ENGINEERING HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 1980 AUTOMOBILES

Various techniques for meeting the increasingly stringent regulations for exhaust emissions and fuel economy are found on the 1980 model cars. Some have been made smaller, others lighter via lightweight materials and finely tuned design. More diesel engines are appearing and the first 4-wheel-drive automobile is being offered. More electronics technology has been used to control air-fuel ratio, spark timing, and other operating variables. Multiple catalysts and electronic controls have been added to vertically all new vehicles to meet the 1980 emission standards.

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  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Publication Date: 1979-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22-39
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 87
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Automobiles; Electronic control; Electronics; Exhaust gases; Fuel air mixtures; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Internal combustion engines; Lightweight materials; Pollutants; Regulations; Standards; Technological innovations; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Air fuel ratio
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Exhaust emission control; Federal emission standards
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Law; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325057
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM