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  • ...d because [[Fiat]] made cars, not trucks! This was obviously a new type of vehicle, and did not seem to fit in the scheme of things, back in 1985. The name "[ ...ture, so strong that it was practically impossible to damage or crush this vehicle. And the cost to produce all the necessary dies and jigs was a fraction of
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  • :''This article refers to the road vehicle known as a van. For other uses, including rail vehicles, please see [[Van ( ...r and usually higher off the ground. It can either be a specially designed vehicle or be based on a saloon/sedan car, the latter type often including derivati
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  • ;'''[[MPV]]''' : Multi-purpose vehicle, a large car or small bus designed to be used on and off-road and easily co ;'''[[Sports utility vehicle]]''' (SUV) : Derivative of off-road or four-wheel drive vehicles but with c
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  • ...raking ability, rollover stability and noise levels are checked before the vehicle is allowed to compete in the dynamic events (Skidpad, Autocross, Accelerati ...have proved themselves to be capable of producing a functioning prototype vehicle.
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  • ...nguished from a [[minivan]] ([[multi-purpose vehicle]]) or [[sport utility vehicle]] by still being a car, sharing its forward bodywork with other cars in a m ...ry Club]] social set. The vehicles gained in “snob appeal” when mating the utility of the hard wood bodies to better makes of automobiles such as [[Buick]] an
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  • ...n [[Redruth]], and in 1801 [[Richard Trevithick]] was running a full-sized vehicle on the road in [[Camborne]]. ...he USA but was also the first [[amphibious vehicle]], as his steam-powered vehicle was able to travel on [[wheel]]s on land and via a [[paddle wheel]] in the
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  • ...ace, accessed from behind the vehicle by a tailgate or flip-up window. The vehicle must have at least two rows of seats, with the rear set able to fold down t ...r]] debuted in 1975. It was the first modern "[[Cab forward|cab-forward]]" vehicle design that focused on interior space with short and rounded overhangs. The
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  • ...px|The Italian built [[Laforza]] for the US and European markets was a 4WD vehicle with a transfer case to select low range or high range 4WD.]] ...vehicle]] category. While many people associate the term with [[off-road vehicle]]s, powering all four wheels provides better control on many surfaces, and
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  • ...tems or components. The HV provide better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle because the engine is smaller and may be run at speeds providing more effic ...motor that drives the vehicle. This contrasts with all-[[Battery electric vehicle|electric car]]s which use batteries charged by an external source such as t
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  • # 20 or more examples must have been made by the original vehicle manufacturer and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition ...on: - 7.7 L (7730 cc/471 in³) - [[TVR Cerbera Speed 12]] (''Vehicle never reached production'').
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  • ...designed as a modern day "peasant car": A cheap, basic, no-frills utility vehicle that would be easy to use and maintain. The car can be seen as a later appr Many design features denote the Panda's "utility car" role. Examples include a 7-position adjustable rear seat which could b
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  • A '''motorcycle''' is a two-wheeled [[vehicle]] powered by an [[engine]]. The [[wheel]]s are in-line, and at higher speed The operator or "rider" sits [[wiktionary: astride|astride]] the vehicle on a seat, with his hands on a set of handlebars. The feet are supported on
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  • ...s a [[bicycle pedal|pedal-driven]] [[human-powered transport|human-powered vehicle]] with two [[bicycle wheel|wheels]] attached to a [[bicycle frame|frame]], The basic shape and configuration of the bicycle's frame, wheels, pedals, saddle, and
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  • ...for the racing, the various changing do hard to classify the bike, but the basic characteristic describle now are verifiable in the major part of survived m ...n Arco to made integrally the bike, in Vizzola was decided to assemble the vehicle derived from an existing model. Take an agreement with German NSU factory,
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