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  • {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Eysink''' was a Dutch [[automobile]] manufactured from 1903 until 1919. ...n in 1912; this lasted until 1919. Peak production was around 50 a year. The company continued to build motorcycles until 1957.
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  • ...were supplied by [[Cadillac]], after which the royal household switched to the [[Ford Motor Company]]. ...hough other members of the royal family use different cars. Visiting heads of state are chauffeured in a stretched [[Lincoln Continental]]<ref>http://www
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  • ...'''Mega''' brand, but by 2002 this brand was just being applied to a range of microvans. ...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 are
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  • {{List Of Spyker Models}} ...e company's motto is "Nulla tenaci invia est via," which is Latin for "For the tenacious, no road is impassable."
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  • {{List of Donkervoort Models}} ...tomobielen BV''' is a producer of [[sports cars]] based in Lelystad in The Netherlands. This car brand was founded in 1978 by [[Joop Donkervoort]].
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  • {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Minerva''' was an important Belgian luxury automobile manufactured from ...assis and the ''Minervette'' [[cyclecar]]. The 8 litre ''Kaiserpreis'' won the Belgian Circuit des Ardennes race in 1907.
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  • {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} '''Reliant''' was a [[automobile|car]] manufacturer in England. The company was based at Tamworth in Staffordshire although since 2001 it has m
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  • :''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.
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  • ...a [[Lexus]], the British monarch uses a [[Bentley]] and the Prime Minister of Italy uses a [[Maserati]]. * [[State Limousines of Abkhazia|Abkhazia]]
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  • ...cipated, driven by Frenchman Ch. Goddard. The Spyker car came in second in the rally after a three month drive. ...rear view mirrors. Also notable is that the back seat doors are hinged at the rear, creating so called [[suicide doors]].
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  • | Location = Burgemeester van Alphenstraat 108, 2041 KP Zandvoort, Netherlands ...[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]], [[Masters of Formula 3|RTL GP Masters of F3]]
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  • ...' was a British motor manufacturer, founded by Roland Lloyd (1904-65), son of a garage owner, and based in Patrick Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England ...ed the company continued in general engineering until 1983. About 15 Lloyd cars are thought to survive.
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  • ...hicle manufacturer of [[lorry|lorries]] and [[bus]]es. It gave its name to the British Leyland Motor Corporation formed when it merged with [[British Moto ...ghbouring town of Chorley which still remains today as the headquarters of the LEX leasing and parts company.
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  • ...}}'''DAF Trucks''', a Dutch [[truck]] manufacturing company, is a division of PACCAR. ...uced at its Westerlo plant in Belgium. Some of the truck models sold with the DAF brand are designed and built by [[Leyland Trucks]] at their plant in En
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  • {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Marcos''' is a British [[sports car]] manufacturer. ...ter-bombers and from there he got the idea to use plywood for the chassis. The company moved to a converted mill in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire in 1963 an
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  • ...al were all superminis. Overall in 2005, of the fifteen best selling types of car in Europe, six were superminis. ...nd [[sport utility vehicle]]s appeared in the last years, which are called the [[mini MPV]] and [[mini SUV]] respectively.
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  • ...], which replaced the Simca brand with [[Talbot]], thus ending the life of the brand (although some models were badged as Simca-Talbots for a time). ...lands <ref>[http://members.home.nl/jurriaanknol/Simca4NL.htm]</ref> during the Chrysler era.
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  • ...of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Scania AB''' is a leading European manufacturer of heavy [[truck]]s (''British English: lorries''), [[bus]]es, and [[diesel en ...ond World War, Scania-Vabis imported [[Volkswagen]] cars, under the banner of "Svenska Volkswagen AB".
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  • | {{{Weight - you get the point}}} The '''Lotus Elise GT1''' (also known as the '''Lotus GT1''' and known internally as '''Type-115''') was a [[race car]]
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  • ...e Street Circuit|Adelaide]] on November 3, 1985. It was the final race for the [[1985 Formula One season|1985 season]]. It was the 50th Australian Grand Prix and the first to be run as part of the Formula One championship.
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  • ...Prost]]'s [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Cosworth]]. All 4 drivers were out on the spot, but none suffered any serious injury. | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Lammers]]
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  • ...] near [[Interlagos]], Brazil on March 30, 1997. It was the second race of the [[1997 Formula One Season]]. ...r any money for the team. After the race the team officially resigned from the championship.
