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...just '''''estate''''', British usage) or a '''break''' (French usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan, but with an extended rear cargo area. ...ear window (over the normal trunk area of the vehicle). Unlike a hatchback car, which otherwise meets this description, a station wagon is the full height

...laces like the [[Nissan FM platform]]-mates [[Z-car|Nissan 350Z]] [[sports car]] and [[Infiniti FX]] [[SUV]]. [[Volkswagen A platform]]-mates like the [[

Volkswagen had 51% of the company and Ford 49%; Volkswagen managed the Car Division, and Ford the Truck Division. This resulted in the two companies sharing [[badge engineering|badge engineered]] models. These included:

...in unusual places like the Nissan FM platform-mates [[Nissan 350Z]] sports car and [[Infiniti FX]] [[SUV]]. Volkswagen A platform-mates like the [[Audi T

...am mandated by the government of the People's Republic of China on foreign car manufacturers interested in entering the Chinese market.

'''Carsharing''' is a model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. The term '''carsharing''' is also used for [[carpooling]] or [[ride sharing]] in some places.

...n be problematic for car companies, and even detrimental. Having a single car sold under multiple identities may hamper overall sales, and can make marke ...ives from the pot metal trademark emblems fastened onto the outside of the car or onto the dashboard.

Sharing the same body as the [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bentley]] Mark VI, a mere 761 Only the later [[Rolls-Royce car|Rolls Royce]] models offered an [[automatic transmission]], but it rendered

...ompany, producing the famed '''"Blower"''' [[supercharged]] version of the car. The 4½ Litre was an evolution of the 3 Litre, sharing that car's basic chassis, including its semi-elliptical suspension at all four wheel

The '''Ford Shelby Cobra''' is a concept car that the [[Ford Motor Company]] unveiled at the 2004 [[North American Inter ...eam: "That's the formula [...] It's a massive motor in a tiny, lightweight car."

| Concept Car ...that it was the initial design for the MKI [[Toyota MR2|MR2]], but, though sharing an engine, it bears very little resemblance to the mid-engine roadster.

...and a round of the Formula 1 World Championship, whilst driving a British car, a [[Vanwall]]. The 1957 Grand Prix also took the title of Grand Prix de Eu ...ate 1990s. A limited amount of motor sport continues today in the form of car sprints, track days and motorcycle racing on the Club Circuit.

...V was in production from 1959 until 1968, based on the [[Silver Cloud]] II sharing its V8 engine and the automatic gearbox of [[General Motors Corporation|Gen

They branched out into car manufacture in 1903 and motor cycles in 1911. Lea-Francis built cars, under From 1922 Lea-Francis had a tie up with [[Vulcan|Vulcan]] of Southport sharing manufacturing and dealers. Vulcan supplied bodies to Lea-Francis and in ret

...pped making Rolls Royce models in 2002 but continued with [[Bentley]]. The car had a base price of £155,175 in the UK and $220,695 in the US. It was seco ...lls-Royce was externally identical to the contemporary [[Bentley Arnage]], sharing both its platform and body shell. Paint was available in one and two-tone f

'''Classic car''' is a term frequently used to describe an older [[automobile|car]], but the exact meaning is subject to ...e broader "antique car club" faction, are very inclusive. Almost any older car in fine condition becomes a classic. The other extreme are the "[[Concours

...he owner James Glickenhaus preferred the styling of Ferrari's 1960s [[race car]]s, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_P P Series].<ref name="superc ...ure oriented supercar as they were excited by the opportunity to build the car, not just design it.<ref name="supercars"/><ref name="pininfarina"/>

...ered one of Alfa Romeo's most successful models. A common nickname for the car is ''’Sud''. ...s built at a new factory at Pomigliano d'Arco in southern Italy, hence the car's name, ''Alfa Sud'' (Alfa South) and developed by Austrian [[Rudolf Hrusch

| European D-Segment car ...in 1995, and replaced the [[Vauxhall Cavalier|Cavalier]]. From launch the car was available as a saloon, hatchback or estate.

...in the Comet being classified as either a compact or an intermediate-sized car during the seventeen years that the Comet name was used. ...60 Edsel Comet. Following the Edsel's termination in the fall of 1959, the car received a new grille design before its March 1960 introduction.]]

The '''Citroën Visa''' is a supermini that was produced by the French car marque [[Citroën]] from 1978 to 1988. ...tchback option, being available only as a five-door hatchback. A light van sharing much with the Visa was also produced - the [[Citroën C15]].

...d racing]] or [[oval racing]]. Autocross tends to place more emphasis on [[car handling]] and driver skill than on sheer horsepower, and events typically ...clubs. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.

