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• Alfa Romeo 149
  {{Alfa Romeo modern timeline}} [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|149]]
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• Compact SUV
  ...Subaru-Forester-XT.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Subaru Forester, one of the first vehicles to be named a compact SUV]] [[Image:Suzuki-Grand-Vitara-2006.JPG|250px|thumb|right|Suzuki Grand Vitara, a modern compact SUV]]
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• Whitewall tire
  ...er sidewalls. The original whitewalls featured an entirely white sidewall. Modern whitewall tires often have a thin white stripe, or white raised lettering i ...nd within the [[pimpmobile]] culture. Although wide whitewalls are rare on modern automobiles, they are still manufactured by specialty outlets and/or classi
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• Torque steering
  ...luence of the engine torque on the steering for some [[front-wheel drive]] vehicles. For example, during full acceleration the steering may pull to one side, w ...haft") on one side of the transmission. This is already implementd on most modern cars. When the driveshafts have different length and excessive torque is ap
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• Drum brake
  ...inder (engine)|cylinder]] and [[piston]]s (as in the picture), though some vehicles continued with purely-mechanical systems for decades. Some designs have two ...apped around the outside of the drum and tightened. This type predated the modern drum brake, and was later often used for the parking brake on the central [
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• Fiat Elba
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}}
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• Bugatti Type 53
  ...hough [[Ettore Bugatti]] himself had designed multi-engine all wheel drive vehicles early in his career. It was originally conceived by [[Giulio Cappa]], who ...Bugatti]] even crashed a Type 53 at [[Shelsley Walsh]] in June, [[1932]]. Modern tests, however, have shown the car to be quite tractable at speed, and Buga
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• Windshield
  ...tomobile]], [[bus]], [[motorcycle]], or [[tram]] is the front [[window]]. Modern windshields are generally made of [[Glass#Laminated_glass|laminated safety ...stem for automobile windshields, introduced on [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] vehicles ("[[Quickclear]]") in the [[1980s]], uses very thin heating wires embedded
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• Bugatti Type 2
  ...a new car, the '''Type 5''' or '''Hermes'''. It was a prototype of a more-modern model with a [[straight-4|four-cylinder]] engine and four-speed [[manual tr [[Category:Bugatti vehicles|Dietrich-Bugatti]]
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• Bugatti Type 5
  ...a new car, the '''Type 5''' or '''Hermes'''. It was a prototype of a more-modern model with a [[straight-4|four-cylinder]] engine and four-speed [[manual tr [[Category:Bugatti vehicles|Dietrich-Bugatti]]
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• Lamborghini LM003
  ...it never went past a few concept drawings that looked vaguely similar to a modern [[Range Rover]]. {{Lamborghini vehicles}}
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• Open wheel
  [[Image:Alonso_%28Renault%29_qualifying_at_USGP_2005.jpg|thumb|right|Modern Formula One Renault]] ...t only to enclose the driver's body, with the head exposed to the air. In modern cars, the engine is located directly behind the driver, and drives the rear
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• Open-wheel
  [[Image:Alonso_%28Renault%29_qualifying_at_USGP_2005.jpg|thumb|right|Modern Formula One Renault]] ...t only to enclose the driver's body, with the head exposed to the air. In modern cars, the engine is located directly behind the driver, and drives the rear
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• Shifter
  ...[[engine]] from the [[drivetrain]] and [[wheel]]s. Automatic transmission vehicles, and those with [[continuously variable transmission]] gearboxes, do not re ...he [[dashboard]]), the transmission tunnel, or directly on the floor. Some vehicles, especially older models, have a [[column shift]] where the lever is mounte
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• Casalini
  ...is devoted to the production of small cars: the so-called ''[[minicar]]s'' vehicles. The company was founded in 1939 and until 1969 first machines produced whe ==Modern History==
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• Fiat 132/Argenta
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} {{Early European Fiat vehicles}}
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• Independent suspension
  ...on on all wheels. Some early independent systems used [[swing axle]]s, but modern systems use [[Chapman strut|Chapman]] or [[MacPherson strut]]s, [[trailing ...locity joint|constant-velocity (CV) joints]] used in [[front wheel drive]] vehicles.
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• Regenerative brake
  ...storing it for future use or feeding it back into a power system for other vehicles to use. Using a dynamo as a regenerative brake was discovered co-incident with the modern [[electric motor]]. In 1873, [[Zénobe Gramme]] attached the wires from tw
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• Axle
  ...the wheels relative to each other and to the vehicle body. Since for most vehicles the wheels are the only part touching the ground, the axles must bear the w ...y be slowed by applying force to brake the rotation of the axle. Consumer vehicles' brakes are part of the wheel assembly and therefore exert friction on the
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• Bubble car
  ...iant Robin]]) — these were rather larger but continued in production until modern times. The [[Messerschmitt KR175]], [[Messerschmitt KR200|KR200]] and [[Me
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• Spoiler (automotive)
  ...performance [[sports cars]], although they have become common on passenger vehicles, as well. Some spoilers are added to cars primarily for styling purposes a ...]] cars are often equipped with smaller spoilers, similar to those seen on modern [[sports cars]]. [[Sprint cars]] have very large asymmetric spoilers desig
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• Power steering
  ...wheel drive]], greater vehicle mass and wider [[tire]]s means that modern vehicles would be extremely difficult to manouevre at low speeds (e.g. when parking) Some more modern implementations of hydraulic systems also include an electronic pressure va
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• Barchetta
  ...]] top raised the driver and passenger remain exposed to the elements. In modern times, the word is often used to describe a two-seat convertible without fi ...aditional open sense, many manufacturers today offer "roadsters." Notable vehicles include the '''[[BMW Z4]], [[Honda S2000]], [[Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class|Merce
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• Compact car
  ...recognized in much of the world as a C-segment (between B- and D-segment) vehicles. Compact cars usually have [[wheelbase]]s between 2.54 [[meter]]s (100 [[in ...h a [[station wagon]], [[hardtop]], and [[sedan]] versions were added. The modern compact class greatly expanded between 1958 and 1960 when the [[Studebaker
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• Lancia Prisma
  {{Lancia modern timeline}} [[Category:Lancia vehicles|Prisma]]
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• Regenerative brakes
  ...storing it for future use or feeding it back into a power system for other vehicles to use. Using a dynamo as an regenerative brake was discovered co-incident with the modern [[electric motor]]. In 1873, [[Zénobe Gramme]] attached the wires from tw
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• Dietrich-Bugatti
  ...a new car, the '''Type 5''' or '''Hermes'''. It was a prototype of a more-modern model with a [[straight-4|four-cylinder]] engine and four-speed [[manual tr [[Category:Bugatti vehicles|Dietrich-Bugatti]]
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• Subframe
  ...with a full chassis, separate front and rear subframes are used in modern vehicles to reduce the overall weight and cost. In addition a subframe yields benefi
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• Fiat Multipla
  ...erior and interior design of the Multipla was displayed at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] (MOMA) in New York during its "Different Roads - Automobiles for the ==The Modern Multipla (1998–present)==
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• Fiat Ulysse
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}}
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• Naturally-aspirated engine
  ...enerally cannot offer suitable power:weight ratios to be acceptable in the modern car market. ...tter [[fuel efficiency]]. In drag racing, naturally-aspirated vehicles are vehicles that do not run a blower, a turbo, nor use [[nitrous oxide]].
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• Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta
  Edward Walson commissioned the car in 2008, asking Ferrari to build a modern interpretation of the [[gold]] covered Carrozzeria Fantuzzi-designed Ferrar {{Ferrari vehicles}}
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• Polizia Penitenziaria
  ...ch needed reforming to ensure the Italian prison system was operating in a modern and democratic way. Professionalisation and demilitarisation were also moti Its vehicles are dark blue with a light blue stripe along the side and ''Polizia Peniten
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• MacPherson strut
  ...ile|car]] [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]] system widely used in modern vehicles, named after [[Earl S. MacPherson]], an engineer who developed the design f ...se engine|transverse]] oriented engines such as most [[front wheel drive]] vehicles have. For those reasons, it has become almost ubiquitous with manufacture
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• Body-on-frame
  ...-frame remains the preferred construction method for heavy-duty commercial vehicles, especially those which are intended to carry and pull heavy loads, such as ...issue now that CAD is commonplace), but still an advantage for coachbuilt vehicles.
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• Fiat Panorama
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Oggi]]
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• Lamborghini Concept S
  ...asis. Shown at the [[2005]] [[Geneva Motor Show]]. It was intended to be a modern interpretation of the single-seat roadsters of the past. Utilizing a 'saute {{Lamborghini vehicles}}
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• Kingpin
  ..."dead" feel for the driver which is undesirable, especially on performance vehicles.
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• Autobianchi Y10
  {{Lancia modern timeline}} [[Category:Lancia vehicles|Y10]]
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• Brake lining
  ...consumable surfaces in [[brake|braking systems]], especially those used in vehicles. ...bbery portion which contacts the rims when the brakes are applied. In most modern vehicular applications the system is conceptually identical, except the rim
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• Fiat 508C
  In [[1953]] the 1100 was completely remade as a compact 4-door sedan, with a modern monocoque bodywork and integrated forelights: after the project number, the {{Early European Fiat vehicles}}
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• Inboard brake
  ...r E-Type]] and [[Citroën 2CV]]. The [[Hummer H1]] is one of the few modern vehicles fitted with inboard brakes, although this addition was ostensibly to accomm
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• Straight-8
  ...ign of cars from a long engine compartment between separate fenders to the modern configuration beginning with the [[Chrysler Airflow]] and its shorter engin ...t-8 engines were used pre-World War II in expensive luxury and performance vehicles. [[Bugatti]]s commonly used [[DOHC]] straight-8 engines. Postwar, the main
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• Lancia Zeta
  ...and [[Peugeot Expert]]. They are more technically related to PSA than Fiat vehicles, as PSA governs the Sevel Nord part of the joint-venture. ...eurovans were afforded a much more bubbly, contemporary look, along with a modern-looking dashboard with centrally mounted gauges. The differences are now mo
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• Fiat 1100/103 TV
  The car shown here is an appealing example from this era. Its elegant, modern lines were drawn by the very creative Giovanni [[Michelotti]], who is proba [[Category:Veteran vehicles]]
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• Menarini
  After a first period aimed to the refurbishing of vehicles bodies, in 1925 as soon as it was possible to extend the plant and buy mach ...nufacture of tourism vehicles was stopped and the production of industrial vehicles: [[vans]], [[ambulances]], lorries, truck cabins was started and later, als
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• Front-wheel drive
  ...r]]s, where the engine drives the front [[wheel]]s. Most front wheel drive vehicles today feature [[transverse engine|transverse]] engine mounting, though many ...rary [[Cord 810|810]] from [[Cord Automobile]] in the United States. These vehicles featured a [[mid-engine]] front wheel drive design — the engine was behin
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• Vehicle size class
  !rowspan=2|Modern example Off-road vehicles and [[SUV]]s are considered a segment apart from normal, as are [[light com
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• Fiat Sedici
  ...io, and it is an alternative to [[multi-purpose vehicle|mini multi-purpose vehicles (MPV)]], which have a more "boxy" appearance. ...it got new Euro 5 power plants. The 1.9 Multijet was replaced by the more modern 2.0 Multijet 135 PS, also the petrol 1.6 was upgraded now to have 120 PS, w
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• Brass Era car
  * Pre-[[1905]] vehicles are '''veteran cars''' * 1905–1918 vehicles are '''[[Edwardian]] cars'''.
