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2017 Holden Commodore SV6 sedan (VFII)

TheHolden Commodore is a series ofautomobiles that were sold by now-defunct Australian manufacturerHolden from 1978 until 2020. They were manufactured from 1978 to 2017 in Australia and from 1979 to 1990 in New Zealand, with production of the locally manufactured versions in Australia ending on 20 October 2017.

The first three generations of Holden produced Commodores (1978–2006) were based on theOpel designedV-body rear-wheel driveautomotive platform, which was the basis of GM's largest European models, but were structurally strengthened, mechanically modified, and, in time, enlarged by Holden for Australian road conditions, production needs, and market demands. The styling of these cars was generally similar to that of theOpel Commodore C, and later, theOpel Omega A/B and theirVauxhall sister models theVauxhall Carlton and Omega. (Full article...)

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TheLincoln Town Car is a model line offull-size luxury sedans that was marketed and produced by theLincoln division of the American automakerFord Motor Company. Deriving its name from alimousine body style, Lincoln marketed the Town Car from 1981 to 2011, with the nameplate previously serving as the flagship trim of theLincoln Continental. Produced across three generations for thirty model years, the Town Car was marketed directly against luxury sedans fromCadillac andChrysler.

Marketed nearly exclusively as a four-door sedan (a two-door sedan was offered for 1981 only), many examples of the Town Car were used for fleet and livery (limousine) service. From 1983 to its 2011 discontinuation, the Town Car was the longest car produced by Ford worldwide, becoming the longest mass-production car sold in North America from 1997 to 2011. While not a direct successor of the Town Car, theLincoln MKS would become the longest American sedan until 2016 (overtaken by theCadillac CT6). (Full article...)

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Shinichiro Sakurai in 1953

Shinichiro Sakurai (桜井 眞一郎,Sakurai Shin'ichirō; 1929–2011) was a Japanese engineer inducted into theJapan Automotive Hall of Fame who originally worked forPrince Motor Company then later moved toNissan. After graduating fromYokohama National University, Sakurai worked for theShimizu Corporation before he was given the opportunity to work in the Japanese automotive industry, which was his first intent. He later joined Prince as a chassis engineer in 1952, and was heavily involved in the development of the first generationNissan Skyline (also called the Prince Skyline). He continued to head theNissan Skyline project long after the Nissan takeover, headed theNissan MID4 project, and was appointed President ofAutech (a Nissan subsidiary) in 1986. He continued to work in the automotive field up until his death.

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1843 —Henry M. Leland born

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Did you know...

• ...that the racing version of theDauer 962 Le Mans, winner of1994 24 Hours of Le Mans, is a roadcar converted from aPorsche 962 racecar, which dominatedLe Mans,Group C andIMSA during the 1980s?
• ...that the 25 MillionthVW Golf rolled off the production line inWolfsburg in March 2007? The first Golf started production in 1974, 33 years later the 1.4 litre TSI version became the 25 Millionth car.
• ...that the2011Ford Crown Victoria was the last car to offer acassette tape player as an option?
• ...that the first productionturbocharged cars wereGeneral Motors'A-body 1962Chevrolet Corvair andOldsmobile F-85?
  
• ...thatJeep introduced the 1993Grand Cherokee and 2007Wrangler in the same way — by driving them through a plate glass window?
• ...that a small number ofRenault 20s, badged asDacia 2000, were made in the 1980s byDacia inRomania for Romaniancommunist dignitaries of that time?
• ...that theAutobianchi Primula was theFiat's firstautomobile with thefront-wheel drive,transverse engine setup andrack and pinion steering?
• ...that thePlymouth Sundance is aliftback, even though the outside appearance might suggest that it is asedan?
• ...that the nameVolvo really means 'I Roll?' That's how Volvo rolls.

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The public don't know what they want; it's my job to tell them.