...is the controlled operation of a land [[vehicle]], such as a [[automobile|car]], [[truck]] or [[bus]]. ...nowing how to apply the rules of the road (which govern safe and efficient sharing with other users). An effective driver also has an intuitive understanding

...h fitted with twin rear wheels; according to Mays "the first time that any car had competed at any hill climb so equipped."<ref>''Motor Sport'', December ...935 German Grand Prix]] (scene of a famous victory of [[Tazio Nuvolari]]), sharing his ERA with [[Ernst von Delius]]. The ribbon which came with the wreath wh

...m-12'' would prominently feature a black-and-white LAPD AMC Matador police car, complete with the heavy-duty "police interceptor" package that included th ...would be completely new this year and become a quasi-personal luxury car, sharing no body panels with the sedan (see the [[AMC Matador Coupe (1974-1978)]] fo

| Full-size car ...at was manufactured by the German automotive marque [[Mercedes-Benz]]. The car premiered at the [[Salon International de l'Auto|Geneva Motor Show]] in Mar

...Daimler]] 'Silent Knight' engine, with two banks of cylinders side by side sharing a common crankcase. However this was not a true 'U' engine as the cylinder ...und 1974. However because of the [[1973 oil crisis|petroleum crisis]] this car was never put in production.

|Class = Compact executive car ...ternational market. It is based on the [[Saab 9-3]]'s platform, as well as sharing many of its components and is [[Cadillac]]'s market-equivalent for the [[Ca

...' (short for ''Carozzeria Pininfarina'') is an Italian [[automobile design|car design]] firm and [[coachbuilder]] in Cambiano, Italy, founded in 1930 by a ...model proved unsuited to American tastes. The [[Nash-Healey]] sports car [[car body|body]] was, however, completely designed and assembled in limited numb

...de restrictions led to Holden & Frost commencing large scale production of car bodies. H.J Holden incorporated a new company in 1919, Holden's Motor Body ==Australia's Own Car==

..., combined with smart’s elitist marketing and the sheer radicalness of the car’s conceptual and aesthetic design resulted in poor sales. Production proj ...ce, new marketing initiatives were introduced and further revisions to the car’s chassis were made. There was the very real possibility of the company d

The '''Alfa Romeo Alfetta''' was an executive [[saloon car]] and [[fastback]] [[coupé]] produced from 1972 until 1984 by [[Alfa Romeo ...yout to the marque. Clutch and transmission were housed at the rear of the car, together with the differential for a more balanced weight distribution, as

...car systems while DaimlerChrysler is focused on a rear wheel drive luxury car application. ...erformance needs of the various vehicle concepts and brands. The extensive sharing of components and the collaborative relationship with suppliers will enable

The '''Oldsmobile Aurora''' was a [[luxury car]] made by the [[Oldsmobile]] division of [[General Motors]] and launched in ...to move the Aurora further upmarket, retaining its V8-only drivetrain and sharing a platform with the new Buick Riviera, as the original Aurora had done. Thi

'''Modern Gentleman''' (formerly '''Morris Garages''') is a British [[sports car]] manufacturer founded in 1924, although no cars have been made since [[MG ...warrant an identity separate from the original Morris Garages and the M.G. Car Company Limited was established in March of that year and in October for th

|Class = [[Subcompact car]] ...rson point of view'''''. This section should include information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc.

...the GMC Terrain is all-new. Identical to the [[Chevrolet Equinox]] in the sharing of the same platform, the same engine range and suspension calibrations, ho ...rson point of view'''''. This section should include information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc.

...''[[Mazda]]''', the production version of the '''MX-Crossport''' [[concept car]]. The CX-7 is built in Hiroshima, Japan, starting in early 2006. The CX-7 The CX-7 rides on an all-new platform instead of sharing the ''Ford/Mazda CD3'' platform used by the larger [[Mazda CX-9]]/[[Ford Ed

The '''[[Honda]] Ridgeline''' is a pickup truck, sharing its unibody chassis with the [[Acura MDX]] and [[Honda Odyssey]]. It is pow ...equipment. In concept, the Ridgeline shares much with such vehicles as the car-based ''[[Chevrolet]] El Camino'', ''[[Ford]] Ranchero'', and the ''[[Subar

: ''Not to be confused with the [[Hyundai Pony]] car.'' ...edia/2009/04/gallery_mustang Squatriglia, Chuk "Mustang, the Ultimate Pony Car, Turns 45" ''Wired'' 2009-04-17], retrieved on 2009-06-16.</ref>

The 401 cu in (6.6 L) '''401''' was Buick's [[muscle car]] powerplant of choice, and was found in the company's [[Buick Gran Sport|S ...lt with the MZ coded factory dual four barrel setup, making it a very rare car. Rarer still was the 1966 Riviera GS, MZ coded engine, in Riviera Red exter

...e [[Calder Park Raceway|Calder Park]] Round of the 1988 Australian Touring Car Championship. ...rming [[Holden Special Vehicles]]. It was a logical step to form a touring car team to create a marketing link between the Special Vehicles division and t

* 4 cylinder engine is coarse at low rpms and makes the car feel underpowered. ...s, critics seem to ding the Accord for its boring driving characteristics. Car and Driver notes, "[The] EX four-door was exactly as passionate as Lt. Comm

...rson point of view'''''. This section should include information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc. ...vehicle, having debuted in late 2005. Although Audi classifies it as a new car, the differences between it and the outgoing B6 S4 are primarily cosmetic.

