4RM Quatre Roues Motrices (Idem 4WD)

4WD Four Wheel Drive (same as 4RM)

4WS Four Wheel Steering / Quatre roues directrices

AAC Automatic Air Condition

AAC Auxiliary Air Control

AAR Automatic Air Recirculation

AAV Anti Afterburn Valve

ABDC After Bottom Dead Center

AC Alternating Current

ACD Active Center Differential

ACE Active Cornering Enhancement

ACN Automatic Collision Notification

ACP Active Accelerate Pedal

ACS Anticipatory Crash Sensing

ACS Automatic Clutch System

ACT Air Charge Temperature

ADA Auto Directional Antenna

ADAMS Automated Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems (ROVER)

ADC Automatic Damping Control

ADC Automatic Distance Control

ADIS Advanced Driver Information System

ADM Automatic Dimming Mirror

AEI Advanced Electronic Ignition / Allumage Électronique Intégral

A/F Air to  Fuel ratio

AFB Aluminium Foam Body

AFI Air supported Fuel Injection

AFR Air-Fuel-Ratio

AFS Active Front Steering

AFV Alternative Fuel Vehicle

AHPS Advanced Head Protection System (BMW)

AI Air Injection

AIS Air Injection System

AIV Air Injection Valve

AJC Anti Jerk Control

ATM Atmosphérique

AWD All Wheel Drive / 4 Roues motrices

AWG American Wire Gauge

B & S Bore and Stroke / Alésage et Course

BA Barre Antiroulis

BBDC Before Bottom Dead Center

Bbl Barrel

BDC Bottom Dead Center (same as PMB)

Bhp Brake horsepower

BP Back Pressure

BTDC Before Top Dead Center (same as BUDC)

BUDC Before Upper Dead Center (same as BTDC)

BV Battery Voltage

BV Boîte de Vitesses

BVA Boîte de Vitesses Automatique

BVM Boîte de Vitesses Manuelle

CEMF Counter Electromotive Force

CF Carbon Fiber

CFOP Cold Filter Obstruction Point (same as POFF)

CID Cubic Inch Displacement

CMFI Central Multi-port Fuel Injection

Cx Coefficient de pénétration dans l'air

Cz Coefficient aérodynamique

Dbl Double

DC Direct Current

DC Dead Center

DELCO Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company

DFI Direct Fuel Injection

DGI Direct Gasoline Injection

DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm

DMDPG Dwyer Magnehelic Differential Pressure Gauge

DOHC Dual (or Double) Over Head Camshaft / Double arbre à cames en tête

DOHC Overhead Valve

EBP Exhaust Back Pressure

ECM Engine Control Module

ECU Electronic Control Unit

EFI Electronic Fuel Injection

EGR Exhaust Gaz Recirculation / Retour des gaz d'échappement vers l'admission

EMB ElectroMagnetic Brake

EMF ElectroMotive Force

EOT Engine Oil Temperature

EPIC Electronically Programmed Injection Control

ESC Electronic Spark Control

ESD Electrostatic Discharge

EST Electronic Spark Timing

FA Front Axle

FG Fiberglass / Fibre de verre

FL Fog Lights / Antibrouillard

FS Front Spoiler / Spoiler avant

FSDI Four-Stroke, Direct Injection / Quatre temps, Injection directe

Fuel vapor canister Absorbeur de vapeur d’essence
Forme abrégée : absorbeur, n.m.
Définition : Dispositif servant à absorber et à retenir les vapeurs de carburant provenant d’un véhicule ou de l’appareil de remplissage de son réservoir afin d’éviter qu’elles ne s’échappent dans l’atmosphère. (Journal officiel du 2 décembre 1997, NOR : CTNX9702395V)

FWD Front-Wheel Drive / Traction avant

GDI Gasoline Direct Injection

Gimbal .v. Cardaner
Définition : Inclure un cardan dans un dispositif mécanique. (Journal officiel, arrêté du 20 février 1995)

GND Ground

HEPA High Efficiency Particles Arrestor

HLC Head Light Covers

HLE Haute Limite Élastique (tôlerie)

HPV High Pressure Vapour

INJ Injector

MAF Mass Airflow Censor

MFI Multiport Fuel Injection

MM Marché de la Mécanique

MOT Motor / Moteur

MTBO Mean Time Between Overhauls / Temps moyen entre révisions

NADI Narrow Angle Direct Injection

NGV Natural Gas Vehicle

OAT Organic Acids Technology / Inhibiteurs de corrosion à acides organiques (liquides de refroidissement)

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

OHC OverHead Camshaft

OHV OverHead Valve

OP Oil Pump

PCV Positive Crankcase Ventilation

PFI Port Fuel Injection (or Injector)

PMB Point Mort Bas (Idem BDC)

PMH Point Mort Haut (Idem TDC)

POFF Punto Obstrucción Filtro Frío (Igual que CFOP)

psi Pounds per Square Inch

PU PolyUrethane

Puiss Puissance

RAS Rear Axle Steering

Reg.Mot Régime Moteur

RPM Revolutions Per Minute

RS Rear Spoiler

RWD Rear Wheel Drive / Propulsion arrière

SABV Secondary Air Bypass Valve

SAE Society of Automotive Engineers

SFI Sequential Fuel Injection

SOHC Single OverHead Camshaft

TBI Throttle Body Injection (or Injector)

TBI-c Throttle Body Injection, continously

TBI-i Throttle Body Injection, intermittent

TBO Time Between Overhauls / Temps entre révisions

TDC Top Dead Center (same as PMH)

TPS Throttle Position Sensor

TV Throttle Valve

U Urethane

VP Vacuum Pump

VSV Vacuum Switching Valve

WOT Wide Open Throttle

WP Water Pump

VPWR Vehicle Power/Weight Ratio / Rapport Puissance/Poids d'un véhicule

ZDP Zinc DithioPhosphate (An anti-oxidation chemical, oxidation inhibitor)