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Automotive

Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.

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dragstrip

Automotive; Automobile

A quarter-mile stretch of track for drag racing.

crossflow radiator

Automotive; Automobile

A radiator in which the water flows sideways instead of vertically, and which is therefore wider than it is high, permitting a lower hood line.

cost per mile

Automotive; Automobile

A ratio which is obtained by dividing the total cost of the tire by the distance the tire has gone. The total cost involves adding up the initial price of the tire, price of ...

cost per kilometer

Automotive; Automobile

A ratio which is obtained by dividing the total cost of the tire by the distance the tire has gone. The total cost involves adding up the initial price of the tire, price of ...

de Dion axle

Automotive; Automobile

A rear axle setup developed by Count de Dion in the 19th century in which the driving wheels are attached to curved dead axle that is attached to the frame by a central pivot, the ...

dead rear axle

Automotive; Automobile

A rear axle that does not turn. E.g., rear axle of front wheel drive car.

digifant II

Automotive; Automobile

A refined version of VW 's digifant. This system has some control improvements and uses a knock sensor for improved timing control.