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• Porsche 114
  ...gn for a [[sports car]] powered by a 1493 cc [[V10 engine|V10]] [[Internal combustion engine|engine]].
  3 KB (481 words) - 04:12, 2 March 2007
• AdBlue
  ...specific [[catalytic converter]]. The [[NOx|oxides of nitrogen]] formed at combustion are converted into elementary nitrogen and water. This method is called [[S
  3 KB (535 words) - 10:43, 17 August 2010
• Distributor
  A '''distributor''' is a device in the [[ignition system]] of an [[internal combustion engine]] that routes high voltage from the ignition coil to the [[spark plu A distributor cap is used in an [[automobile]]'s [[internal combustion engine|engine]] to cover the distributor and its internal rotor.
  7 KB (1,238 words) - 19:36, 21 June 2010
• Battery Technology
  ...t was much easier to build an electric car by hand than tinker on internal combustion engines. Even the Porsche Lohner Hybrid and Hybrid Race Car debuted around ...nt systems that automatically decide when to use the batteries or internal-combustion engine.
  12 KB (1,916 words) - 05:57, 8 January 2010
• Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid Concept
  ...electric powerplants as its source of motivation, with the 47 hp internal combustion engine only coming to life to recharge the 17 kilowatt-hour lithium polymer
  3 KB (449 words) - 12:55, 2 March 2010
• Ruston & Hornsby
  ...lso built [[automobile|cars]], steam locomotives and a range of [[internal combustion]] engines.
  3 KB (491 words) - 01:03, 20 February 2007
• Electric vehicle
  *generated on-board using a combustion engine, as in a [[diesel-electric]] locomotive ...c motors can provide high torque while an EV is stopped, unlike [[internal combustion engine]]s, and do not need gears to match power curves. This removes the n
  15 KB (2,113 words) - 15:32, 28 July 2009
• Bond Cars Ltd
  ...ged to the six-cylinder 2-litre [[Triumph Vitesse]] chassis and [[Internal combustion engine|engine]].
  3 KB (499 words) - 19:49, 24 June 2010
• Fluid coupling
  ...g torus'') is rotated by the prime mover, which is typically an [[internal combustion engine]] or [[electric motor]]. The impellor's motion imparts both outwards ...ons, the pump typically is connected to the [[flywheel]] of the [[internal combustion engine|engine]]—in fact, the coupling's enclosure may be part of the
  9 KB (1,366 words) - 15:59, 25 August 2009
• Volvo XC60 Concept
  ...e XC60 with already proven [[gasoline]]- and [[diesel]]-burning [[internal combustion engine|engines]]. Further, the XC60 would share technology with the next-ge
  4 KB (524 words) - 21:25, 18 October 2010
• Mopar
  ...e two-barrel carburetors (six pack). The Hemi (named for its hemispherical combustion chambers) still serves as the pinnacle of power in Mopar automobiles.
  4 KB (529 words) - 02:14, 8 August 2008
• BlueTec
  ...ra emissions. High compression ratios and lean air-fuel mixtures make high combustion temperatures, which results in more nitrogen oxides and particulate matter
  4 KB (579 words) - 13:33, 23 April 2008
• Honda Insight
  ...A computer control module regulates how much power comes from the internal combustion engine and electric motor, to find the optimal combination of power or effe ...ngines are capable of running this lean. This lean burn operation improves combustion efficiency and allows a larger % of the energy content of the fuel to reach
  13 KB (1,889 words) - 00:35, 7 October 2010
• Arrol-Johnston
  Locomotive engineer [[George Johnston]] turned his attention to [[internal combustion]] in 1894, not long after his experimental steam tram had burned. In 1896,
  3 KB (523 words) - 08:04, 25 January 2007
• Shandong Jindalu Vehicle
  ...el passenger and cargo vehicles and 4 wheel automobiles with both internal combustion and electric motors manufactured for both domestic consumption and export.
  3 KB (455 words) - 23:11, 8 December 2010
• Turbocharged Direct Injection
  ...and therefore greater power outputs<ref name=VWAG/> (from a more complete combustion process compared to indirect injection), while also decreasing emissions an ...ngine [[fuel efficiency|efficiency]], at the expense of slightly increased combustion noise. A direct injection engine is also easier to start when cold, due to
  14 KB (2,125 words) - 14:46, 9 December 2010
• W16 engine
  ...[[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] [[reciprocating engine|piston]] [[internal combustion engine]] in a [[W engine|W configuration]]. All W16 engines consist of two
  4 KB (561 words) - 11:29, 24 May 2010
• Mazda Millenia
  ...e only production car in the world to employ a [[Miller cycle]] [[internal combustion engine|engine]]. Yaw-sensitive 4-wheel steering was available as an option
  4 KB (536 words) - 21:47, 27 March 2007
• Darracq
  ...rriages until 1900 when they produced their first vehicle with an internal combustion engine. The Darracq automobile company prospered and the 1904 "Flying Fifte
  3 KB (535 words) - 00:58, 16 January 2007
• VTEC
  ...d by [[Honda]] to improve the volumetric efficiency of a 4-stroke internal combustion engine. This system uses two camshaft profiles and electronically selects b ...the behavior of the working fluid (air and fuel mixture) before and after combustion, which have physical limitations on their flow, as well as their interactio
  15 KB (2,416 words) - 21:13, 11 September 2009

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