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• Grand tourer
  ...o door [[coupe]] with either a two seat or a 2+2 seat arrangement. Example cars include the [[BMW 6-Series]] and the [[Aston Martin DB9]]. ...uch as the fact they mainly use rear or [[four wheel drive]], and the term sports car may be used to describe a car with grand touring qualities. Very high-p
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• Transaxle
  ...driven wheels: the [[FF layout|front wheel drive]], [[RR layout|rear wheel drive]] and [[MR layout|mid-engined]] arrangements. ...hicles use a [[transverse engine]] and transaxle, similar to a front wheel drive unit. Others use both a [[longitudinal engine]] and transaxle. [[Ferrari]
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• FR layout
  ...''' means a layout where the [[engine]] is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. This was the traditional automobile layout for most of ...rive to steered wheels. The layout is still more suitable than front-wheel drive for engine outputs of more than about 200bhp, as the weight transference du
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• Double wishbone
  ...wishbone designs allow the engineer to carefully control the motion of the wheel throughout suspension travel, controlling such parameters as [[camber angle ...long arm (SLA) suspension. It is commonly used in [[sports car]]s, luxury cars and light trucks.
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• RWD
  ...]s throughout the [[20th century]]. RWD typically places the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the [[MR layout|mid engine]] and [[RR layout|rear engin ...e the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front.
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• Mid-engine design
  ...[[automobile]] [[internal-combustion engine|engine]] between the rear and front axles. Another term for this is mid-ship, though that term is used mostly ...mid-engine design is a way to provide additional empty crush space in the front of the automobile between the bumper and the windshield, which can then be
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• Autograss
  ...'s governing body, the [http://www.loosenet.co.uk/nasa/ National Autograss Sports Association]. ...ir 60s and 70s. Ladies’ races are held at every meeting and the sharing of cars between family members is encouraged. It is an affordable motor sport. Indi
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• Sports car
  [[image:LamboMer.jpg|thumb|right|400px|'''Lamborghini Gallardo Sports Car at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]''' ...erformance. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have two seats and two doors, and are designed to excel at a combination of
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• Rear-wheel drive
  ...]s throughout the [[20th century]]. RWD typically places the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the [[MR layout|mid engine]] and [[RR layout|rear engin ...e the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front.
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• Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta
  ...| [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] ...ont mid-engined, rear-wheel drive]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari, based on the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano.
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• RR layout
  ...imbalance of such proportions would make it nearly impossible to keep the front wheels on the ground. ...nsest/heaviest component of the car. Thus, in a car which steers with the front wheels, it is better for the engine to be located in the rear of the car -
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• GT car
  ...mainly of [[rear-wheel drive|rear-]] or [[four-wheel drive]], and the term sports car may be used to describe a car with grand touring qualities. Very high- ...stance travel, or races, and make more practical daily drivers than sports cars.
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• Wishbone suspension
  ...wishbone designs allow the engineer to carefully control the motion of the wheel throughout suspension travel, controlling such parameters as [[camber angle ...long arm (SLA) suspension. It is commonly used in [[sports car]]s, luxury cars and light trucks.
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• Bandini 1000 GT
  ...'' is a road [[car]] produced in [[1963]] by the company [[Bandini|Bandini Cars]] [[Forlì]]. ...sport that precedes the same system and front and rear suspension. On the front wheels are disc brakes, while the rear drum remain. [[Image:Coupe_cornagt_b
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• Shifter
  ...th the left foot to disengage the [[engine]] from the [[drivetrain]] and [[wheel]]s. Automatic transmission vehicles, and those with [[continuously variable ...m|British]] cars to also have their [[Hand brake|handbrake]]. ([[Left-hand drive]] models received a column shift.)
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• Three wheeler
  A '''three wheeler''' is a [[vehicle]] with three [[wheel]]s, either "human or people-powered vehicles" (HPV or PPV or [[velomobile]] ...at the front, (for example: [[Morgan Motor Company]]) or one wheel at the front and two at the back (such as the [[Reliant Robin]]).
