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• Flat-10 engine
  The '''flat 10''' engine is an engine with two banks of five opposing [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s each. ...ign when they wanted to expand the [[Corvair]] marque to include full-size vehicles.
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• Longitudinal engine
  ...gine while most mainstream modern vehicles use [[front wheel drive]] along with [[transverse engine]] arrangement ==Position placement of longitudinal engines==
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• Alfa Romeo 33
  ...y the [[Alfa Romeo 145|Alfa Romeo 145 and 146]], which used the same Boxer engines but built around an entirely new platform based on the [[Fiat Tipo]]. The 33 became renowned for its nimble handling and powerful boxer engines, but also became equally well-known for its unreliable electrics and tenden
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• Alfa Romeo 145
  ...ndling, particularly the sharp, responsive steering. Early cars used boxer engines derived from the old 33 in 1.3/1.4 (same engine, badge depends on market. N ...in Spark engine already seen in the 155 sister car. 1.6 and 1.8 Twin Spark engines soon followed to replace the less powerful boxers.
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• Flat-6 engine
  ...ves together before a fight, which has led to it being referred to as a '''boxer''' engine. ...engine|engines]]. The [[Citroen DS]] was originally intended to be fitted with an air-cooled flat-6, but this never materialised.
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• Opposed piston engine
  ...''opposed-piston engine''' is one in which the cylinders are double-ended, with a piston at each end and no cylinder head. ...org}}</ref> They should not be confused with [[flat engine]]s. Though flat engines are sometimes referred to as horizontally opposed, they are very different
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• Volkswagen air cooled engine
  ...me that Volkswagen recalled all 1959 Transporters and replaced the engines with an updated version. Any examples that retain that early engine today are tr ...r three years. The 1971 Type 2 featured a new, 1.6&nbsp;litre engine, now with dual intake ports on each cylinder head, and was DIN-rated at 37 kilowatts
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• Benz & Cie.
  ...ie. Quickly growing to twenty-five employees, it soon began to produce gas engines as well. ...or, bicycles, he used similar technology when he created an [[automobile]] with a four-stroke engine of his own design between the rear wheels. Power was t
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• Cartercar
  ...as named Cartercar Company and was relocated to Pontiac, thereupon merging with the makers of the [[Pontiac]] [[High wheeler]]. The Cartercar was given a w ...longside vertical fours in the 1909 range of cars. By 1910, four-cylinder engines were the sole motor available. Two models, both pair-cast fours, appeared
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• Trunk
  ...d storage compartments in the front and in the rear, above the low profile boxer engine. The mid-engined [[Fiat X1/9]] also had two storage compartments, al ...y take the form of a rigid [[parcel shelf]], typical of many [[hatchback]] vehicles; or in the case of station wagons, cars and many [[SUV]]s, a roller blind i
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• Front wheel drive
  ...r]]s, where the engine drives the front [[wheel]]s. Most front wheel drive vehicles today feature [[transverse engine|transverse]] engine mounting, though many Experiments with front wheel drive cars date to the early days of the automobile. [[Alvis Ca
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• Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
  ...c/ms1967.html triple success] in the February 1967 [[24 Hours of Daytona]] with the [[Ferrari P|330P4]]. While it was initially used as a pre-production in ...he [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer|365 GTB Berlinetta Boxer]] in 1973. Today, the car represents the last of the great front engine Fer
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• Ford Model A (1903-1904)
  ...hrough 1904. The Model A was replaced by the [[Ford Model C]] during 1904 with some sales overlap. ...$750 (equivalent to $17.7 thousand today). Options included a rear tonneau with two seats and a rear door for $100 (equivalent to $2.36 thousand today), a
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• Karl Benz
  ...soline engine]]. It had three wheels, being steered by the front wheel and with the passengers and the engine being supported by the two in the rear—some ...d pistons, which continues to be the design principle for high performance engines used in [[motorsport]]s.
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• Subaru Forester Review
  ...beautiful vehicle, the Forester is absolutely one of the most well rounded vehicles out there. [[image:forester_engine.jpg|thumb|300px|'''[[Subaru]]'s 2.5L V4 turbocharged Boxer engine''']]
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• Internal Combustion Engine
  ...space called a combustion chamber. This exothermic reaction of a [[fuel]] with an oxidizer creates gases of high temperature and pressure, which are permi This contrasts with [[external combustion engine]]s such as [[steam engine]]s which use the com
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• Subaru Legacy
  ...he Subaru Leone/Loyale. It came with a 2.0&nbsp;L engine and was available with [[all wheel drive]], which later became standard worldwide. In Australia, w ...c toys including radar based cruise control, GPS navigation, keyless entry with push button starting, and automatic windshield wipers. On Oct 2009, Subaru
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• Subaru 360
  ...cessful in the US as a vendor of somewhat quirky cars, now known for boxer engines and [[all-wheel-drive]], both introduced long after the 360. Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options
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• Pininfarina
  ...ld War II, a number of automotive manufacturers were interested in working with Pininfarina, whose highly innovative [[Cisitalia| Cisitalia 202]] design ha ...Italian designer, much as [[Studebaker]] promoted its longtime association with [[Raymond Loewy]]. As a result of Nash's marketing efforts, Pininfarina bec
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• Porsche 911 GT2
  ...urbo]]. Special features include [[VarioCam Plus]] and twin turbo-chargers with [[Variable Turbine Geometry]] (VTG) enabling faster response at lower engin ...s radically different to the existing induction principle for turbocharged engines. Another improvement is the higher rate of exhaust flow through the new mai
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