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• Alfa Romeo Alfetta
  | Engine || 1.6&nbsp;L [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>1.8&nbsp;L [[Straight-4|I4]] ...der]] [[DOHC]] engines with two valves per cylinder and a turbo [[Diesel]] engine supplied by [[VM Motori]]. The 1.6 and 1.8&nbsp;L base models had two doubl
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• History of the automobile
  ...although that date is disputed. [[Fuel gas]]-powered [[internal combustion engine]]s first appeared in 1806, while 1885 marked the introduction of gasoline-f ...orwagen]], the first car to go into production with an internal combustion engine]]
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• List of automotive superlatives
  ===Engine capacity/displacement=== ===Engine output===
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• Hybrid vehicles
  ...The HV provide better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle because the engine is smaller and may be run at speeds providing more efficiency. ..., [[#Full hybrid|"full" hybrids]] such as the Prius can use the combustion engine to generate electricity by spinning a [[generator]] (often a second electri
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• Automobile
  ...e''' is a [[wheel]]ed [[passenger]] [[vehicle]] that carries its own [[car engine|motor]]. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designe An automobile powered by the Otto gasoline engine was invented in [[Germany]] by [[Karl Benz]] in 1885. Benz was granted a [[
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• Le Mans 24 Hours
  ...track close to the finish, line waiting for the last lap to restart their engine and cross the line. ...customary location of the right-side: this enabled the driver to start the engine with left hand while engaging the 1st gear simultaneously with the right ha
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• Champcars
  ...rs were non-competitive cast-offs from CART. By contrast, CART featured 4 engine manufacturers, 4 chassis manufacturers, 2 tire companies, large crowds, 28 ...the IRL for the entire season. This was motivated by mismanagement, upset engine manufacturers, and sponsors that desired participation at the Indianapolis
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• List of James Bond vehicles
  ...ey Motors Limited|Bentley]] [[convertible]]. The car featured a 4.5&nbsp;L engine with the [[Amherst Villiers]] [[supercharger]]. In the novels, no gadgets w ...'' and is Bond's final Bentley. Bond upgrades the engine from a 4.5&nbsp;L engine to a 4.9&nbsp;L. The Mark II was also grey; however, the interior was black
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• Le Mans 24 hours races
  ...h Lotus. The Indianapolis powerplant, a 4.2&nbsp;L aluminum block Fairlane engine with a Colotti gearbox, was installed in the new [[Ford GT40]]s. ...rroll Shelby]]. On Shelby's initiative the GT40s were fitted with the same engine as the Cobras — an iron cast 289 ci (4.7&nbsp;L)- and the Colotti gearbox
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• Four-wheel-drive
  ...n|drivetrain]] that allows all four [[wheel]]s to receive power from the [[engine]] simultaneously. In the [[United States]], these cars are included in the ...sports car, which was also the first ever car equipped with a six-cylinder engine and featured, as another novelty, brakes for all four wheels, is nowadays e
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• Car handling
  ...rear heavy cars to [[oversteer]], all other things being equal. The [[mid-engine design]] offers the ideal center of gravity. *[[Chevrolet Corvair]] - ; cited for dangerous handling in [[Unsafe at Any Speed]]; GM d
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• Indianapolis 500
  ...er (122 and 91 in³) engine single-seaters, winning four more races for the engine up to 1929 (two of them, 1926 and 1928, in Miller chassis). The engines the ...st win with the soon-to-become famous 4-cylinder [[Offenhauser]] or "Offy" engine. This motor was forever connected with the Brickyard's history with a to-da
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• Fiat
  ...an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automaker|automobile manufacturer]], [[manufacturer|engine manufacturer]], [[financial]] and [[industry|industrial]] group based in [[ ...first Fiat was exported to the US. That same year, the first Fiat aircraft engine was produced. Also around the same time, Fiat taxis became somewhat popular
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