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Subaru Impreza WRX STI |
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 Subaru Impreza WRX STI (formerly STi, officially changed in 2006) is the highest standard-edition trim in the Subaru Impreza line. In the late 1980's, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International (STI) division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities. After the company had grown, the division was used to create high-performance consumer versions of the Subaru Impreza WRX, |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII |
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 The Evolution was changed again in 2003, this time sporting Super Active Yaw Control to handle traction and a 6-speed manual gearbox. It was available with 280 PS (276 hp/206 kW) in three trims: standard (GSR in Japan), RS (devoid of all excess components, such as the rear wing, trunk carpeting, interior map lights, power windows/doors, and radio) and MR, which came with a new vortex generator (a set of ridges above the |
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Mazda RX-7 |
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 The Mazda RX-7 (also called the Mazda RX-7 and Efini RX-7) was a sports car that began production in 1978. The original RX-7 competed in the affordable sports car segment with the likes of the Nissan Fairlady Z. The styling was inspired by the Lotus Elan 2+2. It featured a unique twin-rotor Wankel rotary engine and a sporty front-midship, rear wheel drive layout, making it well balanced and appropriate for racing. The RX-7 was a direct replacement |
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Nissan Skyline GT-R |
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 Nissan Skyline GT-R is an iconic Japanese sports coupe in the Nissan Skyline range. Dubbed "Godzilla" by Wheels magazine in Australia when released there in 1989, it was rated by many motoring magazines, including the well-respected Wheels, as providing performance and handling equal or superior to that of European icons like the Porsche 911 and the Ferrari Testarossa, at a considerably lower price. The Skyline name |
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Ford Mustang GT |
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 The Ford Mustang is an American automobile, originally based on the Ford Falcon compact. The first production Mustang, a white convertible with red interior, rolled off the assembly line in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964. Introduced to the public at the New York World's Fair on April 17, 1964, and via all three American television networks on April 19, it was the most successful product launch in automotive history, setting off |
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Mitsubishi 3000GT |
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 The Mitsubishi GTO is the name of two different sports cars built by Mitsubishi Motors, both of which were rebadged for many export markets. The first, sold from 1970, was a two-door hardtop coupé with contemporary American muscle car styling, straight-4 engines and rear wheel drive. After production ceased, the GTO name lay dormant for fifteen years until Mitsubishi resurrected it for their new flagship sports grand tourer, although in |
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Pontiac GTO |
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 The Pontiac GTO was an automobile built by Pontiac from 1964 to 1974, and by General Motors Holden in Australia from 2003 to 2006. It is often considered the first true muscle car. From 1964 until 1973.5, it was closely related to the Pontiac Tempest, but for its final year it was based on the Pontiac Ventura. The 21st century GTO is essentially a left hand drive Holden Monaro, itself a coupe variant of the Holden Commodore. The |
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Infiniti G35 |
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 The Infiniti G35 is a compact executive car introduced to North America in the 2003 model year. It is known as the 11th generation (V35) Nissan Skyline in Japan. It is available in sedan and coupe forms. Infiniti G35 coupe has sleek lines, some of them inspired by the thinking behind the Z350. As it has rear-wheel drive it has the potential to produce sporty handling. 3498cc V6 engine produces 280 @ 6200 rpm horsepower and |
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Nissan 350Z |
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 The Nissan 350Z is a coupe and roadster built by Nissan. It was introduced in August 2002 and is the fifth generation of Nissan's Z-car line, carrying the chassis designation Z33.