...omobile]] [[gearbox]] that can change [[gear ratio]]s automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears [[manual ...right|The automatic transmission selector lever in a [[Ford Five Hundred]] car.]]

...driving, instead, it will be more of a luxury-performance cruiser despite sharing the 425hp (317kW)/406lb-ft (550Nm) LS3 [[V8]]. It features exclusive paint ...rson point of view'''''. This section should include information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc.

...e]] with five [[cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] aligned in one row or plane, sharing a single [[engine block]] and [[crankcase]]. This configuration is a compr ...(in a [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] format) in the [[Audi Quattro]] racing car. [[Fiat]] also makes use of a five-cylinder engine (both petrol and diesel

...omobile]] [[gearbox]] that can change [[gear ratio]]s automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears [[manual ...t|The [[automatic transmission selector lever]] in a [[Ford Five Hundred]] car]]

The 1975 Buick Electra 225 Limited was the longest 4-door hardtop car GM ever built. At 233.4 in long, it was even longer than the 1975 Cadillac ...ectra. It lost over 12 inches in length and quite a bit of weight too. The car was totally redesigned, but still offered base 225 and Limited trims, plus

...driving, instead, it will be more of a luxury-performance cruiser despite sharing the 431 PS (317 kW; 425 bhp)/406lb-ft (550Nm) LS3 [[V8]]. It features exclu ...rson point of view'''''. This section should include information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc.

...6''' was a mid-size car released in 2005. It uses the GM Epsilon platform, sharing it with the [[Chevrolet Malibu]], [[Saab 9-3]], [[Saturn Aura]], [[Opel Vec ...auges with brushed rings and find better-shaped, more supportive seats." - Car and Driver

The '''351 Cleveland''' was introduced in 1970 as Ford's new muscle car engine and was built through the end of the 1974 model year. It incorporat ...0M engines have the largest bearing size and the tallest deck height while sharing the 429/460 bell housing pattern. The 351C engine has a medium main bearin

...rson point of view'''''. This section should include information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc. 1997 saw revisions to the suspension which lightened the car and gave it more nimble handling. For 1998, the supercharged engine became

...Mazda's partnership with [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] has resulted in the sharing of this vehicle&mdash;the Mazda B-Series and [[Ford Ranger]] are essentiall ...rson point of view'''''. This section should include information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc.

|Class = Full Size Muscle Car ...orates 164 LEDs and inspired by the late 60's Charger. Under the hood, the car derives motivation from Chrysler's new 3.6 litre ''Pentastar'' [[V6]] for t

...title=World Car Fans test drive MC12|accessdate=2006-09-28|publisher=World Car Fans|first=Nick|last=Hall}}</ref> ...Bertolini, was the chief test driver through the development and said the car "reacts well and is very reliable in its reactions".<ref>{{web cite|url=htt

...t can either be a specially designed vehicle or be based on a saloon/sedan car, the latter type often including derivatives with open backs (pick-ups etc) ...ds, and a refrigerated van (a ''reefer'') used for cold goods. A railway [[car]] used to carry baggage is also called a ''van''.

There is a hybrid version sharing the Cruze's platform called the [[Chevrolet Volt]]. The Cruze is the first car under the $25,000 mark to feature 6 airbags as standard.

|Class = [[personal luxury car|personal luxury]] [[Grand tourer|GT]] ...d commissioned for its new upscale [[Lexus]] division outside Japan. While sharing the same body style and multiple components as the first Lexus SC, the Z30

...least ''trying'' to inject a little excitement, which wasn't easy for any car manufacturer in that timeframe, and far better than that year's Chevrolet C ...pace car for that year's [[Indianapolis 500]] race. While the actual pace car was powered by a 455 cubic-inch V8, the street versions were motivated by e

...h]] which was pulled by a goat. Though, in fact, he received a true petrol car in miniature (with a [[four-stroke engine]]) of two cylinders which was spe ...any got contracts soon with important German enterprises, like [[Wanderer (car)|Wanderer]], [[Auto Union]], Zwickau, [[Zündapp]] and, from 1933, the new

| Full-size luxury car ...m. This four-door hardtop with rear-opening rear doors was an ultra-luxury car that cost an astonishing $13,000+, more than the [[Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud

