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• Lotus Europa
  |Height = 42 in The '''Lotus Europa''', or '''Europe''' in its initial export-only guise, was a two door [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[G
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• Kia Sorento
  [[Image:Kia sorento 10 05small.jpg|right|frame|Interior of the '''2010 Kia Sorento''']] ...Sorento have been strong, becoming Kia's best-selling model in the United States.
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• Plymouth Valiant
  ...and the [[Plymouth Barracuda|Barracuda]], before being replaced in 1976 by the [[Plymouth Volare]]. ...t]] in Australia, South Africa, the UK and New Zealand, lasting until 1981 in those countries.
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• History of the automobile
  ...tomotive propulsion during that time. Later periods were defined by trends in exterior styling and size and utility preferences. ...lectric motor]], and [[Gaston Planté]], who invented the lead-acid battery in 1859.
  34 KB (4,969 words) - 00:44, 29 March 2010
• Tires
  ...handling. Today most tires, especially those fitted to motor vehicles, are manufactured from synthetic rubber, however other materials such as steel may be used. ...re_repair_shop.JPG|thumb|300px|left|A tire repair shop in Vologda, Russia. The text painted says "Tire mounting" (''Shinomontazh'')]]
  29 KB (4,878 words) - 11:14, 23 February 2010
• Straight-6 engine
  ...sesses both primary and secondary mechanical [[engine balance]], resulting in relatively low manufacturing cost combined with much less vibration than en ...e 15 liter [[Cummins]] ISX used in heavy vehicles.<ref>Nunney, p. 4</ref> The largest are used to power ships, and use fuel oil.
  36 KB (5,541 words) - 08:25, 24 May 2010
• Gasoline direct injection
  ...on#multi-point fuel injection|multi-point fuel injection]] that happens in the [[inlet manifold|intake tract]], or cylinder port. In some applications, gasoline direct injection enables a stratified fuel char
  26 KB (3,828 words) - 09:08, 21 August 2009
• Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle
  ...ver or reduce waste energy (such as regenerative braking and shutting down the combustion engine). ...ith American mechanical components. This meaning has fallen out of use. In the [[import scene]], hybrid was often used to describe an [[engine swap]]. Som
  48 KB (7,153 words) - 16:31, 25 September 2009
• Dodge Avenger (JS)
  | 190.9 in.<br>4.84 m | 71.8 in.<br> 1.82 m
  23 KB (3,311 words) - 02:45, 22 December 2010
• General Motors G-Series
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Weight = '''Weight - you get the point'''
  22 KB (3,166 words) - 06:40, 30 June 2010
• Battery electric vehicle
  ...'' or '''BEV'''s are [[electric vehicle]]s whose main energy storage is in the chemical energy of batteries. ...at, NiCd, nickel metal hydride, Li-ion, Li-poly and zinc-air batteries and the Molten salt battery.
  56 KB (8,990 words) - 15:42, 24 September 2009
• Wankel engine
  ...size. Since its introduction the engine has been commonly referred to as the '''rotary engine''', though this name is also applied to several completely ...concept to other companies across the globe, who have continued to improve the design.
  38 KB (5,940 words) - 16:12, 25 December 2010
• Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche
  ...le designer and automaker-entrepreneur. He operated [[Porsche|Porsche AG]] in Stuttgart, Germany. His father, [[Ferdinand Porsche]] senior, was also a r ...ldhood. Father and son opened a bureau of automobile design, at Stuttgart in 1931.
  24 KB (3,572 words) - 20:28, 7 August 2009
• Fuel economy in automobiles
  ...ciprocal quantities '''fuel economy''' and '''fuel consumption''' are used in this article. The two most common ways to measure automobile fuel usage are:
  47 KB (6,900 words) - 05:53, 23 July 2010
• Corporate Average Fuel Economy
  ...AFE''') are regulations in the United States, first enacted by US Congress in 1975,<ref>{{cite web |title=CAFE Overview: "What is the origin of CAFE?"
  63 KB (9,262 words) - 07:46, 10 July 2010
• De Lorean DMC-12
  | "The Delorean" | 166&nbsp;in (4216 mm)
  38 KB (5,968 words) - 07:56, 11 December 2010
• Peugeot 205
  |Weight = '''Weight - you get the point''' ...vehicles of the 1980s. It was declared 'Car of the Decade' by CAR magazine in 1990.
  24 KB (3,630 words) - 05:49, 8 August 2009
• Lincoln Continental
  ...gship. The Continental continued as a midsize model, competing mainly with the [[Cadillac Seville]] until production ceased. [[Image:Lincoln.jpg|1964 Lin ...ers, and a short trunk with what became the Continental series' trademark, the externally-mounted covered spare tire.
  35 KB (5,074 words) - 20:28, 9 August 2010
• Toyota Supra
  ...ty and past of the [[Toyota Celica]]'s name, it is frequently mistaken for the Toyota Supra, and vice versa. ...[[Engine balance|mechanical balance]], leading to very low vibration from the engine.
  54 KB (8,585 words) - 01:37, 31 October 2008
• Diesel Vehicles
  ...by a separate source of ignition, such as a spark plug, as is the case in the gasoline engine. ...gine to use a variety of fuels including coal dust. He demonstrated it in the 1900 Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) using peanut oil (see [[biodiese
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