本书是我国高等院校汽车专业自编的**部双语教材,内容包括:汽车分类、社会纵览、发展历史、结构知识、行驶原理、驾驶维修、道路交通、设计试验、制造技术、展览营销、汽车竞赛、发展趋势等,并附有多媒体教学音像光盘一张。
本书**理工科院校汽车专业开展双语教学使用,并可作为我国汽车工程技术人员提高专业英语交流能力的拓展教材。

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE
1.1 MOTOR VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION
1.2 MOTOR VEHICLE AND SOCIETY
CHAPTER TWO HISTORY OF MOTOR VEHICLE
2.1 THE BIRTH OF MOTOR VEHICLE
2.2 THE EARLY DAYS
2.3 THRIVING ERA
CHAPTER THREE STRUCTURE OF MOTOR VEHICLE
3.1 VEHICLE STRUCTURE
3.2 ENGINE
3.3 CHASSIS
3.4 BODY
CHAPTER FOUR OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE
4.1 BASIC OPERATION PRINCIPLE
4.2 VEHICLE PERFORMANCES
4.3 MOTORING
4.4 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
4.5 TRANSPORTATION AND ROAD
CHAPTER FIVE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE
5.1 DESIGN STUDIO
5.2 AUTOMOTIVE PROVING GROUND
5.3 WORKSHOP
CHAPTER SIX THE FUTURE
6.1 AUTO SHOWS
6.2 MOTOR RACING
6.3 FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
INDEX CELEBRITIES IN AUTOMOBILE CIRCLE