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• AC
  ...dation. In 1930 production ceased and the company was sold to the Hurlock family who ran a successful haulage business. They wanted the factory as a wareho ...er but was cheaper and lighter, putting the car in direct competition with Porsche.
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• Automatic gearbox
  ...ve) to build and repair than manual transmissions. In most cars (except US family, luxury, sport-utility vehicle, and minivan models) they have usually been ...ehicle's balance or traction. "Manumatic" shifters, first popularized by [[Porsche]] in the [[1990s]] under the [[trade name]] [[Tiptronic]], have become a po
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• Mazda Familia
  The '''[[Mazda]] Familia''' is Mazda's [[compact car]] family, also known as the '''Mazda 323''' in Europe and North America and later kn ...distinct from the other '''323'''s. The bodyshape was designed by former [[Porsche]] designers. The '''Lantis''' was on the [[Mazda C platform#CB|CB]], a mino
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• Jeremy Clarkson
  ...Are?'' broadcast in November 2004, Clarkson was invited to investigate his family history. It included the story of his great-great-great grandfather John Ki ...helicopter in a [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]], a platoon of Irish Guardsmen in a [[Porsche]] and [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] or using a [[Ford Fiesta]] as a Royal Mari
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• Toyota MR2
  [[Porsche Boxster]] Many claim that this car was inspired by Porsche Boxster which was released in 1996, due to its similar appearance. However,
  25 KB (3,909 words) - 01:21, 23 November 2009
• Karl Benz
  ...gn principle for high performance, [[automobile racing]] engines such as [[Porsche]]s. ...found another company—with his son, Eugen—that was closely held within the family, manufacturing automobiles under another brand.
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• Fuel injection
  ...d dirt. This system was adopted by [[Volkswagen|VW]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Porsche]], [[Citroën]], [[Saab automobile|Saab]] and [[Volvo]]. Lucas licensed the ...o utlitmately calculate "air mass". This system first appeared on the 1974 Porsche 914. L-Jetronic was widely adopted on European cars of that period, and a f
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• Manual Transmission
  ...d introduced in the 1952 [[Porsche 356]]; cone synchronizers were called "Porsche-type" for many years after this. In the early 1950s only the second-third s ...Nearly all cars are available with an automatic transmission option, and family cars and large trucks sold in the US are predominantly fitted with automati
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• Buick Regal
  ...duced in 1997, Buick advertised the Regal as the "car for the supercharged family". ...d cars available in the U.S. market in 1978 were imports from Saab and the Porsche 930. The Turbo Regal also included a firm ride and handling suspension with
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• Zastava Koral
  ...lectronic fuel injection]]), which featured a 1300 cc engine designed by [[Porsche]] for Fiat. The fuel injection system was provided by BOSCH and had ''[[Ele ...pisode #9F07 (Mr. Plow) makes a reference to the Yugo. After totaling both family cars in a drunk driving incident, Homer Simpson makes his way to "Crazy Vac
  20 KB (3,221 words) - 01:51, 22 November 2008
• Citroën DS
  ...design of the 2 cylinder engine of the 2CV, similar to the motor in the [[Porsche 911]], but technical issues forced this idea to be scrapped. ...was not designed to be a practical 4-door [[sedan]] suitable as a large [[family car]], the key market for vehicles of this type in Europe. Typically, manuf
  31 KB (4,913 words) - 09:44, 12 December 2010
• Stirling Moss
  ...his racing career, including Lotus, Vanwall, Maserati, Jaguar, Ferrari and Porsche. Like many drivers of the era, he competed in several formulae—very often ...g him. People in Britain continue to use 'Stirling Moss' as a nickname for family and friends who are known to be faster than usual behind the wheel.
  30 KB (4,227 words) - 05:25, 19 July 2010
• De Lorean DMC-12
  ...behind the rear axle, much like the [[Volkswagen Beetle|VW Beetle]] and [[Porsche 911]]. The transaxle stretches forward between the axles.<ref>[http://www.d ...rs replaced the underpowered stock engines in their production cars with [[Porsche]] engines. The ''Back to the Future Part II'' De Lorean was seen as a prop
  38 KB (5,968 words) - 07:56, 11 December 2010
• La Macchina
  ...word ''grande'' meaning "large" in Italian), which would combine everyday family convenience with as much super-car-like performance as technologically poss ...handed down from parents to children, much the way gold watches and other family heirlooms are.
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• Chevrolet Corvair
  ...Europe by [[Volkswagen]], [[Renault]] and others. Initially marketed as a family economy sedan, with the mid-1960 introduction of the Monza Coupe, the Corva ...e '''Monza''', heavily promoted and sometimes considered "the poor man's [[Porsche]]." The Monza was expanded to a four-door as well as a two-door coupe, and
  51 KB (7,921 words) - 14:26, 9 December 2010
• State Limousines of Brunei
  The member of the Royal Family are usually escorted by a Secret Service escort Volvo S80 V8 models, or Mit ===Royal Family===
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