Author: Basem Wasef
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 0760362920
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From 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.
Speed Read Supercar
Author: Basem Wasef
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 0760362920
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From 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.
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 0760362920
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From 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.
Top Gear Ultimate Supercars
Author: Jason Barlow
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473532043
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Guaranteed 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?
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473532043
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Guaranteed 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?
Supercars
Author: Publications International Ltd.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781639381296
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Supercars is a 320-page hardcover book is compact and concise, covering the modern day's most powerful vehicles. Starting from 1990's Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 to the powerful Mustangs, Supras, and EVs of the 2020s, Supercars showcases the transformations that have occurred in the automotive industry in recent decades. With just over 70 cars featured, this book takes a close look at each car with beautiful high-resolution photographs and descriptive articles that aren't afraid of the technical details. You'll get to know about your favorite sports cars and luxury cars, but also learn about today's revolutionary EVs, hybrids, and still to be manufactured prototypes. Approximately 7 x 7 inches.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781639381296
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Supercars is a 320-page hardcover book is compact and concise, covering the modern day's most powerful vehicles. Starting from 1990's Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 to the powerful Mustangs, Supras, and EVs of the 2020s, Supercars showcases the transformations that have occurred in the automotive industry in recent decades. With just over 70 cars featured, this book takes a close look at each car with beautiful high-resolution photographs and descriptive articles that aren't afraid of the technical details. You'll get to know about your favorite sports cars and luxury cars, but also learn about today's revolutionary EVs, hybrids, and still to be manufactured prototypes. Approximately 7 x 7 inches.
Top Gear Supercars
Author:
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 184990054X
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Ask any man the first thing he would buy if he won the lottery and we guarantee you the answer would be a supercar. It s what every real man and every alpha woman aspires to a blisteringly fast V8 engine, achingly high-tech design and style that snaps
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 184990054X
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Ask any man the first thing he would buy if he won the lottery and we guarantee you the answer would be a supercar. It s what every real man and every alpha woman aspires to a blisteringly fast V8 engine, achingly high-tech design and style that snaps
The History of Speed
Author: Martin Roach
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471189333
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
'A special treat...The pictures and stories combine to provide a rich texture to telling the difficult story of why we chase speed like an addiction.' Valerie Thompson, the world's fastest female motorcycle racer Ever since we built machines that could transport us, there has been a desire to find ways to make them go faster. For some, going faster isn't enough - they want to be the fastest. This book celebrates those who have built the machines and driven them at ever greater speeds. This is The History of Speed. Bestselling motorsport writer Martin Roach tells the extraordinary story of those who have come to be obsessed by speed. From Camille Jenatzy, 'the Red Devil', who became the first man to drive at over 100kmh in 1899, through the golden age of Malcolm Campbell and his Bluebird, and on to the modern era of jet- and rocket-propelled cars, we have gone faster and faster. But this book is not just about these record-breakers, Roach also looks at the technology, the engines and the inventors who helped progress in speed at all levels, from Formula One to the supercars from the likes of Ferrari and Mercedes that are eagerly snapped up by collectors, rarely to be seen on the road. Accompanied by some of the most stunning images of the cars and those who made and drove them, Roach tells a wonderful story of innovation and invention. He talks to some of the great drivers to find out what inspires them to risk their lives, and finds out from engineers how they developed their ideas. Along the way, we hear some remarkable tale and anecdotes, but also find out how the pursuit of speed can also have its costs, with many tragic heroes and heroines falling along the way. If you've ever thrilled to the roar of a sports car engine, of loved the feel of the g-force as you accelerate away, or even looked on in wonder at a powerful engine, The History of Speed is a book that you will not want to miss out on.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471189333
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
'A special treat...The pictures and stories combine to provide a rich texture to telling the difficult story of why we chase speed like an addiction.' Valerie Thompson, the world's fastest female motorcycle racer Ever since we built machines that could transport us, there has been a desire to find ways to make them go faster. For some, going faster isn't enough - they want to be the fastest. This book celebrates those who have built the machines and driven them at ever greater speeds. This is The History of Speed. Bestselling motorsport writer Martin Roach tells the extraordinary story of those who have come to be obsessed by speed. From Camille Jenatzy, 'the Red Devil', who became the first man to drive at over 100kmh in 1899, through the golden age of Malcolm Campbell and his Bluebird, and on to the modern era of jet- and rocket-propelled cars, we have gone faster and faster. But this book is not just about these record-breakers, Roach also looks at the technology, the engines and the inventors who helped progress in speed at all levels, from Formula One to the supercars from the likes of Ferrari and Mercedes that are eagerly snapped up by collectors, rarely to be seen on the road. Accompanied by some of the most stunning images of the cars and those who made and drove them, Roach tells a wonderful story of innovation and invention. He talks to some of the great drivers to find out what inspires them to risk their lives, and finds out from engineers how they developed their ideas. Along the way, we hear some remarkable tale and anecdotes, but also find out how the pursuit of speed can also have its costs, with many tragic heroes and heroines falling along the way. If you've ever thrilled to the roar of a sports car engine, of loved the feel of the g-force as you accelerate away, or even looked on in wonder at a powerful engine, The History of Speed is a book that you will not want to miss out on.
