The document discusses various aspects of sports cars including their layouts, engines, seating arrangements, and top manufacturers. It provides details on specific models from manufacturers like Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, BMW, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bugatti, Jaguar, Porsche, and Maserati. For each manufacturer, it lists popular past and current models and identifies what is considered their best model. The document also briefly discusses Formula One racing.
4. A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two
door automobile designed for spirited performance
and controlled handling.
Sports cars may be luxurious but high
acceleration and minimum weight are requisite.
7. Layout
• The front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FR) is common
to sports cars of any era and has survived longer in sports cars
than in mainstream automobiles. Examples include the Mazda
MX-5. In search of improved handling and weight distribution,
other layouts are sometimes used. The RMR layout is commonly
found only in sports cars the motor is centre-mounted in the
chassis and powers only the rear wheels. Some high-performance
sports car manufacturers, such as Ferrari and Lamborghini have
preferred this layout.
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9. Porsche is one of the few remaining manufacturers
using the rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (RR). The
motor's distributed weight across the wheels, in aPorsche
911, provides excellent traction, but the significant mass
behind the rear wheels makes it more prone to oversteer in
some situations.
Before the 1980s few sports cars used four-wheel drive,
which had traditionally added a lot of weight.
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11. Engines
An engine or motor is a machine designed to
convert energy into useful mechanical motion.
Heat engines , including internal combustion
engines and external combustion engines.
Electric motors convert electrical energy
into mechanical motion, pneumatic motors
use compressed air and others.
12. Internal Combustion Engines
• These are those engines in which combustion of
fuel take place inside engine cyllinder
• Examples
1-Petrol Engine
2-Diesel Engine
3-Gas Engine
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14. External Combustion Engines
• These are those engines in which combustion take
place out Of the engine cyllinder
• Examples
1-Steam Engine
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16. Comparison
IC Engines EC Engines
- In these engines -In these engines T
T and P is very high. and P is low.
-It has efficiency upto -It has efficiency
35 to 40% upto 15 to 20%
-It is light. -It is heavy.
18. Seating
• Some sports cars have small back seats that are
really only suitable for luggage or small children. The more
typical seating arrangement is two-seats.
• Over the years, some manufacturers of sports cars
have sought to increase the practicality of their vehicles by
increasing the seating room. One method is to place the
driver's seat in the center of the car.
• The interior was designed in such a way that the
dashboard on the passenger side swept toward the front of
the car, which allowed the passenger to sit farther forward
than the driver.
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20. Companies Manufacturing Sports Cars
1- Alfa Romeo 9- Jaguar
2- Audi 10- Lamborghini
3- Aston Martin 11- Lotus
4- BMW 12- Maserati
5- Bugatti 13- Pagani
6- Bandini 14- Porsche
7- Caterham 15- Spyker
8- Ferrari 16- TVR
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22. Alfa Romeo- Italian company producing sports cars.
Founded on 1910 in Milan.
The company that became Alfa Romeo was founded as (SAID)
in 1906 by the French automobile firm. The first non-Darracq car
produced by the company was the 1910 24 HP.
In 1920, the name of the company was changed to Alfa
Romeo with the Torpedo 20-30 HP the first car to be so badged.
Alfa Romeo has competed successfully in many different
categories of motorsport, including Grand Prix motor racing,
Formula One, sportscar racing, touring car racing and rallies. It has
competed both as a constructor and an engine supplier
26. Aston Martin- UK company producing sports cars
Founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford.
The first car to be named Aston Martin was created by
Martin by fitting a four-cylinder Coventry-Simplex engine to the
chassis of a 1908 Isotta-Fraschini.
There are following eras for Aston Martin production
1- Inter War Years
2- David Brown Era
3- 1970,s changing ownership
4- 1980,s Victor Gauntlett
5- Ford Era
30. BMW- German manufacturing sports company
Founded In 1916 in Germany.
BMW is headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It also
owns and produces Mini cars, and is the parent company of Rolls-
Royce Motor Cars.
