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...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...iablo]], [[Ferrari 360|Ferrari 360GT]], [[Porsche 911 GT3]] and a [[BMW M3|BMW M3 GTR V8]]. In both times the 24 Hour race was held, the Holden Monaro 427

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Engine || 2.0 L [[straight-5|I5]]

...rst seen in the Jensen Healey), and [[BMW]] (on the 1979 [[BMW M1|M1]]'s [[BMW M88|M88 engine]]). [[Triumph]] also introduced a [[single overhead cam]] 1 [[Volkswagen Group|VAG]] companies like [[Volkswagen]] and [[Audi]] now use 5-valve engines in many of their vehicles after acquiring the technology from

Many local and national car clubs, such as the [[BMW Car Club of America]] and [http://www.pca.org Porsche Club of America], ho ...s of 7 turns. The optional "John Morton" [[chicane]] is located after turn 5 and is named after a driver who was almost killed in 1988 after his car bec

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" | BMW Team UK

...pickup truck]]s and the Ford Excursion full size [[SUV]], as well as the E-Series full-size [[van]]. * The Volkswagen Phaeton and Volkswagen Touareg currently have a 5.0 L turbocharged [[Diesel]] V10 option, available in Europe, making th

In 2000, the 1000 km were resumed, with new competitive cars of BMW and Audi. ...ned [[Panoz]] of [[Jan Magnussen]] and [[David Brabham]] won, ahead of a [[BMW V12 LMR]], an [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] and the second Panoz.

...on straight-6 was found in the 1927 [[Alfa Romeo 1500]], displacing just 1.5 L. The largest are used in tractor-trailer combinations and some low ...ufacturers build cars equipped with straight six engines. Manufacturers [[BMW]] and [[Volvo]] both produce multiple models with straight sixes. BMWs are

...worth responded with the brand new AC engine. Costs, not unlike the senior series, were getting out of control. ...F3000 chassis existed - the Wagner fitted with a straight-six short-stroke BMW. This was converted into a sports car, however.

...INI also makes use of run flat tires for certain wheel sizes, as do many [[BMW]] models. ...gh its production life cycle. Later designs such as the BMW 3 Series (E90 Series) do not have space to carry a spare tire since the vehicle design was conce

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Teams || 5 manufacturers

[[Image:March BMW Marc Surer.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[Marc Surer]]'s 1979 Championship winning ...g, the high performance nature of the cars and the expense involved in the series has always meant a need for a path to reach this peak. For much of the his

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...a deal with [[Simtek]] to run a car which had been designed in 1990 for [[BMW]]. This was fitted with [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] [[V10 engine]]s but the cars

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:95%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |[[Convertible]]||-||[[Cabriolet]]||[[BMW 3-Series]]

...s plush and luxurious as those of the [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]] or [[BMW 7 Series]], yet are classified as mid-luxury due to their relatively low MSPs.'' ...lfa Romeo 156]], [[Cadillac CTS]], [[Lincoln MKZ|Lincoln Zephyr]], [[BMW 3 Series]], [[Buick Lucerne]] CXL, [[Buick LaCrosse]] CXS, [[Lexus IS]], [[Lexus ES]

...an currently sanctions three separate series. The premier Rolex Sports Car Series featuring Daytona Prototype and GT endurance events, the Grand-Am Cup featu ==Rolex Sports Car Series==

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" * 2005 EBM Jörg Weidinger Happurg am See [[BMW M3]]

In the early [[1950s]] [[Borg-Warner]] developed a series of three-speed torque converter automatics for [[Ford Motor Company]], [[St ...ansmission|ZF 6HP26]] in the 2002 [[BMW]] [[BMW E65|E65]] [[BMW 7-Series|7-Series]]). [[Mercedes-Benz]]'s [[7G-TRONIC]] was the first seven-speed in 2003, wi

...ed to call it the [[Project Apollo|Apollo]], in honour of the moon mission series of the time. ...t sump]] [[crankcase]] with a centre main bearing support. The bore was 84.5 mm, and the stroke 56 mm. Valve actuation was by pushrods and roc

...rkingbrakehandle.jpg|thumb|Emergency brake handle (for [[Nissan Cube]] Z10 series)]] [[Image:Handbrake lever.JPG|thumb|left|Hand brake lever ([[Saab 9-5]]).]]

...n]], driving for McLaren-Mercedes, and [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], driving for BMW Williams, had a chance of claiming the 2003 championship right until the en ...s (which were banned in 2004). The scoring system was changed to 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 in an attempt to make the constructors' and drivers' title race

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Events || [[A1 Grand Prix]]<br>WesBank Super Series<br>Pro Tour

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ! colspan=2 |'''Le Mans Series'''

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...mpionship]] that year. In 1998, he joined the brand new Le Mans program of BMW Motorsports.

