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AWD Four-wheel drive (4x4)
RegisteredFour-wheel drive (4x4) explained Four-wheel drive, All-wheel drive, AWD, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four") is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to re ...
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Beam axle
RegisteredBeam axle A beam axle is a suspension system, also called a solid axle, in which one set of wheels is connected laterally by a single beam or shaft. A live axle is a type of beam ...
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Clutch explained
RegisteredAutomotive clutch explained A clutch is a mechanical device that provides for the transmission of power (and therefore usually motion) from one component (the driving member) to a ...
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Continuously variable transmission
RegisteredAutomotive Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is a transmission that can change steplessly through an infinite number of effective gear ...
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Cruise control
RegisteredCruise control explained Cruise control (sometimes known as speed control or autocruise, or tempomat in some countries) is a system that automatically controls the speed of a moto ...
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CV Axle Joint
RegisteredHow a Car CV Axle Joint Works A CV joint or constant velocity joint is a type of mechanism that connects two fixed rotating shafts. This joint allows the shafts to be connected wh ...
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Differential Axle workings
RegisteredHow a car Differential Axle Works So what, exactly, is the rear axle for and what does it do? Well, it has three main functions - First, to receive the power from the engine (via ...
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Differential Types
RegisteredDifferential Types explained A differential is a device, usually, but not necessarily, employing gears, which is connected to the outside world by three shafts, chains, or similar ...
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Drive shaft types
Automotive Drive shaft explained A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, propeller shaft (prop shaft), or Cardan shaft is a mechanical component for transmitting torque and rota ...
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Dropped axle
RegisteredCar Dropped axle explained A dropped axle is the axle of a vehicle that is bent upwards towards the ends, i.e. the centre is 'dropped'. This gives two advantages: the centre of gr ...
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F4 Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
RegisteredAutomotive (F4) Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout In automotive design, an F4, or Front-engine, Four-wheel-drive layout places the internal combustion engine at the front of t ...
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FF Front-wheel-drive
RegisteredCar Front-wheel-drive (FF) explained FF layout Front-wheel-drive layouts are those in which the front wheels of the vehicle are driven. The most popular layout used in cars today ...
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Flywheel Flexplate
RegisteredFlywheel or Flexplate Every vehicle on the road has a coupler between theengine and transmission, for anautomatic transmission this is called the flexplate, for a manual transmiss ...
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FMR Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
RegisteredAutomotive Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive (FMR) In automotive design, a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FMR) is one that places the engine in the front, with the re ...
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FR Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
RegisteredAutomotive Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FR) In automotive design, an FR, or Front-engine, Rear-wheel-drive layout is one where the engine is located at the front of the ...
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