—Alec Issigonis

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  Image 1Cugnot's 1771fardier à vapeur, as preserved at theMusée des Arts et Métiers, Paris (fromCar)
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  Image 21924Doble Model E (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 3ATesla Model Y electric car, the world's best-selling electric car, and the best selling nameplate in 2023. (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 4Ransom E. Olds foundedOlds Motor Vehicle Company (Oldsmobile) in 1897. (fromCar)
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  Image 5Bertha Benz, the first long distance driver (fromCar)
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  Image 6Result of a serious car collision (fromCar)
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  Image 7A car being assembled in a factory (fromCar)
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  Image 81929Alfa Romeo 6C (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 9Fiat 4 HP, the first car model produced by Italian manufacturerFiat in 1899 (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 10Trucks' share of US vehicles produced, has tripled since 1975. Though vehicle fuel efficiency has increased within each category, the overall trend toward less efficient types of vehicles has offset some of the benefits of greater fuel economy and reductions in pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. Without the shift towards SUVs, energy use per unit distance could have fallen 30% more than it did from 2010 to 2022. (fromCar)
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  Image 111955Chevrolet Bel Air convertible (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 12Cugnot's steam wagon, the second (1771) version (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 13TheToyota Corolla is thebest-selling car of all-time. (fromCar)
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  Image 141885-builtBenz Patent-Motorwagen, the first modern car—a practical, marketable automobile for everyday use (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 15Model-T Ford car parked near theGeelong Art Gallery at its launch in Australia in 1915 (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 16In theFord Model T the left-side hand lever sets the rear wheel parking brakes and puts the transmission in neutral. The lever to the right controls the throttle. The lever on the left of the steering column is for ignition timing. The left foot pedal changes the two forward gears while the centre pedal controls reverse. The right pedal is the brake. (fromCar)
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  Image 17The GermanFlocken Elektrowagen of 1888, perhaps the first electric car in the world (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 18A replica of Richard Trevithick's 1801 road locomotive 'Puffing Devil' (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 19The Ford Model T (foreground) and Volkswagen Beetle (background) are among themost mass-produced car models in history. (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 201982Toyota Camry (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 211946GAZ-M20 Pobeda, one of the first mass-produced cars with a pontoon design (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 222011Nissan Leafelectric car (fromCar)
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  Image 23The weight of the low battery stabilises the car. This is adual-motor, four-wheel-drive layout but many cars only have one motor. (fromCar)
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  Image 24TheFlocken Elektrowagen was the first four-wheeled electric car (fromCar)
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  Image 25The second Marcus car of 1888 (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 26Steam machine of Verbiest, in 1678 (Ferdinand Verbiest) (fromCar)
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  Image 27Volkswagen Beetle (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 28Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 29The Selden Road-Engine (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 30The originalBenz Patent-Motorwagen, the first modern car, built in 1885 and awarded the patent for the concept (fromCar)
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  Image 311974Citroën DS (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 32The first automobile in Japan, a FrenchPanhard-Levassor, in 1898 (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 331929Austin Seven (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 34Stuttgart, a cradle of the car withGottlieb Daimler andWilhelm Maybach working there at theDaimler Motoren Gesellschaft and place of the modern day headquarters ofMercedes-Benz Group andPorsche (fromCar)
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  Image 351926Bugatti Type 35 (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 36TheVélib' inParis, France, is the largest bikesharing system outside China. (fromCar)
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  Image 37ThePräsident automobile (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 381987Renault Espace (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 39Carl Benz, the inventor of the modern car (fromCar)
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  Image 40AChevrolet Suburban extended-length SUV weighs 3,300 kilograms (7,200 lb) (gross weight). (fromCar)
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  Image 411959 Morris Mini-Minor (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 42TheToyota Corolla is the world'sbestselling nameplate. (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 43Road congestion is an issue in many major cities (pictured isChang'an Avenue inBeijing). (fromCar)
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  Image 44Ford Motor Company automobile assembly line in the 1920s (fromCar)
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  Image 45A roboticVolkswagen Passat shown atStanford University is adriverless car. (fromCar)
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  Image 46AStanley Steamer racecar in 1903. In 1906, a similar Stanley Rocket set the world land speed record at 205.5 km/h (127.7 mph) at Daytona Beach Road Course. (fromHistory of the automobile)
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  Image 47Car exhaust gas is one type of pollution
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  Image 48Panel for fuses and circuit breakers (fromCar)
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  Image 49Audi A4 daytime running lights (fromCar)
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  Image 50Rolls-Royce Phantom III (fromHistory of the automobile)

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