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• 2 plus 2
  ...ation]] of a [[automobile|car]] with seating for ''two'' passengers in the front, ''plus two'' smaller seats for occasional passengers (or children) in the ...lacks a large transmission tunnel, but loses space in the rear due to its wheel arches, reducing the space to 2 passengers.
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...]s throughout the [[20th century]]. RWD typically places the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the [[mid engine]] and [[rear engine]] layouts are also ...e the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front.
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• Spoiler (automotive)
  ...become common on passenger vehicles, as well. Some spoilers are added to cars primarily for styling purposes and have either little aerodynamic benefit o ...ome spoilers have adjustable components so they can be tuned. Formula One cars, for instance, feature different settings so the car can be optimized for s
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• Ferrari 288 GTO
  ...B, but the 288 GTO never raced and all 272 cars built remained purely road cars. The GTO was based on the [[RMR layout|mid-engined, rear wheel drive]] [[Ferrari 308 GTB|308 GTB]]. The 288 refers to its 2.8 [[liter]] V8 engin
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• RMR layout
  ...uses up central space, making it impractical for any but two-seater sports cars. ...ccesses in racing, the RMR platform has been popular for road going sports cars despite the inherent challenges of design, maintenance and lack of cargo sp
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• Sports cars
  ...963|(1963)]] [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]] [[Jaguar E-Type|E-Type]] is a classic sports car.]] A '''sports car''' is a type of [[automobile]] designed primarily for performance drivi
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• Flat-6
  ...ry sports cars, cruising motorcycles, and aircraft than ordinary passenger cars. ...between the front wheels are offset by the efficiency of adding four-wheel drive to the layout. In the past a number of other manufacturers have used them,
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• Fiat Barchetta
  ...mall alterations inside and out. The most notable changes were the revised front spoiler and rear bumper. Production of the car finally stopped in June 200 ...] cars only, even though the car was marketed and sold in two [[right hand drive]] markets, the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Japan]].
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• Ferrari California
  ...[[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] .... The California is powered by [[Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|front-mid mounted]] [[gasoline direct injection]] 4.3L [[V8 engine|V8]], sending
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• Autodelta
  .... This allowed Autodelta to use the [[Balocco]] test track for new racing cars and prototypes. ...TZ]] introduced in June 1962. The TZ was updated to TZ2 in 1965, with both cars taking many wins in various championships. Alfa Romeo and Autodelta would
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• Bandini 1000 V
  ...orts prototype''' is a race [[car]] built in [[1970]] by [[Bandini|Bandini Cars]] [[Forlì]]. This two-seater sports together for many years previous ''[[Bandini 1000 | 1000/66]]'' (which repr
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• Oversteer
  ...The car is said to oversteer when the rear wheels do not track behind the front wheels but instead slide out toward the outside of the turn. Oversteer can ...he condition when the [[slip angle]] of the rear tires exceeds that of the front tires.
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• All wheel drive
  ...mb|right|224px|The [[Lamborghini Murciélago]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers the front via a VCU if the rear slips.]] ...W Golf]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers the rear via a multi-plate clutch if the front slips.]]
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• Amilcar Italiana
  ...:Amilcar Kühlerfigur.jpg |150px|thumb|right|Amilcar insignia on one of its cars]] ...rn the [[Amilcar CGS|CGS]], which helped maintain the high reputation that sports hovered house on Saint-Denis.
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• Sport compact
  ...act car]]. They are typically are [[front engine]]d, [[front wheel drive]] cars driven by a [[naturally aspirated]] [[straight-4]] [[gasoline engine]]. Typ ...d to several compromises when it comes to performance, such as front wheel drive, conservative engine design, and platform sharing. [[Electronic control uni
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• Maserati Quattroporte II
  ...d intervened and demand for such cars slowed. Furthermore, the front wheel drive layout and modest V6 powerplant from the [[Maserati Merak|Merak]] (offering ...ndro 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 the
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• Lancia Zagato
  It has the famous Lancia HF four cyl. four carb. front wheel drive engine (114 hp) combined with light weight (2000 lbs.), a butter smooth fiv Various sports and "fast touring" '''[[Lancia]]''' cars have had bodies built or designed by the great Italian design house '''[[Za
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• Straight-6
  ...-wheel-drive and transverse ("east-west") engine configurations in smaller cars saw that the shorter engine length of the V6 became highly desirable, and t ...re [[rear wheel drive]], but Volvo builds cars equipped with [[front wheel drive]] and a [[transverse engine|transverse]] straight six.
