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  2. Dual-clutch transmission - Wikipedia

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    [2] [20] The first use of a PDK in competition was the 1985 Porsche 962 C Le Mans racing car, which won the World Sportscar Championship in 1986. [2] [21] The PDK transmission was also used in the 1985 Audi Sport Quattro S1 Group B rally car. [7] [22] The first mass-production passenger car to use a DCT was the 2003 Volkswagen Golf R32. [2] [6] [9]

  3. Glossary of automotive terms - Wikipedia

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    Also gas pedal. A throttle in the form of a foot-operated pedal, or sometimes a hand-operated lever or paddle, by which the flow of fuel to the engine (and thereby the engine speed) is controlled, with depression of the pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. admission stroke See induction stroke. aftermarket air brake 1. A type of brake in which the force that actuates the brake mechanism is ...

  4. DTC - Wikipedia

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    Design-to-cost, a cost management technique; Direct-to-consumer, business model focusing on e-commerce of a single product category; Direct to Consumer (Retail), describes the sales channel where the original equipment manufacturer sells directly to the consumer (instead of using wholesale channel)

  5. Automotive acronyms and abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    The following items are commonly used automotive acronyms and abbreviations: [1] [2] [3] [4] 5MT: 5-speed manual transmission; A4: 4-speed automatic transmission; A5 ...

  6. Design-to-cost - Wikipedia

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    In DTC, cost considerations also become part of extended requirements specifications. [ 1 ] In contrast to the closely related target costing , DTC does not mean a product will exactly reach a defined cost, rather, it is about "considering cost as a design parameter in your product development activities". [ 2 ]

  7. List of waste management acronyms - Wikipedia

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    C&D Construction and demolition (e.g. C&D waste) CDG(CPL) Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations 1994; CEC Commission of the European Communities; CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan; CEN Comite Europeen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardization)

  8. On-board diagnostics - Wikipedia

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    Even more advanced devices allow users to reset engine DTC codes, effectively turning off engine lights in the dashboard; however, resetting the codes does not address the underlying issues and can in worst-case scenarios even lead to engine breakage where the source issue is serious and left unattended for long periods.

  9. Direct torque control - Wikipedia

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    Direct torque control (DTC) is one method used in variable-frequency drives to control the torque (and thus finally the speed) of three-phase AC electric motors. This involves calculating an estimate of the motor's magnetic flux and torque based on the measured voltage and current of the motor.