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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...of power for locomotion. These vehicles generally use the hydrogen in one of two methods: combustion or [[fuel-cell]] conversion: ...timeframes in which such challenges may be overcome is unclear and a point of controversy.
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• Sports car racing
  '''Sports car racing''' is a form of circuit [[auto racing]] with [[automobile]]s that have two seats and enclos ...Peter Sauber]] and [[Reinhold Joest]] have become almost as famous as many of their drivers.
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• Variable Valve Timing
  ...ology. VVT allows the ''lift'' or ''duration'' or ''timing'' (some or all) of the [[intake]] or [[exhaust]] [[Poppet valve|valves]] (or both) to be chang ...f time (''duration'') during each intake and exhaust cycle. The ''timing'' of the valve opening and closing is also important. The camshaft is driven by
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• Catalytic converter
  ...t, catalytic converters are still most commonly used in [[automobile|motor vehicle]] [[exhaust gas|exhaust]] systems. Catalytic converters are also used on ge ==Purpose and function of catalytic converters ==
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• Motor oil
  ..., 1984, ISBN 0-89573-177-0</ref> provides extensive technical detail about motor oils. ...compounds. Motor oils are today mainly blended by using base oils composed of hydrocarbons (mineral, polyalphaolefins (PAO), polyinternal olefins<ref>G.
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• History of the automobile
  ...omobile can be divided into a number of eras based on the prevalent method of automotive propulsion during that time. Later periods were defined by trend ==Eras of invention==
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• Recreational Vehicle
  ...ound in a home; they are sometimes called '''motorhomes'''. A recreational vehicle normally includes a kitchen, a bathroom, a bedroom and a living room. In ot ..., or to offer their services to distant employers, or to reach a new place of abode.
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• General Motors Company
  ...ancing and insurance. GM's [[OnStar]] subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. ...nghai Automotive Industry Corp. of China, AVTOVAZ of Russia and Renault SA of France.
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• Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle
  ...ems or components. The HV provides better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle because the engine is smaller and may be run at speeds providing more effic ...o [[flexible-fuel vehicle]]s as ''hybrids'' because they can use a mixture of different fuels — typically gasoline and [[ethanol]] [[alcohol fuel]].
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• Motor Racing
  ...ng''') is a [[motorsport]] involving the [[racing]] of [[car]]s. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports. ===The beginning of racing===
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• Horsepower
  ...ly in the [[automobile|automotive]] industry for listing the maximum power of [[internal-combustion engine]]s. * [[#RAC horsepower|RAC horsepower]] is based solely on the dimensions of a piston engine
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• Fuel injection
  ...aws. In modern automotive applications, the fuel metering task is only one of several functions performed by an ''engine management system''. ...a wide variety of injection schemes have existed since the earliest usage of the internal combustion engine.
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• Maserati MC12
  ...and radio and the way the car's engine was limited or "drugged".<ref name="Motor Trend" /><ref name="worldcarfans"/> Current driver for Vitaphone Racing Tea ...great success. Maserati began racing the MC12 in the FIA GT toward the end of the 2004 season, achieving a victory at the [[Zhuhai International Circuit]
  28 KB (4,290 words) - 11:10, 27 September 2010
• Indianapolis 500
  Venue=[[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]| ...elebrated its 90^th running and 61^st consecutive year of uninterrupted occurrence.
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• Manual Transmission
  ...o select the next-highest or next-lowest [[gear ratio]]. This second type of transmission is sometimes called a '''sequential manual transmission'''. ...ons are characterized by gear ratios that are selectable by engaging pairs of gears inside the transmission. Conversely, [[automatic transmission]]s fea
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• Corporate Average Fuel Economy
  |title=CAFE Overview: "What is the origin of CAFE?" ...ssenger cars or light trucks with a [[gross vehicle weight rating]] (GVWR) of 8,500 pounds (3,856 kg) or less, manufactured for sale in the US.
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• Electric motor
  ...m mechanical energy, is accomplished by a generator or dynamo. Many types of electric motors can be run as generators, and vice versa. For example a st ...ower, by their internal construction, by their application, or by the type of motion they give.
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• Rallying
  '''Rallying''', also known as '''rally racing''', is a form of [[auto racing]] that takes place on public or private roads with modified p ...re [[Panhard et Levassor]] and [[Peugeot]].<ref>Rose, Gerald: "A Record of Motor Racing 1894–1908" page 1. Royal Automobile Club 1909, reprinted in facsim
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• Fuel economy in automobiles
  ...relationship between distance traveled by an [[automobile]] and the amount of [[fuel]] consumed. There are no quantities or units for fuel usage defined == Units of measure==
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• Formula One
  ...s from 1.5 litres to 4.5 litres. The maximum power achieved in the history of the series was around 1200 bhp in racing trim, during the 1980s 'turbo era' ...m sponsors translating into extremely high monetary budgets for the [[List of Formula One constructors|constructor teams]], however, in recent years seve
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