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• Four-wheel drive
  ...mb|right|224px|The [[Lamborghini Murciélago]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers the front via a VCU if the rear slips.]] ...W Golf]] is a 4WD/AWD that powers the rear via a multi-plate clutch if the front slips.]] -->
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• Ferrari P4/5
  ...d:#333333; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Ferrari P45 front right.jpg|At the [[Concours d'Elegance]]|300px]] |Class || [[Sports Car]]
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• Alfa Romeo 2500
  |Platform || [[FR layout|FR]]/[[Rear-wheel drive|RWD]] |Front track ||
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• Ferrari 458 Italia
  ...|| [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] ...ar-wheel drive layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer [[Ferrari]]. The 458 Italia replaces the [[Ferrari F430]].
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• Diatto
  ...pany since 1835) and Clement (a Paris based company) in order to construct cars known as the '[[Torino]]' at [[Turin]]. These were actually licenced produc ...cacchi]], the builder of the Storero brand cars and [[Newton]], builder of cars badged NB) whose experience, equipment and plans were all used by Diatto. A
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• 2006 Gallardo SE
  ...e Gallardo SE, a "Special Edition" of the now popular mid-engine all-wheel drive supercar. ...res a two-toned paint job that has gloss-black painted roof, engine cover, front and rear spoilers and mirrors. This is offset by the fenders, doors and hoo
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• Steering
  ...es found on different types of vehicles, for example, a [[tiller]] or rear–wheel steering. [[Tracked vehicle]]s such as tanks usually employ differential st ...odern cars use [[rack and pinion]] steering mechanisms, where the steering wheel turns the pinion gear; the pinion moves the rack, which is a sort of linear
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• Maserati Mistral
  | Drive || [[FR layout]] ...double overhead cam engine, as fitted to the [[Maserati 250F]] Grand Prix cars that won 8 Grand Prix between 1954 and 1960 and one F1 World Championship i
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• Fiat Cinquecento
  ...t suspension]] both in the front and in the rear similar to the FIAT Tipo, front [[disc brake]]s, side impact bars along with [[crumple zone]]s incorporated ...[[transverse engine|transversely]], making the little Fiat one of the few cars in the world available with both configurations at the same time.
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• Touring car racing
  ...number of distinct [[auto racing]] competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[Germany]], [[Scand ...and tires. Aerodynamic aids are usually added to the front and rear of the cars. Regulations are usually designed to limit costs by banning some of the mo
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• Alfa Romeo Visconti
  Giugiaro's vision for an Alfa Romeo sports flagship ...what must be almost a career span of fifty years, I found myself designing cars on more than one occasion for the “Biscione” Carmaker, sometimes by way
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• Alfa Romeo Brera
  ...[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] at [[Italdesign Giugiaro]], and was a large luxury [[sports car]] with [[V8]] power and estimated price near [[USD|US$]]100,000. The B ...etrol will be front wheel drive, whilst the V6 will come with [[four wheel drive]] similar to the [[Alfa Romeo 156|156]]'s Q4 system. In [[North America]] t
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• Covini
  | Class || [[Sports car]] | Front track || 60.6 in (1540 mm)
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• Inovo Design
  ...ran Turismo sedan. The style and proportions evoke high end Italian sports cars of the past while avoiding any retro nostalgia. A balanced composition of b ...rica power train is based on an in-line front motor (a 90° V8), rear wheel drive, and a rear transaxle.
