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...ive]] sedans, from the 1950s through the 1990s. Features commonly found in vehicles that are referred to as landyachts include not only very generous exterior ...e manufacturers placed much of their emphaisis in the engineering of their vehicles on size and amenities during this time, as consumers were not conerned with

...ithin certain limits. Engine blocks are usually made from cast iron or, in modern engines, aluminium and magnesium. ...need to re-machine the entire casting. Wet Liner designs are popular with European manufacturers, most notably [[Renault]] and [[Peugeot]] who continue to use

...во́д), started in 1929 as NNAZ, a cooperation between [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and the Soviet Union. The name changed when the city was renamed after Ma ...odel was the medium-priced [[Ford Model A]], sold as NAZ A at first, and [[Ford Model AA]] under [[GAZ AA]] marque. "A" production commenced in 1932 and la

...th common mechanical components beneath their distinctive exteriors, these vehicles were a lucrative segment of the post-World War II automotive marketplace. The antecedents of the modern personal luxury car are the highly expensive, often custom-bodied sporting

Small European family cars include the [[Ford Focus (International)|Ford Focus]], [[Opel Astra]], [[Peugeot 308]], [[Citroën C4]], [[Renault Mégan ...he world as a "''C-segment''" (between [[B-segment|B-]] and [[D-segment]]) vehicles. Compact cars usually have [[wheelbase]]s between 100 inches (2,540 mm) and

...al equipment manufacturer|OEM]] agreement to [[Ford Europe]] for sale as [[Ford Maverick]] on the continent. First launched in 1993 and discontinued only i In the beginning of 1999, both the [[JDM]] Mistral model and the Ford Maverick were phased out, while the remaining Terrano II was facelifted ag

...its [[Fiat]]-based automobiles, which began assembling in 1955 for Eastern European markets. The firm also manufactures military and sporting small arms, most ...y named Vojno-Tehnicki Zavod (Army Technical Institute). A small number of vehicles was made until the outbreak the war in 1941. Then in the early 50's some nu

A '''supermini''' is a European [[car classification|classification]] that describes [[automobile|car]]s la ..., it included such cars as the [[Austin Metro]], [[Volkswagen Polo]] and [[Ford Fiesta]]. Smaller or more basic cars were grouped under a ''Bargain Basemen

...widespread availability on [[General Motors]]' [[GM W platform|W-platform vehicles]] (the [[Buick Regal]], [[Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme]] and [[Pontiac Grand ...n 315 MHz in North America and Japan, and 433.92 MHz in Europe. Modern systems implement encryption to prevent car thieves from intercepting and s

...re, at least notionally, derived from production cars while today's NASCAR vehicles are based on a shared, custom, design<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nascar.abou ...mula One]], the similarity of the cars both to each other and to fans' own vehicles makes for entertaining, well-supported racing. The lesser impact of aerody

...LPG) when it is used as a [[fuel]] in [[internal combustion engine]]s in [[vehicles]]. The same equipment is also used for similar engines in stationary applic ...ices down by P1/L ]</ref> The converted vehicles are commonly called ''LGP vehicles'' or ''LPG cars''.

| [[Ford Scorpio]]<br>[[Opel Omega]]<br>[[Renault Safrane]]<br>[[Volvo 700 series|Vo ...000 XMs during the model's 10 years of production. The XM was voted 1990 [[European Car of the Year]].

...LLC]]'s [[Chrysler]] brand. To this day, most Mercury models are based on Ford platforms. The Mercury name comes from the name of roman god of speed who w ...y brand was phased out in 2010, while Ford Motor Company will focus on the Ford and [[Lincoln]] brands.

Based off the '''[[Ford Escort]]''', the EXP was a compact two-seater which was the first one offer ! colspan=2 | '''Ford EXP'''

...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

*[[Ford Ka]] *[[Ford Fiesta]]

'''Car classification''' is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any. Not all car type ...d them to be called "[[Bubble car]]s". A descendant of the microcar is the modern [[Smart Fortwo]].

