* Very importantly, the continuous self-levelling function also rids suspension design of a number of unwanted compromises that commonly designers of steel-sprung cars have to incorporate: as the suspension is always functioning around one predetermined position, no matter the car's load, the various suspension-geometry issues become a much simpler equation to solve.

When Exner joined Chrysler, the car's body was fashioned by engineers instead of designers — leading to what many thought were old-fashioned, boxy designs on Chryslers of the 1940s and early 50s.

Plymouth's executives had wanted to name the car Panda, an idea that was unpopular with the car's designers.

To compensate for this unavoidable effect, car designers often bias the car's handling toward less corner-entry understeer ( such as by lowering the front roll center ), and add rearward bias to the aerodynamic downforce to compensate in higher-speed corners.

This technique saved the brakes, but the resulting increase in the car's recorded lap times during practice led to speculation within the Ford team that Gurney and Foyt, in an effort to compromise on chassis settings, had hopelessly " dialed out " their car.

In Jones, law enforcement officers had attached a GPS device on a car's exterior without Antoine Jones's consent.

The Court concluded that Jones was a bailee to the car, because the car's owner had regularly permitted him to use the car, and so had a property interest in the car.

The same description of the car's driver was also given by the president of the Board of Education, H. Wallace Caldwell, who had also witnessed the accident.

The factory had only produced a handful of cars by the start of the war in 1939 ; the first volume-produced versions of the car's chassis were military vehicles, the Type 82 Kübelwagen ( approximately 52, 000 built ) and the amphibious Type 166 Schwimmwagen ( about 14, 000 built ).

It was widely reported at the time that the Williams car's steering column had failed, though Hill told BBC Sport in 2004 that he believed Senna simply took the corner too fast for the conditions, referring to the fact that the car had just restarted the race with cold tyres after being slowed down by a safety car.

The car's fuel tank was mounted to the frame beneath the front seat ; one variant had the carburetor ( a Holley Model G ) modified to run on ethyl alcohol, to be made at home by the self-reliant farmer.

To further enhance this quality, the car's dashboard had all of the controls in the central area within reach of the driver.

Fleming had seen the car's owner, Count Louis Zborowski race at the Brooklands race track.

Until Ford, a car's components always had to be fitted or reshaped by a skilled engineer at the point of use, so that they would connect properly.

The dashboard, instruments and controls were revised, for a the second time, having already been reworked in October 1963 when round instruments replaced the strip speedometer with which the car had been launched: twelve years later, however, the painted steel dashboard, its " knobs scattered all over the place and its heater controls stuck underneath as a very obvious afterthought " on the 1964 Mark I Cortina was felt to have aged much less well than the car's ventilation system.

On the day of his 33rd birthday, Solberg finished fifth on Rally Ireland, calling it " the most difficult rally he has ever done "; he had also found his car's performance better than in previous events.

GM had high expectations to sell 18, 000 units, but the Monaro-based GTO received a lukewarm reception in the U. S. The styling was frequently derided by critics as being too " conservative " and " anonymous " to befit either the GTO heritage or the current car's performance.

Before reaching Cheyenne, however, the car's wheel bearings gave out, and Crocker had to talk a farmer into letting them have the wheel bearings of his mowing machine.

1959 Ford Thunderbird Convertible Although the Thunderbird had been considered a rousing success, Ford executives — particularly Robert McNamara – felt that the car's position as a two-seater restricted its sales potential.

During the car's development phase, Toyoda, as executive vice-president, had to overcome the objections of then-president Fukio Nakagawa to install a newly developed 1. 0-liter engine, air conditioning and automatic transmissions in the Corolla.

Subsequently bought by Swiss Lamborghini collector Jean Wicki, the car had its rear wing and chin spoiler removed and was painted silver, bringing the car's style closer to the Berlinetta SVJ.

* Anti-roll bar: As a production option, engineers had advocated but management rejected the inclusion of a front anti-roll bar on the original 1960 Corvair, which would have ameliorated the car's handling – shifting weight transfer to the front outboard tire, considerably reducing rear slip angles — thereby avoiding potential oversteer.

The car's front end had what AMC called a " twin-venturi " look with recessed honeycomb grille and outboard-mounted headlamps, and matching turn signals were set into the bumper.

These last cars had exhausts that were specially tuned to imitate the note of their illustrious forerunners from a half-century earlier, and a dash-mounted plaque indicating each car's sequence in production.

In the 1950s, however, the country had been undergoing a period of above average austerity: in 1953 the car's £ 390 sticker price represented 40 week's worth of the average UK wage.

