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Holden Camira, the Glossary

The Holden Camira is a mid-size car that was produced by Holden between 1982 and 1989.^[1]

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Cars discontinued in 1989
Cars introduced in 1982
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Aerodynamics

Aerodynamics (ἀήρ aero (air) + δυναμική (dynamics)) is the study of the motion of air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing.

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Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior temperature (sometimes referred to as 'comfort cooling') and in some cases also strictly controlling the humidity of internal air.

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Australian Aboriginal languages

The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intelligible varieties) up to possibly 363.

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Australian Government

The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or the Federal Government, is the national executive government of the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

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Automatic transmission

An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions.

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Automobile handling

Automobile handling and vehicle handling are descriptions of the way a wheeled vehicle responds and reacts to the inputs of a driver, as well as how it moves along a track or road.

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Automotive safety

Automotive safety is the study and practice of automotive design, construction, equipment and regulation to minimize the occurrence and consequences of traffic collisions involving motor vehicles.

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Ballarat

Ballarat (balla arat) is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Buick Skyhawk

The Buick Skyhawk is an automobile produced by Buick in two generations for the 1975 through 1989 model years. Holden Camira and Buick Skyhawk are sedans and station wagons.

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Button car plan

The Button car plan, also known as the Button plan, was the informal name given to the Motor Industry Development Plan, a Hawke government initiative intended to rationalise the Australian motor vehicle industry and transition it to lower levels of protection.

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Cadillac Cimarron

The Cadillac Cimarron is an entry-level luxury car manufactured and marketed by the Cadillac division of General Motors for model years 1982–1988 over a single generation, with a mild facelift in 1985. Holden Camira and Cadillac Cimarron are cars introduced in 1982, front-wheel-drive vehicles and sedans.

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Car platform

A car platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components, over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of cars, often from different, but somewhat related, marques.

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Carburetor

A carburetor (also spelled carburettor or carburetter) is a device used by a gasoline internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine.

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Chevrolet Cavalier

The Chevrolet Cavalier is a line of compact cars produced by Chevrolet. Holden Camira and Chevrolet Cavalier are front-wheel-drive vehicles, sedans and station wagons.

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Compact car

Compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars.

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Cruise control

Cruise control (also known as speed control, cruise command, autocruise, or tempomat) is a system that automatically controls the speed of an automobile.

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Cylinder head

In a piston engine, the cylinder head (aka "head") sits above the cylinders, forming the roof of the combustion chamber.

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Delco Electronics

Delco Electronics Corporation was the automotive electronics design and manufacturing subsidiary of General Motors based in Kokomo, Indiana, that manufactured Delco Automobile radios and other electric products found in GM cars.

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Engine block

In an internal combustion engine, the engine block is the structure that contains the cylinders and other components.

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Engine control unit

An engine control unit (ECU), also called an engine control module (ECM), is a device which controls multiple systems of an internal combustion engine in a single unit.

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Facelift (automotive)

An automotive facelift, also known as mid-generational refresh, minor model change, minor model update, or life cycle impulse, comprises changes to a vehicle's styling during its production run including, to highly variable degree, new sheetmetal, interior design elements or mechanical changes, allowing a carmaker to freshen a model without a complete redesign.

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Firewall (engine)

In automotive engineering, the firewall (American English) or bulkhead (British English) is the part of the automobile body (unibody or body-on-frame) that separates the engine compartment from the passenger compartment (driver and passengers).

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Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout

In automotive design, a front-engine, front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout, or FF layout, places both the internal combustion engine and driven roadwheels at the front of the vehicle.

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Fuel injection

Fuel injection is the introduction of fuel in an internal combustion engine, most commonly automotive engines, by the means of an injector.

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General Motors J platform

The General Motors J platform, or J-body, is an automobile platform that was used by General Motors for compact cars from the 1982 to 2005 model years.

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General Motors New Zealand

General Motors New Zealand Limited, formerly Holden New Zealand Limited, is a subsidiary of General Motors that distributes GM' motor vehicles, engines, components and parts in New Zealand.

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Getrag 282 transmission

The Getrag 282 transmission was a 5-speed manual transaxle designed by Getrag for Chevrolet.

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GM Family II engine

The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in the 1970s, debuting in 1981.

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Grille (car)

In automotive engineering, a grille covers an opening in the body of a vehicle to allow air to enter or exit.

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Hatchback

A hatchback is a car body configuration with a rear door that swings upward to provide access to the main interior of the car as a cargo area rather than just to a separated trunk.

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Head restraint

Head restraints (also called headrests) are an automotive safety feature, attached or integrated into the top of each seat to limit the rearward movement of the adult occupant's head, relative to the torso, in a collision — to prevent or mitigate whiplash or injury to the cervical vertebrae.

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Holden

Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors.

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Holden Apollo

The Holden Apollo is a compact and later mid-size car that was distributed from 1989 to 1997 in Australia by Holden. Holden Camira and Holden Apollo are cars of Australia, Holden vehicles, mid-size cars, sedans and station wagons.

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Holden Astra

The Holden Astra is a small car formerly marketed by Holden. Holden Camira and Holden Astra are Holden vehicles, sedans and station wagons.

