underhood
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- (US) Beneath the hood of a vehicle.
- 2007 September 30, Rob Sass, “M: How BMW Spells Performance in Just One Letter”, in New York Times[1]:
- The idea that an automaker would maintain its own performance-tuning subsidiary is now accepted as a marketing necessity, a declaration of intent to stand tall among the names known for underhood firepower.