How many of these do you know?

• Carbon Fiber
• Direct Injection
• Hemi
• Carbon Ceramic Brakes

While originally the term coupé, described any cut-down coach body, it later became associated with a specific type of truncated coach body that came into general use in western Europe and America in the mid-18th century. In the 20th century the name was given to the closed, two-door, two- passenger automobile. In more recent time the term includes 2 and 4-door automobiles with sloping rear profiles á la Mercedez-Benz CLS, Porsche Panamera, Aston Martin Rapide, Audi A7 etc...

Carbon Fiber

A very strong, lightweight synthetic fiber used primarily as high performance, weight saving materials in:

• Racing vehicles
• Spacecraft components
• Protective clothing

Direct Injection

A type of fuel system in which fuel is injected at extremely high pressure (29,000 psi), directly into the combustion chamber to distribute the air/fuel mixture in very fine particles for greater performance and efficiency. Examples of such systems are:

• TFSI (Audi)
• Ti-VCT (Ford)
• TFI (Porsche)

Hemi

Hemispherical combustion chamber on OHV engines, Made popular by Chrysler/Dodge in the 50's and 60's; also obscurely used by Ford. Popular Hemi Engines:

• 426 Hemi (Dodge)
• 6.2L Hemi (Chrysler, Dodge)

Carbon Ceramic Brakes

Also known as Carbon Ceramic Matrix; high performance braking systems usually consisting of the rotor and pads; capable of unrivaled heat dissipation, light weight and excellent performance. Main benefits:

• Shorter stopping distances
• Excellent resistance to brake fade
• Reduced unsprung weight which affects rotational mass and handling