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{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Goliath''' was a German brand, active from 1928 to 1959 and which was part of the [[Borgward]] grou ==After World War II==

...manufacturers tested different tyre compounds for vehicles used during the war years. Audi were especially prominent, as innovators in this area of tyre

...Polish pre-WWII arms industry holding and the main Polish manufacturer of vehicles, both military and civilian. ...Warsaw headquarters of the PZInż was blown up, not to be rebuilt after the war. In 1946 the Ursus works started to be rebuilt and eventually became a larg

...and motorcycle manufacturer produced from 1900 to 1957. ''Adler'' is the German word for eagle. ...bicycles, typewriters, and motorcycles in addition to cars. Before World War I, the company used [[De Dion]] two- and four-cylinder engines in cars that

SDP was the initial designer and manufacturer of two utility vehicles, the [[Haflinger]], produced from 1959 to 1974, and the [[Pinzgauer High Mo In 1998 the production of heavy armed vehicles was sold to an Austrian investor company which sold the company called [[St

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''[[Wanderer]]''' was a German [[automobile]] manufacturer from 1911 to 1939. The Siegmar and Schönau plants in Saxony were destroyed during World War II, closing this chapter in the history of automobiles.

...icles can be quite large, and actually be superior to some smaller tracked vehicles in terms of armor and armament. ...weapons to existing vehicles. The first manufactured one was the "[[Motor War Car]]" in 1902.<ref>{{cite book

...veloped in 1914 and used in World War I and in the early part of World War II. ...t Commander T.G. Hetherington designed the superstructure. The first three vehicles were delivered on 3 December 1914. The vehicle was based on a Rolls Royce 4

...was to use a large number of VW parts, but due to the intricacies of then German law it was not legal to sell government made parts to a private company. ...nd the cars that would make the company a dominant force in the automotive world.

...e]]. A later variant of the vehicle was released several decades after the war as the [[Volkswagen 181]] for the Federal Geman Army and then for the civil ...had been a part of its development, as it handily out-performed the other vehicles in nearly every test. In November of 1943, the American military conducted

...ltural machines like combine harvesters and tractors as well as commercial vehicles such as [[lorries]] and [[buses]]. (Deutz sold the agricultural machinery During the World War II, the company was ordered to produce artillery and took on the name 'Klöckn

...els}}'''Daimler-Benz AG''' was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motor vehicles, and engines which was founded in 1926. They made their first cars in 1886, ...enz is best known for its Mercedes-Benz automobile brand, during World War II it also created a notable series of aircraft, tank, and submarine engines.

'''Felix Heinrich Wankel''' (August 13, 1902 &ndash; October 9, 1988) was a German mechanical engineer and the inventor of the [[Wankel engine]]. ...Germany, in the upper Rhine Valley. Since his mother was widowed in World War I, Wankel received no university education or even an apprenticeship. Howev

During World War I the company produced trucks and guns. Afterwards the factory suffered fro ...Wehrmacht as well as aircraft engines for the Luftwaffe. By the end of the war about 60% of the factory was destroyed.

...break the [[Land speed record|world land speed record]] prior to World War II. ...man technological superiority to be witnessed by all the world courtesy of German television.

...ennett's lead, in the United States, the wealthy William Kissam Vanderbilt II launched the [[Vanderbilt Cup]] at Long Island, New York in 1904. Influence ...well as the ''[[Targa Florio]]'' (run on 93 miles of Sicilian roads), the German ''[[Kaiserpreis]]'' circuit (75 miles in the Taunus mountains), and the Fre

...r vehicle manufacturer, who now specializes in light tactical and military vehicles. It was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by [[Auverland]] in 2005. Panh These first vehicles set many modern standards, but each was a one-off design. They used a [[cl

...the [[Auto Union]], and all brands continued until World War II. After the war, Auto Union changed ownership a couple of times, first passed into the hand ...]] and transverse mounting. The most well-known cars made before World War II, bearing model names F1 through F8 (F for Front), had front-wheel drive and

...le]]s. Initially, the skills used to build the wooden and metal bodies of vehicles was so specialized that most manufacturers procured contracts with existing ...ac V-16]], [[Ferrari 250]], and all Rolls-Royces produced before World War II. Many coachbuilders became associated with famed designers, such as [[Pini

{{List of Auto Union Models}}'''Auto Union''' was a joint venture of four German [[automobile]] manufacturers, established in 1932 in Zwickau, Saxony, durin ...son. The body was subjected to strenuous testing in the wind tunnel of the German Institute for Aerodynamics.