...the Zephyr was a streamlined train presented there alongside Ford's "Dream Car" concept. Also, and unsurprisingly, John Tjaarda was particularly intereste ...e marque's most illustrious nameplate. It started as a one-off coach-built car commissioned by Edsel B. Ford, who wanted a European-style automobile unli

...y the merger of the [[Nash-Kelvinator Corporation]] and the [[Hudson Motor Car Company]]. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S. history In January 1954, [[Nash-Kelvinator Corporation]] acquired the [[Hudson Motor Car Company]] (in what was called a merger) to form '''American Motors'''. When

...). This money is spread among capital and operating projects, some in cost-sharing programs which result in additional investment in cycling. ...gh a cost-sharing program known as the Bicycle Infrastructure Capital Cost Sharing Program (BICCS). TransLink contributes up to half of the costs of municipal

| Small car ...e first Mazda cars sold in the United States. 10,589,052 examples of this car were sold worldwide since introduction.

The system is powered by a lead-acid battery, which is charged by the car's electrical system using a dynamo or [[alternator_(auto)|alternator]]. The The ignition coil consists of two transformer windings sharing a common magnetic core -- the primary and secondary windings. An alternatin

| Sports Car ...ld be no more Pontiac-produced V8s at all in this generation (or any other car, for that matter) - these were now all considered "corporate" engines. Thi

...to the "[[IndyCar]]" class of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed in it. It has been broadcast liv ...h the first race was won by an American driver at the wheel of an American car, European makers such as the Italian [[Fiat]] or French [[Peugeot]] compani

The '''Lancia Delta''' is a [[small family car]] produced by Italian automaker [[Lancia]] from 1979 to 1994. It is revived ...rson point of view'''''. This section should include information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc.

...German, [[Christian Friedrich Schönbein]], in 1838. The battery [[electric car]] owes its beginnings to Hungarian [[Ányos Jedlik]], inventor of the [[ele ...k|author=Setright, L. J. K.|title=Drive On!: A Social History of the Motor Car|publisher=Granta Books|year=2004|isbn=1-86207-698-7}}</ref>

...me, the Range Rover was a radical break from its nominal "little brother", sharing almost nothing in either components or design. The chassis was suspended by ...critical acclaim. It appeared that Rover had succeeded in their goal of a car equally capable both on and off road -- arguably, better than any four-whee

...until 1978 (and something the Scout and CJ would ''never'' do). Platform-sharing would cut down on overall production costs and because of this, the Blazer ...erved strictly for the truck line, this engine was not available in any GM car line).

...&nbsp;cwt ASYC and ASXC vans, a close derivative of the Vauxhall Light Six car. The AS series of vans continued in production until 1939. ...he 5-6 cwt. HC light van was introduced in 1938, based on the Vauxhall Ten car, and the WT and WS acquired a newly styled grill.

In its simplest form, it is basically two [[straight-4]] engines sharing a common [[crankshaft]]. However, this simple configuration, with a single- ...on more powerful [[muscle car]]s, [[pony car]]s, [[sports car]]s, [[luxury car]]s, [[pickup truck]]s, and [[SUV]]s. However they are often optional on veh

...season, [[Zakspeed]] had withdrawn from Formula One and returned to sports car racing while [[Rial Racing|Rial]] had folded after two unsuccessful seasons ...to pre-qualify: two-car teams of Lola, AGS and EuroBrun along with single-car teams of Osella, Coloni and Life.

...nd [[Tom Walkinshaw Racing|TWR]] - an operation owned by Scottish [[racing car]] driver and entrepreneur [[Tom Walkinshaw]]. HSV effectively replaced the ...241 bhp) in road car form. It was built as a [[touring car racing|touring car]] [[homologation]] package for Group A racing and in racing form, managed t

...-five, achieved by moving the camshaft drive to the back of the engine and sharing the same gear train with ancillaries mounted in otherwise unused space over In 1959, [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] had an experimental car with two transverse [[straight-three engine]]s bolted together—the [[Saab

...e mid-1960 introduction of the Monza Coupe, the Corvair found a new sporty-car niche, and influenced Ford to introduce the [[Ford Mustang|Mustang]] in 196 The Corvair name originated as a [[fastback]] [[show car]] in 1954, which, like many Chevrolet concept cars of the period, including

...the return of slick [[Formula One tyres|tyres]], changes to [[Formula One car#Aerodynamics|aerodynamics]] and the introduction of [[Kinetic Energy Recove ...autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72176 |title=Klien: '09 BMW worst looking car ever |work=Autosport.com |publisher=Haymarket Publications |date=2008-11-18

...or 6 cars (Yonge-University-Spadina, Bloor-Danforth Lines), with all three sharing non-revenue track connections and using the same technology. The Scarboroug ...TTC has retained two PCC streetcars - #4500 and #4549 - and one Peter Witt car - #2766 - primarily for charter service.