Glossary / General

mechanical

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Mechanical means anything that has to do with machines or moving parts. In cars, it describes how the engine and other parts work together to make the car move.

Technical Definition

The term 'mechanical' refers to anything related to machinery or mechanical systems. In automotive contexts, it often describes the workings of engines, transmissions, and other components that involve moving parts.

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"This is the most mechanical and the most raw of all of those cars."
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"So we do the fab work, the paint, the body, the mechanical, the electrical."
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"But I mean, actually that was the car that, whatever, ultimately knocked us off podium in race one because we had a mechanical and we might have beat it otherwise, but."
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