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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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Retro styling

Automotive; Automobile

Modern vehicle with styling that hints of a much older car.

Rev-counter

Automotive; Automobile

Instrument that counts the total number of revolutions an engine makes, being an abbreviation for Revolution Counter. The term is incorrectly used as an alternative for tachometer, a unit that shows ...

Regenerative braking

Automotive; Automobile

System in which a moving vehicle's inertia energy helps to recharge the battery when the vehicle slows.

Relay

Automotive; Automobile

Mechanical device to activate and energise an electric accessory.

Repeater light

Automotive; Automobile

Additional turn signal lamp located where it can be seen when the normal lamp is obscured.

Reducing catalyst

Automotive; Automobile

Exhaust emission catalyst that facilitates the oxidation of HC and CO gases to form carbon dioxide and water vapour.

Reformer

Automotive; Automobile

Device within a fuel cell that produces hydrogen gas from a fuel such as ethanol.

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