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• De Tomaso
  ...ta]] De Tomaso moved from European to American [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] engines; powered by a 4.7-litre iron-block [[V8]] engine and with steel and alumini ...legant Tjaarda/[[Ghia]] four-door body which had more than a hint of the [[Jaguar XJ6]] about it, and came with the leather-and-air-con trim level that might
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• 2004 Formula One season
  ...ard the back of the grid. Sauber was privately owned, but received Ferrari engines badged under the [[Petronas]] name, and also received sponsorship from Petr This was [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]] team's and the engine manufacturer [[Ford]]'s final season in F1 as they
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• Hot Rod
  ...icate that the term was derived from replacement of [[connecting rod]]s in engines to allow higher RPMs to be reached without failure. ...on, and possibly other components, including brakes and steering. Certain engines, such as the [[Ford Flathead engine|flathead Ford]] V8, and the small block
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• Overdrive
  ...manufactured by [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[British Leyland]], [[Jaguar|Jaguar]], [[Rootes]] and [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]] to name but a few. Another British c ...during the 1950s. Several famous marques used A-type overdrives, including Jaguar, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Austin Healey, Jensen, Bristol, AC and Armstrong Si
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• Scuderia Toro Rosso
  ...} and {{f1|2008}} seasons, Toro Rosso used [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] V8 engines, taking over the contract that their senior team broke from at the end of 2 ...d that the intellectual rights had belonged to the [[Ford Motor Company]], Jaguar Racing's parent company before passing to Toro Rosso.
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• Sports car racing
  ...[Maserati]], [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Lancia]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]], and [[Aston Martin]] derives in part from success in sports car racing a ...d the major races were contested by dedicated competition cars such as the Jaguar C and D types, the Mercedes 300SLR, Maserati 300S, Aston Martin DBR1 and as
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• MG Rover
  ...med as the '''[[Austin Rover Group]]''' in 1981. In 1984 BL sold [[Jaguar|Jaguar Cars]] into private ownership. The depleted BL was itself renamed in 1986 ...l with SAIC under which they would manufacture the Rover 25 and Powertrain engines while SAIC would produce a stretched Rover 75. [[Nanjing Automobile Group]]
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• Circuit de la Sarthe
  ...as limited, the top speed dropped until the Group C allowed powerful turbo engines. Speeds on the straight reached over 400&nbsp;km/h (250&nbsp;mph) during th | 4,135.38&nbsp;km<br>[[Jaguar D-Type|Jaguar D]]
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• Lexus SC
  ...-wheel drive]] design and was sold with either [[Straight-6|I6]] or [[V8]] engines. The current SC 430 model is equipped with a 288-hp V8 engine. Assembly of Competitors include the [[Mercedes-Benz SL-Class]], [[BMW 6 Series]], [[Jaguar XK8]], and [[Cadillac XLR]].
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• V8 engine
  In its simplest form, it is basically two [[straight-4]] engines sharing a common [[crankshaft]]. However, this simple configuration, with a | title = Classic Racing Engines
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• Car classification
  Straddling the boundary between car and motorbike, these vehicles have engines under 1.0 litre, typically seat only two passengers, and are sometimes unor ...d [[kei car]]s. Kei cars have to meet strict size and engine requirements: engines have a maximum displacement of 660&nbsp;cm³ and the car's length must be u
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• Standard Motor Company
  ...as supplying complete chassis, the company found a good market in selling engines for fitting to other cars, especially where the owner was looking for more ...Jensen]], Avon and [[Swallow Sidecar Company|Swallow]] (which would become Jaguar). Reginald Maudslay left the company in 1934, and died shortly afterwards a
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• List of Formula One constructors
  ...s chassis constructors. For more information on engines, see [[Formula One engines]]. ...off the shelf) therefore applied to chassis in the same way as it does to engines in modern Formula One.
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• Lola
  ...n|IMSA]] GTP racing in the early 1980s - these were fitted with a range of engines including [[Cosworth]], [[Mazda]] and [[Chevrolet]] - and the novel [[Polim ...te entrants. Later developments of this car have been fitted with small V8 engines and the chassis was developed into recent customer LMP1 and LMP2 chassis.
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• Automobile layout
  ...[Volvo S80]] (FWD/4WD) which uses transversely mounted inline 6 and [[V8]] engines. ...luxury categories (which tend to be more upscale and/or have more powerful engines), while the FF configuration is typically in mass-produced mainstream cars.
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• Audi RS6
  * [[Jaguar S-Type R]] ...base configuration was named as one of the ''Ward’s Auto World'' "10 Best Engines for 2005".
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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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• Top Gear Race to the North
  The '''Top Gear Race to the North''' was a three way race between a [[Jaguar XK120]] car, a Vincent Black Shadow motorbike, and railway locomotive 60163 ...ves running on the East Coast Main Line, pitted against the 1949 models of Jaguar car and Vincent motorbike, both being restricted to using the A1 primary ro
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• History of the automobile
  ====Internal combustion engines==== ...by the lack of suitable [[fuel]]s, particularly liquids, and the earliest engines used [[gas]] mixtures.
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• Lincoln MKS
  ...two engines, both products of the Ford Motor Company's Cyclone range of V6 engines, incidentally introduced by Lincoln. The 3.5L EcoBoost V6 Lincoln MKS specifically targets the standard V8 engines from the aforementioned brands and line-ups.[http://www.6versus8.com/showdo
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