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This is the metric measurement of Fuel consumption (Not of Fuel economy! For this is used km/l measurement). The lower the number the more economical the vehicle. Thus a car that gives 7 l/100 km is better than one that gives 8 l/100 km. A car that gives 7.3 l/100 km is giving 32.2 mpg US and 38.7 mpg Imperial.

A type of body frame design, which has two long parallel sections, which run from the front to the rear of the vehicle. In various places, there are shorter sections that connect the long sections and the result looks like a ladder. The connecting pieces hold various components such as the engine. It's used, also, the term "ladder chassis".

A French inventor, most famous for producing the first practical internal-combustion engine and internal-combustion-powered car. Born in Mussy-la-Ville, Belgium, Lenoir was self-educated, teaching himself chemistry and putting his innate creativity to work in developing a number of inventions.

His creativity earned him a place in history in 1859, when he invented what is generally considered the first workable internal-combustion engine.

Lenoir engine used, as the fuel, compressed illuminating gas (or coal gas). In 1860 he hitched the engine up to a small road vehicle, creating a "horseless carriage". Unfortunately, the Lenoir engine was small and wasted a great amount of fuel. Only 400 to 500 were put in use, primarily to power small machinery. The ideas behind Lenoir's engine are still alive, however, in the modern internal-combustion engine. Today this basic design is the source of power for most automobiles and other road vehicles and many portable tools and machines.

Among a number of other inventions, Lenoir also developed an automatic telegraph in 1865. Despite his inventions and the acclaim he received, Lenoir died in poverty in Varenne-St. Hilaire, France, in 1900.

A vehicle that is certified to meet the LEV emission standards set by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).