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Articulated bus

An articulated bus, also called a bendy bus, is a bus built as two rigid sections joined by an articulating joint, typically about 18 meters long.

ASCOD 2

The ASCOD 2 is the second generation of the ASCOD family of tracked armored fighting vehicles, serving as the base for the British Ajax and Latvia's Hunter.

ASEAN NCAP

ASEAN NCAP is an independent vehicle safety program that crash-tests new passenger cars sold in Southeast Asia and publishes star ratings, established in 2011 by MIROS and Global NCAP.

ASFiNAG

ASFiNAG, formally Autobahnen- und Schnellstraßen-Finanzierungs-Aktiengesellschaft, is the Austrian state-owned company, founded in 1982 and headquartered in Vienna, that finances, builds, operates, and tolls the country's motorway network.

Ashok Leyland

Ashok Leyland, formerly Ashok Motors, is an Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Chennai and the Hinduja Group flagship, India's second-largest commercial vehicle maker, founded in 1948.

Asian Highway Network

The Asian Highway Network is a United Nations-coordinated system of international highway routes across Asia and Europe, adopted in 1959 and now spanning over 145,000 km through 32 countries.

Asphalt concrete

Asphalt concrete, also known as hot mix asphalt, is a composite paving material of mineral aggregate bound with asphalt binder, placed hot and compacted for roads, parking areas, and airfields.

Asphalt rubber binder

Asphalt rubber binder, also called asphalt-rubber, is a paving binder made by blending ground recycled tire rubber into hot asphalt cement until the particles swell, used in chip seals and hot mix asphalt.

Associated Equipment Company

Associated Equipment Company (AEC) was a British vehicle manufacturer based in London that built bus and truck chassis and diesel engines from 1912 until 1979, supplying most of London's buses.

Aston Martin

Aston Martin is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers, founded in 1913 and based at Gaydon, England, with its DBX SUV built in Wales.

Aston Martin AMR25

The Aston Martin AMR25 is a Formula One racing car built for the 2025 season, driven by Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll to seventh in the Constructors' Championship.

Aston Martin AMR26

The Aston Martin AMR26 is Aston Martin's Formula One car for the 2026 championship, the first designed by Adrian Newey and powered by Honda's RA626H power unit.

Aston Martin DB10

The Aston Martin DB10 is a bespoke sports car built in ten examples by Aston Martin for the James Bond film Spectre (2015), never sold as a production model.

Aston Martin DB11

The Aston Martin DB11 is a grand tourer produced by Aston Martin from 2016 to 2023, replacing the DB9 and debuting with a twin-turbo V12.

Aston Martin DB4

The Aston Martin DB4 is a grand tourer Aston Martin built at Newport Pagnell from 1958 to 1963, with a new 3,670 cc straight-six engine.

Aston Martin DB5

The Aston Martin DB5 is a British grand tourer produced by Aston Martin from 1963 to 1965, famous as James Bond's car in the 1964 film Goldfinger.

Aston Martin DB7

The Aston Martin DB7 is a grand tourer produced by Aston Martin from 1994 to 2003, the company's highest-volume model of its era, with over 7,000 built at Bloxham.

Aston Martin DB9

The Aston Martin DB9 is a 2+2 grand tourer produced by Aston Martin from 2004 to 2016, powered by a 5.9-liter V12 as the successor to the DB7.

Aston Martin DBS

The Aston Martin DBS, also known as the DBS V8, is a flagship grand tourer built by Aston Martin in three generations from 1967 to 2023.

Aston Martin DBS Superleggera

The Aston Martin DBS Superleggera is a V12 grand tourer produced by Aston Martin from 2018 as its flagship "Super GT" and successor to the Vanquish S.

Aston Martin Lagonda

Aston Martin Lagonda is the British luxury car group formed in 1947 when David Brown bought and merged Aston Martin and Lagonda; it builds sports cars and the DBX SUV.

Aston Martin One-77

The Aston Martin One-77, often shortened to One-77, is a limited-edition British hypercar built from 2010 to 2012 in exactly 77 examples, each priced at about £1.15 million.

Aston Martin Rapide

The Aston Martin Rapide, also called the Aston Rapide, is a four-door grand tourer produced from late 2009, the company's first production four-door car, with a 6.0-liter V12.

Aston Martin V8

The Aston Martin V8 is a hand-built British grand tourer made at Newport Pagnell from 1972 to 1989, including the Vantage billed as Britain's first supercar.

Aston Martin V8 Vantage (1977)

The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a high-performance version of the Aston Martin V8, announced in February 1977 and built until 1989 as the company's flagship model.

Aston Martin Valhalla

The Aston Martin Valhalla is a mid-engined plug-in hybrid supercar built at Aston Martin's Gaydon headquarters, its first series-production mid-engined model and first plug-in hybrid, priced around £1 million.

Aston Martin Valkyrie

The Aston Martin Valkyrie is a mid-engine hybrid hypercar co-developed by Aston Martin and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, designed by Adrian Newey and announced in 2016 as the AM-RB 001.

Aston Martin Valour

The Aston Martin Valour is a limited-edition V12 sports car Aston Martin built in 2023 for its 110th anniversary, limited to 110 cars with a six-speed manual transmission.

Aston Martin Vanquish

The Aston Martin Vanquish, also known as the V12 Vanquish, is a V12 grand tourer that has been Aston Martin's flagship sports car across three generations since 2001.

Aston Martin Vanquish (2012)

The Aston Martin Vanquish (2012) is a V12 grand tourer produced by Aston Martin from 2013 to 2018, replacing the DBS as the marque's range-topping production model.