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Word: kickdown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...full-sized models, which retained the low, long look, with tail fins still the distinguishing feature. For its V-8 engines, Chrysler has developed a new ram induction system which provides enough extra boost for passing at speeds from 35 to 75 m.p.h. that the use of "kickdown," or passing gears, is unnecessary. For the new Dodge Dart and Plymouth, Chrysler has developed a new six-cylinder engine which, as in the Valiant, will be mounted at a 30° angle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: Chrysler's Optimism | 9/28/1959 | See Source »

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