How a Car Works

What it does

Beautifully illustrated guides to car mechanics, automotive engineering and tools.

The engine is the heart of your car. It is a complex machine built to convert heat from burning gas into the force that turns the road wheels. Read more Most modern cars have brakes on all four wheels, operated by a hydraulic system . The brakes may be disc type or drum type. Read more Internal-combustion engines run at high speeds, so a reduction in gearing is necessary to transmit power to the drive wheels, which turn much more slowly. Read more The first stage in the transmission of a car with a manual gearbox is the clutch . Read more Traditionally, diesel engines have always been seen as noisy, smelly and underpowered engines of little use other than in trucks, taxis and vans. But as…from howacarworks.com

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