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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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Gross torque

Automotive; Automobile

An engine's total output of torque measured without power-consuming ancillary equipment being fitted.

Harm

Automotive; Automobile

A safety engineering term being the combined total of medical costs, lost income and lost quality of life resulting from irrecoverable injury.

Harness

Automotive; Automobile

Alternative name for a wiring loom. It also means the fabric part of the seat belt that restrains an occupant.

Harshness

Automotive; Automobile

Vehicle characteristic defined as a combination of Noise and Vibration.

Cylinder block

Automotive; Automobile

Part of the engine containing two or more cylinders.

Dash

Automotive; Automobile

Firewall between the engine compartment and passenger compartment, a name sometimes incorrectly applied to the instrument panel.

Dash panel

Automotive; Automobile

One below windscreen level and in front of the driver, housing instruments, switches and minor controls. Correctly called instrument panel or fascia.

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