In 2006, the BMW group (including Mini and Rolls-Royce)
produced 1,366,838 four-wheeled vehicles, which were
manufactured in five countries.
34. Lamborghini- is an italian company
Founded in 1963
Lamborghini grew rapidly during its first decade, but sales
plunged in the wake of the 1973 worldwide financial downturn and
the oil crisis. The firm's ownership changed three times after 1973,
including a bankruptcy in 1978.
Lamborghini. In the late 2000s, during the worldwide financial
crisis and the subsequent economic crisis, Lamborghini's sales saw a
drop of nearly 50 percent.
38. Ferrari - Italian company producing sports cars
Founded in 1928 by Enzo Ferrari as Scuderia Ferrari
Initially the company produced a variety of equipment
Ferrari car. Made by a company produced cars under the
name "Alfa Romeo". With this company from Ferrari was a
contract. The first car bearing the proper name is "Ferrari"
appeared in 1947. It was a model Ferrari 125, with a powerful
12-cylinder aluminum engine, designed to realize the dream
of its founder: to give an ordinary road car racing properties.
42. Bugatti- German Company producing sports cars
Founded in 1909
The death of Ettore Bugatti in 1947 proved to be the end
for the marque, and the death of his son Jean Bugatti in 1939
ensured there was not a successor to lead the factory. No
more than about 8000 cars were made.
Today, the name is owned by German automobile
manufacturing group Volkswagen.
The company also enjoyed great success in early Grand
Prix motor racing:
43. Products Of Bugatti
1- Bugatti EB110 GT
2- Bugatti EB110 SS
3- Bugatti Veyron
4- Bugatti type 101
46. Jaguar- British Company
Founded In 1922
Jaguar has, in recent years, manufactured cars for the
British Prime Minister, the most recent delivery being an XJ in
May 2010. The company also holds royal warrants from
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles.
In September 2013 Jaguar Land Rover announced plans to
open a 100 million GBP (160 million USD) research and
development centre in Warwick, United Kingdom to create a
next generation of vehicle technologies.
50. Porsche- Is a German company
Founded in 1931
In post-war Germany, parts were generally in short
supply, so the 356 automobile used components from the
Volkswagen Beetle, including the engine case from its internal
combustion engine, transmission, and several parts used in
the suspension.
The 356, however, had several evolutionary stages, A, B,
and C, while in production, and most Volkswagen sourced
parts were replaced by Porsche-made parts.
54. Maserati- Italian Company cars
Founded in 1914
Maserati was initially associated with Ferrari S.p.A., but
more recently it has become part of the sports car group
including Alfa Romeo.
In 1937, the remaining Maserati brothers sold their shares
in the company to the Adolfo Orsi family, who in 1940
relocated the company headquarters to their hometown of
Modena. In 1998, a new chapter began in Maserati's history
when the company launched the 3200 GT.
58. Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred
to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship,[2]
is the highest class of single-seater auto racing.
The F1 season consists of a series of races, known as
Grands Prix (from French, originally meaning great prizes),
held throughout the world on purpose-built circuits and
public roads. The results of each race are evaluated using a
points system to determine two annual World
Championships, one for the drivers and one for the
constructors. The racing drivers, constructor teams, track
officials, organisers, and circuits are required to be holders of
valid Super Licences, the highest class of racing licence issued
by the FIA.
59. • Formula One cars are the fastest multi-turn circuit-
racing cars in the world, owing to very high cornering
speeds achieved through the generation of large amounts
of aerodynamic downforce. Formula One cars race at
speeds of up to 350 km/h (220 mph) with engines
currently limited in performance to a maximum of 15,000
RPM.
• The cars are capable of lateral acceleration in excess of
five g in corners. The performance of the cars is very
dependent on electronics – although traction control and
other driving aids have been banned since 2008 – and on
aerodynamics, suspension and tyres. The formula has
radically evolved and changed through the history of the
sport.