Multipurpose vehicle (MPV)
Multipurpose vehicle (MPV): A large car which can easily be used for carrying people or goods as required.
Multipurpose vehicle (MPV): A large car which can easily be used for carrying people or goods as required.
Lock positions: The extreme positions of the steered wheels on either side are called lock positions.
Live axle: Axle transmitting engine power to the wheels.
Limousine: A car in which driving compartment is separated from the rear passenger compartment by a sliding glass division.
Laser Speed Gun: A laser-based device, used to measure the speed of a running vehicle.
Laminated windshield: A windshield made with two sheets of glass with a thin layer of viscous transparent plastic in between. Plastic sandwich prevents the glass…
King pin inclination: Inclination of the king pin from the vertical, is called the king pin inclination. In modem cars where the king pin has…
King pin: The pin about which front wheel of a vehicle with non-independent suspension is pivoted.
Kerb weight: The unladen weight of a fully functional vehicle without any occupant or luggage, but containing coolant, fuel and lubricating oil. British term for…
Jack stand: A safety device which prevents the vehicle on lifting jack falling to the ground in case the jack gives way accidentally or is…
In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI): Refers to the integrated systems in vehicles which provide both information as well as entertainment content.
Interconnected suspension systems or linked systems: The systems wherein the front and the rear as well as the near side and the offside suspension units…
Independent suspension: The suspension system which ensures the movements of the two wheels on an axle to remain independent from each other.
Included angle: Angle formed in the vertical plane between the wheel centre line and the king pin (or transverse steering axis) centre line.
Incandescent lamp: A glass enclosure in which a tungsten filament is heated electrically to glow, producing light. It is very inefficient light source since most…