WHAT IS AUTOMOBILE ?

IT IS A BASICALLY A ASSEMBLY HAVING TYRES

ACCOMPANIED WITH POWER UNIT .
 Types of Automobile – On basis of Wheels
Main Category --
• FRONT WHEEL DRIVE – (Provides
more traction and milage
comparatively)
• REAR WHEEL DRIVE– (Easy to drive
and rigid construction)
• FOUR WHEEL DRIVE- (All four
wheels do not drive every time)
• ALL WHEEL DRIVE

Furthur Categories are -

• FRONT ENGINE FRONT WHEEL
• FRONT ENGINE REAR WHEEL
• MID ENGINE DRIVE
Mercedes Benz Porche 356
Slr McLaren

Front Engine Rear Wheel Drive Rear engine rear Wheel Drive
 Types of Automobile – On basis of
Application
• Passenger cars – Which can carry not more 6 to 8
people including driver.
On basis of length and engine (cc)
1. Micro (Tata Nano)
2. Mini(Centro,Alto)
3. Compact(Ritz,Swift)
4. C1,C2,D,E etc
• Commercial vehicles – For commercial purpose
On basis of Weight
1. HCV (Heavy Commercial Vehicles)
2. MCV(Medium Commercial Vehicles)
3. LCV(Light Commercial Vehicles)
• For Goods and Special Purpose – Trucks ,
Ambulance, Bus
 Types of Automobile – On basis of
Body
• Closed Cars –
They are Saloon or Sedan Cars
They are further clarification in two
1. HATCH BACK (With 4 doors )- Wagon R,Maruti Suzuki
2. COUPE (With 2 doors)- Mostly Sports cars
3. Limousine
4. Fastback (Where Roof height gradually decreases)
• Open Cars --
1. Sports Cars (Smaller cars with high efficient engine)
2. Convertible (roof open)
3. Semi Convertible
• Special Style
 Types of Automobile – On basis of
Fuel, Suspension and Utility
• On basis of Fuel –
1. Petrol
2. Diesel
3. CNG
4. Electric
• On basis of Suspension
1. Leaf ( eg. Trucks)
2. Coil
• On basis of Utility—
Like SUV – Sports Utility Vehicle and
MUV- Multi Utility Vehicle
It can be further devided in Sports and
Luxury vehicles
 What are the Main parts of
Automobile?
• There are 6 main parts :-
1. Basic Structure
2. Power Plant
3. Transmission System
4. Auxillaries
5. Control System
6. Super Structure
 Basic Structure
• Basic Structure-
• The part on which we assemble all other units and
contains of frame ,tyres ,chassis, suspension etc.
• Frame – Where all units are joined.
• While in Frameless cars units are connected on
body.
• Suspensions system – used to provide shock
resistance to the vehicle.

• Power Plant – It is the heart of the vehicle

• It means the engine of the vehicle.
• It may be 4 Stroke or 2 Stroke as per requirement
 Transmission System
• Gear box – Having arrangement of gears
according to requirement of speed and
torque

• Clutch – A mechanism possible through a

flexible plate to change gear smoothly
without turning off engine.

• Propellar Shaft – For transmission from

front engine to rear wheels or vice versa

• Differential – To make turning possible

efficiently
Transmission System
 Auxillaries, Control System and Super
Structure
• Auxillaries consists of Ignition
system, electric input,driving lights ,
door locks etc

• Control System consists of –

1. Steering – Ackermann and Davis
Mechanism
2. Breaking System- Drum and Disc

• Super structure consists of the outer

body of the vehicle which should be
asthetic and rigid.