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Box truck

A box truck, also called a dry freight truck, is a commercial truck with an enclosed cargo box mounted behind the cab, used for furniture, appliances, and pallets.

Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle)

The Boxer, or GTK Boxer, is an 8x8 multi-role armored vehicle developed by Germany and the Netherlands, serving as an armored personnel carrier, ambulance, and command post.

Boyd Coddington

Boyd Coddington was an American custom hot rod builder in Southern California who pioneered the machined billet-aluminum wheel and the smooth "Boyd look," and hosted American Hot Rod.

Braess paradox

The Braess paradox is the observation that adding a link to a congested network can increase travel costs for every user, described by Dietrich Braess in 1968.

Brake assist

Brake assist, also called emergency brake assist (EBA) or BAS, is a vehicle braking system that detects a panic stop and boosts braking force beyond the driver's pedal input.

Brake fluid

Brake fluid is the hydraulic liquid that transmits force from the brake pedal to the wheels, and is graded as DOT 3, DOT 4, DOT 5, and DOT 5.1.

Brake-by-wire

Brake-by-wire is a vehicle braking system that transmits the driver's braking request electronically from pedal sensors to the wheels, without a mechanical or hydraulic connection.

Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project

The Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project is an Ohio and Kentucky highway program rebuilding 7.8 miles of I-71/I-75 in Cincinnati and Covington and adding a companion bridge.

Bricklin SV-1

The Bricklin SV-1 was a two-seat gull-wing sports coupe built in New Brunswick, Canada, from 1974 to 1975 by the company founded by Malcolm Bricklin and financed by the provincial government.

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Corporation, also known as Bridgestone-Firestone, is a Japanese tire and rubber manufacturer founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi and now one of the world's largest tire makers.

Bristol Cars

Bristol Cars, also known as Bristol Cars Limited, is a British manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars formed in 1945 and re-launched in 2026 with five final Fighters.

British Columbia Highway 5

British Columbia Highway 5, or the Coquihalla Highway, is a provincial route built between 1986 and 1990. It is the largest route connecting the Lower Mainland and Interior.

British Columbia Highway 97

British Columbia Highway 97 is the longest numbered highway in British Columbia, running from the US border near Osoyoos to the Yukon boundary near Lower Post.

British Leyland

British Leyland, formally the British Leyland Motor Corporation, was a British vehicle conglomerate created in 1968 by merging Leyland Motor Corporation with British Motor Holdings, uniting Austin, Morris, Jaguar, Triumph, and Rover.

British Motor Corporation

The British Motor Corporation (BMC) was a British vehicle maker formed in 1952 from the merger of Austin and the Nuffield Organisation, best known for the Mini.

Brodie knob

A Brodie knob, also called a suicide knob, is a rotating handle clamped to a steering wheel rim so the wheel can be turned with one hand.

BRP Inc.

BRP Inc., or Bombardier Recreational Products, is a Canadian manufacturer of powersports vehicles headquartered in Valcourt, Quebec, whose brands include Ski-Doo snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft, and Can-Am vehicles.

Bruce Highway

The Bruce Highway is Queensland's longest road, a 1,673-kilometer highway from Brisbane to Cairns serving coastal centers including Townsville, Mackay, and Rockhampton, with major safety and flood resilience upgrades underway.

BTR-22 (бронетранспортёр)

The BTR-22 (БТР-22) is a Russian 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier developed by VPK as a cheaper successor to the BTR-82A, first shown in 2023.

Bucket truck

A bucket truck, also called a cherry picker, is a truck fitted with a hydraulic boom and bucket for lifting workers to height, used in utility line work and tree care.

Buell Motorcycle Company

Buell Motorcycle Company, also known as Buell Motorcycles, is an American motorcycle maker founded by engineer and racer Erik Buell in 1983, known for designs like fuel stored in the frame.

Buffel

The Buffel was a South African 4x4 mine-protected armored personnel carrier built on the Mercedes-Benz Unimog chassis, whose V-shaped hull made it the template for mine-protected vehicles worldwide from 1978.

Bugatti

Bugatti, also known as Automobiles Ettore Bugatti, is a French luxury automobile marque founded by Ettore Bugatti in Molsheim, France, in 1909, known for 1920s racing cars and modern hyper sports cars.

Bugatti Automobiles

Bugatti Automobiles, also known as Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S., is a French hyper sports car manufacturer in Molsheim, Alsace, founded by Ettore Bugatti in 1909 and revived by Volkswagen in 1998.

Bugatti Bolide

The Bugatti Bolide is a track-only hyper sports car from Bugatti, revealed in 2020 as a concept and built in a run of 40 cars from 2024.

Bugatti Centodieci

The Bugatti Centodieci, Italian for "110," is a hyper sports car by Bugatti revealed in August 2019 to honor the 1991 EB110, with ten cars built at Molsheim.

Bugatti Chiron

The Bugatti Chiron is a two-seat hyper sports car built by Bugatti in Molsheim, France, from 2016 to 2024, with a 1,500 hp quad-turbocharged W16 engine.

Bugatti Divo

The Bugatti Divo is a limited-edition hyper sports car built in Molsheim, France, from 2019 to 2021, with only 40 units sold at €5 million each.

Bugatti EB 110

The Bugatti EB 110 is a mid-engined super sports car produced from 1991 to 1995 in Campogalliano, Italy, during Romano Artioli's revival of the French Bugatti marque.

Bugatti Royale

The Bugatti Royale, formally the Type 41, was an ultra-luxury car built by Ettore Bugatti in Molsheim from 1927 to 1933, with a 12.7-liter eight and six built.