Škoda iV

Wednesday October 16th, 2019Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 10552 Views Citigoe, CO2, electromobility, iV, Škoda, Superb

The iV designation on the rear of Skoda cars reveals that it is an electrified model, whether hybrid or pure electric.

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Overhang

Wednesday October 9th, 2019Wednesday July 3rd, 2024 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 14547 Views body overhang, vehicle dimensions, basic dimensions

The front and rear overhang of the car body is the distance from the wheel centreline to the furthest point on the front and rear of the car.

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Car width

Wednesday October 2nd, 2019Wednesday July 3rd, 2024 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 45352 Views vehicle dimensions, car width, basic dimensions

The width of a car is one of the basic dimensions of a car that you will find in every catalogue. The importance of car width is obvious.

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Ride height / ground clearance

Wednesday September 25th, 2019Wednesday July 3rd, 2024 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 33410 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. 16896 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. 18722 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. 20593 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. 14808 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. 7481 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. 11519 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.