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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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