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• Maserati Bora
  | Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|RMR layout]] ...wn in its final form at the Geneva Salon in March 1971, the first customer cars had been delivered before the end of the year. Maserati struggled after bei
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• Car body style
  [[Automobile|Cars]] can come in a large variety of different '''body styles'''. Some are sti ...xtile cover for what amounts to a large [[sunroof]]. Used on several older cars such as [[Citroën 2CV]] and [[Fuldamobil]].
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• Lamborghini Aventador
  ...htbg" id="car_specsright" | carbon-fiber monocoque with aluminum subframes front and rear | class="lightbg" id="car_specsleft" | Drive
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• Ferrari 488
  | class = [[Sports car]] ([[S-segment|S]])<!-- per [[WP:CARCLASS]], this should not be changed ...l]] [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]]
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• Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider
  |Class || [[Sports car]] The '''Alfa Romeo GTV''' and '''Alfa Romeo Spider''' are two [[sports car]]s produced by the [[Italy|Italian]] manufacturer [[Alfa Romeo]] since
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• Lancia Fulvia
  ...ngine fitted with twin Solex carburettors. The body shell also had revised front subframe mountings. ...p;cc (and 1199&nbsp;cc engine for Greece) and restyled body with a longer wheel base.
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• Countach
  |Class:||[[Sports car]] |Track:||1536&nbsp;mm (''front'')<br>1606&nbsp;mm (''rear'')
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• Olivier Gendebien
  ...ari]] who offered him a contract to drive a Ferrari in [[sports car racing|sports car events]] and selected [[Formula One|Grands Prix]]. Much respected as a ...n front of a home crowd at the [[Belgian Grand Prix]]. However, it was in sports car racing, particularly the long distance and endurance events, where Gend
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• Ferrari 328
  | class ||[[Sports car]] ([[S-segment|S]]) ...]], [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]]
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• Ferrari F355
  |Class || [[Sports car]] |Front track || 1514 mm (59.6 in)
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• Alfa Romeo Sprint
  ...33]]. There were a few prototypes of 2.5 V6 rear mounted engine rear wheel drive Sprints built but this vehicle never made full serial production. ...y were fun to drive and very predictable. With the engine mounted over the front wheels and a very low center of gravity due to the flat (boxer) engine, it
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• Formula Ford
  '''Formula Ford''' is a single seater, [[open wheel racing|open wheel]] class in [[motorsport]] which exists in some form in many countries aroun ...s great rival as an entry level formula, [[Formula Vee]], the Formula Ford cars use full racing suspension setups.
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• Lamborghini Miura
  ...esigned for the road were almost uniformly [[FR layout|front-engined, rear drive]] vehicles. The Miura was a trendsetter, the one that made the mid-engined ...oyant bodywork and unusual engine and clam-shell opening hoods on both the front and rear of the car. There was a small trunk located in the very rear of t
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• Maserati Shamal
  |Transmission:||[[Getrag]] 6-speed [[manual transmission]], Rear wheel drive ...e)|suspension]] control system. This system updates the adjustment on each wheel, based on road conditions and the level of comfort desired.
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• Fiat Seicento
  ...body, instead of the 5-door [[mini MPV]] look seen on many [[Korea]]n city cars. Like its predecessors, the Cinquecento and [[Fiat 126|Polski Fiat 126]], t ...oyager]] MPV. This is not so surprising, as the car has an extremely short front-end and keeps many components from its predecessor, originally conceived in
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• AC Cars
  '''AC Cars Group Ltd.''' is a British specialist car manufacturing company and one of In 1922 the name changed again to A.C. Cars Ltd. Edge bought the company outright for £135,000 in 1927 and re-register
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• Electric vehicle conversion
  ...ype front wheel steering, as compared with placing the single wheel in the front. ...], its [[VW Type 3 |Type 3]] evolution, and its successor, the front motor/drive [[VW Rabbit]].
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• Lamborghini Diablo
  |Class:||[[Sports car]] ...'Lamborghini Diablo''' ("devil" in [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]]) was a [[sports car]] built by [[Lamborghini]] of [[Italy]] between [[1990]] and [[2001]].
