Road & Track Illustrated Automotive Dictionary

Author: John Dinkel, Softbound, 253 Pages, RB-GRAD, - ISBN: 9780837601434

Newly Revised with over 1,300 definitions and 437 illustrations Edition, 2000

Road & Track Illustrated Automotive Dictionary is a handy reference that will answer your automotive questions. Whether decoding a sales brochure, or making sense of information downloaded from the internet, or unraveling the latest technology detailed in a road test, the Road & Track Illustrated Automotive Dictionary has the answer.

Two decades ago, John Dinkel and the automotive experts at Road &. Track Magazine provided tens of thousands of auto journalists, enthusiasts, and car owners with the most comprehensive, indispensable automotive reference of its time. Now, the author has revised and updated that work, including current advances in technology, to create the new standard in automotive references.

This book will be the first source you turn to when answering an automotiVe-related question. If you need to know the difference between RON and MON octane ratings, or how a "coupe" differs from a two-door sedan, or want to know just what "bump steer" really is, turn

to the Road & Track Illustrated Automotive Dictionary.
"Even if you aren't an enthusiast or an automotive writer, the book makes a useful tool for when your mechanic is talking over your head."
—The Los Angeles Times

"If you don't know an a-arm from zero-offset steering ... you do need to read this book." —Playboy

"A crucial book for those who don't find technical and mechanical details as natural as breathing." —Classic 6 Sports Car (UK)