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• Van (road vehicle)
  ...refers to the road vehicle known as a van. For other uses, including rail vehicles, please see [[Van (disambiguation)]]'' |[[Image:Nissan primastar.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A modern van, the [[Nissan Primastar]]]]
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• Fiat Palio Weekend
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Palio]]
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• Fiat Barchetta
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Barchetta]]
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• Tractor
  [[Image:Modern-tractor.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A modern [[farm]] tractor.]] ..." usually means "farm tractor", and using "tractor" to mean other types of vehicles is known of in the vehicle trade but unfamiliar to much of the general publ
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• Iveco Massif
  ...Defender as the [[body-on-frame]] construction is better suited to utility vehicles which are intended for towing or carrying heavy loads. ...d as Iveco have recently signed up as the main sponsor of the team. Launch vehicles have been displayed with black body work and ‘tribal’ graphics which ar
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• Automobile self starter
  ...ce the engine was running, a concept that is now being revived in [[hybrid vehicles]]. By [[1920]], nearly every car had a self-starter. ...lls the pinion gear away from the ring gear, and the starter motor stops. Modern starter motors have a "bendix" — a gear and integral [[freewheel
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• Fiat Strada
  ...o Weekend|Weekend Adventure]]. It is offered in Europe with the relatively modern 1.9 JTD Diesel engine. {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}}
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• Fiat Duna
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Duna]]
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• Fiat 124 Coupé
  ...g in both 6 or 8 slot configuration. All of these coupes are fun competent modern driving cars which look fantastic in their original forms. They are akin to {{Early European Fiat vehicles}}
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• Lancia Trevi
  {{Lancia modern timeline}} [[Category:Lancia vehicles|Trevi]]
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• Weber
  ...t'' Webers fed [[supercharger]]s on the 1938 [[Alfa Romeo 8C]] competition vehicles. ...fuel injection]] has replaced carburetors in both production cars and most modern motor racing, although Weber carburetors are still used extensively in clas
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• Fiat Bravo/Brava
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Bravo/Brava]]
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• Straight engine
  ...in both length and height and easier to fit into the engine bay of smaller modern cars. Some manufacturers, notably Acura, Audi, Toyota, VW and Volvo Cars, h ...or. Cars became smaller and much more space-efficient. The engine bay of a modern small or medium car, typically designed for a straight-4, often does not ha
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• Multi-valve
  ==Modern multivalve engines== ...like [[Volkswagen]] and [[Audi]] now use 5-valve engines in many of their vehicles after acquiring the technology from [[Bugatti]] who developed it for their
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• Derbi
  |Products || motorcycles, scooters, recreations vehicles ==Modern history==
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• Fiat Bravo (2007)
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Bravo]]
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• Fiat Oggi
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Oggi]]
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• Boat
  Unusual floating vehicles have been used for sports purposes as well. For example, the [[Bathtub Boat ...entially [[torpedo boat|motor torpedo boats]] which could submerge. In the modern combat environment where a typical attack submarine is the size of a [[dest
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• Scooter
  Most modern motor scooters have smaller wheels than motorcyles, between 8 and 12 inches Until recently, most modern motor scooters came with air cooled [[two-stroke cycle]] engines with autom
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• Fiat Regata
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Regata]]
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• Fiat Fiorino
  In 1984 a more modern version was published it was based upon the [[Fiat Uno]]. Second generation {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}}
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• Lancia Ypsilon
  {{Lancia modern timeline}} [[Category:Lancia vehicles|Ypsilon]]
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...ain types are the [[internal combustion engine]] used extensively in motor vehicles, the [[steam engine]] which was the mainstay of the [[industrial revolution ...combustion engines, single and two-cylinder designs are common in smaller vehicles such as [[motorcycles]], while [[automobiles]] typically have between four
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• Autograss
  ...with a restrictor, to even out performance amongst the vast collection of vehicles used. ...gine with the lightness to allow better handling than the heavier class 10 vehicles. The capacity limits are between 1421cc and 2070cc and any modifications ar
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• Ansaldo
  At that time, there were also commercial vehicles with petrol engines, the type 300 (2 liters) and type 500 (5.5 liters), wit ...[[straight-eight]] of 3532cc. Ansaldos were generally of good quality and modern design, and competed in many races. When [[Wikov]] began manufacture in [[
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• Crumple zone
  ...sh test results and real-life accidents also belies any such fears. Modern vehicles using what are commonly termed 'crumple zones' provide, on average, far sup
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• Locking differential