Although the car's maximum speed was it had been limited deliberately to, the speed at which the driver, Arthur James Edsall of Upper Norwood, claimed to have been travelling.

However, some of the compromises resulting from the adoption of a design intended for another market hampered the car's acceptance.

A " Hill Start " function for Sensonic-equipped cars ( as described in the owner's manual ) was intended to assist in getting underway on hills, by engaging the car's clutch to prevent rolling backward.

Note that the name of the " patentee " was displayed on the car's exterior, a practice intended to "... impress the shipper and intimidate the competition ..."

The 309 was not intended to replace Peugeot's own 305 model, but the out of step model number – the next small family car after the 305 should have been named " 306 " – was intended to distance it from the 305 in the marketplace and to reflect the car's Simca origins.

They may or may not correlate to a car's price, size or intended market classification.

In some countries, customized sleeper vehicles ( as with other heavily modified street cars ) may be considered illegal for road use because the car's level of performance is higher than intended by the vehicle manufacturer ; if the owner has focused only on straight-line performance, the existing braking, steering, tires, and suspension systems may have been rendered inadequate.

The new wet-linered V8 was also a little cramped in an engine bay intended originally for a narrower unit: in order to change the sparking plugs it was necessary to remove the front wheel on the car's right side.

The team was the first to unveil their new car, a move intended to give them an advantage over their rivals, but the car's performance in testing was average.

The decision was made based on the reliability of the cars demonstrated in the Paul Ricard tests, as well as the car's exceptional fuel economy, which meant that the carefully learned driving techniques intended to preserve the fuel allowance were no longer a critical part of the team's strategy.

The car's interior is spartan reflecting the car's racetrack aspirations and intended home, and features bespoke seats, customized to the driver to offer maximum support.

" Until the arrangement was simplified in 1954, the 4CV featured a ' dummy ' grille comprising six thin horizontal chrome strips, intended to distract attention from the similarity of the car's overall architecture to that of the German Volkswagen, while recalling the modern designs of the fashionable front-engined passenger cars produced in Detroit during the earlier 1940s.

Muller, nakedly exposed at the bright window like a deer pinned in a car's headlights, threw down the rifle and turned to jump from the table ; ;

When you drive a car at night through falling rain, the rain drops illuminated by your car's headlights appear to fall from a position in the sky well in front of your car.

When a battery is discharged, as for example by headlights left on while the engine is off, the car's engine will not " turn over " when the ignition key is turned and the vehicle will not start.

The platform, named B2, was slightly longer and the car's updated styling was instantly recognisable as a Passat, with the most obvious difference being the rectangular headlights.

:* The Subaru team is able to turn off their car's headlights and use infrared sensors for racing at night.

The Dover Demon was first seen outside near a bar by three seventeen-year-old boys who were driving through the Massachusetts area when the car's headlights illuminated it.

She tells the story of how she and Michelle were out driving one night on a dark road without their car's headlights on when a passing car flashed them and, with Michelle driving, the chased down the car in which the car went off the road and the driver was killed.

Supposedly, no audience ever offered mercy so the alternate ending was never screened .< sup > 20 </ sup > However, an alternate version was filmed for drive-ins, in which drivers were asked to flash their car's headlights in response.

Visual customization has expanded with the ability to customize the car's front and rear bumpers, side skirts, spoiler, hood, exhaust tips, doors, roof scoop, wheels ( including the ability to put on spinners ), headlights and taillights, side mirrors and paint.

The driver talks about a scary game he finds amusing: he switches off the car's headlights and drives in the dark.

( If the bicycle is directly in front of the car and headed the wrong way, the car's headlights will illuminate the bicycle's front reflector, until the inevitable head-on crash.

" and is also often delivered by Homer Simpson on The Simpsons as a celebration of almost anything, often accompanied by honking of his car's horn and flashing of its headlights.

These devices reflect the light from a car's headlights back towards the driver in order to highlight features of the road in poor visibility or at night.

The driver can park his / her vehicle, shut off the car's engine and exit the automobile after dark, then use the headlights to light his / her path into a nearby building, such as a house, before the system shuts the headlights off automatically.

Many years after Herbie Rides Again, the car's red cross, mechanical arms, and eyeball headlights were removed and restored to former appearance.

Outside, Vinny turns on a car's headlights, blinding Bret, and as Jana steps aside, Vinny attacks and decapitates Bret with a chainsaw.

The car was discovered as a result of a report from members of the public who thought they saw a car's headlights veering off the road.