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  • Results from the '''1986 Monaco Grand Prix''' held at [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]] on May 11 | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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  • ...ive, ''ad hoc'' grouping. Today there are more than one thousand cities in the world where people can carshare.<ref>{{cite web | title = World Carshare Ci The term '''carsharing''' is also used for [[carpooling]] or [[ride sharing]] i
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  • ...ut usually with rear drive. A variant on the 'one at the front' layout was the [[Scott Sociable]], which resembled a four-wheeler with a front wheel missi ...Knight showed a tri-car, recognized as the first British-made motorcar, at The Great Exhibition.<ref name=Elvis/> A Conti 6 [[horsepower|hp]] Tri-car comp
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  • ...London, where he got to know people such as [[Raymond Loewy]], were one of the most influencing times in his life. ...[Frankfurt Motor Show|IAA]]” in 1991 and a milestone in the design history of Audi.
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  • ...a prime mover (which can be an [[engine]] or electric motor), to some form of useful output device. ...in windmills, horse-powered devices, and steam engines, mainly in support of pumping, milling, and hoisting.
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  • ...a prime mover (which can be an [[engine]] or electric motor), to some form of useful output device. ...in windmills, horse-powered devices, and steam engines, mainly in support of pumping, milling, and hoisting.
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  • ...gif|thumb|250px|One complete cycle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in orange.]] ...also in the [[two stroke engine]]) this is the volume that is ''swept'' as the [[piston]](s) move from ''top dead center'' to ''bottom dead center''. It c
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  • |Body Style = '''how many doors+how many seats+what type of body''' |Weight = '''Weight - you get the point'''
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  • Results from the 1986 [[Formula One]] '''[[Austrian Grand Prix]]''' held at [[Österreichrin | '''[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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  • 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
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  • ...duty''') is a sales tax imposed on the sale of [[fuel]]. In most countries the fuel tax is imposed on fuels which are intended for transportation. Fuels u ...onsidered by many a user fee. In other countries, the fuel tax is a source of general revenue.
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  • |Weight = '''Weight - you get the point''' |Power = N/A hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm
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  • ...uto'' (Italy), ''[[Autocar]]'' (UK), ''Autopista'' (Spain), ''Autovisie'' (Netherlands), ''L'Automobile Magazine'' (France), ''Stern'' (Germany) and ''Vi Bilägar ...y's car market and car manufacturing industry. The jury for 2006 consisted of 58 members from 22 countries.
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  • The '''1971 Formula One season''' included the 22nd [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season, which commenced on ...d with four wheel drive again. Using their own chassis heavily inspired by the Matra MS80 but with conventional tanks, [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] and Stew
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  • ...ic Commission for Europe (UNECE). It is tasked with creating a uniform set of regulations for vehicle design to facilitate international trade. The forum works on regulations covering [[vehicle safety]], environmental prote
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  • ...shifts one lane of traffic from north to southbound on a six mile stretch of [[Interstate 93]] between Quincy and Dorchester. ...ilable for carpooling traffic, buses still continue to use shoulders along the 403. In Columbus, Ohio, shoulders on [[I-70]] are HOV lanes reserved for b
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  • ...otor Corporation''' (BLMC), was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968. Ultimately it would become nationalised as ''Britis ...s new chairman, [[Donald Stokes|Sir Donald Stokes]] (formerly the chairman of LMC).
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  • ...<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm<br><br>170 hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm '''Use the following MODEL TEMPLATE as the foundation for the Wikicars' Model page:'''
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  • ...e, 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
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  • ...her there will be a production version of the Spider, but it is not out of the question. ...hese 6C 2500 models were among the last vehicles with links to the pre-war cars.<ref name="ultimatecarpage.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ultimatecarpage.c
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  • |Power = 282 hp (210 kW) @ 5500 rpm<br>288 lb-ft (390 Nm) of [[torque]] @ 3850 rpm ...5''' was an improved [[Aston Martin DB4|DB4]]. The DB5 is famous for being the first and most recognised James Bond car, it has been featured in several f
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  • ...he season also included a number of non-championship races for Formula One cars. ...for 38 years before [[Jenson Button]], aged 20 years, 67 days, broke it at the [[2000 Brazilian Grand Prix]].
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  • ...the [[Kyalami]] circuit in South Africa, took place on 11-13 November, but the series folded after a 2 race season in 2006. || {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Lammers]]
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  • ...is typically the first point in a driver's career at which most drivers in the series are aiming at professional careers in racing rather than being amate ...Gransden Lodge, 500cc cars being the only post war class to run that day. The race was won by [[Eric Brandon]] in his [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] Proto
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  • ...]] became World Champion. In 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1971, BRM came second in the Constructors' Competition. ...ve himself!) with the backing (both financially and in kind and labour) of the British motor industry and its suppliers channelled through a trust fund.
