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SsangYong Rexton
The SsangYong Rexton, now the KGM Rexton, is a large seven-seat body-on-frame SUV built in South Korea since 2001 and marketed on towing capacity and off-road ability.
SSC Tuatara
The SSC Tuatara is an American mid-engine hypercar built by SSC North America, powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.9-liter V8 producing up to 1,750 horsepower on ethanol fuel.
SSP platform
The SSP (Scalable Systems Platform) is Volkswagen Group's planned next-generation mechatronics platform for battery-electric vehicles, announced in 2021 to replace the Group's MQB, MSB, MLB, MEB, and PPE architectures.
Stagecoach
Stagecoach is one of the United Kingdom's largest bus and coach operators, founded in Perth, Scotland, in 1980 by Brian Souter and Ann Gloag and owned since 2022 by a DWS-managed infrastructure fund.
Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group, also known as Stagecoach plc, is a British bus and coach operator founded in 1980 by Brian Souter and Ann Gloag, headquartered in Perth, Scotland.
Staggered formation
Staggered formation is a motorcycle group-riding arrangement where riders alternate between the left and right thirds of one lane, offset diagonally behind the rider ahead.
Standard motorcycle
A standard motorcycle, often called a naked bike or roadster, is a road motorcycle with an upright riding position, waist-height handlebars, and little or no fairing.
Stanley (vehicle)
Stanley is a driverless Volkswagen Touareg SUV built by Stanford's team under Sebastian Thrun that won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge and its $2 million prize.
Stanley Motor Carriage Company
The Stanley Motor Carriage Company, known for the Stanley Steamer, was an American maker of steam automobiles run by twin brothers F.E. and F.O. Stanley from 1902 to 1924.
Starship Technologies
Starship Technologies is an Estonian-founded robotics company, started in 2014 by Skype founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, that builds and operates autonomous sidewalk delivery robots.
Start-stop system
The start-stop system, also called idle stop-start, is automotive technology that shuts off a car's engine at a complete stop and restarts it when the driver moves again.
Statens vegvesen
Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration, NPRA) is the Norwegian government agency responsible for national and European roads, traffic safety, and driver and vehicle licensing.
Station wagon
A station wagon, also called an estate car, is a passenger car body style with a roof extending over a shared passenger and cargo compartment.
Steam car
A steam car, or steam automobile, is an automobile driven by a steam engine. It rivaled gasoline and electric cars until the 1910s, when Ford's Model T prevailed.
Steer-by-wire
Steer-by-wire (SbW) is a vehicle steering technology with no mechanical connection between the steering wheel and road wheels; electronic signals drive actuators that turn the wheels.
Steering
Steering is the system by which a vehicle's driver controls its direction, converting rotation of a wheel into angled motion of the road wheels, often with power assistance.
Steering damper
A steering damper, also called a steering stabilizer, is a hydraulic device on a motorcycle that resists rapid, unwanted handlebar movement while leaving normal steering unaffected.
Steering wheel
The steering wheel is the wheel-shaped control a driver rotates to steer a vehicle, first used in the 1894 Paris–Rouen race and standard in cars ever since.
Stelato (享界)
Stelato, also known as Xiangjie (享界), is a Chinese premium new energy vehicle brand developed by BAIC Group and Huawei under the HIMA alliance, first offering the S9 executive sedan.
Stelato S9
The Stelato S9 (享界S9) is a large executive electric sedan developed by Huawei and BAIC, launched in China on August 6, 2024 as a rival to the Mercedes-Benz EQS at about half its price.
Stella Li (李柯)
Stella Li (李柯, also known as Ke Li) is a Chinese executive, Executive Vice President of BYD, responsible for the automaker's sales and expansion outside China.
Stellantis
Stellantis N.V. is a Dutch-registered multinational automaker formed by the 2021 merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA, owning brands like Jeep, Fiat, and Peugeot.
Step-through frame
A step-through frame is a bicycle frame with a low or absent top tube, letting riders mount by stepping through instead of swinging a leg over.
Steyr 90 series
The Steyr 90 series, known in German as the Steyr 90-Plus Serie, is a cab-over-engine truck range built by Steyr-Daimler-Puch in Austria from 1968 to 1978.
Stirrup
A stirrup is a metal loop hung by a strap from a saddle to support a rider's foot and aid mounting, originating in Asia by the 4th century CE.
Stobart (logistics company)
Stobart, trading as Eddie Stobart Ltd, is a British transport and logistics company headquartered in Warrington, founded in 1970 and owned by Culina Group since 2021.
Stockholm congestion tax
The Stockholm congestion tax (Swedish: trängselskatt i Stockholm) is a time-differentiated tax on vehicles entering and leaving Stockholm's inner city, tested in 2006 and made permanent on 1 August 2007.
Stone mastic asphalt
Stone mastic asphalt (SMA), also called stone matrix asphalt, is a gap-graded asphalt mixture developed in Germany in the mid-1960s to resist studded-tire wear on pavements.
Stop sign
Stop sign: regulatory traffic sign requiring a complete stop; US MUTCD R1-1 red octagon with white STOP legend, standardized 1915 Detroit origin, 1954 red color; Vienna Convention B2a/B2b worldwide.
Straight-five engine
The straight-five engine, also called an inline-five or I5, is an internal combustion engine with five cylinders in a row, first built in series production by Lancia in 1938.