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The Pontiac Fiero is a rear mid-engine, light sports car manufactured and marketed by Pontiac for model years 1984 – 1988. Intended as an economical commuter car with modest performance aspirations, it was Pontiac's first two-seater since their 1926 to 1938 coupes, and the first rear mid-engine mass-produced car by any American manufacturer.
[9] James Watt and Matthew Boulton standardized that figure at 33,000 foot-pounds (44,742 J) per minute the next year. [ 9 ] A common legend states that the unit was created when one of Watt's first customers, a brewer, specifically demanded an engine that would match a horse, and chose the strongest horse he had and driving it to the limit.
2013 10Best List by the American Car and Driver (Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ); [167] 2012–2013 Japan Car of the Year "Special Award" (Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ). [157] The Subaru BRZ was also crowned: Fun-est Car of the Year by Top Gear Australia (against the Toyota 86, BMW M135i, Porsche 911 Carrera, Audi RS5, Ford Focus ST, and Renault Megane ...
In addition, capacity was increased on the larger block to 2,751 cc (96 mm x 95 mm) for the Indianapolis 500 [23] and this variant was also utilised for sports car racing, [23] the Intercontinental Formula [24] and Formula Libre racing. It also served as a stopgap in the new 3.0 L Formula One regulation, which went into effect in 1966.
On a percentage basis, if there is one occupant in an automobile, only about 0.5% of the total energy used is used to move the person in the car, while the remaining 99.5% (about 200 times more) is used to move the car itself. An important driver of energy consumption of cars per passenger is the occupancy rate of the vehicle.
This unique Formula One-inspired braking system allowed the Supra Turbo to record a 113 km/h (70 mph) -0 braking distance of 149 ft (45 m), [41] the best braking performance of any production car tested in 1997 by Car and Driver magazine. This record was finally broken in 2004 by a Porsche Carrera GT, which did it in 145 ft (44 m).
A board foot is a United States and Canadian unit of approximate volume, used for lumber. It is equivalent to 1 inch × 1 foot × 1 foot (144 cu in or 2,360 cm 3). It is also found in the unit of density pounds per board foot. In Australia and New Zealand the terms super foot or superficial foot were formerly used for this unit. The exact ...
5 ft 10 in 171 Had the largest waist ever in circumference at 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m). 1944–1991 (47) Carol Yager United States: F 539.5 kg 1,189 lb 84 st 13 lb 1.70 m 5 ft 7 in 186 Heaviest woman ever recorded. Peak weight of 727 kg (1,603 lb; 114 st 7 lb) (Disputed).