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" | rowspan=2 | {{flagiconUK}} BMW WilliamsF1 Team

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...the successor for the very popular Giulietta Coupé, internally called the "Series 105", was introduced. It used the shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlin

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" *1953 [[Alfa Romeo BAT-5]]

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" | rowspan=2 | {{flagiconUK}} BMW WilliamsF1 Team

...banning some of the more exotic technologies available (for instance, many series insist on a "control tyre" that all competitors must use) and keep the raci ...were in fact built from production cars, whereas some current touring car series are also raced in [[silhouette racing car]]s. Touring cars race exclusivel

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Engines:||2.0 Twin Spark<br>2.5 [[V6]]<br>3.0 V6<br>2.4 JTD [[diesel]] ([[left hand drive|LHD]] only)

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ! colspan=2 |'''BMW Isetta'''

...owned teams, had engine-production agreements with major car companies, [[BMW]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]] respectively, and [[Honda]] produced engines for BA ...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"

...entered [[BMW M3]] GTR V8 that had been run in the 2001 [[American Le Mans Series]]. A remarkable 5th place overall was scored by a [[BMW 1|BMW 120d]], which has roughly half the power of some cars it has beaten. It was

*[[BMW Sauber]] ...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"

* '''HB3''' Introduced in 1983. Used an engine from a [[Honda]] [[Honda CB series|CB]]1100. 101 units made. * '''BB1 Supermono''' Introduced in 1995. Engine from a [[BMW]] [[Rotax]] 650. 376 units made.

*[[Mazda]] [[Mazda B-Series (International)|B-Series]] — On the Freestyle version (based on extended cab) since 2002 *[[MINI (BMW)|MINI]] [http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/03/16/the_new_mini_clubman Clubma

...at the beginning of 2006, Alfa's leader Karl Heinze-Kalbfell (formerly of BMW) was fired. ...e may be Alfa's attempt at besting BMW's turbocharged V8 in the upcoming 5 Series. Regardless, this new twin-turbo V8 has the potential to produce in excess

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...ing the track in 2002, the ''peraltada'' curve was partially bypassed by a series of sharp turns entering and exiting the baseball field; re-entering the ''p

...ded. [[BMW Sauber|BMW]] was not in attendance as they were launching the [[BMW Sauber F1.08|F1.08]] Testing then moved to [[Circuit de Valencia|Valencia]] ...and Toyota present. [[Nico Rosberg]] topped the time sheets for Williams. BMW Sauber were instead testing on their own in Jerez. Super Aguri did not turn

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" | Winning team || [[BMW Sauber]]

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...om at the end of 2006. The team principal is [[Franz Tost]], formerly of [[BMW]]'s motorsport division. Its latest car, the [[STR2|STR2]] is nearly identi

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Competitors:||[[Audi A6]]<br>[[BMW 5 Series]]<br>[[Citroën XM]]<br>[[Peugeot 605]]<br>[[Renault Safrane]]<br>[[Saab 90

5 - All Motor ...se classes are officially sanctioned by ANDRA and are recognised through a series of successful events and National Records (www.andra.com.au)

...Formula One from the 2008 season onwards and instead stage their own rival series, before signing a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MoU) at the [[2006 Spani ...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Record class2 || [[NASCAR]] [[Nationwide Series]]

...ters - all Italian. The winner completed the course in just under 21 hours 5 minutes; local marque [[Officine Meccaniche|OM]] swept the top three places ...han usual) mainly by Italian makers, it was the aerodynamically improved [[BMW 328]] driven by Germans [[Huschke von Hanstein]]/[[Walter Baumer]] that won

...ed by [[BMW]]. BMW opted to keep the Sauber name in F1 renaming the team [[BMW Sauber]]. Jordan, who had been bought by the [[Midland Group]] in 2004, ch ...8 Formula One season|2008 season]], reducing the likelihood of a breakaway series. On [[May 14]], Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association (GPMA) members conf

...se with Mazda Miata.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Autocross course with [[Mazda MX-5|Mazda Miata]]]] ...oss clubs. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.

...se with Mazda Miata.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Autocross course with [[Mazda MX-5|Mazda Miata]]]] ...oss clubs. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Transmission || 5-speed manual<br>3-speed automatic

...] machines were developed in conjunction with other manufacturers Zuntapp, BMW and Husqvarna, and were successfully raced. But the real development came ...ne that could conceivable take on the best and finest from [[Moto-Guzzi]], BMW and the rapidly emerging Japanese.

...available in at least five European countries, and have expected sales of 5,000 a year. ...nd was the top choice of 37. The next year, the Renault Clio won by a mere 5 points, received maximum points from only one juror, and was the top choice

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[compact car|compact]] 3-door & 5-door [[hatchback]]

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...rtees made a full recovery and competed with a T70 in the inaugural Can Am series in 1966, winning three races of six to become champion over other winners D

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...[[Chevrolet Impala]] for [[Earnhardt Ganassi Racing]] in the [[Sprint Cup Series]].