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Holden Commodore

The Holden Commodore is a series of automobiles that were sold by former Australian manufacturer Holden from 1978 to 2020. Holden Camira and Holden Commodore are cars of Australia, Holden vehicles, mid-size cars, sedans and station wagons.

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Holden Commodore (VH)

The Holden Commodore (VH) is a mid-size car that was produced by Holden from 1981 to 1984. Holden Camira and Holden Commodore (VH) are cars of Australia, mid-size cars, sedans and station wagons.

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Holden Commodore (VK)

The Holden Commodore (VK) is a mid-size car that was produced by Holden from 1984 to 1986. Holden Camira and Holden Commodore (VK) are cars of Australia, mid-size cars, sedans and station wagons.

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Holden Monaro

The Holden Monaro is a car that was manufactured by General Motors' Australian division Holden. Holden Camira and Holden Monaro are cars of Australia and Holden vehicles.

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Holden Torana

The Holden Torana is a mid-sized car that was manufactured by Holden from 1967 to 1980. Holden Camira and Holden Torana are cars of Australia, Holden vehicles and sedans.

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Inlet manifold

An inlet manifold or intake manifold (in American English) is the part of an internal combustion engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinders.

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Isuzu Aska

The Isuzu Aska was a nameplate used by Isuzu Motors Ltd. of Japan to denote their mid-size sedans from 1983 to 2002. Holden Camira and Isuzu Aska are front-wheel-drive vehicles, mid-size cars and sedans.

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Left- and right-hand traffic

Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side and to the right side of the road, respectively.

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Manual transmission

A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars or a hand lever for motorcycles).

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Mid-size car

Mid-size—also known as intermediate—is a vehicle size class which originated in the United States and is used for cars larger than compact cars and smaller than full-size cars. Holden Camira and Mid-size car are mid-size cars.

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Monash University

Monash University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Naturally aspirated engine

A naturally aspirated engine, also known as a normally aspirated engine, and abbreviated to N/A or NA, is an internal combustion engine in which air intake depends solely on atmospheric pressure and does not have forced induction through a turbocharger or a supercharger.

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Nissan

is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

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Nissan Pulsar

The is a line of automobiles produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978 until 2000, when it was replaced by the Nissan Bluebird Sylphy in the Japanese market.

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Oldsmobile Firenza

The Oldsmobile Firenza was a compact car which was produced by Oldsmobile from 1982 to 1988. Holden Camira and Oldsmobile Firenza are cars introduced in 1982, front-wheel-drive vehicles, sedans and station wagons.

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Opel Ascona

The Opel Ascona is a large family car (D-segment in Europe) that was produced by the German automaker Opel from 1970 to 1988. Holden Camira and Opel Ascona are mid-size cars, sedans and station wagons.

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Opel Vectra

The Opel Vectra is a mid-size car (large family car) that was engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel from 1988 until 2010. Holden Camira and Opel Vectra are front-wheel-drive vehicles, mid-size cars, sedans and station wagons.

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Polyvinyl chloride

Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene).

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Pontiac Sunbird

The Pontiac Sunbird (also known as the Pontiac J2000 and Pontiac 2000) is a model line that was manufactured and marketed by Pontiac from the 1976 to the 1994 model years. Holden Camira and Pontiac Sunbird are sedans and station wagons.

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Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of Melbourne and Port Phillip local government areas.

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Power steering

Power steering is a system for reducing a driver's effort to turn a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, by using a power source to assist steering.

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Power window

Power windows or electric windows are automobile windows which can be raised and lowered by pressing a button or switch, as opposed to using a crank handle.

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Powertrain

In a motor vehicle, the powertrain comprises the main components that generate power and deliver that power to the road surface, water, or air.

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Printed circuit board

A printed circuit board (PCB), also called printed wiring board (PWB), is a medium used to connect or "wire" components to one another in a circuit.

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Publications Office of the European Union

The Publications Office of the European Union is the official provider of publishing services and data, information and knowledge management services to all EU institutions, bodies and agencies.

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Rebadging

In the automotive industry, rebadging is a form of market segmentation used by automobile manufacturers around the world.

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Roof rack

A roof rack is a set of bars secured to the roof of an automobile.

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Sedan (automobile)

A sedan or saloon (British English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo. Holden Camira and sedan (automobile) are sedans.

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Stall (engine)

A stall is the slowing or stopping of a process and in the case of an engine refers to a sudden stopping of the engine turning, usually brought about accidentally.

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Station wagon

A station wagon (US, also wagon) or estate car (UK, also estate) is an automotive body-style variant of a sedan with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door (the liftgate, or tailgate), instead of a trunk/boot lid. Holden Camira and station wagon are station wagons.

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Straight-four engine

A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.

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Torque converter

A torque converter is a device, usually implemented as a type of fluid coupling, that transfers rotating power from a prime mover, like an internal combustion engine, to a rotating driven load.

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Toyota Camry

The Toyota Camry (Japanese: トヨタ・カムリ Toyota Kamuri) is an automobile sold internationally by the Japanese auto manufacturer Toyota since 1982, spanning multiple generations. Holden Camira and Toyota Camry are cars introduced in 1982, front-wheel-drive vehicles, mid-size cars, sedans and station wagons.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Camira

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Holden Camira, the Glossary

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Cars discontinued in 1989

Cars introduced in 1982

Holden vehicles

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