The first concept model was produced for the Detroit Motor Show for the following January then later at the Los Angeles Auto Expo. Nissan was however unhappy with the first design as they felt the car was considered too "retro" or too "backward" resembling a futuristic |
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Audi TT 3.2 quattro |
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 The Audi TT is a sports car produced by Audi since 1998 in Gyor, Hungary. The TT was first shown as a concept car at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show. The design is credited to J Mays and Freeman Thomas of Volkswagen's California design studio. The name is an abbreviation of "Tourist Trophy", an annual road race on the Isle of Man, not "twin turbo" as is sometimes assumed. With the sonorous-sounding, naturally aspirated |
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Mazda RX-8 |
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 The Mazda RX-8 is a sports car manufactured by Mazda Motor Corporation. It first appeared in 2001 at the North American International Auto Show. It is the successor to the RX-7 and like its predecessors in the RX range it is powered by a Wankel rotary engine. The RX-8 was designed as a front mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive 2+2 coupé. The car has a 50/50 weight distribution, achieved by mounting the engine behind the front axle and the |
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Mitsubishi Eclipse |
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 The Mitsubishi Eclipse has undergone four distinct generations: the first two (1G and 2G) are closely related and share many parts, whereas the third (3G) is based on a new platform and most parts are incompatible with 1G and 2G Eclipses. The fourth generation (4G) Eclipse was made available in June 2005. Details of the fourth generation Eclipse were revealed during late 2003 and 2004, and the car was shown at the |
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Audi A3 3.2 quattro |
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 The Audi A3 is a compact near-luxury car / small family car produced by the German automaker Audi since 1996. It uses the Volkswagen A platform shared with the Volkswagen Golf, Škoda Octavia and SEAT León. The original A3 (or Typ 8L) was introduced in the European market in 1996, marking Audi's return to the lower market segments since the demise of the Audi 50. Using the VW Golf's platform, it bears a natural close resemblance to |
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Acura RSX |
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 The Acura RSX is an automobile sold by Honda Motor Corporation. In the North America and Hong Kong, the vehicle was marketed as the replacement for the Acura-badged version of the Integra, however Honda continues to sell the vehicle as the Honda Integra in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere. It is available in base and "Type-S" trim levels in North America, and a "Integra iS / Integra Type S" and |
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Peugeot 206 |
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 The Peugeot 206 is a supermini manufactured by the French automaker Peugeot since 1998. With no larger in-house rival from Citroën to base its new supermini on (the Citroën Saxo shared its platform with the 106), Peugeot developed an all-new front drive platform for the 206. The 206 was originally launched as a hatchback with 1.1 L, 1.4 L and 1.6 L petrol engines and a 1.9 L diesel engine, a HDi version with common rail coming later. In |
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Ford Focus |
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 The Ford Focus is a compact/small family car made by the Ford Motor Company and sold in most Ford markets worldwide. It was launched in 1998 in Europe, and in 2000 in North America. Since then, it has become the United Kingdom's best selling car, following in the success of its predecessor, the Escort. A new version of the Focus was launched in Europe in January 2005, while the United States received an updated version of |
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Toyota Corolla GTS |
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 The Toyota Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno (AE86) is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla line-up. The fifth generation of Toyota Corolla is generally regarded as the most popular Corolla when measured against its contemporaries. For the purpose of brevity, the insider-chassis code of "AE86" is used describe the whole range. The main difference between the Levin and |
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Nissan 240SX |
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 The Nissan 240SX was a car introduced to the North American market by Nissan in 1989 and sold there until 1998. It replaced the 200SX (RWD) in 1989. The 240SX was equipped with a 2.4-litre inline 4 engine (KA24E from 1989–1990 and KA24DE from 1991–1998). Two distinct generations of the 240SX, the S13 (1989-1994) and the S14 (1995-1998), were produced from the Nissan S platform. The 240SX is closely related to |
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Mazda Miata MX-5 |
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 The Mazda MX-5 (also known as Miata in North America and Roadster in Japan) is a sports car built by Mazda in Hiroshima, Japan, since 1989. Its introduction revived the roadster segment and as such it was a significant development in the motoring industry, with other companies promptly introducing roadsters to their model ranges, like the MG F and the second-generation Toyota MR2. As of 2006, the MX-5 was one of the world's |
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Honda Civic |
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 The Honda Civic is an automobile manufactured by Honda. It was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door coupe, followed by a 3-door hatchback version that September. With the transverse engine placement of its 1169 cc engine and front wheel drive, like the British Mini, the car provided good interior space despite overall small dimensions.