...continued to trade under the name Vauxhall Iron Works until 1907, when the modern name of Vauxhall Motors was adapted. The company was characterised by its s ...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

...d [[headlamp]]s, a new [[grille]] and other parts were used to give a more modern appearance to the car. In the mechanical side the 2.0 litre [[Renault]]s F3 Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options

...mobile" is a retronym for "horseless carriage," the original name for such vehicles, which is still in use today. Such very old vehicles present special challenges to today's collectors. Replacement parts must n

...rnment of Wuhu (but is scheduled to be privatized), and sold about 305,000 vehicles in 2006. It is the largest independent Chinese auto manufacturer and one o ...ent. Its first factory used machines and engine technology purchased from Ford Europe for US$25 million. It began auto production in 1999 using a licence

...the have a spot welded sheet steel monocoque chassis in the same style as modern passenger cars. Trucks on the other hand usually have a heavy 'C' section r ...rth American pickups come in ''[[Full-size car|full-size]]'' (large, heavy vehicles often with [[V8]] or six-cylinder engines), ''mid-size'', and ''[[Compact c

...kar'' and ''Jeepster'' show cars. It competes with the [[Toyota RAV4]], [[Ford Escape]], [[Chevrolet Equinox]] and [[Nissan Xterra]]. The Liberty was the The Liberty has been very successful for Jeep, outselling the [[Ford Escape]] in 2005 to become the best-selling compact SUV in the United State

...ence/discoveries/news/2009/04/dayintech_0417 Borroz, Tony "April 17, 1964: Ford Mustang Starts Galloping" ''Wired'' 2009-04-17], retrieved on 2009-06-18.</ ...who would ultimately purchase more mundane automobiles. For several years Ford explored various plans for reviving some equivalent of the early Thunderbir

...and supercar manufacturers, such as [[Ferrari]] and [[Lamborghini]]. Many modern cars, especially [[grand tourer]]s, also use a [[FMR layout]], where the en ...es associated with the long driveshaft and longitudinal engine found in FR vehicles. But due to its conservative effect on handling, particularly a tendacy tow

...which uses hydrogen]as its primary source of power for locomotion. These vehicles generally use the hydrogen in one of two methods: combustion or [[fuel-cell ...chnical and economic challenges to implementing wide-scale use of hydrogen vehicles; the timeframes in which such challenges may be overcome is unclear and a p

...ine.co.uk/article/0,,9067-2364242,00.html | accessdate =2006-09-19}}</ref> Ford had acquired an option of first refusal to buy the Rover brand as a result ...arley's Rover is usually described by historians as the first recognisably modern bicycle. In 1888 Starley made an electric car, but it never was put into pr

...race was changed to: ''Paris to Rouen 1894''. Competitors included factory vehicles from [[Karl Benz]]'s Benz & Cie. and [[Gottlieb Daimler]] and [[Wilhelm May ...[[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bugatti]] constructing stream-lined vehicles with engines producing up to 450 kW(612HP) with the aid of multiple superch

...direct injection''' is a latest variant of [[fuel injection]] employed in modern two- and [[four-stroke cycle|four-]] stroke [[petrol engine]]s. The [[gaso ...ors. One hundred [[Ford Crown Victoria|Crown Victoria]] cars were built at Ford's Atlanta Assembly in Hapeville, Georgia utilizing a ProCo V8 engine. The p

...el gas]] appeared, which led to the introduction in 1885 of the ubiquitous modern [[gasoline]]- or petrol-fueled internal combustion engine. Cars powered by ...[[internal combustion engine]] that constitutes the most prevalent form of modern automotive propulsion is a creation of German inventor [[Nikolaus Otto]]. T

[[Image:Downtown connector daytime.jpg|thumb|325px|Modern [[automobile]]s on the road]] ...rkmen added parts to it that were brought to them by other conveyor belts. Ford's utilization of the conveyor belt in the factory was inspired by the Chica

The 1956/57 Mark was produced while Continental was a separate division of [[Ford Motor Company]] apart from [[Lincoln|Lincoln]]. After 1958 when Continental ...obile|car]] produced by the newly formed ''Continental Division'' of the [[Ford Motor Company]] during 1956 and 1957. Many aficionados of the automobile c

...s, from both imported luxury marques like Lexus and Infiniti, and from the Ford Motor Company's own foreign luxury brands. ...Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac (built on the remains of the Henry Ford Company), left the [[Cadillac]] division of [[General Motors]] during World

