season''' was the 41st season of [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] motor racing. It featured the 1990 FIA Formula One ...le world champion [[Nelson Piquet]], on a rumored incentive based contract of $100,000 per point scored following 2 disappointing years at [[Team Lotus|L

...n Racing|BAR]] and [[Renault F1|Renault]], as well as the poor performance of [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] and [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]. ...onship]]. [[Rubens Barrichello]] came in a solid second place, winning two of the last four races. [[Jenson Button]], though failing to win a grand prix,

...ly between jurisdictions, as do factors such as age and the required level of practice. ...s licence. ''Driving licence'' is used in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Malta, in European Union official usage, and in former British col

...e glamour associated with it result in the race being considered the jewel of the Formula One crown.<ref>[http://www.saf1.co.jp/en/feature/topics/tpc_060 ...eets of Monaco, whose many elevation changes and tight corners make it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One. On the race weekend frogmen (dive

...llacs. It became obvious that the traditional American automotive paradigm of "bigger equals better" was no longer in full effect in the marketplace. ...s for the line-up was thought to be in keeping with the naming conventions of Cadillac's foreign competitors which universally use alphanumerics for thei

...<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm<br><br>200 hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm<br><br> ...''''write information of the vehicle's performance in a third-person point of view'''''. This section should include information about the car's '''accel

|Power = N/A hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm ...iew]] page, but rather paraphrase ideas relevant to grasp an overall scope of the [[automobile|vehicle]].

...omobile can be divided into a number of eras based on the prevalent method of automotive propulsion during that time. Later periods were defined by trend ==Eras of invention==

...gnant, while those in South America and other parts oAsia]] grew strongly. Of the major markets, China, Russia, Brazil and India saw the most rapid growt ...ocial exclusion|accessdate=2003-02-01|author=Social Exclusion Unit, Office of the Prime Minister (UK)}}</ref> The [[sustainable transport]] movement focu

...upra Web Site|accessdate=2006-12-22}}</ref> Due to the similarity and past of the [[Toyota Celica]]'s name, it is frequently mistaken for the Toyota Supr ...tions of Supra produced have an [[inline-6|inline 6-cylinder engine]], one of the few piston engine configurations with theoretically perfect [[Engine ba

...e [[2009 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian Grand Prix]], the penultimate race of the season. It was both Button and Brawn's first Championship success, Braw ...introduction of [[Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems]] (KERS) presenting some of the biggest changes in Formula One regulations for several decades.<ref>{{c

...taking Toyota's [[Timo Glock]] on the final corner of the final grand prix of the season to claim the required 5th place finish – from Brazilian [[Feli ..., completing four races. New technical rules for 2008 included the banning of [[traction control system|traction control]] after it was re-introduced in

...erature and pressure of a compressed gas, rather than by a separate source of ignition, such as a spark plug, as is the case in the gasoline engine. ...patent on February 23, 1893. Diesel intended the engine to use a variety of fuels including coal dust. He demonstrated it in the 1900 Exposition Unive

...' is a BBC television series about motor vehicles, primarily [[automobile|cars]]. [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|It began in 1977]] as a conventional motorin ...te=14 October 2008<!-- - 13:10 -->|accessdate=2008-11-18}}</ref> Episodes of the Australian version premièred on 29 September 2008 and NBC was holding