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1、汽车专业英语UNIT1IntroductiontoCarsPassageAKindsofCarsCarsoftodayhavedevelopedintomanydifferentbodystylesbefittingtheirvarieduses.Someofthesestylesarelistedbelow:Three-doorhatchbacksedan,four-doorsedan,five-doorhatchbacksedan,two-doorhardtop,four-doorhardtop,stationwagon,pick
2、up,vanandoff-roadsportcars.Thebeststyleforyoudependsontheusetowhichyou’llputthecar,whereyoulive,theamountofdrivingyoudo,yourfinancialresources,andyourpersonaltastes.Themostcommonofthesestyles—thefamilyautomobiles—comeinmanyformsandareavailableinfourbasicsizes:subcompact
3、,compact,intermediate,andfull-size.SubcompactsCarsofthissizeoftenhavethelowestoriginalcostanddeliverthebestfueleconomy.Subcompactsgenerallyprovidethebesthandlingandeasiestmaneuveringandparking.However,duetotheirshorterwheelbase(distancefromcenteroffrontwheeltocenterofre
4、arwheel)andtheirlighterweight,subcompactsgiveasomewhatfirmerride,whichsomepeopleprefer.Subcompactshavethree,fourorfivedoorsandaredesignedtoseatfourpassengerscomfortably.Currentsubcompacthatchbacksareapproximately3900 mmlong.Inaddition,manypeoplefindthemselvescrowdedinsi
5、deasubcompact,especiallysometimesintheminusculebackseats.Despitetheirimpressivegasmileagefigures,however,subcompactoverallmaintenancecostcansometimesrunhigherthantheirlargercounterparts.Thisisduepartlytotheoftencrampedquartersinwhichenginepartsareinstalled.Repairingpart
6、scostmore,too,particularlyfortheimportedcars.Examplesofsubcompactcars:Figure1-1Ford:Fiesta;Figure1-2Nissan:Micra;Figure1-3Volkswagen:Gol;Figure1-4Chery:QQ.Figure1-1Ford:FiestaFigure1-2Nissan:MicraFigure1-3Volkswagen:GolFigure1-4Chery:QQCompactsThesemodelsarealittlelarge
7、rthansubcompacts.Theygiveadditionalroominthefrontandrearseatsaswellasaddedcrash-protectionforpassengers.Originalcostissomewhathigherthanthatforthesubcompacts.Fueleconomyiscomparableandmaintenanceaccesseasier.Theirsomewhatroomiernatureandbetterrideoftenmakecompactsthecho
8、iceoftheeconomy-mindeddriver.Compactsareapproximately4250 mmlongincaseofhatchbacksand4500 mminthecaseofsaloons
