Active Body Control — Active Body Control, or ABC, is the Mercedes Benz brand name used to describe fully active suspension, that allows control of the vehicle body motions and therefore virtually eliminates body roll in many driving situations including cornering,… … Wikipedia
Active Fuel Management — See the main article on variable displacement for other similar systems Active Fuel Management (formerly known as Displacement on Demand) is a trademarked name for the automobile variable displacement technology from General Motors. It allows a… … Wikipedia
Variable Cylinder Management — (VCM) is Honda s term for a variable displacement technology. It uses the i VTEC system to disable one bank of cylinders during specific driving conditions (for example, highway driving) to save fuel. The 2008 Accord takes this a step further… … Wikipedia
Engine control unit — An engine control unit (ECU) is an electronic control unit which controls various aspects of an internal combustion engine s operation. The simplest ECUs control only the quantity of fuel injected into each cylinder each engine cycle. More… … Wikipedia
I-Active Valve Lift System — (AVLS) is an automobile variable valve timing technology used by Subaru. It varies the duration, timing and lift of the intake valves by using hydraulic pressure to lock two sets of independent camshaft lobes together. This system is similar to… … Wikipedia
McKendree cylinder — A McKendree cylinder is a type of hypothetical rotating space habitat originally proposed at NASA s Turning Goals into Reality conference in 2000 by NASA engineer Tom McKendree.[1] As with other space habitat designs, the cylinder would spin to… … Wikipedia
Mercedes-Benz S-Class — Manufacturer Mercedes Benz Production 1954–present Assembly Berlin Frankfurt, Ge … Wikipedia
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class — Manufacturer Mercedes Benz Production 1998–present Assembly Sindelfingen, Germany … Wikipedia
Variable displacement — is an automobile engine technology that allows the engine displacement to change, usually by deactivating cylinders, for improved fuel economy. The technology is primarily used in large, multi cylinder engines. Many automobile manufacturers have… … Wikipedia
Mercedes-Benz W220 — W220 Manufacturer Daimler Benz Production 1998–2006 Assembly Sindelfingen, Germany Toluca … Wikipedia
