Trailer hitch attachment points on the body or chassis.

The distance from the most forward-facing point of a vehicle to the most rearward point.

A heavy disc attached to an engine's crankshaft to increase its rotary inertia, thereby smoothing its power flow.

Drain holes in strategic locations that provide an escape route for water that would otherwise remain trapped within a vehicles body.

Built-in attachment points that accept child safety seats built to ISOFIX international standards, commonly referred to in the USA as the L […]

A driving technique in which the driver begins to brake before entering a turn and then continues to brake as he eases into the corner. As […]

A system that helps reduce stopping distances by using antilock brake system components to vary front-to-rear braking force. The system com […]

A feature that permits the operation of a vehicles power accessories after the key is removed from the ignition for a set period of time or […]

A loss of braking efficiency caused by high brake temperatures. Fade typically occurs during extended and/or repeated heavy brake usage. Br […]

An enhanced engine valve train system used on most modern automobiles that allows the lift, duration or timing (any or all) of the intake a […]

Flexible tubing used to carry air, fluids, vapors or pressurized gas.

The type of valvetrain arrangement in which the engine's camshaft(s) is in its cylinder head(s). When the camshaft(s) is placed close to th […]

The juncture at which a tire starts to skid during braking. A tire's maximum braking force is developed when it is on the verge of lockup, […]

The rear most roof support structure on an SUV, minivan or wagon. Read more.

A cornering condition in which the front and rear slip angles are roughly the same. Although seemingly an ideal state of balance, perfect n […]

The relationship between the placement of the mounting points for each of a vehicles suspension components.

The RPM of the engine free from load (all accessories off), at normal operating temperature and in neutral (or, in the case of an automatic […]

Hoses and tubes utilized by any of a vehicles emission control devices.

A transmission cable connected to the throttle that shifts the transmission into a lower gear when the accelerator is depressed suddenly be […]

The specified maximum carrying capacity of an axle, as measured at the tire–road interface.