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Trailing wishbones
The car's suspension includes guiding elements, elastic and damping. They ensure the correct displacement of the wheels in relation to the body, springing and converting the energy of vibrating motion into heat and dissipating it to the environment. Suspension characteristics are always a compromise between …
VW Lupo FSI engine
The FSI engine is equipped with an intake manifold with a variable cross-section of the channels. The cross-section is reduced, when the engine is running at part load, and increased as the torque requirement increases. The cross-section size is regulated by a vacuum actuator, changing the location of the additional ones …
Gasoline engine direct injection – principle of operation
During the intake stroke, air is sucked into the cylinder along with some exhaust gas, supplied by the exhaust gas recirculation system (EGR). The purpose of exhaust gas re-suction is to improve the oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide from previous engine operation cycles. The presence of exhaust gases during …
History of direct fuel injection in gasoline engines
Direct fuel injection in gasoline engines is not a new idea. In years 30. it began to be used in military aviation to ensure continuity of power supply in various positions of the aircraft and at different values of ambient pressure and to eliminate the carburetor, which on …
Lemon Saxo – Chassis
Citroens are famous for being refined, comfortable wheel suspensions. Saxo does not deviate from this rule. Both axles are equipped with independent wheel guidance systems. McPherson struts with triangular lower wishbones and stabilizer are used at the front. The rear suspension includes trailing wishbones, …
Lemon Saxo – Body
Apparently when choosing the name of Citroen Saxo, which replaced w 1996 model year AX, efforts were made to eliminate the existing letter designations of models. As a result, a name associated with a saxophone was chosen, a moody instrument, beautiful sound. Theme of a saxophone and a musician playing it …