A performance variant of the Honda Civic has existed since 1986 when Honda decided they |
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Hummer H2 |
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 The H2 SUV/SUT/Hydrogen is the second vehicle sold under the Hummer marque of General Motors. It is a large truck (though smaller than the Hummer H1) with room for six passengers (including driver) and substantial off-road ability. The rearmost part of the H2 SUV was modified to a pickup truck bed for the 2005 H2 SUT ("Sport Utility Truck"). The H2 is built under contract by AM General at a specially constructed plant in Mishawaka, |
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Lincoln Navigator |
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 The Lincoln Navigator is a full-size luxury SUV from Lincoln. The Navigator shares the same platform with the lesser Ford Expedition full-size SUV. Introduced in 1998, the Navigator has proven extremely popular, comprising 40% of the American luxury SUV market in 2001. It is the larger of the two truck-based SUVs produced by Lincoln in the early 2000s, the smaller being the Aviator (which becomes the MKX for 2007). The 2007 |
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Cadillac Escalade |
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 The Escalade is a full-size luxury sport utility vehicle (or SUV) sold by the General Motors luxury brand, Cadillac. It was the division's first major entry into the popular SUV market. The Escalade was introduced for the 1999 model year in response to German and Japanese competitors and to Ford's 1998 release of the Lincoln Navigator. The Escalade project went into production only 10 months after it was approved. The standard Escalade |
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Hyundai Tiburon GT V6 |
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 The Hyundai Tiburon is a sport compact coupe produced by Hyundai since 1996. The name itself means shark in Spanish. Tiburon is the name given to the current North American, Australian, New Zealand, South African, and Austrian production of the vehicle, though it is called the Hyundai Coupe in world markets. It has also been known by the moniker Turbulence and Tuscani in the South Korean market. Enthusiasts sometimes |
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Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V |
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 The Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V is the sport compact version of the Nissan Sentra. It is the highest trim level of the Sentra SE-R line, a performance variant on the Sentra chassis. Beginning production in 2002, it has garnered a reputation for its impressive performance within the segment. Its engine is the 2.5-litre QRD25DE unit originally created for the Nissan Altima. The engine produces 175 hp at 6000 rpm and 180 ft·lbf of |
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Toyota Celica |
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 The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of popular sports cars made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is derived from the Latin word célico, meaning "from the heavens" or "celestial". Through all generations, Celicas have been built around Toyota's high-performance inline-4 engines, although some Celicas are powered by more economical, lower performance 4-cylinder engines.
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Lexus IS 300 |
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 The Lexus IS is a series of entry-level luxury cars / compact executive cars produced by the Lexus marque of Toyota Motor Corporation. The IS was introduced as an entry-level model slotted below the ES in the Lexus lineup and competing against the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Nissan Skyline/Infiniti G35 sports sedans. It was originally sold as the Toyota Altezza in Japan until the introduction of the second |
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Toyota Supra |
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 The Toyota Celica Supra is a sports car/grand tourer produced by Toyota Motor Company starting in 1979. The styling of the Toyota Celica Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica. Starting in mid-1986, the Supra (in its third generation, MKIII) became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica. In turn, Toyota also stopped using the prefix Celica and began just calling the car Supra.[1] Due to the similarity and past of the |
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Volkswagen Golf GTI |
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 The Volkswagen Golf is a compact car / small family car manufactured by Volkswagen. The Golf is Volkswagen's best-selling model in history and world's third best-selling model, with more than 24 million built as of 2005.
The Golf 5 GTI is hailed as a return-to-form for the progenitor of the genre. The Golf GTI features a 2.0 litre turbocharged inline 4-cylinder engine with FSI (Fuel Stratified Injection) direct-injection technology, |
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