New Terms• Chassis• Power Train• Body • Wheel Base• Ground Clearance• GVW• Track• Engine• Horsepower• Torque• Displacement
Chassis
• The structure on which all other parts are mounted, including steering, suspension and brake systems.
Either frame or uni-body design.
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• Full Frame
• Unibody construction
Power Train
• Consists of the engine, transmission, and other parts which move the car.
Body
• Includes the passenger compartment, engine compartment, doors, fenders, interior, seats etc.
Wheel Base
the distance between the center of the front wheel and the center of the rear wheel.
Track
• the distance between the centreline of two wheels on the same axle.
Ground Clearance
• shortest distance between the road surface, and any part of a vehicle.
GVW
• Gross Vehicle Weight = weight of a vehicle including the chassis, body, engine, fuel, accessories, driver, passengers and cargo.
Engine
• Machine which changes heat energy contained in gasoline to motion which turns the wheels and moves the car.
Horsepower
• A unit of measurement of the rate at which work is done compared to how much work a draft horse can do.
Torque
• torque can be thought of as a twist to an object.
Displacement
• the volume inside the cylinders of an engine. Commonly specified in cubic centimeters (cc), liters (l), or cubic inches.
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