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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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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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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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V6
[[Image:v6bw.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Alfa Romeo V6 engine]]]] ...configuration in modern cars after the [[straight-4]]; it shares with that engine a compactness very suited to the popular [[front wheel drive]] layout, and

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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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ISO
...n 1971, [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[351 Cleveland]] engines replaced the GM small block. The most well-known [[Gran Turismo]] of Iso Rivolta was withou ...) with body by [[Ghia]], the Grifo 7 litri (with the GM V8 7 L marine engine) and the 2 + 2 fastback Coupé Lele (1970) with body designed by [[Bertone]

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Straight engine
[[Image:Straight engine.png|thumb|250px|4-cylinder straight engine scheme]] ...gine''' (often designed as [[inline engine]]) is an [[internal-combustion engine]] with all cylinders aligned in one row, with no or only minimal offset.

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Fiat Linea
| Platform || [[GM Gamma platform|Fiat/GM SCSS platform]] | Engine ||

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Straight-6
...age:alfa romeo 2600 engine.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''An [[Alfa Romeo 2600]] engine.]] ...(also '''inline 6''', '''I-6''', or '''I6''') is an [[internal combustion engine]] with six cylinders aligned in a single row. The name '''slant-6''' is so

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Straight-4
[[Image:GTV engine.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1972 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 Engine''']] ...engine]] configuration is the most common in [[automobile|car]]s with a [[engine displacement|displacement]] up to 2.3 [[litre|Litres]]. The current "practi

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Fiat Stilo
...in with a 5 speed manual gearbox and a 168 bhp (125 kW), 5 cylinder, 2.4 L engine combined with Fiat's [[Selespeed]] 5 speed semi-automatic gearbox, also use ...and which resulted in handling many found uninspired and uninvolving. The engine range, particularly the 1.2 litre petrol, was also criticised for being und

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Fiat Cinquecento
...bsp;cc [[ohv]] [[I4]]<br>1.1 L [[ohc]] ''[[Fully Integrated Robotised Engine|FIRE]]'' [[I4]] ...tudinal engine|longitudinally]], the bigger units were fitted [[transverse engine|transversely]], making the little Fiat one of the few cars in the world ava

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Bremach
...vehicles suitable for the North American market, one powered by the GM V8 engine and another as a pure Electric Vehicle (EV) powered by electric motors and

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Fiat Croma
| Engine || ...[[Diesel engine#Direct injection|direct injection Diesel]] (Turbo D i.d.) engine in (1986).

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Fiat Idea
The Fiat Idea engines are all [[Euro 4]] compliant. The [[petrol engine]] is the 1.4-litre 16 valve 95 [[Horsepower#Brake horsepower (bhp)|bhp !Engine

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Bizzarrini
...ke the [[AMX Sciabola]] project, and as style and technical consultant for GM in Europe and USA, top Japanese motorcycle marques and well-known designers ...The [[Ferrari 250|Ferrari 250 GT 2+2/GTE]], the 3 litre [[Testarossa]] V12 engine, the [[Ferrari 250 TR]] or Testarossa and the [[Ferrari 250 GT]] SWB (''Sho

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2 plus 2
...za 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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Turbocharger
...y advantage of turbochargers is that they offer a considerable increase in engine power with only a slight increase in weight. ...tput of both engine types. This last factor makes turbocharging [[aircraft engine]]s considerably advantageous—and was the original reason for developm

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Electric car
...motors can provide torque whilst not moving, unlike [[internal combustion engine]]s, and do not need gears to match power curves. This removes the need for ...y a [[generator]] powered by an internal combustion engine or other [[heat engine]]. This approach is known as [[diesel-electric]] or gas-[[hybrid vehicle|h

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Fiat Grande Punto
...st 8.3 seconds using an evolution of the turbocharged [[Fiat SOHC|128 SOHC engine]] originally found in the [[Fiat Uno]] Turbo Mk II. A [[convertible|cabriol ...lectric_motor|electric motor]], rather than a hydraulic pump driven by the engine. This results in reduced fuel consumption and less environmental impact.

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