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.

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Trailing arm

Automotive; Automobile

A suspension component consisting of a longitudinal member that pivots from the body at its forward end and has a wheel hub attached at the other end (the trailing end). It is similar to a ...

Four-wheel drive vehicles require a system of gears between the front and rear axles to transfer power from the transmission to those axles. Transfer cases typically have two gear ranges: high and ...

Transmission cooler

Automotive; Automobile

An auxiliary cooler that is available to provide extra cooling for automatic transmission fluid. Lower temperatures equal longer transmission life.

Tread

Automotive; Automobile

1. The outside band of rubber bonded to a tire. The tread is the portion of the tyre that contacts the road surface. 2. Sometimes this term is also interchanged with track.