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Vehicle Terms, Parts and Abbreviations
A
A-arm
A-pillar
ABS
Accumulator Type Catalyzer
Ackermann Steering
Acorn Hexagonal Nut
Activated Carbon Canister
Active Front Steering
Active Noise Control
Active Safety
Active Suspension
Adapter Plate
Adaptive Air Suspension
Adaptive Automatic Transmission
Adaptive Cruise Control
Adjustable Rocker Arm
Adjustable Suspension
Adjusting Screw
Aerodynamics
Air Brake
Air Bypass Valve
Air Conditioning
Air Control Valve
Air Filter
Air Flow Sensor
Air Suspension
Airbag
Airdam
Air/Fuel Mixture
Alcohol (Fuel)
Alignment
Alloy Wheel
Alternative Fuel
Ampere (amp)
Anaerobic Sealer
Anti-Seize Compound
Approach Angle
ATV - All Terrain Vehicle
Automatic Climate Control
Automatic Transmission
Automobile
Automobile Emission Control
AWD - All Wheel Drive
Axle
B
B-pillar
B100
B20
Backlight
Ball Joint
Base Drag
Base Pressure
Battery
Battery Electric Vehicle
Battery Thermal Management
Bearing
Beltline
Benz, Karl
Berlinetta
Bespoke
Bevel Drive
Bi-fuel Vehicle
Big-End Bearing
Biobutanol
Biodiesel
Bleed Nipple
Bluff Body
Boattail
Body-on-frame
Boost Gauge
Bore (cylinder bore)
Boxer
Braided (steel) hoses / lines
Brake Caliper
Brake Disc (Rotor)
Brake Horsepower
Brake Pads
Brake Shoe
British Thermal Unit
Battery Electric Vehicle
Bucket seats
Bulkhead
C
C-Pillar
Cabriolet
Cam Follower
Camber
Camshaft
Canister
Cant Rail
Carbon Monoxide
Carburetor
Caster
Castellated (Nut)
Catalytic Converter
Cathode
Cation
CBS
Center Line
Cetane Number (CN)
Chassis
Choke
Chrome
Classic Car
Cleaner-Burning Gasoline
Clearcoat
Coil Springs
Cold Start
Combustion Chamber
Common Rail Direct Injection (CDI)
Composite
Composite Headlight
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
Compression Ignition
Compression Ratio
Connecting Rod
Contact Patch
Control Arm
Converted Fuel Vehicle
Convertible
Cooling fins
Cooperative Fuel Research Engine
Core Plug
Coupe
Coupe Deville
Cowl
Cowl Induction
Crankcase
Crankshaft
Cruise Control
Crumple Zone
Curb Height
Curb Weight
CV Carburetor
CV Joint
CVT (Continuosly Variable Transmission)
Cylinder (engine)
Cylinder Block (engine)
Cylinder Head (engine)
D
Daimler, Gottlieb Wilhelm (1834 - 1900)
Dashboard
Diagnostic Code
Diesel Engine
Diesel Equivalent Gallon (DEG)
Diesel Fuel
Differential
Diffuser
Dimethyl Ether
Direct Injection
Distributor
Double-Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Double Wishbone Suspension
Downforce
Drag
Drag Coefficient
Drivebelt
Drive Shaft
Drivetrain
Drop-head Coupe
Drum Brake
Dual Cowl
Dunlop, John Boyd (1840 - 1921)
Duryea, Charles Edgar (1861-1938)
Dynamometer
E
E10 (fuel)
E85 (fuel)
EGR Valve
Electrode
Electrolyte
Electronic Brake-Force Distribution
Electronic Control Unit (ECU)
Electronic Differential Lock
Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI)
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
Electronically Controlled Coupling
Emergency Locking Retractor
Emissions
Emissions Standards
Engine Capacity
Equivalence Ratio
Ethanol
Ethanol Blends
EuroAmerican Hybrid
Exhaust After Treatment
Exhaust Manifold
EXUP
F
Fan Clutch
Fastback
Fender
Firewall
Firing Order
Fischer-Tropsch Fuel
Flathead (engine)
Flexible Fuel Vehicle
Flexible Fuel Vehicle Emissions
Flow Field
Fluid Coupling
Flywheel
Forced Induction
Four-Link Suspension
Four-Wheel Drive (4WD)
Freeform Headlight
Friction
Fuel Efficiency
Fuel Flexible
Fuel Injection
Fuel Processor
Fuel Pump
Fuel Reformer
Fuse
G
Gap
Gas Turbine
Gasket
Gasoline
Gasoline Equivalent Gallon
Generations (vehicle model)
Glow Plug
Goodyear, Charles (1800-1860)
Greenhouse
Ground Clearance
GTO
Gudgeon Pin
Gullwing doors
H
Halogen Light
Hardtop
Harmonic Balancer
Hatchback
Headlight
Head Unit
Heat Exchanger
HEMI (engine)
High Intensity Discharge Headlight
Homologation (race)
HVAC
Hybrid drive
Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)
Hybrid Power Unit
Hybrid Propulsion Subsystem
Hydraulic Tappet
Hydrogen
Hydrogen-Rich fuel
I
Ignition Coil
Ignition System
Ignition Timing
Indicated Mean Effective Pressure
Indicated Themal Efficiency
Induction Coil
Inertia Ramcharging
Instrument Panel
Intake Manifold
Intercooler
Internal Combustion Engine
Issigonis, Alec (1906 - 1988)
J
K
Kerb Weight
Knockoff Wheel
L
Laminar Flow
Lateral air intake
Leaf Spring
Lean Combustion Limit
Lift
Limited Slip Differential
Lockwasher
Louver
M
M85
MacPherson Strut
Marque
Monobox
Monoshock
Muscle Car
N
Nafion
Natural Gas Vehicle
Naturally aspirated
Nitrogen Oxides
NOx
O
O-Ring
Odometer
Otto, Nikolaus August (1832-1891)
Overhead Cam Engine
Overhead Valve Engine
Oversteer
Oxygen Sensor
P
Parabolic Headlight
Parallel Configuration Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Passive Anti-Theft System
Phaeton
Pillar
Piston
Plasma
Plasma-assisted Catalysis
Plasmatron
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Pneumatic Aerodynamics
Pony Car
Powertrain
Pressure Ratio
Pre-tensioner
Projector Headlight
P-Series
Pump Duse Technology
Push-rod
Q
Quarter Light
R
Rack-and-Pinion Steering
Radiator
Rear Obstacle Warning System
Reformate
Reformulated Gasoline
Refrigerant
Regenerative Braking
Remote Starter
Reynolds Number
Rocker Arm
Roll Bar
Rolling Resistance
RWD (Rear Wheel Drive)
S
Scaling Relations
Scissor Doors
Scuffing
Sequential transmission
Series Configuration Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Serpentine Belt
Shock Absorber
Side Impact Bars
Spaceframe
Spark Plug
Spark-Ignition Engine
Specific Power
Speedometer
Spoiler
Starter Inhibitor Switch
Streamlining
Suicide doors
Supercharger
Suspension
T
T-bar roof
Tachometer
Tappet
Technology-Validation Test-Bed Vehicle
Thermal Efficiency
Thermostat
Timing belt
Timing Chain
Tire
Toe
Torque
Torque Converter
Torque steer
Touring Car
Track
Traction
Traction Control
Transaxle
Transducer
Transmission
Trapezoidal-link Rear Suspension
Tubbed (drag car)
Tumblehome
Turbine
Turbo Lag
Turbocharger
U
Ultracapacitor
Understeer
Unibody Construction
Universal Joint
V
V Engine
Valve
Valve Lash
Viscosity
Vortex Shedding
VVT (Variable Valve Timing)
W
W12 Engine
Wankel Engine
Wastegate
Wheelbase
X
Y
Z