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  • {{List of Alpine Models}}:''Alpine is also the name of car models produced by [[Sunbeam Alpine|Sunbeam]] and [[Chrysler Alpine|Chr ...ports car]]s which used [[rear engine|rear mounted]] [[Renault]] engines. The proper pronunciation is closer to "al-peen".
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  • ...unications Technology). Hence the application of telematics is with any of the following: * The technology of sending, receiving and storing information via telecommunication devices in
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  • ...wis Hamilton]], a Formula One driver for the [[McLaren]] team in 2007, won the Euroseries drivers' title in 2005. ...dromo_Nazionale_Monza|Monza]] in Italy and [[Croix-en-Ternois]] in France. The series title was won by Australian [[Larry Perkins]] driving a [[Ralt]]-[[F
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  • [[image:autosportlemans.jpg|thumb|right|1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of ''Auto Sport Review'' magazine.]] ...ld's oldest [[Sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance race]] and one of the most famous and influential in motorsports history.
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  • '''Wiki(cars)fy''' ...le="margin:.5em; margin-top:.1em; border-bottom:0; font-weight:bold;">List of Portals</h2>
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  • |Body Style = '''how many doors+how many seats+what type of body''' |Weight = '''Weight - you get the point'''
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  • The '''1984 Formula One season''' was the 35th [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It commenced on Mar During the season, the [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] team had its results stripped after a technical
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  • {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} .... Den Oudsten Bussen B.V was a bus manufacturer in its native country, the Netherlands.
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  • ...practice and a sanctioning body to organize and oversee competition within the service. From the start, the company behind iRacing has marketed the service not only as entertainment but also as a training tool for real life
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  • ...is used as a [[fuel]] in [[internal combustion engine]]s in [[vehicles]]. The same equipment is also used for similar engines in stationary applications ...opane) and 28.7&nbsp;megajoules per litre (for pure butane) depending upon the actual fuel composition.
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  • ..._eliminated_in_20_years_says_urban_designer_michael_e_arth | title= "Most Cars Can be Eliminated in 20 Years says Urban Designer Michael E. Arth" | first ...and the [[DARPA Grand Challenge]] from the USA. For the wider application of artificial intelligence to [[automobile]]s see ''[[smart car]]s''.
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  • |Nicknames = The Brickyard ...x layout<br>[[Image:Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Speedway.png]]<br>Map of the basic NASCAR speedway
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  • | {{{Weight - you get the point}}} | 68-217 hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm
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  • |Power = N/A hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm '''Use the following MODEL TEMPLATE as the foundation for the Wikicars' Model page:'''
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  • ...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
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  • ...n Racing|BAR]] and [[Renault F1|Renault]], as well as the poor performance of [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] and [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]. ...hip]]. [[Rubens Barrichello]] came in a solid second place, winning two of the last four races. [[Jenson Button]], though failing to win a grand prix, fin
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  • ...ver or reduce waste energy (such as regenerative braking and shutting down the combustion engine). ...o [[flexible-fuel vehicle]]s as ''hybrids'' because they can use a mixture of different fuels — typically gasoline and [[ethanol]] [[alcohol fuel]].
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  • | {{{Weight - you get the point}}} ...ny times since, being much publicised when cited by [[Richard Hammond]] of the BBC's ''[[Top Gear]]''.
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  • ...st of Formula One Grands Prix#Races by country|Races by country]] | [[List of Formula One Grands Prix#Races by season|Races by season]] ...races. The championship consisted of six Formula One races in Europe plus the [[1950 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]], which was run to [[American Aut
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  • ...Citroën sold nearly 1.5 million D-series during its 20 years of production.The DS is well-known for its futuristic, aerodynamic body design, and for its i ...ery 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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  • [[Ford Motor Company|Ford Motor Company]] uses the following [[w:Vehicle identification number|VIN]] formats and codes. Ford does not directly encode the platform name in the VIN, although much other
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  • ...n Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]]. Forty-six drivers competed in the 1994 World Championship, including fourteen rookies and numerous pay driver The big news in the paddock after the 1993 season was the retirement of defending World Champion [[Alain Prost]] after winning his fourth title, an
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  • ...s or alternatively by driving to a predetermined ideal journey time within the stages. ...were [[Panhard et Levassor]] and [[Peugeot]].<ref>Rose, Gerald: "A Record of Motor Racing 1894–1908" page 1. Royal Automobile Club 1909, reprinted in
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  • ...e defined in the International Standard ISO 80000 Quantities and Units, so the nationally-defined reciprocal quantities '''fuel economy''' and '''fuel con == Units of measure==
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