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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

Ventilated brake rotor

Automotive; Automobile

Brake disc with chambers, fins or slots between its faces, through which air circulates for better heat dissipation.

Vehicle stability control

Automotive; Automobile

System that accepts and processes a range of electronic data and, in critical cornering situations, attempts to keep the vehicle safely on course by controlling each wheel separately, using the ...

Vee-belt

Automotive; Automobile

Drive belt whose sides are tapered when seen in cross-section.

Vee engine

Automotive; Automobile

One with two cylinder blocks set at an angle to each other.

Vario roof

Automotive; Automobile

Steel hardtop roof that folds into the boot when down.

Variable valve timing

Automotive; Automobile

System that allows the timing of the inlet valves and exhaust valves to vary according to the engine speed.

Variable torque-split four-wheel drive

Automotive; Automobile

System in which the proportion of engine torque delivered to the front or rear wheels varies to suit the operating conditions.

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