Search results

• Car handling
  ...rements emphasize handling above passenger space and comfort, are called [[sports car]]s. Cars with relatively soft suspension and with low unsprung weight are least affe
  36 KB (5,845 words) - 08:04, 8 October 2009
• Isetta
  ...rhaps a small child. Behind the seat was a large parcel shelf with a spare wheel located below. A heater was optional, and ventilation was provided by openi ...ferential. The front axle was a modified version of a Dubonnet independent front suspension. The Isetta took over 30 seconds to reach 30 mph (50 k
  19 KB (2,987 words) - 12:03, 30 April 2010
• Spada
  ...on a standard production chassis, while the Lotus had been created as a [[sports car]] with a special chassis, ideal distribution of weights, and specially ...and, when it was ready, we carried out a series of tests. With Elio at the wheel and me next to him with a stopwatch we carried out a series of kilometre ru
  13 KB (2,106 words) - 07:07, 22 December 2009
• Four-wheel-drive
  ...mb|right|224px|The [[Lamborghini Murciélago]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers the front via a [[viscous coupling unit]] if the rear slips.]] ...l (mechanics)|differential]] and uses [[traction control]] to recover from wheel spin.]]
  35 KB (5,226 words) - 17:47, 27 September 2009
• Ferrari F40
  The '''Ferrari F40''' is a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] that was produced by [[Ferrari]] from 1987 to 1992 as the successor ...e a vehicle that combined the company's best technologies into a no-frills sports car that would come as close as possible to being a full fledged race vehic
  10 KB (1,568 words) - 15:07, 24 August 2010
• Suspension (vehicle)
  [[Image:Ford model t suspension.triddle.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The front suspension components of a [[Ford Model T]].]] ...hicle itself and any cargo or luggage from damage and wear. The design of front and [[rear suspension]] of a car may be different.
  29 KB (4,645 words) - 10:46, 8 October 2009
• Pagani Huayra
  | Class || [[Sports car]], [[Supercar]] | Layout || Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout
  17 KB (2,787 words) - 18:29, 10 March 2011
• Maserati Quattroporte
  ...drive. However, the [[1973 oil crisis]] had intervened and demand for such cars disappeared. Furthermore the technical backbone didn't convince the custome ...lejandro de Tomaso]] and his design staff in 1976. This was a [[rear wheel drive]] car, powered by a large V8 engine. It was important to ''de Tomaso'' that
  17 KB (2,281 words) - 20:59, 24 February 2010
• Alfa Romeo 159
  ...d]] (production in Thailand started March 2002 and lasted couple of years, cars were targeted for Asia Pacific markets). Between 1997 and 2005, 680,000 exa ...oon (car)|saloon]] was discontinued late in 2005 in Europe, the four-wheel drive Q4 Crosswagon was produced to the end of 2007. The 156 was replaced with 15
  24 KB (3,356 words) - 10:13, 22 October 2009
• ATS
  ...enissima|Scuderia Serenissima]]'s [[Count Giovanni Volpi]], a road-going [[sports car]] and a [[Formula One]] car. ...d the well-known Scuderia [[Serenissima]], ATS developed both a road going sports car and a [[Grand Prix]] racing car. Personalities involved with ATS includ
  26 KB (4,048 words) - 22:39, 14 March 2014
• Ferrari 250
  The '''[[Ferrari]] 250''' is a series of [[sports car]]s from the 1950s and early 1960s. It was the company's most successfu Most 250 road cars share the same two wheelbases, 2400 mm for short wheelbase (SWB) and 2
  25 KB (3,670 words) - 23:04, 3 August 2011
• Manual transmission
  ...is an article about manual transmission in general; for guidance on how to drive with a manual transmission, see [[Manual transmission driving technique]].' ..., such as those commonly mounted on [[motorcycle]]s and some types of race cars, only allow the driver to select the next-highest or next-lowest [[gear rat
  40 KB (6,454 words) - 10:28, 15 July 2009
• Indy Racing League
  ...d States Auto Club|USAC]]. George blueprinted the IRL as a lower-cost open-wheel alternative to CART, which had come to be technology-driven and dominated b == The Cars ==
  22 KB (3,319 words) - 08:28, 8 October 2009
• Alfa Romeo 8C
  ...cc [[Straight-6|I6]]<br>2.9&nbsp;L 2905&nbsp;cc [[Straight-8|I8]]<br>(road cars) <small>''This article is about the 1930's Alfa Romeo 8C. For the new sports coupe, see [[Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione]].''</small>
  22 KB (3,314 words) - 20:56, 24 March 2010
• Lamborghini Murcielago
  |Platform:||[[Mid engine]] [[all wheel drive|AWD]] ...anual or six speed sequential [[gearbox]] and [[four wheel drive|All Wheel Drive]]. It also has a rear spoiler that can be raised to an angle of 70 degrees,
  18 KB (2,708 words) - 11:41, 3 October 2016
• Maserati Coupe
  ...sign Giugiaro|ItalDesign]], who also designed the [[Maserati Ghibli]]. The cars were built at the Viale Ciro Menotti plant in [[Modena]], [[Italy]]. ...automatically stows beneath a hard cover that sits flush with the body in front of the trunk. Both deployment and stowage of the top takes about 30 seconds
  15 KB (2,080 words) - 09:51, 20 October 2009
• Lancia Delta
  ...[[Front-engine design|Front engine]], [[front-wheel drive]] / [[four-wheel drive]] ...ominated rallying. Lancia offered road-going versions of these competition cars — the Lancia Delta HF4WD and Integrale.
  34 KB (4,989 words) - 17:46, 6 November 2012
• Cisitalia
  ...] industrialists with a passion for motor sport yearned to build their own cars. ...ened a factory in Turin and became the first company to build entirely new cars in Italy after the war, beating Fiat and Ferrari by some considerable time.
  18 KB (2,744 words) - 21:44, 19 November 2011
• Wankel engine
  Since its introduction in the [[NSU Motorenwerke AG]] (NSU) and [[Mazda]] cars of the 1960s, the engine has been commonly referred to as the ''[[rotary en ...released into the exhaust. At first, while manufacturers of piston-engine cars were turning to expensive [[catalytic converter]]s to completely oxidize th
  23 KB (3,604 words) - 09:49, 2 August 2009
• Alfa Romeo 164
  ...#333333; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:AlfaRomeo 164 front.jpg|280px|Citroën C6]] ...the company by [[Fiat]]), and was most notably the first large front wheel drive Alfa. The 164 was essential to Fiat's plan to relaunch Alfa Romeo as the p
  21 KB (3,053 words) - 10:55, 22 October 2009

View (previous 20 | next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)