Contents 1
Lesson 1 How Automobiles Work（Part Ⅰ） 1
Lesson 2 How Automobiles Work（Part Ⅱ） 6
Lesson 3 How Diesel Engines Differ from Gasoline Engines 11
Lesson 4 The Engine 16
Lesson 5 The Wankel Engine 23
Lesson 6 Advantages and Drawbacks of the Wankel Engine 29
Lesson 7 The Chassis 32
Lesson 8 Power Transmission 37
Lesson 9 The Clutch 43
Lesson 10 Later Clutch Development 48
Lesson 11 The Gearbox and Trend in Gearbox Design 51
Lesson 12 The Propeller Shaft 56
Lesson 13 The Rear Axle 60
Lesson 14 The Front-Wheel Drive 66
Lesson 15 The Steering System 71
Lesson 16 The Frame 77
Lesson 17 Wheel Suspension（Part Ⅰ） 82
Lesson 18 Wheel Suspension（Part Ⅱ） 86
Lesson 19 The Brakes 89
Lesson 20 Air Disc Brakes 95
Lesson 21 T11e Electrical System 98
Lesson 22 Body Construction 102
Lesson 23 Vehicle Design（Part Ⅰ） 105
Lesson 24 Vehicle Design（Part Ⅱ） 109
Lesson 25 The New Logic in SmallCar Engineer-ing 115
Lesson 26 The Shape of Things to Come 119
Lesson 27 Oil，Oil Changes，and Your Car’s Lubricat-ing System—How Much Do You Know about Them？ 128
Lesson 28 Automotive Oscilloscope 133
Lesson 29 Redesigned Gear Tester 137
Lesson 30 Bearings and Gearing 140
Appendix： 148
1．Specification SCANIA LS 86，Standard Equipment 148
2．Glossary 152
3．Methods of Translation from English into Chinese 171
4．Vocabu lary 204