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• Power steering
  ...er Imperial]] under the name Hydraguide. Most new vehicles now have power steering, although in the 1970s and 1980s it was the exception rather than the rule, Most power steering systems work by using a belt driven pump to provide [[hydraulic system|hydr
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• Shifter
  ...ave their [[Hand brake|handbrake]]. ([[Left-hand drive]] models received a column shift.) ...hanical connection to the gearbox), mounted on either side of the steering column, where one increments the gears up, and the other down.
  6 KB (929 words) - 09:27, 14 June 2009
• Steering
  ...h [[rail tracks]] combined together with [[railroad switch]]es provide the steering function. [[image:suspension.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Part of steering mechanism: tie rod, steering arm, king pin.]]
  12 KB (1,845 words) - 10:47, 8 October 2009
• Fiat 130 HP Corsa
  ...mance to satisfy this tax. The brake levers, control gear and the steering column are built with tubes drilled to lighten up the car.
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• Fiat 130
  ...sion bar]]s in the front and [[coil spring]]s in the rear), standard power steering and four-wheel [[disc brakes]], and was the first Fiat to adopt an alternat == Steering ==
  8 KB (1,123 words) - 15:35, 31 October 2009
• Maserati Birdcage 75th
  ...Okuyama]] the theme of the car is ''connectivity'' and "the centre of the steering wheel is a control device that is very similar to a cellphone". The car has ...he hinging forward cockpit cover, and its aluminium dashboard and steering column framework, all update the legendary Birdcage's most famous visual assets cl
  6 KB (857 words) - 10:06, 2 April 2010
• Farina
  ...of October 1949. The torsionally stiff tubular frame with rack and pinion steering was designed at ERA (Dunstable) by the famous Auto Union engineer Dr. Rober Headlight flasher and main dip switch on steering column.
  10 KB (1,604 words) - 15:27, 12 October 2009
• Car safety
  *[[Dynamic steering response]] (DSR) corrects the rate of [[power steering]] system to adapt it to vehicle's speed and road conditions. *[[Steering#Four wheel steering|Four wheel steering]] gives, at the cost of mechanical complexity, quicker, more accurate manoe
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• Passive safety
  *[[Dynamic steering response]] (DSR) corrects the rate of [[power steering]] system to adapt it to vehicle's speed and road conditions. *[[Steering#Four wheel steering|Four wheel steering]] gives, at the cost of mechanical complexity, quicker, more accurate manoe
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• Aurea
  ...icles have a throttle knob located longitudinally parallel to the steering column rod and protrude through toe board plate. The steering wheel of an Aurea is exactly that of the Lancia Lambda and is moulded in "S
  9 KB (1,325 words) - 19:55, 15 July 2010
• Columbus
  ...and there have been constant innovations since it was set up. The steering column with a tapered screw was introduced and CYCLEX steel was launched, specific
  7 KB (1,007 words) - 21:55, 17 August 2009
• Manual transmission
  ===Column-mounted shifter=== ...he car. Many automatic transmissions still use this placement, but manual column shifters are no longer common.
  40 KB (6,454 words) - 10:28, 15 July 2009
• Fiat 124 Sport Spider
  ...ith 4 wheel disc brakes, double overhead cams, hesitation wipers, steering column mounted lighting controls, radial ply tires and a 5 speed [[manual transmis
  6 KB (818 words) - 01:08, 22 February 2011
• Dante Giacosa
  ...e when tuned. Features that would unfamiliar to us today were the steering column change for the four-speed gearbox, and the transmission handbrake. Through ...ng front suspension and the rear dead axle with half-elliptic springs. The steering was by [[rack and pinion]], a first for Giacosa, but almost twenty years af
  19 KB (3,001 words) - 10:40, 10 March 2010
• Hand brake
  ...pany]] cars from the late [[1960s]] had a flaw in which, when the steering-column mounted shifter's bearings wore, the car could jump into reverse from park
  8 KB (1,350 words) - 00:20, 22 February 2011
• Maserati Bora
  ...aving been standard, most cars also getting air conditioners. The steering column was tailored for rake and reach, the driver's seat being height adjustable
  7 KB (937 words) - 09:25, 20 October 2009
• Automatic transmission
  ...ush a button in (called the shift lock button) or pull the handle (only on column mounted shifters) out.
  18 KB (2,740 words) - 23:27, 3 July 2009
• Lamborghini Aventador
  | class="lightbg" id="car_specsleft" | Steering ...Roadster differs from the hood on the coupé because of its central "spinal column" with two pairs of hexagonal windows connected at the sides as if they were
  9 KB (1,326 words) - 18:17, 12 November 2012
• Ignition system
  ...ustable by rotating this mechanism through a lever mounted on the steering column.
  15 KB (2,376 words) - 14:22, 24 September 2009
• Fiat Stilo
  ...irst car worldwide to use the [[TRW]] Column-Drive Electric Power-Assisted Steering (EPS) technology later introduced on the 2003 [[Nissan Micra]] & [[Renault
  8 KB (1,259 words) - 20:31, 27 October 2009

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