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