A Beginner's Guide to the World of Cars
If you aren't yet versed in car terminology, or the current state of the automotive world, then this is a post to get you up to speed. I'll start with a bit of a glossary, so for the beginners, these words should make a bit more sense now. -bhp: An acronym standing for 'brake horsepower'. This has the effect of making an engine sustain an input under more and more stress. Most sports cars have over 340bhp, most supercars over 550, and most hypercars over 750. -Torque (measured in lb ft): This is the amount of force an engine creates to push the car forward. Most cars have similar torque figures to power figures, but diesel cars and hybrids often push well above their weight. (Figuratively speaking, as most of them are very heavy) -Kerbweight: The weight of a car with no fuel, fluids or driver in it. Quite literally, the sum of a car's parts. A normal car weighs around 1600kg, an SUV about 2 tonnes and a supercar about 1300. We all secretly wish that cars weighed