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• Inboard brake
  An '''inboard''' braking system is an [[automobile]] technology where the [[brake]]s are not located in the wheels, as is common today, but [[Category:Vehicle braking technologies]]
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• Concept car
  ...Automobile|car]] [[prototype]] made to showcase a new vehicle's styling, [[technology]], and overall design before [[production]]. They are often shown at motor If driveable, the drivetrain is often borrowed from another production vehicle from the same company, or may have defects and imperfections in design. Th
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• Brake-by-wire
  '''[[Drive-by-wire]]''' technology in automotive industry replaces the traditional mechanical and hydraulic [[ ...ercial vehicles such as steer-by-wire, and throttle-by-wire. Brake-by-wire technology is still under development by some automotomobile and automotive parts manu
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• Automobile emissions control
  ...avelled. However, substantial increases in the distance travelled by each vehicle, and equally substantial increases in the number of vehicles in use, have m The emissions produced by a vehicle fall into two basic categories:
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• Volugrafo
  ...opment of a parachute launching motorbike starting from the Belmondo motor-vehicle. The abandonment of the operation led to a slowdown in the construction of ...[engineer]] and [[race driver]] [[Belmondo]] developed the Volugrafo Bimbo vehicle, which was introduced in November 1945 and produced through early 1946. Pro
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• Electronic Stability Control
  ...g]], particularly at the limits where the driver might lose control of the vehicle. ...the driver's intended direction in [[steering]] and braking inputs, to the vehicle's response, via lateral [[acceleration]], rotation (yaw) and individual whe
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• Electric vehicle
  An '''electric vehicle''', or EV, is a [[vehicle]] with one or more [[electric motor]]s for propulsion. The motion may be p The [[energy]] used to propel the vehicle may be obtained from several sources:
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• Automobile industry in Italy
  ...'[[Automotive industry|automobile industry]] in [[Italy]]''' (formerly the vehicle industry in Italy) is a quite large employer in the country, with a labour |align=center colspan=150|<center>'''Italian motor vehicle production 1997-2006'''
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• Shock absorber
  Shock absorbers are an important part of [[automobile]] [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]]s, [[aircraft]] [[landing gear]], and the supports for many in ...heel bounce damping may require stiffer shocks than would be ideal for the vehicle motion alone.
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• Superleggera
  '''Superleggera''' is an [[automobile]] construction technology used in Italy from the middle of the 20th century. The name means "super li * [[Frame (vehicle)]]
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• Monocoque
  ...rting in the [[1930s]], and is the predominant [[automobile]] construction technology today. ...'s [[Lancia Lambda]]. [[Citroën]] built the first mass-produced monocoque vehicle in [[1934]], the innovative [[Citroën Traction Avant|Traction Avant]]. Th
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• Magneti Marelli
  ...oup]] and leader in developing and manufacturing systems, modules and high-technology components for the automotive industry with 25,000 employees and a turnover [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of Italy]]
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• Drum brake
  ...cars owing to weight and cost advantages. An advanced technology [[hybrid vehicle|hybrid]] car using drum rear brakes is the [[Toyota]] [[Prius]]. (Hybrid ve
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...e:DSCN1474.JPG|thumb|[[General Motors Sequel|Sequel]], a fuel cell powered vehicle from [[General Motors]]]] A '''hydrogen vehicle''' is a [[vehicle]], such as an [[automobile]] or [[aircraft]], which uses [[hydrogen]] as it
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• Innocenti Regent
  The vehicle was built in [[Italy]] by [[Innocenti]] in 1974 and 1975 and sold as the '' ...in 1980 - wanted to follow the [[Citroën]] approach of combining advanced technology with styling that eschewed mainstream trends to create long-lasting "timele
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• Slick tire
  The development in [[#cheater slick|cheater slick]] technology has affected the development of tires for racing series other than drag rac *[http://www.nhra.com/dragster/1999/issue07/racing_technology.html Racing Technology; Street-legal slicks]
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• Vespa
  ...h more prevalent vehicle in the 1950s and 1960s when it became the adopted vehicle of choice for the UK youth-culture known as [[Mod (lifestyle)|Mods]], and l ...larity beyond Europe and North America. In India, Piaggio transfered Vespa technology to Bajaj Auto, which continues to make scooters derived from Vespas of the
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• Economy car
  ...[[Ford Model T]], and sought the help of [[Ferdinand Porsche]] to create a vehicle with the same ideals for the people of [[Germany]]. The [[Nazi]] "KdF-Wage ...ed to a steady increase in demand for cheap cars for the masses. Emerging technology allowed economy cars to become more sophisticated. Early economy cars like
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• Differential (mechanics)
  A vehicle's wheels rotate at different speeds, especially when turning corners. The d When the vehicle is travelling in a straight line, there will be almost no movement of the p
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