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• Society of Automotive Engineers
  ...gineers''' is a professional organisation and [[standards body]] for the [[engineering]] of powered [[vehicle]]s of all kinds - [[automobile|cars]], [[truck]]s, [ ...''[[automotive]]'' was coined by the Society to describe all self-powered vehicles, and the name was changed.
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• Grecav
  ...ince of [[Mantua]]. The company produces, among other things, light motor vehicles. The company was founded in 1966 by Cav. Bruno Grespan (current President) ...ufacturing point , achieving a specific technical know- how, sophisticated engineering, resources and the most advanced industrial technologies applied to the aut
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• A.L.F.A 24 HP
  ...ark A.L.F.A (later [[Alfa Romeo]]). [[Giuseppe Merosi]] was the man behind engineering. Car was used first time in car racing 1911 [[Targa Florio]]. This was firs ...he tax schedules. The 24 HP became the starting point of a whole series of vehicles, which were built until [[1921]]:
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• Bodywork
  In [[automotive engineering]], the '''bodywork''' of an [[automobile]] is the structure which protects: In vehicles with a frame or [[chasis]], the term ''bodywork'' is normally applied to on
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• Non-synchronous transmission
  .... An example would be a PTO, or [[power take-off]]. The operation of these vehicles is sometimes regulated by local, regional, or national [[laws]]. Some count ...ions. The split off of automotive transmission types that has prevailed in engineering designs uses three major categories: [[Automatic transmission|''automatic''
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• Weight distribution
  ...istics, including [[car handling|handling]], [[acceleration]], [[traction (engineering)|traction]], and component life. Ideal weight distribution will vary from v [[Category:Vehicles]]
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• De Tomaso Pantera
  ...Ford's own test track. Early crash testing at UCLA showed that safety cage engineering was not very well understood in the 1970's. Rust-proofing was non-existent ...e changes were made, including the use of a factory [[Manifold (automotive engineering)|exhaust header]].
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• Vehicle dynamics
  ...t it may also involve [[chemistry]], [[solid state physics]], [[electrical engineering]], [[communication]]s, [[psychology]], [[control theory]], etc. The dynamic behavior of vehicles can be analysed in several different ways. This can be a straightforward as
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• Marque
  ...le]] in the automobile industry. A larger company can develop and produce vehicles much more economically than a smaller concern. Product development, in par ...in only surface cosmetic detail is known, somewhat pejoritively as [[badge engineering]]. Sometimes, such practices erode [[brand equity]] severely, while in oth
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• Nicola Romeo
  ...ouple of years abroad and completed a second bachelor degree in electrical engineering in [[Liège (city)|Liège]], [[Belgium]]. In 1911 he returned to Italy and ...y 23 years, moved to Liège, in Belgium, where he graduated in [[electrical engineering]]. After several attempts to find work at several European companies, he wa
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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 [[Category:Structural engineering]]
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• List of microcars by country of origin: U
  ...[[Private company limited by shares|Ltd]], [[Thames Ditton]] ||[[Villiers Engineering|Villiers]] 346 cc ||2 ||1953-1955 || ...[[Private company limited by shares|Ltd]], [[Thames Ditton]] ||[[Villiers Engineering|Villiers]] 346 cc ||2 ||1955-1958 ||The Mark 2 has minor trim diff
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• Independent suspension
  ...modern vehicles have '''independent front suspension''' ('''IFS'''). Many vehicles also have an '''independent rear suspension''' ('''IRS'''). IRS, as the na ...the other wheel on the vehicle. Independent suspension requires additional engineering effort and expense in development versus a [[live axle]] or [[beam axle]] a
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• Giuseppe Merosi
  ...d as a building surveyor, before he discovered his gift for the automotive engineering. He gained first experiences at [[Bianchi]] and the running department of [ ...ar already 50 pieces were sold. The cars proved to be durable and reliable vehicles with an elegant design. Higher HP models followed in the coming years. In 1
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• Jake brake
  ...rakes or compression release engine brakes in general, especially on large vehicles or heavy equipment. "Jake Brake" is a registered trademark of Jacobs Vehicl ...brake is a braking system used primarily on [[semi-truck]]s or other large vehicles that modifies engine valve operation to use engine [[Physical compression|c
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• Chassis
  ...tank-converted platforms such as [[armored personnel carrier]]s, [[combat engineering vehicle]]s, etc.
