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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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Tourer

Automotive; Automobile

Open car with at least four seats, a folding hood and side curtains or roll-up windows.

Torsional rigidity

Automotive; Automobile

Ability of a structure to resist a twisting action.

Torsion beam suspension

Automotive; Automobile

One with a beam axle stretching from one wheel hub to the other; it twists when one wheel rises over a road bump.

Tread

Automotive; Automobile

The part of a tyre in contact with the road surface.

Transverse engine

Automotive; Automobile

One located across the chassis, i.e. at right angles to the longitudinal centre line.

Transponder

Automotive; Automobile

Radio transmitter/receiver that transmits signals only when it has received the correct interrogation.

Transom

Automotive; Automobile

Alternative name for the upper part of a two-piece tailgate.

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