  ...Motors Corporation|GM]]'s "Gov-Lok." This is the type most often found on vehicles factory equipped with a locking differential. ...and inflated. Steering difficulties can be mostly eliminated by selecting modern lockers which are better engineered than earlier versions which were notori
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• Fiat Albea
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Albea]]
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• Alfa Romeo SZ
  {{Alfa Romeo modern timeline}} [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|SZ]]
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• Alfa Romeo 75
  {{Alfa Romeo modern timeline}} [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|75]]
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• Shock absorber
  === Vehicles suspension === ...ock absorbers as springs only store and do not dissipate or absorb energy. Vehicles typically employ both springs or torsion bars as well as hydraulic shock ab
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• Ariete
  ...[Fiat]] and [[Oto Melara]] combined forces to develop a new tank utilizing modern firepower, mobility, and protection technologies. ...eadquarters in [[Rome]]. This is a consortium formed by Iveco SpA, Defence Vehicles Division and the Oto Melara Division of Alenia Difesa. Iveco Fiat has carri
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• Fiat Idea
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Idea]]
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• Hemi engine
  ...le)|Riley]]. [[Stutz]] built four valve engines, conceptually anticipating modern car engines. The [[BMW]] double push rod design, taken over by [[Bristol Ca ...n material, space and warranty claims and allowed it to be used in smaller vehicles. Chrysler's Australian-market [[Chrysler Hemi-6 Engine|Hemi-6]] of 1970-80
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• Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer
  ...arina]] body was an angular wedge with popup headlights, and remains quite modern looking. 387 examples were built. {{Ferrari vehicles}}
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• Steering
  ...traight line. Other arrangements are sometimes found on different types of vehicles, for example, a [[tiller]] or rear–wheel steering. [[Tracked vehicle]]s s Many modern cars use [[rack and pinion]] steering mechanisms, where the steering wheel
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• Overhead camshaft
  ...n of overhead cam technology, it has been used in some domestic production vehicles intermittently at least since the 1960's, when Kaiser-Jeep produced the 230 When DOHC technology was introduced in mainstream vehicles, it was common for the technology to be heavily advertised. While the techn
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• Alfa Romeo Arna
  {{Alfa Romeo modern timeline}} [[Category:Alfa Romeo vehicles|Arna]]
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• Fiat Scudo
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Scudo]]
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• Alfa Romeo 145
  ...can be freely transplanted into the older cars, by virtue of the earliest vehicles inheriting the older 1.7 L Boxer engines which are backwards compatible wit {{Alfa Romeo modern timeline}}
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• Vanderbilt Cup
  ...drew large crowds hoping to see an American car defeat the mighty European vehicles. However, [[George Heath]] won the race in a [[Panhard]] and another French ...any to build the [[Long Island Motor Parkway]], one of the country's first modern paved parkways that could not only be used for the race but would open up L
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• V8
  ...llowing higher RPM and quicker acceleration. The design was popularized in modern racing with the [[Coventry Climax]] 1.5 L V8 which evolved from a cros ...nd [[1970]] by Ford licensees around the world, mostly powering commercial vehicles.
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• Car body style
  ...p might be fitted, along with side curtains, but there was no side glass. Modern roadsters still have two seats but have tops and side windows; the term mea ...ts utility vehicle]]''' (SUV) : Derivative of off-road or four-wheel drive vehicles but with car-like levels of interior comfort and drivability. Also sometime
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• Lamborghini Reventón
  ...ting one million [[euro]]s. The official press release stated that only 20 vehicles would be released to the public, with one additional car (marked as 0/20) p {{Lamborghini vehicles}}
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• Antique car
  ...07}} of that term has it as applying only to certain specific high-quality vehicles from the pre-[[World War II]] era. 25 years is about double the [[design]] life of modern cars and an even greater increment on those cars now 25 years old; therefor
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• Sports car
  ...with more power or performance than is typical for cars in general. Often vehicles in the [[muscle car]], performance sedan/saloon or [[grand tourer]] (GT) ca Most modern cars use front wheel drive ([[FF layout|FF]]) where the engine is in the fr
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• Mopeds
  ...dals. Moped classification is designed to allow the use of small motorised vehicles avoiding safety restrictions and licensing charges of larger [[motorcycles] ...acement of no more than 50 cc and maximum speed no more than 50 km/h. Such vehicles require no [[license|licensing]]. Pillion passengers are only allowed when
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• Lancia Thema
  {{Lancia modern timeline}} [[Category:Lancia vehicles|Thema]]
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• Fiat Seicento
  {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Seicento]]
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• Front wheel drive
  ...]]s, where the engine drives the front [[wheel]]s. Most front wheel drive vehicles today feature [[transverse engine|transverse]] engine mounting, though many ...Saab 92]] predates it) although its mechanical layout differed from modern vehicles, since the transmission was built into the [[sump]] of the engine, and driv
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