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• Karl Benz
  ...d pistons, which continues to be the design principle for high performance engines used in [[motorsport]]s. ...concentrated all his efforts on creating a reliable gas [[two-stroke cycle|two-stroke engine]], based on [[Nikolaus Otto]]'s design of the ''[[four-stroke cycle|
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• History of the internal combustion engine
  ...rary/weekly/aacarsgasa.htm?rd=1 |title=The History of the Automobile - Gas Engines |publisher=About.com |date=2009-09-11 |accessdate=2009-10-19}}</ref> ...ysicist Sadi Carnot established the thermodynamic theory of idealized heat engines. This scientifically established the need for compression to increase the d
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• Land Rover 1/2 ton Lightweight
  | 2.25L I4 Petrol<br>2.25L I4 Diesel | Petrol - 81bhp @ 4250rpm, 124lb/ft (168Nm) @ 2500rpm<br>Diesel - 67bhp @ 4000rpm,
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• Jaguar XK6 engine
  |Type = ''Petrol'' ...and design, extending to the construction and testing of several prototype engines from as early as 1943.
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• Turbocharged Direct Injection
  ...Motor<ref name=VW-Industrial>{{citation|url=http://www.mi-uk.com/products/engines/downloads/sdi19industrial.pdf|title=The SDI 1.9 Industrial Engine|format=PD ...e [[torque]]<ref name=VWAG/> than its non-turbo and non-direct injection [[petrol engine]]d counterpart.
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• Wilhelm Maybach
  ...with [[Gottlieb Daimler]], developed light, high-speed internal combustion engines suitable for land, water and air use. These were fitted to the world's firs ...the German war effort in 1940, ceasing automotive production in favour of engines for the Panzer and Tiger tanks.
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• Frederick Lanchester
  === Gas engines === In 1890 Lanchester patented a self-starting device for gas engines. He subsequently sold the rights for his invention to the [[Crossley|Crossl
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• Peugeot 407
  |Engine = Petrol and diesel engines:<br>[[Inline-4]], [[V6]]<br>1.7-2.9&nbsp;L, 86-155&nbsp;kW ...nts, with both [[Diesel engine|Diesel]] and [[petrol engine]]s. The petrol engines range from 1.8 to 3.0-litres displacement, whereas the diesels are 1.6, 2.0
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• Formula Three
  ...rationing which continued for a number of years and home-built 500 cc cars engines were intended to be accessible to the "impecunious enthusiast". The first p ...ntroduced in 1964 based on the Formula Junior rules and ran to 1970. These engines (a short-stroke unit based on the [[Ford Anglia]]<ref>Gauld, Graham, "Ford"
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• Frederick W. Lanchester
  === Gas engines === In 1890 Lanchester patented a self-starting device for gas engines. He subsequently sold the rights for his invention to the [[Crossley|Crossl
  14 KB (2,264 words) - 21:44, 20 August 2009
• AC
  ...vernment to make glass fibre bodied single seat invalid carriages with BSA engines. These continued to be made until 1976 and were an important source of reve ...When the company lost access to the Bristol engine in 1959 [[Ford Zephyr]] engines were used with the highest tuned version giving 170&nbsp;bhp (127&nbsp;kW)
  14 KB (2,269 words) - 02:14, 9 December 2010
• Fiat Tipo
  ...engines as well as a 1.7 diesel, 1.9 diesel and 1.9 turbo-diesel. The base engines were widely regarded as underpowered for the car, which was roomy for 5 adu
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• Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft
  The company started as a petrol engine producer, but after the success of a small number of race cars built ...esellschaft'' (DMG). Its purpose was the construction of small, high speed engines based on the same [[stationary engine]] technology.
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• GM Iron Duke engine
  |Type = ''Petrol'' ...t-6 engine#153|153]]'' from the 1960s [[Chevrolet Nova|Chevy II]], but the engines are entirely different - the Iron Duke's intake manifold is on the passenge
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• Alfa Romeo 155
  ...the latter two with variable valve timing. Two four-cylinder turbo diesel engines, a 1.9 (92 PS) and a 2.5 (125 PS) were available in some markets (but not t ...vehicle. Other changes included the move to 16 valve belt timed Twin Spark engines from the original 8 valve chain timed units (also the 1.7 was replaced by a
  9 KB (1,218 words) - 15:34, 20 August 2009
• Autogas
  ...ion engine]]s in [[vehicles]]. The same equipment is also used for similar engines in stationary applications such as generators. ..., it reduces CO₂ emissions by around 20% compared to [[gasoline|petrol]]. It has an [[octane rating]] (MON/RON) that is between 90 and 110 and an
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• Lanchester Motor Company
  ...irst production cars in 1900. These had two cylinder horizontal air cooled engines with two crankshafts rotating in opposite directions to give smooth running ...ingham, designed by Tim Tolkien, is on the site where the first four wheel petrol car was made by Lanchester.
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• Mercedes-Benz Viano
  ...]] CDI Diesel<br>3.5L [[V6]] Petrol <br>4.3L [[V6]] Petrol <br>6.0L [[V8]] Petrol <br> ...hs, two wheelbases and a choice of four standard, modern petrol and diesel engines (as well as two specialist tuned models) coupled to either a six-speed manu
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• Rotary engine
  ...d a substantial [[power-to-weight ratio]] advantage over more conventional engines. Another advantage was improved cooling, as the rotating cylinder block cr Most rotary engines were arranged with the cylinders pointing outwards from a single crankshaft
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• Fuel injection
  For [[gasoline]] engines, [[carburetor]]s were the predominant method to meter fuel prior to the wid ...complexity, and lower cost. Prior to 1980, nearly all automotive gasoline engines used carburetors. However, carburetors are simply not accurate enough to d
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