Sports Vehicles

Concept Cars

Strange Vehicles


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   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