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• Frame (vehicle)
  ...nd chassis [[Jeep Forward Control|FC]] for others to convert into finished vehicles.]] In the case of vehicles, the term '''chassis''' means the [[Frame (vehicle)|frame]] plus the "runni
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• Bremach
  Since September 1988 the BREMACH vehicles have been manufactured by Bremach-Fb S.r.l. in plant located in [[Varese]], ....DE group which has a long and successful history in automotive design and engineering with DARMAK brand.
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• Motorcycle land speed record
  ...set until 1920. There was controversy over the 1930 record, when [[Osborn Engineering Company|OEC]] claimed to be fastest, on the basis of a publicity photo take ...the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]], the FIA only certifies vehicles with at least four wheels, while the FIM certifies two- and three-wheelers.
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• List of supercars
  ...However, the category is a subjective one and the inclusion of some of the vehicles listed may be more or less controversial, depending upon the opinions of th The following is a list of vehicles that are widely considered to be "supercars" for their era. Ranked by the i
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• Autobianchi Y10
  ...pped in favour of [[Lancia]]'s except in Italy; a textbook case of [[badge engineering]]. Along with the [[Autobianchi]] badge the turbocharged engine was dropped [[Category:Lancia vehicles|Y10]]
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• Three wheeler
  ...rchangeably, but the term ''three-wheeler'' is more often applied to motor vehicles. ...at of a motorcycle and the rear axle similar to that of a car. Often such vehicles are owner–constructed using a portion of a rear–engine, rear&nd
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• B Engineering
  ! colspan=2 |'''Edonis B engineering Le Mans''' [[Image:BEngineering 2001 Edonis.jpg|right|thumb|270px|B Engineering Edonis]]
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• Bugatti EB110
  ...aining chassis' and a version of the engine are now being developed by [[B Engineering]] into their [[Edonis]] sports car. [[Category:Bugatti vehicles|EB110]][[Category:Sports cars]]
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• Shock absorber
  ...al [[machine]]s. Large shock absorbers have also been used in [[structural engineering]] to reduce the susceptibility of structures to [[earthquake]] damage and [ === Vehicles suspension ===
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• I.DE.A Institute
  | Services || industrial engineering and design, automobile design and prototyping ...of Development in Automotive Engineering) is an [[automobile]] design and engineering company in [[Turin]], [[Italy]], founded in 1978. The [[Rieter|Rieter Holdi
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• 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 The most common use of the term '''tractor''' is for the vehicles used on [[farm]]s. The farm tractor is used for pulling or pushing agricult
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• Automobile design
  ...on involved in the development of motor vehicles or more specifically road vehicles. This most commonly refers to [[automobiles]] but also refers to [[motorcyc ...ously work against their new strategy of market differentiation. Style and engineering went their separate ways, and all body shapes underwent plastic surgery eve
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• List of fastest cars by acceleration
  Acceleration times differ even between identical vehicles due to widely varying testing methodologies - driver/rider differences, pay | [[B Engineering]] [[Edonis]]
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• Fiat Bravo (2007)
  ...r]] engineered a large amount of the car's body and internal fittings. CAD engineering and computer simulations were used on a very large scale with this model an {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}}
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• Locking differential
  ...ics)|differential]]. A locking differential provides increased [[traction (engineering)|traction]] compared to a standard, or "open" differential by disallowing w ...Motors Corporation|GM]]'s "Gov-Lok." This is the type most often found on vehicles factory equipped with a locking differential.
