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worm-and-nut steering

One in which the motion is transferred from the steering shaft to the front wheel links by a nut screwed onto a multi-start thread in the steering column.

zero offset steering

Self-aligning front wheel geometry in which a line drawn through the kingpin intersects the centre-line of the patch where the tyre contact the ground.

zero emissions vehicle

One capable of operating without discharging pollution into the air.

yawing velocity

Speed with which a car changes direction in response to a steering input, expressed in degrees per second.

yaw angle

That between a vehicle's longitudinal axis and the direction of travel.

yaw

To veer from the straight line.

x-engine

Radial type reciprocating engine in which four cylinders - or groups of four cylinders – are located in x-formation and drive a common crankshaft.