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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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Hardtop

Automotive; Automobile

Two-door or four-door passenger car with a fixed roof and no centre (or B-pillar) between the side windows. It also means a detachable, non-folding turret fitted in place of the folding hood.

Hardtop convertible

Automotive; Automobile

One that can be closed when required by the addition of a rigid roof section made from plastic or steel.

Greenhouse effect

Automotive; Automobile

A rise in the earth's temperature caused when the atmosphere acts like greenhouse glass and traps heat. The term also indicates the effect that atmospheric carbon dioxide and other pollutants can ...

Greenhouse/glasshouse

Automotive; Automobile

Styling term for the upper part of the car comprising the glass, roof and roof pillars.

Grille

Automotive; Automobile

Grating to protect the radiator's core from flying stones.

Full-time four-wheel drive

Automotive; Automobile

Four-wheel drive system in which four wheels are permanently driven.

Fuzzy logic

Automotive; Automobile

Computer with the ability to understand unclear data and process a large number of variables, thus differentiating between alternative conditions.

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