JaaagMan's definitions

Lackadaisical

A bicycle made for one.

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

Wheels

A song by the Foo Fighters. Released on their Greatest Hits album.

A: "What's next on the album?"
B: "Wheels"

by JaaagMan October 21, 2012

V10

An internal combustion engine with ten cylinders arranged in a Vee shape.

"What engine does that Carrera GT have?"
"A 5.7-litre V10."
"Sick!"

by JaaagMan August 10, 2012

S-Tronic

Audi's name for Volkswagen's DSG dual-clutch gearbox.

"What gearbox have you there in your RS4?"
"I have an S-Tronic gearbox."

by JaaagMan April 22, 2012

M600

Supercar made by Leicestershire firm Noble. Power comes from a twin-turbocharged version of a Volvo-Yamaha 4.4-litre V8, shared with the XC90 and S80, thus helping the M600 to reach a top speed of 225 mph.

"What's that supercar over there?"
"It's a Noble M600."

by JaaagMan March 24, 2012

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

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