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155

The artificial top speed of many fast German cars in miles per hour (mph). In kilometres per hour (km/h), this figure is 250.
A: "What's the top speed of your M5?"
B: "155 mph with the limiter, 204 mph without."
by JaaagMan August 1, 2012
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Farcical

Bike that makes you look stupid.
"Well, what adult bikes do I have for sale? Just the one - this farcical, perfect for charity fun runs!"
by JaaagMan November 6, 2012
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E-Class

Mercedes-Benz rival to the Audi A6, BMW 5-Series (including the 550i), Chrysler 300C, Jaaag XF, Lexus GS, Subaru Legacy and Volvo S80.

The W212 generation (2009) E-Class customers could be had with a 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder, 3.0-litre and 3.5-litre six-cylinder, 4.7-litre turbocharged, 5.5-litre naturally-aspirated and twin-turbocharged eight-cylinder petrol engines and 2.1-litre turbocharged and twin-turbocharged four-cylinder and 3.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder diesel engines.

The E63 AMG variant used a 6.2-litre eight-cylinder petrol engine.
"What's that executive car over there?"
"It's an E-Class with a 3.0-litre V6 diesel."
by JaaagMan March 24, 2012
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V10

An internal combustion engine with 10 cylinders arranged in a Vee.
1: A: "What engine's that M5 got?"
B: "A 5-litre V10"

2: Vehicle description:

Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Model: Phaeton

Registration Number: DE56 EIN

Engine: 5.0 TDI
Engine layout: V10
Wheels driven: 4

Transmission: A6

Number of owners: 3
by JaaagMan June 30, 2012
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dual-clutch gearbox

Invented by a Frenchman just before WW2 and introduced to road cars in 2003 in the Golf R32, this type of transmission is a semi-automatic gearbox - two clutches take care of two sets of gears. One clutch takes care of odd gears (1, 3, 5, 7) and the other clutch deals with the even gears (R, 2, 4, 6).

How it works:
One clutch has 1st gear engaged, with the car moving forwards. Meanwhile, the other clutch has 2nd gear ready to be engaged. Come change-up time, clutch no.1 disengages 1st and clutch no.2 engages 2nd gear and the car keeps going, whilst clutch no.1 prepares 3rd gear for engagement. All of this happens within milliseconds, so power delivery to the road is uninterrupted.

Usually - though not always - dual-clutch gearboxes are more fuel-efficient than an equivalent manual gearbox.

For more info, see Wikipedia.
"What gearbox have you got in your Audi TT?"
"Oh, I've got Audi's (VW's) dual-clutch gearbox. It's fantastic!"
by JaaagMan February 8, 2012
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Lackadaisical

A: I heard your mate broke up with his girlfriend. They were a great cycling team.
B: Yeah, he's heartbroken. He's bought himself a new bike though.
A: What is it?
B: A lackadaisical.
by JaaagMan November 6, 2012
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A5

Audi A4-based coupé and cabriolet, rivalling the BMW 3-Series Coupé, Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupé.

It is available with 1.8- and 2.0-litre turbocharged four cylinder and 3.2-litre six cylinder petrol engines and 2.0-litre four cylinder and 2.7- and 3.0-litre six cylinder diesel engines.

Two sporting versions, the S5 and the RS5 both use a 4.2-litre eight cylinder petrol engine.
"What's that Audi over there?"
"It's an A5 3.0 TDI."
by JaaagMan December 31, 2011
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