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…