Outline of automobiles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to automobiles:

Automobile (or motor car) – wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to six people, typically have four wheels and be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. As of 2002 there were 590 million passenger cars worldwide (roughly one car for every eleven people), of which 140 million were in the U.S. (roughly one car for every two people).

Types of automobile

The basic automobile is privately owned for transporting the owner and his or her passengers. See automobile. Other types of cars include:

• Alternative fuel vehicle
• Armored car
• Battery vehicle (electric car)
• Police car
• Solar vehicle
• Taxicab
• Drive by Wire (DBW)

History of automobiles

Main article: History of the automobile

• History of steam road vehicles
• Cugnot's fardier à vapeur – an experimental steam-driven artillery tractor regarded by some as the first 'car'
• Benz Patent Motorwagen – First purpose-built automobile

General automobile concepts

• Car classification
• Driving
• Vehicle dynamics

Automobile scholars

Leaders in automobiles

Automobile lists

Main articles: List of automobile topics and Lists of automobiles

• List of auto parts
• List of cars
• List of automobiles by sales
• List of countries by automobile production
• List of solar car teams
• List of military armoured cars
• List of sports car manufacturers

See also

Automobile portal

• CarDomain (an online community site for car enthusiasts)
• Outline of bicycles

External links

• Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile