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• Isotta-Fraschini
  ...ail traction engine]]s but has provided a wide range of civil and military engineering products and services. An attempt by Isotta-Fraschini to re-enter the automotive market after the war, the 8C Monterosa, launched in 1947, used an unconvent
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• Automobile
  ...t was then greatly expanded by [[Henry Ford]] in the 1910s. Development of automotive technology was rapid, due in part to the hundreds of small manufacturers co ...eams of design engineers responsible for all aspects of the vehicle. These engineering teams include: chassis, body and [[Trim package|trim]], powertrain, electri
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• Bizzarrini
  |Industry || [[Automotive]] '''Bizzarrini S.p.A.''' was an [[Automobile|automotive]] [[manufacturer]] in the 1960s. Founded by former [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferra
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• Lamborghini
  ...ning share in Automobili Lamborghini to Swissman René Leimer, and left the automotive industry, retiring to a gentleman farmer's life on a [[vineyard]]. ...ously been left neglected, including noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) engineering, manufacturing techniques, practicality, and ergonomics. The Diablo was rel
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• Carburetor
  ...fective system in a time when paper air filters did not exist. Today, most automotive carburetors are either ''downdraft'' (flow of air is downwards) or ''side-d ...um]] occurs behind the closed butterfly valve. This [[manifold (automotive engineering)|manifold]] vacuum is sufficient to pull fuel through small openings placed
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• Car handling
  Cars, for use on public roads, whose engineering requirements emphasize handling above passenger space and comfort, are call == [[Aftermarket (automotive)|Aftermarket]] modifications and adjustments to affect handling ==
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• 24 Hours of Daytona
  | {{flagiconGER}} [[Porsche|Porsche System Engineering]] | {{flagiconUSA}} [[John Wyer|J.W. Engineering]]
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• Four-cylinder
  ...kinson cycle|Atkinson]] and [[Miller cycle|Miller]] cycles. Most truck and automotive Diesel engines use a four-stroke cycle, but with a compression heating igni An engine's quoted capacity can be more a matter of [[marketing]] than of engineering. The [[Morris Minor]] 1000, the Morris 1100, and the [[Austin-Healey Sprite
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• Understeer
  ...y, understeer happens when the front tires have a reduction in [[traction (engineering)|traction]] during a cornering situation, thus causing the front-end of the ...specially [[open wheel car]]s, understeering is caused mainly due to the [[Automotive aerodynamics|aerodynamic]] configuration. In this respect, the lack of a he
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• Airbag
  ...an invention to help protect his own family using expertise from his naval engineering days. The American inventor [[Allen Breed]] then developed a key component for automotive use - the ball-in-tube sensor for crash detection. He marketed this innovat
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...kinson cycle|Atkinson]] and [[Miller cycle|Miller]] cycles. Most truck and automotive Diesel engines use a four-stroke cycle, but with a compression heating igni An engine's quoted capacity can be more a matter of [[marketing]] than of engineering. The [[Morris Minor]] 1000, the Morris 1100, and the [[Austin-Healey Sprite
  40 KB (6,068 words) - 09:48, 2 August 2009
• Fiat
  ...eti-Marelli]] is owned by Fiat, and in turn owns the other brands Carello, Automotive Lighting, Siem, Cofap, Jaeger, Solex, Veglia Borletti, Vitaloni and [[Weber * ''Construction'' - Ingest Facility and Fiat Engineering work in various fields of construction, while IPI is a mediation company th
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• Automotive
  http://www.heinbrand.com/ - Heinbrand.com Automotive - ...f Ontario - - 21,000 square ft. flagship location featuring a second floor automotive gallery and specialty boutique. (CDN)
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• Bugatti
  ...which went back to France in 1919). The company was known for its advanced engineering in its premium road cars and its success in early [[Grand Prix motor racing ...the factory with "What, you again?", he replied to the subsequent tale of automotive mechanical woe with "Well, see that it does not happen again!" and strode a
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• Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
  ..., a hybrid uses a large battery pack with a higher voltage than the normal automotive 12 volts. Accessories such as power steering and air conditioning are power ...s an electric motor which can drive the rear wheels when extra [[traction (engineering)|traction]] is needed. The system is entirely disengaged in all other drivi
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• 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season
  ...teams used a control chassis ([[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]), engine ([[Zytek Engineering|Zytek]]) and tyre ([[Cooper Tire & Rubber Company|Cooper Avon]]). The follo |[[John Village Automotive]]
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• Alfa Romeo 155
  ...iguration gave cost and packaging benefits but many Alfa die-hards and the automotive press lamented the passing of the "purer" rear-wheel drive layout on a car ...eason]] (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft) racing series. German Schübel Engineering racing team also entered three 1993 spec cars and one 94 spec car on the 19
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• Alfa Romeo 164
  ..., the first 150 164's were given their pre-production testing. In terms of engineering demands, these exceeded every Alfa before, and by quite a substantial margi ...he 164 in terms of passenger comfort. This data was cross-confirmed in the engineering laboratory with a sophisticated dummy in the driver's seat, with accelerome
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• Brescia
  ...gest Italian industrial area, concentrating on mechanical and automotive [[engineering]] and machine tools, as well as the [[Beretta]] arms firm. Its companies ar
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• Four-wheel drive
  ...eel drive mode for streets and a four-wheel drive mode for low [[traction (engineering)|traction]] conditions such as ice, mud, or loose gravel. The "all-wheel dr [[Category:Automotive technologies]]
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