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• Pushrod engine
  ...n a [[straight engine]] or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a [[V engine]]. This contrasts with an [[overhead camshaft]] (OHC) design which places t ...displacement]]. In [[1949]], [[Oldsmobile]] introduced the [[Oldsmobile V8 engine|Rocket V8]]. It was the first high-compression cam-in-block design, and is
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• V8
  [[Image:Aero4G11.jpg|thumb|250px|The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration]] A '''V8''' engine is a [[V engine]] with eight [[cylinder]]s.
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• Fiat Panorama
  ...[Ford Belina]] and [[Chevrolet Caravan]]. Some time later, they were the [[Chevrolet Marajó]] (end of 1980) and [[VW Parati]] ([[1982]]). ...W and 62 CV/61 hp/46 kW respectively) and two versions: C and CL. The 1050 engine was available only to the C version.
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• Cam in block
  ...n a [[straight engine]] or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a [[V engine]]. This contrasts with an [[overhead camshaft]] (OHC) design which places t ...displacement]]. In [[1949]], [[Oldsmobile]] introduced the [[Oldsmobile V8 engine|Rocket V8]]. It was the first high-compression cam-in-block design, and is
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• Alfa Romeo GTV6
  ...1989]] ([[Europe]]) and [[1986]] ([[North America]]). The new six-cylinder engine received rave reviews from the motoring press and found its true home in th ...got a 3.0 L GTV-6 that predated the debut of the factory's 3.0 L engine in 1987. Approximately 200 were built in South Africa for racing homologat
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• Turbo-Hydramatic
  ...3]] THM units had replaced all of GM's other automatic transmissions (e.g. Chevrolet [[Powerglide]], Buick [[Super Turbine 300]], Oldsmobile Jetaway, etc.). Fro ...r, use expanded to [[Oldsmobile]] and [[Pontiac]] and to some full-sized [[Chevrolet]]s (usually coupled to the Mark IV big-block V8). It can be identified by a
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• Cam-in-block
  Also see '''[[Pushrod engine]]''' ...n a [[straight engine]] or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a [[V engine]]. This contrasts with an [[overhead camshaft]] (OHC) design which places t
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• FR layout
  ...'', or '''Front-engine, [[Rear wheel drive]]''' means a layout where the [[engine]] is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. This was the ...eered wheels. The layout is still more suitable than front-wheel drive for engine outputs of more than about 200bhp, as the weight transference during accele
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• Bizzarrini A3C/GT 5300 Strada
  The Strada was powered by a [[Chevrolet Small-Block engine]] displacing 5358 cc and producing 365 hp (272 kW). A four-
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• Iso Grifo
  ...<br> 7.0 l [[ohv]]-V8 ([[Chevrolet]] 427), 400hp <br> 7.4 l [[ohv]]-V8 ([[Chevrolet]] 454), 395hp ...s he was the designer for the 250 GTO back when he worked for Ferrari. The engine was moved back about 0.4 meters making the A3/C one of the first front-mid-
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• Hemi engine
  ...]] of [[Chrysler|Chrysler Corporation]], though they were neither the hemi engine's inventors nor the first to commercialize hemi engines. [[Image:1903 premier.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The 1903 Premier engine had a gear-driven [[SOHC#Single overhead camshaft|overhead cam]], roller ca
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• Vehicle size class
  |[[Chevrolet Malibu]] ...]s''', describes hatchbacks about 330-360&nbsp;cm in length, such as the [[Chevrolet Matiz]] or [[Fiat Panda]].
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• Engine displacement
  ...350px|[[Displacement]], One complete cycle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in red.]] ...ed in [[cubic centimetre]]s, [[litre]]s or [[cubic inch]]es. In a [[piston engine]], this is the volume that is ''swept'' as the [[piston]]s are moved from '
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• Sports car
  ...] is not required; many of the early British sports cars lacked a powerful engine and did not accelerate as quickly as, say, muscle cars, but were known for The layout of drive train and engine influences the handling characteristics of a car and is the focus of more a
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• ISO
  ...e to go into production. Starting in 1968 the Grifo could also be had with Chevrolet's 427 ci big-block V-8; this version was known as the ''Grifo 7 litri'' and ...) with body by [[Ghia]], the Grifo 7 litri (with the GM V8 7&nbsp;L marine engine) and the 2 + 2 fastback Coupé Lele (1970) with body designed by [[Bertone]
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• Van (road vehicle)
  ...de by the each manufacturer but with a snub front resulting in most of the engine to protrude under a console between the front seats, often called a "dog ho '''[[Chevrolet]]'''
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• 2 plus 2
  [[File:75 monza 2+2.jpg|thumb|left||1975-80 [[Chevrolet Monza|Chevrolet Monza 2+2]] and GM variants have rear [[bucket seats]]]] ...he low roof line, and other elements of body styling, in addition to large engine compartments and sometimes also large areas given over to the convertible r
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• Rear-wheel drive
  ...ront of the vehicle, but the [[MR layout|mid engine]] and [[RR layout|rear engine]] layouts are also used. ...vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front.
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• Hot rod
  ...s]]), lowering it, modifying, [[Engine tuning|tuning]], or replacing the [[engine]] to give more power, and changing the [[wheel]]s and [[tire]]s to improve ...of their compact size, availability, and power. The early [[Chrysler Hemi engine|Hemi]] was popular in applications that required more power, such as [[drag
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