Full Form of Automobile Terms

4WD - Four Wheel Drive

 

2WD - Two Wheel Drive

 

AWD - All Wheel Drive

A/F - Air Fuel Ratio 

ACM - Airbag Control Module 

ACC - Automatic Climate Control OR Adaptive Cruise Control

AAT - Ambient Air Temperature 

ARAI - Automotive Research Association of India 

ABS - Anti Lock Braking System

ASFS - Advanced Swirl Flow Induction System

ATFT - Advance Tumble Flow Technology 

APDVi - Advance Pro Digital Variable Ignition System

 

BHP - Brake Horse Power

 

BMEP - Brake Mean Effective Pressure

 

BSFC - Brake Specific Fuel Consumption

 

BDC - Bottom Dead Centre

 

CRDi - Common Rail Direct Injection

 

CV - Calorific Value of the fuel

 

CVTI  - Charged motion Variable Time Ignition

 

CCVTI - Controlled Combustion Variable Timing Ignition

 

CC - Cubic Capacity

 

CDI - Capacitor Discharge Ignition

 

C.I ENGINE - Compression Ignition Engine

 

CNG - Compressed Natural Gas

 

DTS-i - Digital Twin Spark Ignition

 

DOHC - Double Overhead Camshaft

 

DI ENGINE - Direct Injection Engine

 

DFI - Digital Fuel Injection

DDIS - Direct Diesel Injection System 

 

EBD - Electronic Brakeforce Distribution

 

EFI - Electronic Fuel Injection

 

EC ENGINE - External Combustion Engine

 

ESC - Electronic Stability Control

 

ECU - Electronic Control Unit 

EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation 

EVRV - Electronic Vacuum Regulator Valve

 

FPEG - Free Piston Engine Generator

 

FHP - Frictional Horse Power

FWD - Front Wheel Drive 

 

GVW - Gross Vehicle Weight

 

HCV - Heavy Commercial Vehicle

 

HVAC - Heating ventilating and AirConditioning

 

IC ENGINE - Internal Combustion Engine

 

IHP - Indicated Horse Power

 

IMEP - Indicated Mean Effective Pressure

 

ISFC - Indicated Specific Fuel Consumption

 

Kph - Kilometer Per Hour

 

Kpl - Kilometer Per Liter

 

LCV - Light Commercial Vehicle

LSPV - Load Sensing Proportioning Valve

 

MPFI - Multi-point fuel injection

 

MUV - Multi Utility Vehicle

 

OHV - Over Head Valve

OBD - On Board Diagnose

PGMFI - Programmed Fuel Injection System 

PDI - Pre-delivery Inspection

RTR - Racing Throttle Response

 

SOHC - Single Overhead Camshaft

 

SUV - Sport Utility Vehicle

 

SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers

 

SFC - Specific Fuel Consumption

 

SI ENGINE - Spark Ignition Engine

SRS Airbag - Supplemental Restraint System Airbag

TC - Traction Control

 

TDi - Turbocharged Direct Ignition

 

TCI - Transistorized Coil Ignition

 

TDC - Top Dead Centre

TWI - Tread Wear Indicator 

 

VDB - Ventilated Disc Brake

VCR - Variable Compression Ratio  

VGT - Variable Geometry Turbocharger

 

VVTi - Variable Valve Timing

 

VTVT - Variable Timing Valve Train

WGT - Waste Gas Turbocharger