Cornering power: The side force sustained per unit slip angle.

Cornering force: The force produced due to turning of the wheel to balance the side thrust.

Cornering: The ability of a vehicle to travel a curved path.

Constant velocity joint: Special universal joints wherein the fluctuations in the speed of the driven shaft at very large angles are completely absent. A common…

Compensation of brakes: It is the process of ensuring equal braking effect at all the wheel in spite of unequal lining wear etc. Appropriate mechanism…

Combined angle: It is the angle formed in the vertical plane between the wheel centre line and the king pin centre line (or steering axis).…

Coast-by noise: The external noise generated by a passing car with the engine switched off. It is measured using standard procedures.

Coach: Heavy vehicles used for transporting passengers over long distances.

Clutch: A mechanism which enables the rotary motion of one shaft to be transmitted, when desired, to a second shaft, the axis of which is…

Chassis number: Serial number of a vehicle which was originally stamped on a chassis member. Now it is known in many countries as Vehicle Identification…

Chassis dynamometer: A device to measure the amount of power actually delivered to the road by the road wheels.

Chip: A term used for one or more integrated circuits made as one package and very small in size.

Ceramic: A non-organic and non-metallic product made from clay or glass.

Centre point steering: A steering geometry where the steering axis cuts the wheel axis in the wheel center plane, with offset at the road surface.…

Centre differential: A differential which is used in a four-wheel drive vehicle to distribute the power to both the front as well as rear differentials.