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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Auto-on/ auto-off headlamps

Automotive; Automobile

This system detects the amount of daylight and automatically turns the headlamps on or off as required. It automatically turns lights off when the key is removed and the driver's door is opened. ...

A shaft on which a wheel revolves or which revolves with the wheel. (Also a solid beam that connects the two rear wheels of the vehicle.) Axles help support the vehicle and, in some cases, transmit ...

Axle ratio

Automotive; Automobile

The number of times the driveshaft rotates to turn the axle shaft one rotation. For example, if the driveshaft gear had 10 teeth and the axle shaft gear had 30 teeth, the driveshaft gear would have ...

2-turn door locks

Automotive; Automobile

In a vehicle with this feature (including all Toyotas with power door locks), only the driver's door is unlocked when the key is turned in that door's lock. A second turn unlocks the other doors. ...

4-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with intelligence (4ECT-i)

Automotive; Automobile

The 4ECT-i transmission is one of Toyota's most advanced automatic transmissions. The transmission computer networks with the engine computer to control hydraulic shift pressure more precisely than ...

Two-turn door locks

Automotive; Automobile

In a vehicle with this feature (including all Toyotas with power door locks), only the driver's door is unlocked when the key is turned in that door's lock. A second turn unlocks the other doors. ...

Unibody

Automotive; Automobile

The floor pan of a vehicle and chassis are connected to form a single structure; there is no separate frame. By welding all body panels together to form the vehicle's frame, it is possible to build ...