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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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Lock-to-lock

Automotive; Automobile

Maximum distance that the front road wheels can be angled when the steering wheel is rotated.

Light-off

Automotive; Automobile

Point at which a catalytic converter reaches normal working temperature and operates effectively.

Limited slip differential (LSD)

Automotive; Automobile

One designed so that, should one driven wheel attempt to rotate appreciably faster than the other, a lock comes into play to reduce the difference in speeds.

Liftback

Automotive; Automobile

Hatchback variant with a third side window and a hatch that slopes less steeply than in a typical hatchback.

Mass

Automotive; Automobile

Quantity of matter in a body, being defined as the weight of a body divided by acceleration due to gravity.

Master cylinder

Automotive; Automobile

Main hydraulic cylinder in a closed circuit that uses hydraulic fluid to transfer pressure from one point to another.

Main jet

Automotive; Automobile

Carburettor jet supplying fuel when the throttle is wide open.

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