This downward motion is transmitted to the drive shaft as torque, which is then transmitted to the wheels of the car, completing the transformation of chemical energy in the gasoline into kinetic energy of the moving automobile.
(This downward motion; is transmitted; to the drive shaft as torque) (torque; is transmitted; to the wheels of the car; T:then)
This downward motion torque
is transmitted is transmitted
to the drive shaft as torque
to the wheels of the car T:then