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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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Automobile

Mid-engined

Automotive; Automobile

Vehicle with the engine placed towards the centre of the chassis to provide optimum weight/mass distribution.

Microcomputer

Automotive; Automobile

Information-processing device, comprising a central processing unit, memory and interfaces.

Microbus

Automotive; Automobile

Van fitted with seats in the area normally used for carrying cargo.

Memory seating

Automotive; Automobile

Electrically-adjustable seat that, at the touch of a button, returns to preset positions after being moved.

Minimum maintenance battery

Automotive; Automobile

One that does not require topping up and recharging as frequently as a conventional battery.

Misfire

Automotive; Automobile

Condition in which the combustion process is interrupted, causing loss of power.

Mixture

Automotive; Automobile

The combination of air and fuel burned in the cylinders.

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