...nclined plane with all the [[piston]]s driving a common [[crankshaft]]; in vehicles where this engine is installed inclined versus vertical, it is sometimes ca ...vo AB|Volvo]] diesel engine and the 15 liter [[Cummins]] ISX used in heavy vehicles.<ref>Nunney, p. 4</ref> The largest are used to power ships, and use fuel

...the United States to mean a vehicle of mixed national origin; generally, a European car fitted with American mechanical components. This meaning has fallen out ...combustion]] engines and electric batteries to power [[electric motor]]s. Modern [[mass production|mass-produced]] hybrids prolong the charge on their batte

...uch as [[bus]]es and [[Large Goods Vehicle|commercial vehicles]], non-road vehicles such as [[Kart racing|go-karts]], snowmobiles, boats (fixed engine installa ...tween the piston rings and interior surfaces of the cylinders. However, in modern designs, there are also passageways through the rods which carry oil from t

...), established in 1930; and constructing [[commercial vehicle]]s. Bedford Vehicles was a leading international [[truck]] manufacturer, with substantial export ...trucks manufactured at their Canadian works. This enabled them to import vehicles into Britain under Imperial Preference, which favoured products from the Br

...available in three lengths, two wheelbases and a choice of four standard, modern petrol and diesel engines (as well as two specialist tuned models) coupled Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options

...[[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]], and [[Bugatti]] constructing streamlined vehicles with engines producing up to 450&nbsp;kW (612&nbsp;hp), aided by multiple-s ...format (such as the German Formula 3 championship, or the British Formula Ford).A formula 1 champion is Michael Schumacher who won 7 world championships.

...and glossy enamels which reflected sunlight or the light of oncoming motor vehicles into the driver's eyes. This problem, according to Nader, was well known by ...n selector, which was yet another diverse method of selecting gear ranges. Ford was the first to use the "P R N D L" pattern which separated Reverse from f

...es [[vehicle manufacturer]]s and importers, allows or blocks the import of vehicles and safety-regulated vehicle parts, administers the [[vehicle identificatio ...adopt its (or any other) vehicle safety regulations at that time. However, vehicles meeting the ECE safety standards were legal to import into the United State

It was designed as a modern interpretation of the [[Chrysler Airflow]] with [[Dodge Neon]] components, *[[Ford Focus]]

...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

...eveloped semi-automatic transmission was also a new feature, foreshadowing modern sports car transmissions such as Porsche's Tiptronic or Lamborghini's e-Gea ...of only 0.355, the Ro80 was miles ahead of its competition, and even some modern cars struggle to match this figure. Although NSU claimed that the car had b

...manual/5-speed LT85 manual/5-speed LT77 manual/5-speed R380 manual/6-speed Ford MT82 manual<br>2-speed LT230 permanent 4WD transfer box with lockable cente ...iesel (200Tdi/300Tdi)<br>2.5L I5 Turbo Diesel(Td5)<br>2.4 I4 Turbo Diesel (Ford Tdci)<br>3.5L V8 Petrol<br>3.9L V8 Fuel-Injected Petrol<br>2.8L I6 BMW M52

...then converted to mechanical work by the engine based on the gas laws. In modern automotive applications, the fuel metering task is only one of several func ...ers strive to best satisfy a customer's needs in a competitive manner. The modern digital EFI system is far more capable at optimizing these competing object

|Similar = [[Lincoln MKT]]<br>[[Ford Taurus]]<br>[[Volvo S80]] ...icle_id=24002|title=Ford Confirms New Shelby GT and Lincoln MKS Sedan|work=Ford press release|accessdate=August 10|accessyear=2007}}</ref>. It is based on

...n all three in the same year, but an error in the [[team orders]] of the [[Ford GT40]] team at Le Mans in 1966 took the win from him, although he finished ...ouring cars]]) and sports cars, whether descended from primarily roadgoing vehicles or developed from pure-bred racing cars came to dominate races such as Le M

|Events = '''[[FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br>[[German Grand Prix]]<br>[[European Grand Prix]]<br> [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]], [[24 Hours Nürburgr ...motorsport]] complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern [[Formula One|Grand Prix]] race track built in 1984, and a much longer old

