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Figure 1.16 Body components: 1, bonnet (hood); 2, windscreen; 3, roof; 4, tailgate; 5, post;
6, rear quarter; 7, sill; 8, door; 9, front wing;10, front bumper/trim
Figure 1.17 Ford Focus engine. (Source: Ford Media)
Most vehicles are made of a number of separate panels. Figure 1.16 shows a car
with the main panel or other body component named.
1.1.5 Main systems
No matter how we categorize them, all vehicle designs have similar major
components and these operate in much the same way. The four main areas of a
vehicle are the engine, electrical, chassis and transmission systems.
1.1.5.1 Engine
This area consists of the engine itself together with fuel, ignition, air supply and
exhaust systems ( Fig. 1.17 ). In the engine, a fuel–air mixture enters through an
