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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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Brake grab

Automotive; Automobile

Excessive and abrupt reaction felt from one or more brakes when the foot pedal is applied.

Brake horsepower

Automotive; Automobile

Outmoded measure of the power developed by an engine, as recorded on a dynamometer and stated in brake horsepower, or bhp.

Brake lining

Automotive; Automobile

Friction material attached to the shoes in a drum brake system.

Bowser

Automotive; Automobile

Australian slang for a service station petrol pump, derived from an early brand name.

Boxer engine

Automotive; Automobile

One with two diametrically opposed cylinder banks.

Brake

Automotive; Automobile

Device for slowing a car or component by converting mechanical energy to heat.

Brake assist

Automotive; Automobile

System to reduce the stopping distance during emergency braking by rapidly generating maximum boost pressure.

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