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| + | "It is estimated that [[traffic collision|motor vehicle collision]]s caused the deaths of around 60 million people during the [[20th century]], around the same as the number of [[World War II casualties]] but considerably less than the 200 million dead in what is known as the [[hemoclysm]] ([[Stalinism|Stalin]], [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]], and [[Mao Zedong |Mao]])." --Sholem Stein | ||
| + | |}[[Image:German Autobahn 1936 1939.jpg|thumb|200px|A [[German]] [[autobahn]] in the [[1930s]]]] | ||
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | An '''automobile''', '''autocar''', '''motor car''' or '''car''' is a wheeled [[motor vehicle]] used for [[transportation|transporting]] [[passenger]]s, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. |
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| + | *[[Automotive design]] | ||
| + | *[[Car crash]] | ||
| + | *[[Concept car]] | ||
| + | *[[Classic car]] | ||
| + | *[[Car crusher]] | ||
| + | *[[Vintage car]] | ||
| + | *[[Car Styling]] | ||
| + | *[[Car culture]] | ||
| + | *[[Car chase]] | ||
| + | *[[Car-wreck]] | ||
| + | *[[Triumphal car]] | ||
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"It is estimated that motor vehicle collisions caused the deaths of around 60 million people during the 20th century, around the same as the number of World War II casualties but considerably less than the 200 million dead in what is known as the hemoclysm (Stalin, Hitler, and Mao)." --Sholem Stein |
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An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods.
See also
- Automotive design
- Car crash
- Concept car
- Classic car
- Car crusher
- Vintage car
- Car Styling
- Car culture
- Car chase
- Car-wreck
- Triumphal car
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