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Acronym: GMD
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General Motors Diesel
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Acronym: LSD
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limited slip differential
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wheels with P215/45R18 all-season Pirelli tires are standard. Optional for the LSJ was a performance package coded G85 that added Recaro bucket seats and a limited slip differential (LSD). LSD was optional for 2005 models (performance package came with LSD) and was standard in 2006 + models. The G85 option continues in the LNF Cobalt, but adds only the LSD. The car has become notable |
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Acronym: NIMT
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North Island Main Trunk Railway
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quot;Scenic Daylight" service between Auckland and Wellington. When they arrived in New Zealand the tunnels south of Paekakariki on the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) were not large enough for them and they could not operate into Wellington via the NIMT until these tunnels were enlarged in 1967. [[Image:Tollnz DAR.jpg.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Toll Rail DAR 517. Photo |
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Acronym: GMD
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General Motors Diesel
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One of the principal lines which the DB class dominated was the line to Tauranga via Paeroa, until the Kaimai Tunnel was opened in 1978. The DB class was built by General Motors Diesel (GMD) of Canada, had a wheel arrangement of A1A-A1A under the UIC classification system, had a EMD 567 2-cycle V8 engine generating 705 kW (950 hp), and could travel at speeds up to 90 km/h. Se |
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