· Hardcover: 1214 pages
· Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers Inc; 13th edition (June 2001)
· Language: English
· ISBN-10: 0768006392
· ISBN-13: 978-0768006391
· Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 2.2 inches
The thirteenth edition of The Motor Vehicle features up-to-date information on vehicle technology. Completely updated, the book is organized into three major sections focusing on:
The Engine
The Transmission
The Carriage Unit
The new edition features three new chapters devoted to electric propulsion, static and dynamic safety, and wheel and tires. The book also contains expanded information on: the compression ignition engine; automatic, semi-automatic and continuously variable transmissions; braking and traction; and steering.
The Motor Vehicle provides practicing engineers, students, and car enthusiasts with a comprehensive reference to the car as we know it today. It is written in simple terms so that, despite the complexity of certain topics, readers will easily understand the concepts presented.