mechanical twin

What they didn’t say: The Rio is the mechanical twin of the redesigned Hyundai Accent.

However, the MX was designed as the mechanical twin sister of the remarkably successful entry-level Pentax ME.

So it is that former Vice President Al Gore's evil mechanical twin apparently signed some of the incriminating letters in the Asian fund-raising scandal.

It also shares a front-wheel-drive crossover platform with its mechanical twin, the Infiniti JX, and Nissan's smaller Murano.

The V-59 12-cylinder four-stroke water-cooled diesel engine connects with a mechanical twin gear transmission, a gear box is in one block with a planetary steering gear.

This joint venture produced the Suzuki RMZ250 which is the mechanical twin to the KX250F but is in yellow Suzuki markings.

Virtually unchanged for '98, the Express Van is a mechanical twin of the Chevy Van, a windowless cargo hauler upon whose buyers a clever name would seem to be wasted.

When General Motors shuttered the Pontiac brand in 2009, Toyota lost the mechanical twin (the Pontiac Vibe) that gave the Matrix scale and the experimental joint manufacturing plant where both cars were built.

Unlike the S-Type (which shares parts with the Ford Mondeo sold in Europe) or the X-Type (a mechanical twin of the Lincoln LS), the XJ keeps most of its stuff to itself.

CHEVROLET PRIZM (1989) - A mechanical twin of the Toyota Corolla, this car (formerly the Geo Prizm) was the first G.M. vehicle from a joint venture with Toyota.