...e durable and more fuel efficient than their gasoline counterparts. Diesel vehicles are extremely popular in Europe (roughly half of the cars sold are diesel), ...s will no longer have to be redesigned to cope with higher sulfur content. European diesels are both more advanced technologically and much more popular with b

[[Ford]] built an experimental fleet of cars with airbags in 1971. Then, GM who h Airbags became common in the 1980s, with [[Chrysler]] and [[Ford]] introducing them in the mid-1980s; the former made them standard equipmen

'''Battery electric vehicles''' or '''BEV'''s are [[electric vehicle]]s whose main energy storage is in ...mes used, forming a type of [[hybrid vehicle]]. Batteries used in electric vehicles include "flooded" lead-acid, absorbed glass mat, NiCd, nickel metal hydride

The CX was voted [[European Car of the Year]] in 1975. It is considered by some enthusiasts as the last ...ive U.S. design legislation criminalized new technology: items that define modern automobile design today, like mineral oil brake fluid, aerodynamic headligh

...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 ...nt led directly to a period of city-to-city road races in France and other European countries, which introduced many of the features found in later rallies: in

...rd Mustang|Mustang]], but later versions of the Cougar were based on the [[Ford Thunderbird|Thunderbird]], and the last was a version of the [[Mercury Myst | [[Ford Mustang]]

...d Trinidad and Tobago. Holden has offered a reasonably full range of other vehicles, some locally produced but others sourced from various other parts of the G :Opens Woodville, South Australia - most modern production line in Australia

...e World Rally championship outright, beating [[Porsche]], [[Lancia]] and [[Ford]]. During all of this time, production of the [[Alpine A110|A110]] increase ...op a replacement for the [[Alpine A110|A110]] and launch the car just when European petrol prices leapt through the roof.

...ly used for starting from a standstill. This procedure is common in racing vehicles and most production motorcycles. ...cing' the gears to alter speed is not damaging, and the selector method on modern motorcycles (pedal operated) is not conducive to having the long shift time

...ancing, easy monthly payments allowed far more people to buy GM cars—while Ford was moralistically opposed to credit. During the 1920s and 1930s, General M ...s for its Ontario plants, and last fall it awarded C$100 million to [[Ford|Ford Motor Co.]] to expand their Canadian auto production, provide jobs and cont

| [[Mercedes-Benz W111|Mercedes-Benz 220SEb]]<br>[[Ford Zephyr]]<br>[[Rover P6]] ...in 1955, public tastes appear to have caught up with the DS in the post-[[Ford Taurus]]/[[Audi 100]] era.

...o automobiles built after World War II, and lists superlatives for earlier vehicles separately. The list is also limited to production road cars that: ...use, and to transport people on public roads (no commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible);

...een 1983 and 1997. It is probably one of the most representative hatchback vehicles of the 1980s. It was declared 'Car of the Decade' by CAR magazine in 1990. The chic [[Pininfarina]] styled 205 is widely regarded as a modern classic. It's often thought that the 205 is a Pininfarina design, however [

...as one of the most refined, well-engineered, and technologically advanced vehicles in the high-end luxury car segment. As the LS' suspension is tuned primaril ...dicating a system malfunction. Lexus will be contacting owners of affected vehicles via e-mail, and Lexus dealers will replace parts at no cost. [http://www.au

...men who created hot rodding and hot rod culture. Here's a picture of a '32 Ford Roadster, a contemporary car, but one built on the style of those first hot ...om cars were being designed from scratch or by heavily converting existing vehicles into unbelievable designs. True show cars were distinguished by being one-o

...o offered as a passenger compact van called the Greenbrier, and commercial vehicles were also initially offered; the "Corvan 95" panel van and two versions of Design began in 1956 under the auspices of [[Ed Cole]], and the first vehicles rolled off the assembly line in late 1959 as part of the 1960 model year (i

'''''Top Gear''''' is a BBC television series about motor vehicles, primarily [[automobile|cars]]. [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|It began in 197 ...cars (Fiats, Peugeots, etc) are automatically cool — unless they win the [[European Car of the Year]] award, at which point they become seriously uncool. The p