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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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Final drive ratio

Automotive; Automobile

The rotational speed of the transmission output shaft divided by the speed of the driven wheel shafts.

Firing order

Automotive; Automobile

Intended order in which engine cylinders and their spark plugs fire.

Flat engine

Automotive; Automobile

One with its cylinders mounted horizontally, usually with two separate banks opposite each other but using a common crankshaft.

Fuel mixture

Automotive; Automobile

Combination of fuel and air in the required ratio for efficient combustion.

Fuel-efficient

Automotive; Automobile

Term indicating a vehicle has better-than-average fuel consumption considering its power, mass, speed and use.

Fuel-injection

Automotive; Automobile

Positive method of feeding fuel to an engine instead of allowing it to be drawn in, as with a carburettor.

Full harness seat belt

Automotive; Automobile

One employing four - not three - rigid mountings for the harness or straps.

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