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• Compact SUV
  ...Subaru-Forester-XT.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Subaru Forester, one of the first vehicles to be named a compact SUV]] ...is class should not be confused with [[mini SUV]], which refers to smaller vehicles, usually under 4.10 [[metre|m]] (165 [[inch|in]]) long.
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• Body Frame Integral
  ...que for chassis assembly for most vehicles except trucks and large [[sport utility vehicle]]s, replacing the traditional approach of [[body-on-frame]] (BOF).
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• Italcar
  ...ith headquarters in [[Turin]]. Operates first as a distributor of electric vehicles manufactured by Melex, in various [[European]] markets. ...e one of a manufacturer of electric vehicles (called Neighborhood Electric Vehicles - NEV) while planning and developing customized products to satisfy the nee
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• Laforza
  ...e in the US and Europe. Production of other models, including its armoured vehicles, is scheduled for Spring/Summer 2001. The bodywork is styled by the automot ...sure gas-charged shock absorbers and a two-piece custom HRE 17in aluminium sport wheels with radial tyres.
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• List of microcars by country of origin: U
  ...||1956-1959 ||Originally produced by JARC as the 'Little Horse', the Astra Utility had a more distinctive [[grille]] and larger engine ...plus two|2+2]] ||1954-1956 ||About fifty produced including three unique vehicles; a convertible, a Wagonette van and a narrowed version
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• Van (road vehicle)
  ...refers to the road vehicle known as a van. For other uses, including rail vehicles, please see [[Van (disambiguation)]]'' ...e [[Mini]] or can be really large like some [[Mercedes-Benz]] vans. Larger vehicles are classified as trucks or lorries.
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• Fiat Sedici
  ...io, and it is an alternative to [[multi-purpose vehicle|mini multi-purpose vehicles (MPV)]], which have a more "boxy" appearance. {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}}
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• Lamborghini LM002
  |Class || [[Sport utility vehicle]] ...ambo]]. 301 LM002s were built, including 60 LM/American special equipment vehicles.
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• Car body style
  ...ts utility vehicle]]''' (SUV) : Derivative of off-road or four-wheel drive vehicles but with car-like levels of interior comfort and drivability. Also sometime ;'''[[Utility vehicle]]''' (ute) : [[Australian English]] term for a [[pickup truck]].
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• Luxury car
  ...rati-quattroporte-sport-gts.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''Maserati Quattroporte Sport GTS''']] ...s, and are often built in smaller numbers than more affordable mass-market vehicles.
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• Straight-6
  ...ause the length of such engines was not such a concern in rear wheel drive vehicles but also because V6s (unlike the [[crossplane]] [[V8]]) were somewhat diffi ...[[2006]] model year line-up for the [[BMW 6-series]] and [[BMW 7-series]] vehicles.
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• Small family car
  ...on]]s or [[station wagon|estate]]s. [[Multi-purpose vehicle]]s and [[sport utility vehicle]]s based on small family cars, which are called '''[[compact MPV]]s ...e recent trend is to build [[coupé cabriolet]]s with components from these vehicles. Examples of this are the [[Peugeot 307]], [[Opel Astra TwinTop]], [[Renaul
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• Four-wheel drive
  ...s. The third differential is in the center. This setup is used on most AWD vehicles to this day.]] ...wheels all the time (e.g., a [[Subaru Impreza]]), whereas 4WD is used for vehicles designed primarily for heavy off-road use, normally with a low range transf
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• Station wagon
  ...is distinguished from a [[minivan]] ([[multi-purpose vehicle]]) or [[sport utility vehicle]] by still being a car, sharing its forward bodywork with other car ...automotive makes in framing the passenger compartments of their passenger vehicles. In automobiles, the framing was sheathed in steel which was then covered i
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• Rayton
  ...and roomy vehicle that could be used in snowy roads and dirt trails. These vehicles could be seen driving around [[Torino]] and became a status symbol, parked ...empted by a car. It had a versatile utility and sportiness. The name Sport Utility Vehicle or [[SUV]] had to wait a number of years before becoming a common h
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• All wheel drive
  ...gine]] simultaneously. While many people think exclusively of [[off-road]] vehicles, powering all four wheels provides better control on slick ice and is an im ...erms are thus quite vague in modern usage, with AWD being used to describe vehicles with a wide variety of very different drivetrains.
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• Automatic transmission
  ...ween set gear ratios. Even though CVTs have been used for decades in a few vehicles (e.g. [[Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek|DAF]] saloons and the [[Volvo 340]] ...r than manual transmissions. In most cars (except US family, luxury, sport-utility vehicle, and minivan models) they have usually been extra-cost options for
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• Hatchback
  ...ed to carry large volumes), but distinguished by a smaller load area. Some vehicles acheive this by having little car length behind the [[Pillar (car)|C-Pillar ...el year. Most of the hatchbacks GM and Chrysler offered at this time were sport coupes; the [[Chevrolet Camaro]] and [[Pontiac Firebird]], for example, ado
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• Automobile safety
  ...Workers outside the motor carrier industry routinely operate company-owned vehicles for deliveries, sales and repair calls, client visits, and countless other ...utomatically and continuously adapts the headlamp range to the distance of vehicles ahead or which are oncoming
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• Four-wheel-drive
  ...s. The third differential is in the center. This setup is used on most AWD vehicles to this day.]] .... In the [[United States]], these cars are included in the broader [[sport utility vehicle]] category. While many people associate the term with [[off-road v
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