...h automobile manufacturer. See [[Daimler]] for other uses derived from the German engineer and inventor [[Gottlieb Daimler]]. For the two direct descendants ...llschaft]] itself, in 1902, while the name ''Daimler'' was last used for a German built car in 1908.

'''NSU Motorenwerke AG''' (normally just '''NSU''') was a German manufacturer of [[automobile|cars]] and motorcycles and a predecessor to wh During World War II NSU designed and produced the famous Kettenkrad, the NSU HK101, a [[half-tr

...dom from 1919 to 1967. The company also produced aero-engines and military vehicles, the latter continuing long after car production ceased. ...innovations. Independent front [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]] and the world's first all-[[synchromesh]] gearbox came in 1933 followed by servo assisted

...f '''Type 23'''s after the declaration of World War II. At the time of the German invasion, more than 12,000 '''Type 23''' had been delivered in less than te Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options

...aeroplane engines and became a key supplier in Britain's buildup for World War I. In 1918, after the war, the Riley companies were restructured. Nero joined Riley (Coventry) as the

...substantial export sales of light, medium, and heavy trucks throughout the world. It was [[GM Europe]]'s most profitable venture for several years. ...trucks manufactured at their Canadian works. This enabled them to import vehicles into Britain under Imperial Preference, which favoured products from the Br

...t types of vehicles, for example, a tiller or rear–wheel steering. Tracked vehicles such as tanks usually employ differential steering — that is, the tracks ...circulating ball mechanism, which is still found on [[trucks]] and utility vehicles. This is a variation on the older worm and sector design; the [[steering co

'''Hans Glas GmbH''' is a former German automotive company, which was based in Dingolfing. After World War II, the market for sowing machines was getting smaller and smaller. So the com

...is the German word for a major high-[[speed]] [[road]] restricted to motor vehicles and having full control of access, similar to a [[motorway]] or [[freeway]] ...e general speed limits of 130 km/h and 120 km/h (75 mph), respectively. In German, the word is pronounced as described above, and its plural is ''Autobahnen'

:'''Mk 5''' Mark 1 or Mark 2 vehicles modified with extra armour specifically for use in Northern Ireland. ...ured car in the 1964 film ''633 Squadron'', which was set during World War II, a decade before the Saracen was first built.

...lthough they ''are'' part of ''amphibious assault''. Nor are Ground effect vehicles, such as Ekranoplans. The former don't offer any real land transportation a ...ody configurations or other unconventional designs such as screw-propelled vehicles which use auger-like barrels which propel a vehicle through muddy terrain w

...nter, although it was a cumbersome and laborious job. By the time of World War I some automakers offered a lift-off roof, typically with a wood frame, can ...30s, detachable hardtops with metal roofs began to appear. After World War II, the availability of new types of plastic and fiberglass allowed lighter, e

...Jacob Ellehammer used his experience constructing motorcycles to build the world's first air-cooled radial engine, a 3-cylinder engine which he used as the ...before World War I, but the Germans seemed to lose faith in the type under war conditions, or it may have been that insistence on standardization ruled ou

...than any other consideration, such as [[Top Fuel|top-fuel dragsters]] and vehicles used in tractor pulling competitions, positive displacement [[Supercharged ...acing cars, with the first [[Supercharged Engine|supercharged]] production vehicles being built by [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] and [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bent

...27 March 1998 in Zell am See), mainly known as '''Ferry Porsche''', was an German-Austrian technical automobile designer and automaker-entrepreneur. He opera ...ing labors, the company manufactured automobiles and, eventually, became a world powerhouse for producing sport cars.

...t.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alvisoc.org/Site%20Files/Alvis%20Cars/Pre-War/FireflySixteen.htm|title=The Firefly and Firebird|accessdate=2008-08-10}}</ ...39 World War II halted Alvis car production to make aircraft engines and a German Luftwaffe bomb destroyed the Alvis car factory in 1940.<ref name="Alvis car

...ompany was characterised by its sporting models, but after the First World War, designed more austere models. ...h to the 1980s. [[Bedford Vehicles]], a subsidiary constructing commercial vehicles, was established in 1930 as the Stock Market Crash of 1929 had made importi

...MG T#TD|MG TD]], and [[MG T#TF|MG TF]], all of which were based on the pre-war [[MG T#TB|MG TB]], with various degrees of updating. MG departed from its earlier line of Y-Type saloons and pre-war designs and released the [[MG A|MGA]] in 1955. The [[MG B|MGB]] was releas

