Automotive

Automotive

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

14Categories 183637Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Automotive

Become a Contributors

Automotive > Tires

extra load

Automotive; Tires

Tires that are rated to carry a higher load by virtue of having a maximum inflation pressure higher than the standard maximum.

filament at zero

Automotive; Tires

Individual, spiral-wrapped nylon or aramid/nylon reinforcing filaments can be precisely placed in specific portions or across the entire tread area atop the steel belts banded at ...

fore-and-aft weight transfer

Automotive; Tires

Transfer of weight from the front axle to the rear axle (or vice versa) caused by acceleration or braking. Acceleration causes weight transfer from the front axle to the rear ...

four-wheel-drift

Automotive; Tires

A handling term describing a car with its front and rear tires sliding in a controlled manner. The driver uses both throttle and steering to keep the vehicle on a prescribed path.