...luding the driver of 145 kilograms, can accelerate from 0-60mph in under 4.5 seconds, and has a top speed of 75mph. It has a better power to weight rati ...mower]] engines, sometimes with small modifications, developing from about 5 to 20 hp (4 to 15 kW). [[Briggs & Stratton]], [[Tecumseh]], [[Kohler]], [[R

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...nctive retro-look just like the [[Volkswagen New Beetle]] and [[MINI (BMW)|BMW MINI]] but may well be substantially cheaper than those cars, with a projec

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Wins || 5

...aust gases. An example of this is the current [[BMW E60]] [[BMW 5 Series|5-Series]] 535d. ...obile V8 engine#Turbo Jetfire|Turbo Jetfire]]'' was a 215&nbsp;in&sup3; (3.5&nbsp;L) [[V8]], while the [[Chevrolet Corvair engine|Corvair engine]] was a

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Engine || [[Cosworth]] TJ2005 Series 10

** Largest I4 engine (gasoline) - 3.2&nbsp;L (3188&nbsp;cc/194.5&nbsp;in³) - 1961 [[Pontiac Tempest]] ''[[Pontiac V8 engine#195|195]]'' ...st I4 engine (Diesel) - 4.3&nbsp;L (4334&nbsp;cc/278&nbsp;in³) - [[Isuzu N-Series|Isuzu NKR]] ''[[Isuzu 4HF1 engine|4HF1]]''

===Series hybrid=== [[Image:Hybridpeak.png|thumb|right|400px|Structure of a series hybrid vehicle]]

===Dispute over regulations and breakaway series=== ...Rosso]] announced their intentions to withdraw from the 2010 championship. BMW Sauber later announced on their withdrawal from Formula One at the end of t

...e; rather it helps to minimize a loss of control. The [[NHTSA]] estimates 5,300-9,600 traffic fatalities could be avoided if all passenger vehicles wer In 1987, the earliest innovators of ESC, Mercedes-Benz, [[BMW]] and [[Toyota]] introduced their first [[traction control system]]s. Tract

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Competitors:||[[Acura TSX]]<br>[[Audi A4]]<br>[[BMW 3-Series]]<br>[[Jaguar X-Type]]<br>[[Lexus IS 300]]<br>[[Mercedes-Benz C-Class]]

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...m:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Osella_PA_20_S_BMW.jpg|280px|'''Osella PA 20 S BMW''']]

Throughout the '''[[James Bond]]''' series of films and novels [[Q (James Bond)|Q Branch]] has given Bond a wide varie ...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" | Wins || 5

...sler]]'s [[4MATIC]] used on [[Mercedes-Benz]] products, [[BMW]] with the [[BMW xDrive|xDrive]], and [[Volkswagen]]'s [[4motion]] can mean either an automa ...via a viscous coupling unit. Such systems may be described as having a 95/5 or 90/10 power split.

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...shing runner-up in the German's 1994 and 1995 title seasons. The two had a series of controversial clashes on and off the track, including the collision at t

...[open-wheel]] [[formula racing|formula]] [[auto racing]]. It consists of a series of races, known as [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]], held on The Formula One series has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre

...little car length behind the [[Pillar (car)|C-Pillar]] and thus [[Renault 5|no room for a side window over the load area]]. Others acheive this by a [[ ...model year. General Motors included a hatchback model as part of its J-car series (which included the [[Chevrolet Cavalier]]), but this car emphasized sporti

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...ximum engine displacement capacity reduced to 800&nbsp;cc for a minimum of 5 years.

...cars more suitable to the Italian market. Merosi would go on to design a series of new A.L.F.A. cars with more powerful engines ([[A.L.F.A 40/60 HP|40-60 H ...pionship for Grand Prix cars in 1925. For Alfa road cars Jano developed a series of small-to-medium-displacement 4, 6, and 8 cylinder inline power plants ba

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...'s acquisition of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]], parent company of Bond film series rights co-owner [[United Artists]].

Drivers = 5. [[Michael Schumacher]] <br /> 6. [[Felipe Massa]] | ...racecar of his own, the [[Ferrari Tipo 815|Tipo 815]] (eight cylinders, 1.5-liter displacement). The 815s, designed by [[Alberto Massimino]], were thus

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Car number || 5

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...gines won five of the next 11 European Formula Two championships. However, BMW also put pressure on Herd to concentrate on the Formula Two programme. As a

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...for decades, Moto Guzzi has experienced a series of business cycles and a series of ownership arrangements — some complex, some brief, some with enduring

...near level photo finish between Miles/Hulme and McLaren/Amon with the No. 5 following, too. According to witnesses Bruce McLaren left a small margin to ...limited to 3.0&nbsp;L engines. Thus, cars with engines that displaced over 5.0&nbsp;L were banned from the World championship and from Le Mans, which wa

...der-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" | Circuit length km || 5.30

...litres pre-war Grand Prix cars were allowed to race against the pre-war 1.5 litres supercharged '[[voiturette]]s' while pre-war supercharged Grand Prix ...t his 1.5 litre supercharged 125s to the museum, and fielded the new V12 4.5 litre normally aspirated 375s. With a fuel consumption of around 35 litres