Velocity
Author: John Lamm
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 0760325960
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
They're incredibly fast, they're incredibly beautiful, and they turn heads and set speed records with every incarnation. Velocity: Supercar Revolution is the first complete history of the supercar and tells the story behind the most desirable cars in the world. With stunning photographs, detailed text, and a host of commentaries from Jay Leno and other collectors, famed automotive photographer John Lamm provides an in-depth historical, cultural, and technological account of these amazing machines. Organized by decade and by top speed, the book details these luxurious cars over the past 40 years as they reached speeds of 170, 180, 190, and finally 200-plus miles per hour, the informal mark of today's supercar. Velocity: Supercar Revolution charts the evolution of the battle for engine supremacy and performance among the world's leading marques, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche, Aston Martin, Ford GT, among others. The book profiles the designers and engineers who developed these cars, and includes interviews with the racers and celebrities who drive them, and of course, fabulous photographs of the supercars themselves. Included in the book are several hilarious and informative commentaries by Jay Leno, the host of The Tonight Show and one of the best-known automotive collectors and enthusiasts in the world, telling stories and opinions on these cars (many of which he owns). Velocity: Supercar Revolution conveys as never before the power of automotive aesthetics and performance pushed to their absolute limits. It is a benchmark in automotive publishing and destined to become a classic history of these incredible marques.
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 0760325960
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
They're incredibly fast, they're incredibly beautiful, and they turn heads and set speed records with every incarnation. Velocity: Supercar Revolution is the first complete history of the supercar and tells the story behind the most desirable cars in the world. With stunning photographs, detailed text, and a host of commentaries from Jay Leno and other collectors, famed automotive photographer John Lamm provides an in-depth historical, cultural, and technological account of these amazing machines. Organized by decade and by top speed, the book details these luxurious cars over the past 40 years as they reached speeds of 170, 180, 190, and finally 200-plus miles per hour, the informal mark of today's supercar. Velocity: Supercar Revolution charts the evolution of the battle for engine supremacy and performance among the world's leading marques, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche, Aston Martin, Ford GT, among others. The book profiles the designers and engineers who developed these cars, and includes interviews with the racers and celebrities who drive them, and of course, fabulous photographs of the supercars themselves. Included in the book are several hilarious and informative commentaries by Jay Leno, the host of The Tonight Show and one of the best-known automotive collectors and enthusiasts in the world, telling stories and opinions on these cars (many of which he owns). Velocity: Supercar Revolution conveys as never before the power of automotive aesthetics and performance pushed to their absolute limits. It is a benchmark in automotive publishing and destined to become a classic history of these incredible marques.
Supercars
Author: Adam Phillips
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 144889218X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Readers will be engrossed with this collection of some of the most enviable supercars on Earth, from yesterdays Ferrari Testarosa to todays Bugatti Veyron. Each auto profile sports a brief history, list of specifications, and colorful and kinetic image of the car in action. Readers will be engaged for hours checking out these machines of beauty.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 144889218X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Readers will be engrossed with this collection of some of the most enviable supercars on Earth, from yesterdays Ferrari Testarosa to todays Bugatti Veyron. Each auto profile sports a brief history, list of specifications, and colorful and kinetic image of the car in action. Readers will be engaged for hours checking out these machines of beauty.
Lamborghini Supercars 50 Years
Author: Stuart Codling
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760347956
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Nearly 50 years ago, upstart high-end sports car manufacturer Lamborghini set the performance car world on its ear with its stunning supercar, the Miura. Wrapped in a svelte Marcello Gandini - designed body and powered by a 350-horsepower V-12, the Miura instantly made every other car look antiquated. Lamborghini Supercars 50 Years is devoted exclusively to all of Lamborghini's ultimate performance cars. No enthusiast of these world-class sports cars will want to miss it!
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760347956
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Nearly 50 years ago, upstart high-end sports car manufacturer Lamborghini set the performance car world on its ear with its stunning supercar, the Miura. Wrapped in a svelte Marcello Gandini - designed body and powered by a 350-horsepower V-12, the Miura instantly made every other car look antiquated. Lamborghini Supercars 50 Years is devoted exclusively to all of Lamborghini's ultimate performance cars. No enthusiast of these world-class sports cars will want to miss it!
Built for Speed: World's Fastest Road Cars
Author: Publications International
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781640307186
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781640307186
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Italian Supercars
Author: Paul Mason
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1538338939
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Italy is a significant producer of automobiles, many of which boast luxury and style. This fascinating book introduces young readers to the exciting world of Italian supercars. With the help of a dynamic page layout and simple text, they'll learn about the mechanics, speed, and power of each featured vehicle. They'll also learn what factors make a supercar a supercar. This high-interest volume includes colorful photographs and graphic elements, paired with accessible labels and captions that will engage readers of many ages.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1538338939
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Italy is a significant producer of automobiles, many of which boast luxury and style. This fascinating book introduces young readers to the exciting world of Italian supercars. With the help of a dynamic page layout and simple text, they'll learn about the mechanics, speed, and power of each featured vehicle. They'll also learn what factors make a supercar a supercar. This high-interest volume includes colorful photographs and graphic elements, paired with accessible labels and captions that will engage readers of many ages.