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Car innovations design history and theory, from the last 100 years.

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  • AMC straight-6 engine (1952-)

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    1950s
    AMC straight-6 engine (1952-)

    AMC straight-6 engine American Motors' first straight-six engine was the 195.6 cu in (3.2 L). It was produced from 1952 through 1965 in both overhead valve (OHV) and flathead (L-h ...

  • AMC V8 engine (1954-)

    Engines
    1950s
    AMC V8 engine (1954-)

    AMC V8 engine American Motors Corporation (AMC) produced a series of widely used V8 engines from the mid-1950s before being absorbed into Chrysler in 1987. Chrysler kept the AMC V ...

  • Anti Roll Bar

    Anti Roll Bar

    Car Anti Roll Bar (Sway bar) A sway bar or anti-roll bar or stabilizer bar is a part of an automobile suspension that helps reduce the body roll of a vehicle during fast cornering ...

  • Anti-hijack system

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    Anti-hijack system

    Car Anti-hijack system An anti-hijack system is an electronic system fitted to motor vehicles to deter criminals from hijacking them. Although these types of systems are becoming ...

  • Antifreeze explained

    Antifreeze explained

    Car Antifreeze types explained An antifreeze is a chemical additive which lowers the freezing point of a water-based liquid. An antifreeze mixture is used to achieve freezing-poin ...

  • Aston Martin AJ37 V8 engine (2005-)

    Engines
    2000s
    Aston Martin AJ37 V8 engine (2005-)

    Aston Martin AJ37 4.3 4.7 5.0 V8 DOHC engine From 2005 on Aston Martin hand-assembles a special version of the AJ-V8 for the 2005 V8 Vantage known as AJ37. This unit displaced 4.3 ...

  • Aston Martin Wheel Fitment Guide

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    Aston Martin Wheel Fitment Guide

    Aston Martin Wheel Fitment Sizes Guide PCD & Offsets Model P.C.D. C.B. Aston Martin Lagonda 5 × 120.65 73.9 Aston Martin Vantage 5 × 154.95 71.4 Aston Martin Virage 5 × 120.65 73. ...

  • Atkinson cycle Engine

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    Atkinson cycle Engine

    Atkinson cycle Engine The Atkinson cycle engine is a type of internal combustion engine invented by James Atkinson in 1882. The Atkinson cycle is designed to provide efficiency at ...

  • Audi Car Wheel sizes PCD Offsets

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    Audi Car Wheel sizes PCD Offsets

    Audi Car Wheel Fitment Guide sizes PCD & Offsets Model Year PCD Offset Bore 100 90 to 94 5×112 35 to 45 57.1 200 90 to 94 5×112 40 to 45 57.1 80 92 to 95 4×108 35 to 45 57.1 90 92 ...

  • Automatic Performance Control

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    Automatic Performance Control

    Car Automatic Performance Control Automatic Performance Control (APC) was the first engine knock and boost control system that was introduced on turbo charged Saab H engines in 19 ...

  • Automatic vehicle location

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    Automatic vehicle location

    Automatic vehicle location Automatic vehicle location (AVL or locating; telelocating in EU) is a means for automatically determining the geographic location of a vehicle and trans ...

  • Automotive Air cooling

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    Automotive Air cooling

    Air cooling explained Air cooling is a method of dissipating heat. It works by making the object to be cooled have a larger surface area or have an increased flow of air over its ...

  • AWD Four-wheel drive (4x4)

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    AWD Four-wheel drive (4x4)

    Four-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 ...

  • Backbone chassis

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    Backbone chassis

    Backbone chassis Explained Backbone tube chassis is a type of an automobile construction chassis that is similar to the body-on-frame design. Instead of a two-dimensional ladder t ...

  • Battery

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    Battery

    Car Battery The battery is a storage device, currently 12 volts, used to start the engine and help operate the electrical accessories installed on your car. The battery consists o ...

  • Beam axle

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    Beam axle

    Beam 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 ...

  • Bearing Main

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    Bearing Main

    Engine main bearings In a piston engine, the main bearings are the bearings on which the crankshaft rotates, usually plain or journal bearings. The bearings hold the crankshaft in ...

  • Bearing Plain

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    Plain bearing explained A plain bearing is the simplest type of bearing, comprising just a bearing surface and no rolling elements. Therefore the journal (i.e., the part of the sh ...