Category: Autos
Created by: Johna04
Number of Blossarys: 1
English (EN) Engine design with the camshaft located atop the cylinder head, operating both the intake and exhaust valves. SOHC V6 and V8 engines, which are designed with cylinders in two banks, have a total of ...
Engine design that uses more than one intake and/or exhaust valve per cylinder for increased engine breathing, resulting in increased horsepower and torque, especially at higher engine speeds. For ...
Engine compartment layout with the engine mounted front to rear, as opposed to side to side. This layout is most often found in rear-wheel-drive vehicles, where the power must run from the front of ...
Electronic or electro hydraulic device installed in a tow vehicle used to activate the braking system of the trailer being towed. Controller uses actual braking pressure of the tow vehicle to ...
Drive configuration where the engine power is supplied to the rear wheels via a drive shaft and rear differential assembly.
Drive configuration in which the engine power is supplied to the front wheels via half shafts.
Distance between the ground and a specified point on the vehicle body with properly inflated tires. The lowest point of the bumper is generally used as the vehicle measuring point.
