Ride height / ground clearance

Wednesday September 25th, 2019Wednesday July 3rd, 2024 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 32917 Views vehicle dimensions, ride height / ground clearance, basic dimensions

The ground clearance of a car is determined by the space between the ground and the chassis. The ground clearance is a determining parameter, for example, for the car’s ground clearance.

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Car height

Friday September 20th, 2019Wednesday July 3rd, 2024 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 16471 Views vehicle dimensions, car height, basic dimensions

Vehicle height is the vertical distance of the highest fixed point on the vehicle from the ground plane.

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Vehicle length

Wednesday May 1st, 2019Wednesday July 3rd, 2024 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 18333 Views vehicle overall length, basic dimensions

The length of the car is the maximum longitudinal dimension of the car.

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Approach angle / departure angle

Thursday April 25th, 2019Wednesday March 26th, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 20099 Views approach angle / departure angle, ramp angle, vehicle dimensions, basic dimensions

Přední a zadní nájezdový úhel patří mezi základní rozměry vozidel. Nájezdový úhel je důležitý především pro terénní vozidla a pracovní stroje, jelikož vypovídá o terénních vlastnostech vozidla.

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ContiSeal

Tuesday April 16th, 2019Wednesday July 3rd, 2024 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 14517 Views Continental, ContiSeal, defect, tire

Continental’s ContiSeal™ tyres have a special technology that gives them a self-sealing function in the event of a light puncture. Thanks to a special sealing compound, the tyres are able to seal themselves.

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e-tron

Wednesday April 10th, 2019Friday April 25th, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 7267 Views e-tron, elektromobil, electromobility, hybrid, MEB, MQB, platforma, pohon

Vehicles of the Audi brand that use electrical energy for their drive carry the e-tron suffix in their name. This can be a purely electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid vehicle.

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Autonomous driving

Wednesday February 13th, 2019Wednesday March 20th, 2024 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 11261 Views autonomní řízení, samořízení, stupně autonomního řízení

In connection with cars, the term autonomous driving is used to refer to the automatic driving of a vehicle, if you like. A vehicle equipped with autonomous driving is capable of sensing the vehicle’s surroundings, assessing the current driving situation and controlling the vehicle. In the highest level of autonomous driving, the vehicle can do everything without human input.

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Varioflex

Wednesday November 21st, 2018Wednesday July 3rd, 2024 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 16201 Views vehicle interior, seats, Škoda

VarioFlex is the name given to the rear seat attachment system, which allows the rear seats to be easily manoeuvred and thus extends the variability of the rear interior space.

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Exhaust emissions

Thursday April 5th, 2018Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 32650 Views emissions, paliva, fuel, složky výfukových plynů

With increasing emissions in densely populated areas and newly introduced environmental taxes, exhaust emissions are a closely monitored variable. Today, most manufacturers automatically provide a CO₂ value in the technical data for each car. Unfortunately, carbon dioxide is not the only component of exhaust gases, what other pollutants come out of the tailpipe?

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Lane Assist

Wednesday December 6th, 2017Wednesday July 3rd, 2024 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 20205 Views active safety, driving assistant, Lane Assist

The Lane Assist system uses a camera in the front of the car to monitor and detect horizontal markings on the road. If the car starts to leave the selected lane, Lane Assist alerts the driver with a slight counter-steering movement.