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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Walking beam suspension

Automotive; Automobile

A type of rear suspension used in trucks and tractors. Two beams pivot in the centre and connect to the axles.

Sealed beam unit

Automotive; Automobile

A sort of disposable headlight where the lens, reflector, and filament are fused together. If one element breaks the whole unit needs to be replaced.

Bead unseating

Automotive; Automobile

Removing the tyre bead from contact with the rim, while removing the tire.

Battery is dead

Automotive; Automobile

The battery has no charge remaining, often because the lights have been left on all night.

ACE

Automotive; Automobile

This is the abbreviated term for Active Cornering Enhancement.

An engine configuration with two overhead camshafts per row of cylinders. One camshaft operates the intake valves and the other operates the exhaust valves. This is the usual arrangement in engines ...

Automatic height control (AHC)

Automotive; Automobile

Automatic Height Control (Land Cruiser suspension) is a hydraulic system that allows the drive to raise the Land Cruiser's suspension in order to negotiate particularly rough off-road terrain, and to ...