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Abbreviations
Suspension
- ARB
- Anti-roll bar
- CS
- Coil springs
- dD
- de Dion axle
- DW
- Double wishbones
- I
- Independent
- LA
- Live axle
- LowTrailLi
- Lower trailing link
- LS
- Leaf spring
- LW
- Lower wishbone
- MS
- Macpherson strut
- MultiLi
- Multi-link
- PR
- Panhard rod
- QE
- Quarter-elliptic leaf springs
- RA
- Radius arms
- SE
- Semi-elliptic leaf springs
- STA
- Semi-trailing arm
- STLi
- Semi-trailing link
- SlPl
- Sliding pillar
- SwAx
- Swinging axle
- TA
- Trailing arm
- TB
- Torsion bar
- TL
- Transverse leaf spring
- TrailLi
- Trailing link
- TzLi
- Trapezoidal link
- U&LW
- Upper & lower wishbones
- U&LRA
- Upper & lower radius arms
- UW
- Upper wishbone
- W
- Wishbone
- WL
- Watt's linkage
Body
- HBK
- Hatchback
- FBK
- Fastback
- LAUN
- Laundalette
- TT
- Targa top
- SAL
- Saloon (sedan)
- FHC
- Fixed-head coupé
- DHC
- Drop-head coupé (cabriolet; convertible)
- TOUR
- Tourer
- RDSR
- Roadster
- EST
- Estate (station wagon; shooting brake)
- MPV
- Multi-purpose vehicle
- LDV
- Light delivery vehicle
- VAN
- Van (panelvan)
- SUV
- Sport-utility vehicle
- ORV
- Off-road vehicle
- LIM
- Limousine (limo)
Fuel system
- Ai
- Aisan
- Am
- Amal
- Au
- Autolite
- B&B
- Ball & Ball
- Bi
- Bing
- Ca
- Carter
- De
- Dell'Orto
- Fo
- Ford
- Hi
- Hitachi
- Ho
- Holley
- Ji
- Jikov
- Ke
- Keihin
- Lu
- Lucas
- Mi-So
- Mikuni-Solex
- Mi
- Mikuni
- Ni-St
- Nikki-Stromberg
- Ni
- Nikki
- R-R
- Rolls-Royce
- Ro
- Rochester
- Ru
- Russian
- SU
- SU
- So
- Solex
- St
- Stromberg
- We
- Weber
- Ze
- Zenith
- FI
- fuel injection
- EFi
- electronic fuel injection
- SMPFi
- sequential multi-point fuel injection
- SFI
- sequential fuel injection
- MPFi
- multi-point fuel injection
- DDi
- direct diesel injection
- GDi
- gasoline direct injection
- Ku
- Kugelfischer
- Ku-Bo
- Kugelfischer-Bosch
- Lu-Bo
- Lucas-Bosch
- Ho PGMFi
- Honda programmable fuel injection
- Ma-We
- Marelli-Weber
- Ni-De
- Nippon-Denso
Valve gear
- OHV
- Overhead valves
- SOHC
- Single overhead camshaft
- DOHC
- Double overhead camshaft (per bank)
- SV
- Side valves
- SL
- Sleeve valves
- TS
- Two stroke
- ROT
- Rotary
- oise
- overhead inlet, side exhaust
Transmission
- <number>
- number of gears
- A
- Automatic
- M
- Manual
- SA
- semi-automatic
- WP
- Wilson preselector
- CVT
- continuously variable transmission
- OD
- overdrive
- 2X
- dual speed transfer box
- SM
- sequential manual
- M-CVT
- continuously variable transmission with manual function
- S
- sequential
- P
- preselect