Automobile

Automobile

Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.

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A suspension element consisting of a longitudinal member that pivots from the body at its forward end and has a wheel hub rigidly attached to its trailing end. A sufficiently rigid trailing arm can ...

Trailing link

Automotive; Automobile

A suspension link that is aligned to resist longitudinal motions in a wheel; it is mounted to the chassis ahead of the wheel.

Transaxle

Automotive; Automobile

A drive setup in which the transmission gearbox, clutch, final drive, and differential are combined into a single transmission-axle unit that connects directly to the driveshafts. It is used mostly ...

Transmission

Automotive; Automobile

Transference of motive force from one place to another; concr. a device for effecting this; spec. short for transmission-gear

Shock absorber

Automotive; Automobile

A device that converts motion into heat, usually by forcing oil through small internal passages in a tubular housing. Used primarily to dampen suspension oscillations, shock absorbers respond to ...

Single-rate spring

Automotive; Automobile

A spring with a constant spring rate. For example, if a 100-pound force deflects the spring by one inch, an additional 100 pounds will deflect it one more inch, and so on until the spring either ...

Skidpad

Automotive; Automobile

A large area of smooth, flat pavement used for various handling tests. Roadholding is measured by defining a large-diameter circle ( Car and Driver uses 300 feet) on the skidpad and measuring the ...