An automobile, usually called a car (an old word for carriage) is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own engine. The act of operating an automobile is called driving. An automobile has seats for the driver and for at least one passenger.
Automobiles are designed to travel on roads, although some, notably sport vehicles, allow off-road driving.
The typical vehicle has an internal combustion engine. There are many classes of car and car body styles.
An automobile consists of a frame, four wheels, an engine, seats and a steering wheel.
The main detail is an engine. It serves for moving a car to any place. Owing to the fact that fuel is burnt within the engine the vehicle can be set in motion.
The bonnet is the hinged cover over the engine of motor vehicles that allows access to the engine compartment for maintenance and repair.
The trunk, or boot, of a car is the vehicle's main storage, luggage, or cargo compartment.
A wheel is a steering circular device that is capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation whilst supporting a load. It consists of a disk and a tire.
Clutches are usually placed between the driving motor and the input shaft to a machine and provide a convenient means for starting and stopping the machine and permitting the driving motor or engine to be started in an unloaded state.
The steering wheel is the part of the steering system that is manipulated by the driver. It is generally circular and the steering wheel is the usual location for a button to activate the car's horn.
A brake is a device for slowing or stopping the motion of a vehicle, or alternatively a device to restrain it from starting to move again.
A rear-view mirror is designed to allow the driver to see the area behind the vehicle through the back window. This mirror is affixed to the top of the windscreen. There are also side mirrors in a car.
Ignition - an electrical system, typically powered by a battery, that provides the spark to ignite the fuel mixture in an internal-combustion engine.
A speedometer is an instrument for indicating speed. A milometer is a gauge that shows the distance traversed.
Wipers are used to clean the windscreen of a car so that the driver has an unobstructed view of the road.
The lighting system of a motor vehicle consists of lighting and signalling devices mounted or integrated to the front, sides and rear of the vehicle. The purpose of this system is to provide illumination for the driver to operate the vehicle safely after dark, to increase the conspicuity of the vehicle, and to display information about the vehicle's presence, position, size, direction of travel, and speed.
A patrol tank allows a car to be provided with supply of petrol for a long journey.
There are secondary parts in a car.
A spare tire is an additional tire carried in a motor vehicle as a replacement for one that goes flat, a blowout, or other emergency.
A mechanical jack is a device which lifts heavy equipment, so that maintenance can be performed. Car jacks usually use mechanical advantage to allow a human to lift a vehicle by manual force alone.
Seatbelts reduce the risk of death for a front seat car occupant by about 50 percent.