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• Supercar
  ...uperiority in the future. The automotive press frequently calls new exotic cars "supercars". ...t often does not include roll cages and other features required for [[race cars]].
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• Ferrari F430
  |Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]]; [[coupe]]; [[sports car]] ...]]. European left-hand drive sales began in November, 2004, but right-hand drive sales did not start until Spring 2005, and the [[United States]] did not ge
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• Lancia Gamma
  ...re were only 15,272 berlinas and 6,789 coupés built. As with several other cars of the period, the fastback style had a conventional boot at the rear, and ...e following Greek character (Beta is second) appears as logical. The Gamma sports the '''γ''' (lower case gamma) sign on several badges both inside and outs
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• Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
  | class="lightbg" id="car_specsleft" | Drive | class="lightbg" id="car_specsright" | All wheel drive
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• Ferrari F50
  The '''Ferrari F50''' was a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] made by [[Ferrari]]. The F50 was introduced in 1995 to celebrate the Only 349 cars were made, one fewer than Ferrari estimated they could sell. This was, in t
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• List of microcars by country of origin: U
  |{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom]]||AC Petite (Mark 1)||[[AC Cars]] [[Private company limited by shares|Ltd]], [[Thames Ditton]] ||[[Villier ...r trim differences to the Mark 1, a more powerful engine and equally sized front and rear wheels
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• Fiat 124 Sport Spider
  ...lor:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:1974-Fiat-124-Spider-Red-Front-Angle-st.jpg|280px|Fiat 124 Spider]] ...ovember 1966 [[Turin Auto Show]], and manufactured until 1985. Most of the cars were exported to the [[United States|US]].
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• Alfa Romeo SZ
  | Class || [[Sports car]] ...erimental Sportscar 3.0 litre) was a high performance limited production [[sports car]]/road-concept car built between 1989 and 1991 with partnership via Cen
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• Fiat X1/9
  | Class || [[Sports car]] / [[Roadster]] ...| [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]]
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• V6
  ...es with that engine a compactness very suited to the popular [[front wheel drive]] layout, and is becoming more popular as car weights increase. ...designed to be narrower than normal for use in small [[front wheel drive]] cars.
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• Demolition Derby
  ...ilized. However, this increased speed, coupled with the fact that compact cars tend to be less crashworthy, makes injuries more frequent. Vehicles from t ...tery]], and occasionally cutting an escape hatch in the roof. To make the cars last longer, they are occasionally pre-bent, [[frames]] notched, rear [[bum
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• Dante Giacosa
  ...lian]] car designer. His work covered a large range from [[minicar]]s to [[sports car]]s, using all the different layouts as and when they were the best solu ...s [[Tranquillo Zerbi]], designer of [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars for Fiat. In 1933 when work commenced on the Fiat 500, the director of the
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• Ferrari 348
  ...is a [[RMR layout|mid-engined, rear wheel drive]] [[V8]]-powered 2-seat [[sports car]], replacing the [[Ferrari 328|328]] in 1989. ...rm water no longer ran underneath the cabin as in the older front-radiator cars. This also had the side effect of making the doors very wide.
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• Ferrari Daytona
  |Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...ura|Miura]], the Daytona was a traditional [[FR layout|front-engined, rear-drive]] car. Customers were disappointed that Ferrari stuck with this layout, an
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• Alfa Romeo Montreal
  ...1967 at [[Expo 67]], held in [[Montreal]], Canada. Originally, the concept cars were displayed without any model name, but the public took to calling it '' One of the two concept cars built for [[Expo 67]] is displayed in the [[Alfa_Romeo_Museum|Alfa Romeo Hi
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• Lancia Beta
  ...is model had Berlina's longer wheelbase floorpan combined with the coupé's front end and doors. The HPE was also styled in house at Lancia by Castagno's tea ...ause General Motors had already used the name Monte Carlo for one of their cars. The Scorpion name was a reference to Abarth.