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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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• Ettore Bugatti
  ...unding his own automobile company, Ettore designed a number of engines and vehicles for others. [[Prinetti & Stucchi]] produced his [[1898]] [[Bugatti Type 1# ...duced over the next three decades. The company was known for its advanced engineering in its premium road cars and its success in early [[Grand Prix motor racing
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• Engine braking
  The [[jake brake]] is required in large diesel vehicles because the rate of conversion of mechanical energy into waste thermal ener *[[Retarder (mechanical engineering)|Retarder]]
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• Engine
  ...is something that produces some effect from a given input. The origin of [[engineering]] was the working of engines. There is an overlap in [[English language|Eng ...in prior years. Although a few limited-production battery-powered electric vehicles have appeared from time to time, they have not proved to be competitive owi
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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. * [[Template:Modern Citroën vehicles|Timeline of Citroën vehicles]]
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• Italdesign
  | Services || Automobile and industrial: styling, engineering, prototyping and testing ...construct an innovative package, transforming the very concept of utility vehicles. A big small car that was popular even with the more well-heeled car enthus
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• FIA Formula Two Championship
  ...vehicles, designed by a six man team from Williams F1, led by Director of Engineering Patrick Head. The F2 vehicles will be assembled and prepared between races at MotorSport Vision’s Bedfo
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• Gull-wing door
  ...entrance/egress than conventional doors. This is especially important for vehicles like the De Lorean whose width would make conventional doors awkward to use ...using a [[Steel|solid-steel]] torsion bar (supplied by [[Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation]]) to counterbalance a full-sized door and then used simple pne
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• Ancillotti
  == Ancillotti - ''Four generations in engineering'' == ...vehicles, initially automobiles and later [[motorcycles]]. Thus begins an engineering enterprise that attracts right from the beginning his son [[Gualtiero]]. He
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• Brake-by-wire
  Some x-by-wire technologies have been already installed on commercial vehicles such as steer-by-wire, and throttle-by-wire. Brake-by-wire technology is st ...uccessful use of a clamp force sensor in an EMB system poses a challenging engineering task. If a clamp force
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• Orlandi
  ...n, ''Augusto'', [[Enrico]] and [[Giovanni]], toward the new mechanical and engineering, led to the construction in 1899, of the first [[Italian]] coachwork, on [[ ..., had always been the preparation of specialized commercial and industrial vehicles such as coaches, trucks, ambulances and vans. Since the death of Angelo Orl
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• Lancia Flavia
  ...nsidering the relatively modest performance specifications. The meticulous engineering makes maintenance of these oldies simple, although it can be quite expensiv [[Category:Lancia vehicles|Flavia]]
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• Chiribiri
  Chiribiri began life as an engineering and [[automobile manufacturer]] in [[Turin]] in 1910 when the 45 year old [ ...nio Chiribiri was born in Venice in 1865 but it was not a natural city for engineering so he moved to [[Florence]] to work in a small factory. He quickly moved o
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• Stola
  ...military trucks, special desert [[wheels]], truck steering wheels, special vehicles. Immediately after the production's start, a section dedicated to the body engineering was added.
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• Slick tire
  ...e largest possible [[contact patch]] to the road, and maximize [[traction (engineering)|traction]] for any given tire dimension. Such tires are used on all four w Slick tires are not suitable for use on common road vehicles, which must be able to operate in all weather conditions. They are used in
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• V8
  ...esigns. In [[1915]], the cross-plane design was proposed at an automotive engineering conference in the United States, but it took another eight years to bring i ...nd [[1970]] by Ford licensees around the world, mostly powering commercial vehicles.
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• Marine engine
  ...is something that produces some effect from a given input. The origin of [[engineering]] was the working of engines. There is an overlap in [[English language|Eng ...in prior years. Although a few limited-production battery-powered electric vehicles have appeared from time to time, they have not proved to be competitive owi
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• Lancia Appia
  The Appia was renowned for its high quality and simple engineering refinement, which helped it gain a deserved reputation for reliability and Approximately 98,000 Appias were built as Berlinas, 3,900 as commercial vehicles and 5,200 supplied to coachbuilders.
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