There are few terms which we just read through in specifications of
automobiles but actually don’t know about them; like say torque, power,
engine types, transmission etc. I had tried to explain them in a short
and simple way but still if it doesn’t fulfills your requirements, do
leave a comment.
Torque: The twisted force applied to the crankshaft is referred to as Torque. It is measured in foot-pounds per second. Torque is generally used to say about the acceleration of a vehicle. Low torque engine accelerator pedal would be slower in response than the higher torque engine. Higher torque engine will have a faster response to accelerator pedal from a lower RPM whereas low torque engine will require a gear shift. So higher the torque, higher will be the pick up and vice versa.
Cylinder: Cylinder is a place where the fuel is pushed and the spark is produced for the combustion of fuel. Each cylinder carries a spark plug to produce the sparks. The more the cylinders in a car, the more the power it can generate. There are engines like V6, V8, inline, boxer etc. Here V means, the cylinders are arranged in V shape; inline means the cylinders are in a straight line; and boxer means that the cylinders are arranged in H shape, opposite to each other.
Valves: There is a space for inlet of fuel in cylinder and outlet of smoke from cylinder. This space is opened and closed by some specific timings. These opening spaces are termed as Valves
Engine Displacement: The volume pumped by all the pistons in an engine in one cycle from one end to another end is known as Displacement. It is generally measured as cubic centimeter or cubic inches. More the displacement, more the power.
Max Power: Torque multiplied with speed gives you the value of power. Max power is the acceleration attained by having maximum force at the wheels.
Max Torque: The maximum acceleration which can be attained at some value of torque, that value is called as Max Torque. So pushing the accelerator hardly won’t give you much results if the vehicle has attained it’s maximum torque.
Manual:
The most basic type of transmission, driver shifts the gear manually
with the use of clutch. These type of gearboxes are more fuel economic
and also cheaper than any other.
Automatic: This type of gearbox changes the gears automatically without the use of a clutch. The gear stick has four positions: neutral, reverse, park and drive. All are easy to understand by name. This type of gearbox is less fuel efficient and is more costly than the manual ones.
Tiptronic: This gearbox gives the driver the option to override the automatic gears by adapting the advantages of manual gearbox. So a driver can drive the car as automatic as well as manual also.
Sequential Manual: This transmission can be called as a semi-automatic transmission as the use of clutch omits here but the gears are still present. The gears are here placed in a sequence from bottom to top one after other, so the driver doesn’t misses any gear on drive ad does has to keep his mind on clutch. These gearboxes are generally used in racing cars.
Torque: The twisted force applied to the crankshaft is referred to as Torque. It is measured in foot-pounds per second. Torque is generally used to say about the acceleration of a vehicle. Low torque engine accelerator pedal would be slower in response than the higher torque engine. Higher torque engine will have a faster response to accelerator pedal from a lower RPM whereas low torque engine will require a gear shift. So higher the torque, higher will be the pick up and vice versa.
Cylinder: Cylinder is a place where the fuel is pushed and the spark is produced for the combustion of fuel. Each cylinder carries a spark plug to produce the sparks. The more the cylinders in a car, the more the power it can generate. There are engines like V6, V8, inline, boxer etc. Here V means, the cylinders are arranged in V shape; inline means the cylinders are in a straight line; and boxer means that the cylinders are arranged in H shape, opposite to each other.
Valves: There is a space for inlet of fuel in cylinder and outlet of smoke from cylinder. This space is opened and closed by some specific timings. These opening spaces are termed as Valves
Engine Displacement: The volume pumped by all the pistons in an engine in one cycle from one end to another end is known as Displacement. It is generally measured as cubic centimeter or cubic inches. More the displacement, more the power.
Max Power: Torque multiplied with speed gives you the value of power. Max power is the acceleration attained by having maximum force at the wheels.
Max Torque: The maximum acceleration which can be attained at some value of torque, that value is called as Max Torque. So pushing the accelerator hardly won’t give you much results if the vehicle has attained it’s maximum torque.
Transmission Types: Manual, Automatic, Tiptronic and Sequential Manual
Automatic: This type of gearbox changes the gears automatically without the use of a clutch. The gear stick has four positions: neutral, reverse, park and drive. All are easy to understand by name. This type of gearbox is less fuel efficient and is more costly than the manual ones.
Tiptronic: This gearbox gives the driver the option to override the automatic gears by adapting the advantages of manual gearbox. So a driver can drive the car as automatic as well as manual also.
Sequential Manual: This transmission can be called as a semi-automatic transmission as the use of clutch omits here but the gears are still present. The gears are here placed in a sequence from bottom to top one after other, so the driver doesn’t misses any gear on drive ad does has to keep his mind on clutch. These gearboxes are generally used in racing cars.
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