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• Drifting (motorsport)
  ...When the rear [[slip angle]] is greater than the front slip angle, and the front wheels are pointed in the [[opposite lock|opposite direction]] to the turn ...Tazio Nuvolari]] also used an at the limit form of driving called the four-wheel drift[http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/art_of_driving.htm]. It has also featu
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• Ferrari Dino
  |Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] ...m [[1968]] to [[1976]]. The Dino name was retired by [[1976]], though the cars remained in production. It was created as an attempt to produce a relative
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• Lancia Flaminia
  ...y 12,633 sold over 13 years, the Flaminias were truly exclusive and unique cars, and are very rare collectibles now. Interestingly, coupés outsold the 4-d ...]]s, but [[disc brake|discs]] were substituted after the initial 500 or so cars were built.
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• Bandini 750 sport siluro
  ...roduced from [[1950]] to [[1956]] by the italian company [[Bandini|Bandini Cars]]. ...ndini Cars | Bandini]] as [[car]] international level. These are the ''750 sports torpedo'' fact, to take [in [Forlì]] the title of Champion of [[USA]] [[19
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• History of the automobile
  ...owered vehicle was able to travel on [[wheel]]s on land and via a [[paddle wheel]] in the water. ...hydrogen gas]]-fuelled one-cylinder internal combustion engine made a test drive from [[Paris]] to [[Joinville-le-Pont]] in 1860, covering some nine kilomet
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• Hydropneumatic suspension
  ...vehicle)|suspension system]] invented by [[Citroën]] and fitted to Citroën cars, as well as being adapted by other car manufacturers, notably [[Rolls-Royce ...d to work on the cars - making them seem radically different from ordinary cars with common mechanicals. Citroën thus encountered the same issue as [[Appl
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• Alfa Romeo 6c
  |Front track || ...5–1954 by Alfa Romeo. 6C refers to to a straight 6 engine. Bodies to these cars were made by [[coachbuilder]]s such as James Young, [[Zagato]], [[Bertone]]
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• Maserati MC12
  ...has generally received positive reviews but it's critics say it is hard to drive, overpriced and too large. Other criticisms include the lack of trunk, rear The MC12 has a [[MR layout|mid-engine, rear wheel drive]] [[V12]] in a 2 door [[coupe]] with a [[targa top]] roof however the detac
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• Hatchback
  ...o entry doors and the hatch) or five-door (four entry doors and the hatch) cars. In Europe, [[city car]]s, [[supermini car|superminis]], and [[small family Small cars often incorporate a hatch tailgate to make the best use of available space.
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• Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
  |Class || [[Sports car]] |Front track ||
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• Pagani
  ...car]]s and high quality carbon fiber that [[Lamborghini]] also uses in its cars. The company was founded by [[Horacio Pagani]] an Argentine company manufac ...pleting the [[Nürburgring]] in 7:27:82, but has since been beaten by other cars, such as the [[Maserati MC12]], and [[Dodge Viper]] SRT10 ACR.
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• Formula One car
  ...ique to the championship. The current Formula One regulations specify that cars must be constructed by the racing teams themselves. ...ernationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] mandated that as of the 2006 season the cars must be powered by 2.4 litre naturally-aspirated engines in the [[V8 engine
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• Maserati
  ...manufacturer of [[automobile racing|racing cars]] and [[sports car|sports cars]], established in 1914 in [[Bologna]]. The company's headquarters are now i ...e other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto and Ettore, kept the firm going, building cars that won races.
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• GP2
  | Category || [[Open wheel car|Single seaters]] == GP2 Series cars ==
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• Lamborghini Gallardo
  |Class:||[[Sports car]] |Platform:||[[mid-engine]] [[all wheel drive|AWD]]
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• Alfa Romeo 6C
  | Platform || [[FR layout|FR]]/[[Rear-wheel drive|RWD]] | Front Track ||
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• Alfa Romeo Giulia
  |Class || [[Sports car|Sports Car]] ...[[Alfa Romeo Giulia|Giulia]] [[Sedan (car)|Berlina car]]. These appealing cars were made in a wide variety of models over a period of 13 years, so they pr
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