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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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Toe steer
Automotive; Automobile
The changes in the direction of a wheel that occur without driver steering input. Toe steer can be caused by ride steer or by deflections in suspension components caused by the stresses of cornering, ...
Torque converter
Automotive; Automobile
A particular kind of fluid coupling with a third element added to the usual input and output turbines. Called "the stator," this additional element redirects the churning fluid against the output ...
Torque steer
Automotive; Automobile
A tendency for a car to turn in a particular direction when power is applied. Torque steer is common in front-drive cars because reaction forces created in the half-shafts can generate uneven ...
Torsion bar
Automotive; Automobile
A spring consisting of a long solid or tubular rod with one end fixed to the chassis and the other twisted by a lever connected to the suspension.
Traction control
Automotive; Automobile
An electronic control system that prevents wheelspin by detecting when a driven wheel is about to break traction, and then reducing engine power and/or applying the appropriate brakes to prevent it.
Trail-braking
Automotive; Automobile
A driving technique in which the driver begins to brake before entering a turn and then continues to brake as he eases into the corner. As cornering forces build, the driver gradually feathers off ...
