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• Fuel Stratified Injection
  ...)|R8]] and has since proliferated throughout the Volkswagen Group's petrol engine range. ...the stratified charge principle at part load. In this operating mode, the engine only requires a fuel-air mixture capable of immediate [[ignition]] in the a
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• Nikasil
  ...vity than cast iron liners, which is an important factor for a high output engine. The coating was further developed by US Chrome Corporation in the USA in t ...o build [[air-cooled engine]]s that had the highest specific output of any engine of their time. Nikasil is still used in today's 911s with great success.
  4 KB (561 words) - 04:54, 2 March 2010
• Naturally-aspirated engine
  ...r "N/A" - aspiration meaning breathing) refers to an [[internal combustion engine]] (normally [[petrol]] or [[diesel]] powered) that is neither [[turbocharge ...t]] can help with this but generally only works at a narrow range of [[RPM|engine speeds]] and hence is most useful in very high performance cars, aircraft a
  3 KB (509 words) - 11:11, 29 October 2008
• Wartburg
  ...ermany. It had a three-[[cylinder|cylinder]] [[two-stroke cycle|two-stroke engine]] with only seven moving parts. The name "Wartburg" derives from the Wartbu ...cycle|four stroke]] [[Volkswagen]] engine in 1988, but otherwise time and technology passed it by, and the car could not meet modern standards. The final nail i
  3 KB (420 words) - 23:33, 29 August 2008
• Lohner-Porsche Mixte Hybrid
  | Engine | Two/four hub-mounted electric motors, driven by petrol engine.
  5 KB (697 words) - 06:34, 14 November 2007
• GM LS engine
  ...small-block, but is all-aluminum and has 6-bolt main bearing caps. The LS engine has been the sole powerplant of the Chevrolet Corvette since 1997, and has ...k applications (notable exceptions include the Chevrolet TrailBlazer). The engine also introduced coil-on-plug ignition to the small-block V8. The traditiona
  4 KB (672 words) - 09:10, 7 April 2009
• Saturn Aura Green Line
  ...ntil now, [[General Motors|GM]] has only focused on [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]] technology in trucks and buses. The BAS system combines engine controls with a precision electric motor/generator, providing an estimated
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• Guy Buckingham
  ...sign in the manufacturing of new Australian racing cars. He used aircraft technology to help build triangulated, multi-tubular, [[space frame]]d racing cars, wh ...a Junior class racing cars. The first 2 are the only Australia built front engine cars. These still exist and are known as the "89" and "90" cars. The 1959 c
  2 KB (362 words) - 21:56, 22 October 2010
• Dodge Durango Hybrid
  ...peration. The [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]]-electric drive system is based on the technology in GM's [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]] transit buses. The result is said to be a 25
  2 KB (328 words) - 07:40, 6 November 2008
• Oltcit
  In 1997 a new engine and transmission factory was opened by the company, and by 2001 was also pr ...es any more, or produce newer models by the new [[GM Daewoo|GM Daewoo Auto&Technology]] company.
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• Crankcase
  ...ing for the [[crankshaft]]. The enclosure forms the largest cavity in the engine and is located below the [[cylinder block]]. ...s from foreign objects, the crankcase serves other functions, depending on engine type.
  5 KB (831 words) - 19:43, 8 May 2010
• First Automobile Works
  ==Technology== ...the design, of their [[Chrysler K engine|K-car 2.2 L]] [[straight-4]] engine to First Auto Works.
  4 KB (626 words) - 05:25, 3 October 2009
• Bentley 4 Litre
  | Engine | {{{engine}}}
  3 KB (378 words) - 06:23, 5 March 2007
• Diesel engine
  [[Image:Dieselmotor.jpg|thumb|180px|right|A Diesel engine built by [[MAN AG]] in 1906]] ...e source of ignition, such as a spark plug, as is the case in the gasoline engine.
  5 KB (818 words) - 19:13, 14 August 2006
• Intercooler
  ...ir and fuel to be combusted per engine cycle, increasing the output of the engine. ...ng [[Engine knocking| detonation]], excessive wear, or heat damage to an [[engine block]].
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• Straight-4 engine
  ...inders aligned in one row. This inline configuration is the most common in engine displacements up to 2.5L (litres). ...itroën Traction Avant|Traction Avant]] engine, and the 1948 Austin 2660 cc engine used in the [[Austin-Healey 100]] and Austin Atlantic. These engines were g
  5 KB (824 words) - 01:02, 12 December 2008
• MIVEC
  ...bustion chamber]] which increases the power and torque output over a broad engine speed range. From [[Mitsubishi_4B1_engine|4B1]] engine family onward, MIVEC has fully evolved into a [[continuous variable valve t
  11 KB (1,613 words) - 06:39, 25 June 2008
• Cone CVTs
  A revolutionary new CVT, the Warko, using this technology, was presented in Berlin during the 6th International CTI Symposium of Inn A particular characteristic of the Warko is absence of a clutch: the engine is always connected to the wheels, and the rear drive is obtained by means
  3 KB (470 words) - 12:09, 9 April 2008
• Morgan LIFEcar
  | Engine | {{{engine}}}
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• Glowplug
  ...g''' or '''glow-plug''') is a heating device used to aid starting [[diesel engine|diesel engines]]. ...quickly dissipating the heat generated by the pistons compressing air. The engine is then unable to start, because it can not generate and maintain enough he
  5 KB (881 words) - 15:27, 20 May 2010

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