Automobile

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.

Industry: Automotive

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Clutch slip

Automotive; Automobile

Condition in which a clutch is unable to transfer all the engine torque to the gearbox and fails to lock-up when it should.

Clutch start

Automotive; Automobile

Method of push-starting a manual transmission car with a flat battery.

Clutch start

Automotive; Automobile

Method of push-starting a manual transmission car with a flat battery.

Central locking

Automotive; Automobile

System in which the doors (and sometimes boot lid and fuel flap) are locked by pressing a single control button.

Centrefold seat

Automotive; Automobile

Full-width front seat with separate reclining backrests for the outboard passengers and a wide, backrest for a centre passenger.

Centrifugal clutch

Automotive; Automobile

One employing a centrifugal device to automatically take up the drive when the engine reaches a certain speed and disconnect it when the engine slows below a certain speed.