Outline of automobiles

Outline of automobiles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to automobiles:

Automobile (or motor car) – wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to six people, typically have four wheels and be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. As of 2002 there were 590 million passenger cars worldwide (roughly one car for every eleven people), of which 140 million were in the U.S. (roughly one car for every two people).

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Types of automobile

The basic automobile is privately owned for transporting the owner and his or her passengers. See automobile. Other types of cars include:

History of automobiles

Main article: History of the automobile

General automobile concepts

v · d · eCar engine
Part of the Automobile series
Basic terminology
Main components
Valvetrain
Aspiration
Fuel system
Electrics, ignition and
engine management
Exhaust system

Automobile emissions control · Catalytic converter · Diesel particulate filter · Exhaust manifold · Glasspack · Muffler
Engine cooling
Other components
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v · d · ePowertrain
Part of the Automobile series
Hybrid powertrains
Transmission
Suspension
Anti-roll bar (sway bar) • Axle • Axle track • Beam axle • Camber angle • Car handling • Coil spring • De Dion tube • Double wishbone • Hydragas • Hydrolastic • Hydropneumatic • Independent suspension • Leaf spring • Live axle • MacPherson strut • Multi-link suspension • Panhard rod • Shock absorber • Swing axle • Toe angle • Torsion bar • Trailing arm • Unsprung mass • Watt's linkage • Wheel alignment • Wheelbase
Steering
Brakes
Roadwheels
and tires (tyres)
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Automobile scholars

Leaders in automobiles

Automobile lists

Main articles: List of automobile topics and Lists of automobiles

See also

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