...guar following a stint with the Bristol Aeroplane Company during World War II. Although he also worked on the C-Type, the limitations of the conventional ...ous endurance race of the time. As soon as it was introduced to the racing world in 1954, the D-type was making its presence felt. For the [[1954 24 Hours o

In 2006, the Zastava Koral In was crash tested at a German facility. Sources say the Koral In actually passed the tests thanks to airb ...n continued until 1941 when World War II reached Yugoslavia. Following the war Zastava was permitted to produce Jeeps under license from [[Willys-Overland

...om/style/bestdressedhistory0907 The Best Dressed Men in the History of the World - Esquire<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> which has influenced both Ital ...ps. His grandfather, who had manufactured vehicles for the Axis during the war, was forced to retire from Fiat but named Valletta to be his successor. Gia

...gine]] simultaneously. While many people think exclusively of [[off-road]] vehicles, powering all four wheels provides better control on slick ice and is an im ...etrain wear. The [[Four Wheel Drive|AWD]] term is now being used to market vehicles which continuously drive all four wheels, but it is just a marketing term.

Audi parent [[Volkswagen]] has used different trademarks for their AWD vehicles, including '''syncro''' and '''4motion.''' Sister company [[Skoda]] simply ...ences later aided them in designing the [[Volkswagen_Iltis|Iltis]] for the German military, in the 1970's. The Iltis utilized an early form of AWD which wou

...f>Eckermann, Erik (2001). ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=yLZeQwqNmdgC World History of the Automobile.] SAE Press, p.14.</ref> In 1806, the first cars ...e as an energy source for cars, was discovered in principle by yet another German, [[Christian Friedrich Schönbein]], in 1838. The battery [[electric car]]

...urists will insist that a sports car by definition is limited to two-place vehicles. In vehicles with a separate frame or [[chassis]], the term ''bodywork'' is normally app

|Events = '''[[FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br>[[German Grand Prix]]<br>[[European Grand Prix]]<br> [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters| |Record_class2 =[[World Sportscar Championship|WSC]]

...acing cars, with the first [[Supercharged Engine|supercharged]] production vehicles being built by [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] and [[Bentley]] in the 1920's. Si ...ore important than any other consideration, such as top-fuel dragsters and vehicles used in tractor pulling competitions, positive displacement [[Supercharged

===Pre-war era=== ...nterest and entries from leading manufacturers. Prizes were awarded to the vehicles by a jury based on the reports of the observers who rode in each car; the j

...sells the world's [[motor vehicle]]s. In 2008, more than 70 million motor vehicles, including [[car]]s and [[commercial vehicle]]s were produced worldwide.<re |title=World Motor Vehicle Production by Country: 2007-2008

...is a [[motorsport]] involving the [[racing]] of [[car]]s. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports. ====Paris-Rouen. World's first motor-race====

...mary energy" sources ([http://www.iea.org/bookshop/add.aspx?id=144 IEA Key World Energy Statistics]). Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical p ...gh this corresponds to different depths for different locations around the world, a 'typical' depth for the oil window might be 4 - 6 km. Note that oil may

..., however, hurt general sales in a country still recovering from World War II 10 years earlier, and a submodel, the ID (another pun: in French, ''Idée'' ...third in the 1999 [[Car of the Century]] competition, recognizing the the world's most influential auto designs. Winner and second place went to the [[Ford

...lved ''Tornado'', based on the design of the 1949 Peppercorn A1 Class post-war British Railways express passenger locomotives running on the East Coast Ma ...ial fastest London to Scotland timetabled service, before the Second World War changed the priorities for the rail system.<ref name="RMJuly2009"/>

...automobile use have gone up to and beyond 8.2 L (500 cu in) in production vehicles. Industrial and marine V8 engines can be much larger. ...ar]]s, [[pickup truck]]s, and [[SUV]]s. However they are often optional on vehicles which have a V6 or straight-6 as standard engine. In many cases, V6 engines

...technology. These early systems were generally used on exotic performance vehicles, such as the early [[V8]] powered [[Chevy Corvette|Corvettes]], or for raci ...fuel tank and adjust the injector calculations "on the fly". Flexible fuel vehicles have a single fuel tank where a blend of both fuels can coexist.

...on, who was lured onto their show after they picked him out as one of the "world's worst-dressed men". | accessdate = 2007-08-18}}</ref> |url=http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8746347