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two-or-four-wheel-drive car [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Système de transmission intégrale enclenchable occasionnellement par le conducteur du véhicule, notamment lorsque l'adhérence s'évanouit.

CONT

Les 4x4 temporaires sont des véhicules particuliers dont la transmission est conçue pour rouler couramment sur route avec deux roues motrices (en 4x2). Occasionnellement, cette même transmission doit pouvoir, sur commande du conducteur, rendre motrices les quatre roues du véhicule pour faire face à des conditions de roulage exceptionnelles.

Key term(s)
  • quatre-quatre temporaire

Spanish

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