Cars
By: Chris Oxlade
Series: Machines inside out; Machines inside out
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
ISBN-13: 9780750253222
Subjects: Automobiles; Juvenile literature
Description: Find out what makes the vehicles around us go by looking inside these remarkable machines. Discover how their engines burn fuel to give them power and how this power keeps them moving.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cars inside out; title: Car structure; title: Wheels; title: Cylinders and pistons; title: The four-stroke cycle; title: Fuel and exhaust; title: Cooling the engine; title: Transmission; title: Steering and brakes; title: Safety and comfort; title: Electric cars.