Automotive Glossary

The terms covered include:

4X2
4X4
A-Pillar
Active Body Control
ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
ACTIVE TILT CONTROL
Actively ventilated seats
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION CONTROL (ATC)
ADVANCED (SMART) RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Airmatic
All-Wheel drive
Angle of Approach
Angle of Departure
Anti-lock Braking System
Automatic Stick Shift
Axle Articulation
Axle Ratio
Balls to the wall
Belt force limiters
Bi-xenon headlamps
Box-Section Frame
Brake Assist
Brake Fade
Brake Lockup
Brakes
Center Differential
Chassis
Coil Spring
Common-rail injection
Constant-Velocity Joint
Constant-Velocity Joint
Continuously Variable Transmission
Crossmember
Curb Weight
Differential
Differential Lock
Disc Brakes
Distronic
Driveshaft
Drivetrain
Drum Brakes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution
Electronic Stability Program
Engine Braking
Final-Drive Ratio
Fuel Injection
Full-Time Four-Wheel drive
Gear Ratio
Gross Axle Weight Rating
Gross Combined Weight Rating
Gross Vehicle Weight
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
Ground Clearance
Half-Shaft
Hauling/Payload Capacity
Horsepower
Hot Rods
Independent Suspension
Jounce
Ladder Frame
Leaf Spring
Limited-Slip Differential
LINGUATRONIC
Live Axle
Manual Stick Shift
Multi-link independent rear suspension
Multi-Plate Transfer
On-Demand
Part-Time Four-Wheel drive
Permanent Four-Wheel drive
Powertrain
Push-Button Four-Wheel Drive
Ramp Breakover Angle
Rebound
Recovery Strap
Shift-On-The-Fly
Shocks
Skidplate
Strut
Subframe
Suspension Travel
Swaybar
TELEAID
Three-valve technology
Tongue Weight
Torque
Torsion Bar
Towing
Traction Control System
Transfer Gearbox
Transmission
Unitized Construction
Universal Joint
Vehicle Skid Control
Viscous Coupling
VNT turbochargers
Winch
Windowbags