The Sound of Supercars
Author: A C Pinnington
Publisher:
Published: 2019-10
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 9781908489432
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Author: A C Pinnington
Publisher:
Published: 2019-10
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 9781908489432
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martin Roach
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2014-09-11
Total Pages: 429
ISBN-13: 0007578512
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFully illustrated throughout, The Supercar Book is a sumptuously designed guide full of everything you could ever want to know about the best supercars on the planet.
Author: Kara LaReau
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 2011-06-21
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1466803657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOtto loves cars more than anything else in the world. He plays with cars, he dreams about cars, . . . he even eats cars (his favorite cereal is Wheelies). But that all changes when he awakes one morning to find that he has somehow turned into a car.Otto soon realizes that there is a downside to actually becoming his favorite thing. While the rest of his friends get to play and draw, Otto can only honk and sputter. Will Otto ever be able to switch gears and go back to being a boy?
Author: Anne J. Spaight
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
Published: 2017-08-01
Total Pages: 25
ISBN-13: 1512461946
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAudisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about how police cars work and what they do. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
Author: Jason Barlow
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2019-10-17
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 1473532043
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGuaranteed to rev the engines of car fans everywhere. Supercars are the purest and most extreme expression of automotive performance there is - and no one knows the territory better than the TopGear team. With ever-increasing power outputs, radical new designs, and eye-popping price tags, this book is a celebration of the supercar in all its fabulous glory. Supercars also brings this incredibly fast-moving, hi-octane world bang up to date. The world's best writers and photographers explore the latest developments in thrilling style - from the new generation of pure-electric cars that have raised the bar for zero emissions performance, to the crazy machines hell-bent on breaking the 300mph barrier ... this is TopGear Supercars. Buckle up. Are you ready?
Author: Martin Roach
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 2018-09-06
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1784725641
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTrace the evolution of the supercar through the technology that drives it. With an introduction by David Coulthard. This is the definitive story of the science behind the art of supercar design. Featuring bespoke technical illustrations from F1 insider Neil Waterman and contributions from the biggest names in the supercar world, including: Adrian Newey - legend of Formula 1 design Gordon Murray - creator of the McLaren F1 Achim Anscheidt - chief designer of the Bugatti Chiron Tony Hatter - Porsche design guru Horacio Pagani - founder of Pagani Nigel Mansell - Formula 1 world champion Christian von Koenigsegg - founder of Koenigsegg And many, many more. From the earliest supercharged monsters to the complex machines of today, The Science of Supercars traces the evolution of the supercar through the technology that powers it.
Author: Dieter Landenberger
Publisher: Earbooks
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783943573190
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPorsche - der Mythos. Die beeindruckende Historie reicht von Sportwagenikonen wie dem 356 Roadster zum legendären 550 A Spyder. Vom heiß begehrten 911 Carrera RS über den 911 Targa bis hin zum topaktuellen 919 Hybrid. Mit prächtigen, teilweise unveröffentlichten Fotos und fundierten Texten erzählt der Band von innovativem Design, erstklassiger Ingenieurskunst und sensationellen Motorsporterfolgen. Und auch das Thema Emotion kommt nicht zu kurz: PS-Junkies finden eine CD mit den originalen Motorensounds der besten Porsche-Modelle. Sexy wie ein 911 und wunderbar anders: Foliant, Handbuch und Designstück in einem.
Author: Karin Bijsterveld
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 0199925690
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book traces the full history of noise in and around cars, shows how we created auditory privacy in our cars, even though they were highly noisy things at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is about the sounds of car engines, tires, wipers, blinkers, warning signals, in-car audio systems and, ultimately, about how we became used to listen while driving.
Author: John Lamm
Publisher:
Published:
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781610591973
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese supercars are unobtainable objects of lust for millions of people around the world. John Lamm introduces 21 of the fastest, coolest, highest-horsepower, most expensive exotic cars from around the world, including the Porsche 959, Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR, Ferrari F50, Lamborghini Diablo VT and McLaren F1. This is an engaging overview of the technology, history, and industry surrounding supercars.
Author: Basem Wasef
Publisher: Motorbooks
Published: 2018-09-18
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 0760362920
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom Motorbooks' beautifully designed and illustrated Speed Read series, Speed Read Supercar guides you through every aspect of these imagination-capturing, eye-widening, land-bound speed missiles. When Lamborghini unleashed its Miura on an unsuspecting world in 1966, it set off a high-performance arms race that continues to this day. Ferrari, Maserati, Jaguar, Porsche, and Lotus all accepted the challenge. Over the following five decades, numerous others stepped up, including stalwarts like Aston Martin, BMW, and Audi, as well as small-volume specialists such as Koenigsegg, Pagani, Noble, and Spyker. The result is a veritable smorgasbord of blazingly fast and delicious-looking land missiles available to anyone with several hundred thousand dollars to spare. Supercars are complex subjects that interest nearly everyone. Every part of a supercar represents myriad decisions informed by engineering, aesthetics, human interface, and emotion. Speed Read Supercar answers the hows and whys of these fantastic cars in sections divided by topic, offering an engaging review of history, engineering, design, key concepts, and key people. Each section ends with a glossary of related terms, and informational sidebars provide fun facts, historical tidbits, and mini-bios of key people in the supercar world. Sleek illustrations showcase the incredible designs. With Motorbooks’ Speed Read series, become an instant expert in a range of fast-moving subjects, from Formula 1 racing to the Tour de France. Accessible language, compartmentalized sections, fact-filled sidebars, glossaries of key terms, and event timelines deliver quick access to insider knowledge. Their brightly colored covers, modern design, pop art–inspired illustrations, and handy size make them perfect on-the-go reads.