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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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Net torque

Automotive; Automobile

Available turning effort developed by an engine under similar conditions to those described for Net Engine Power.

Nose job

Automotive; Automobile

Colloquialism for styling modifications that change the frontal appearance.

Non-asbestos lining

Automotive; Automobile

Material developed to replace asbestos as the basis of brake and clutch plate lining.

Non-destructive testing

Automotive; Automobile

That done on a component so as not to permanently damage it.

Non-volatile memory

Automotive; Automobile

Electronic memory that is not lost when power is switched off.

Neutral

Automotive; Automobile

State of a transmission when no driving gear has been selected.

New Car Assessment programme (NCAP)

Automotive; Automobile

A comparative vehicle safety cheque that originated in the USA in 1978. For Australian tests, see ANCAP.

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