if you don't want to .. you don't have to.. of course
i want them for my site supercarstats.com, and a lot of them i don't know myself
...... only a paragraph or less....as little as possible i guess, but for the important ones like torque and hp, well..long
175¿ so far....
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4, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Z
-4WD: Four Wheel Drive
-A-pillar
-ABS: Anti-Lock Brake System
-Aerodynamics
-Air Bag
-Air Conditioning
-Air Dam
-Air Vent
-All Wheel Drive: See AWD
-Alternator
-Anti-Freeze
-Anti-Lock Brake System: See ABS
-Automatic Transmission
-Automotive Shows
-AWD: All Wheel Drive
-Axle
-B-pillar
-Base Price
The price of a car without any options; the lowest price for a car.
-BHP: Brake Horse Power
-BHP / Liter
-Blower: See Supercharger
-Boot
-Bore
-Brake Horse Power: See BHP
-Brakes
-Brake Pads
-Bucket Seats
-Bumper
-C-pillar
-Camshaft
-Carburetor
-Carbon Fiber
-Catalyc Converter
-Chassis
-Concept Car
-Convertible
-Coolant: See Engine Coolant
-Cooling System
-Coupe
A type of car which has two doors. Not a <hatchback>.
-Combustion System
-Compression Ratio
-Crankshaft
-Cross-Drilled Discs
-Cruise Control
-Curb Weight
-Cylinder
-Defroster
-De-Icer
-Differential
-Displacement
-DOHC: Double OverHead Cam
-Downforce
-Drag
-Drag Coeffectient
-Drive Ratio
-Dry Weight
The weight of a car when there is no fuel or occupants -- the weight of a car when it is empty.
-Electrical System
-Electro-Hydraulic
-Emergency Brake
-Engine
-Engine Configuration
-Engine Coolant
-Environmental Protection Agency: See EPA
-EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
-EPA City / Highway
-Exhaust Pipe
-Exotic Car
-F1-Style Transmission
-F1-Style Paddles
-Fairing
-Fan Belt
-Final Drive
The gearing at the differential
-Flat-#
A type of engine configuration in which the <cylinders> are arranged flat.
-Fog Lights
-Four Wheel Drive: See 4WD
-Front Wheel Drive: See FWD
-Fuel
-Fuel Injection
-FWD: Front Wheel Drive
-G ******** Find better definition *******
A unit of measurement used to describe the amount of gravity. For example, on earth we feel 1 G, but when doing special maneuvors (or turning the car steeply) we can feel several more or less. Commonly used with <lateral acceleration>
-Gear Ratios
-Gearbox
-Global Positioning System: See GPS
-GPS: Global Positioning System
-Guage
-Hatchback
A type of car whose trunk includes the rear window.
-Heat
-Hood
-Horn
-Horsepower
-Hot Rod
-Hub Cap
-HUD [Heads Up Display]
-Hybrid
-Ignition
-Ignition Switch
-Instrument Panel
-Intake Manifold
-Integral Hydraulic Damper (Steering)
-Jack
-Kevlar
-Lateral Acceleration
How well the car holds to the ground, measured in <g's>.
-Longitudinal Powertrain Layout
-Lubricating System
-Manual Transmission
-Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price: See MSRP
-Miles Per Gallon: See MPG
-Modena
-Moon Roof
-MPG: Miles Per Gallon
-MSRP: Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price
-Neutral
-OHV:
-Oil
-Oversteer
-Park (Gear)
-Petrol / Petroleum
-Piston
-Power Assist
-Power Steering
-Power Windows
-Rack & Pinion
-Ragtop: See Convertible
-Rear Wheel Drive: See RWD
-Rearview Mirror
-Redline
-Reverse Lights
-Revolutions Per Minute: See RPM
-Rotary Engine
-RPM: Revolutions Per Minute
-RWD: Rear Wheel Drive
-Sedan
A type of car which has four doors. Not a <hatchback>
-Sequential Transmission
-Side Air Bag
-Skid Pad
-Slalom
-SOHC: Single OverHead Cam
-Spark Plug
-Speedometer
A <guage> usually placed directly in front of the <steering wheel> which displays the current speed of the car.
-Sport Seats
-Sport Utility Vehicle: See SUV
-Sports Car
-Starter
-Station Wagon
-Steering Wheel
A device usually circular in shape which is used to control the car horizontally.
-Stroke
-Sun Roof
-Supercar
-Supercharged
-SUV: Sport Utility Vehicle
-Tach / Tachometer
A <guage> usually placed directly in front of the <steering wheel> which displays the current <revolutions per minute> of the <cylinders>.
-Timing Belt
-Titanium
-Torque
-Track
The width of the cars wheels from one on one side to another on the opposite side.
-Transformer
-Transmission
-Transverse Powertrain Layout
-Trunk
-Turbo Lag
-Turbocharged Engine
-Understeer
-V-#
-Valve
-Valvetrain
-Vented Discs
-W-#
A W-# is when the <cylinders> of an <engine> are arranged in a W, or to V's.
-Weight Distrubition Ratio
The ratio which describes what percent of the body weight is on one half of the car and the other half. For example, 46/54 has 46 percent of the body weight resting on the front half of the body of the car and 54 percent resting on the rear.
-Wheel
-Wheelbase
The length from one wheel on one side to the other wheel on the same side.
-Wind Spoiler
A device commonly placed towards the rear of a car that increases downforce as a car travels at high speeds. Many times referred to as a spoiler.
-Wind Tunnel
-Xenon Headlights
-ZR-Rated