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Product 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.
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.
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Top Reviews
Simple straightforward layoutby Scott (4 out of 5 stars)
July 9, 2019
Great introduction On super cars, Good read for any one that loves cars.
I FEEL THE NEED FOR SPEED!
by Literary Soirée (5 out of 5 stars)
October 11, 2018
"Speed Read Supercar: The History, Technology and Design Behind the World's Most Exciting Cars" by Basem Wasef is a truly fascinating look at the sexiest vehicles alive, ones I will drive only in my dreams. This is the kind of book that gives my engineer husband the greatest thrills and will make a fab Christmas present for him and any man on your birthday or Christmas list! 5/5
Pub Date 11 Oct 2018 Thanks to Quarto Publishing Group - Motorbooks and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.
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High compression, high contrast
by Lori O'Keefe (5 out of 5 stars)
June 29, 2019
Like a miniature bomb in a high-style suitcase, Basem Wasef's wonderful "Speed Read Supercar" is a compact, explosive read in stark color and rich-hued writing. There are few writers more seasoned in explicating both compression ratios and racetracks where he himself has left the scent of rubber behind. And Wasef takes both enigmas and engines apart for the reader and puts them back together, much as he's done in his garage for years. If you -- or even your middle school kiddo -- are looking for a readable, accessible, yet intimately-knowledgeable introduction to the sagas, speed, and sages that have made up the history of the supercar, this is the book.
When we were both more young, foolish and without progeny to care for, Basem once took me on a harrowing ride in a limited edition Corvette. I'll plead The Fifth on how fast we went. But I think my resting heart rate took an entire month to recover.
So step into Basem Wasef's "Speed Read Supercar" -- pull down the gullwing door and belt yourself in; you're in for a ride.
Supercars and Speed
by bookwomen37 (4 out of 5 stars)
April 14, 2019
I learned a lot reading this book. The book opens up with an introduction to supercars. Each car gets a chapter. I enjoyed the fun facts and reading about the people behind the cars. Illustrations also accompany the text. This book will make a great gift. Enjoy this armchair drive.
Spammer - fake publisher
by wh1 (1 out of 5 stars)
August 5, 2019
This book sucks. And I'm getting spammed to buy it!
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