Vehicle Terms, Parts
and Abbreviations
A
A-pillar
ATV - All Terrain Vehicle
AWD - All Wheel Drive
B
B-pillar
Bespoke
Bore (cylinder bore)
Braided (steel) hoses / lines
Bucket seats
C
Cooling fins
CV Joint
CVT (Continuosly Variable
Transmission)
Cylinder block (engine)
D
Diffuser
Drag Coefficient
E
F
Firewall
FWD (Front Wheel Drive)
G
Generations (vehicle model)
Gullwing doors
H
Hybrid drive
Homologation (race)
HVAC
I
J
K
Kerb Weight
L
Lateral air intake
M
N
Naturally aspirated
O
Oversteer
P
Q
R
RWD (Rear Wheel Drive)
S
Sequential transmission
Spaceframe
Suicide doors
T
T-bar roof
Torque steer
Track
U
Understeer
V
VVT (Variable Valve Timing)
W
Wheelbase
X
Y
Z
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