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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Active safety (ABS, VSC, TRAC)

Automotive; Automobile

A vehicle's safety features or equipment that help avoid collisions.(Examples: ABS, VSC, TRAC, etc.)

Active TRAC (A-TRAC)

Automotive; Automobile

Using sensors at all four wheels to monitor a loss of traction, Active TRAC employs brake and throttle control to reduce wheelspin and transfer torque to the wheel with the most traction.

Active-control engine mount (ACEM)

Automotive; Automobile

Active-Control Engine Mount reduces engine-produced noise, vibration and harshness (NVH).

All-wheel drive (AWD)

Automotive; Automobile

This system sends power to all four wheels at all times. You do not need to select 2- or 4-wheel drive, as in part-time 4-wheel-drive systems.

AMCI-certified testing

Automotive; Automobile

AMCI-Certified testing, comparably equipped 4WD vehicles with optional larger V8s, 4-door cabs and 6' beds, Automotive News Full-Sized Pickup segmentation.

A-pillar

Automotive; Automobile

The front pillar of a vehicle that supports the windshield and the front of the roof.

Advanced technology partial zero emission vehicle (AT-PZEV)

Automotive; Automobile

Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emission Vehicle produce extremely low levels of hydrocarbons (HC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx)), emissions that contribute to the formation of smog.