Gift Guide 2011: Best automotive books

Car books are great things for those who are fanatic about cars and wish to gather more and more information on different types of cars. These books serve as knowledge banks for them as they contain various facts and figures about different models of cars, premium car manufacturers, and latest car models to hit the road, images and other technical details. This year went favorable for these car books. A number of such car books got launched and a number of such books won the hearts of the readers. If you are interested to know more about such car books have a look at the ten top ones compiled for you here:

100 Maddest Cars

1. AA Big Road Atlas USA

AA Big Road Atlas USA

This voluminous book of one hundred and forty four pages is an atlas on cars, as the publisher claims. This book will come in great aid for motorists who drive in and around US. It is the latest edition of 2011, the tenth edition of book of the same series, which has vivid pictorial description of different driving routes within US. The key features of this book are that it narrates the most direct route to a destination that is of immense help for the driver. It also presents mileage chart which is useful in having a track of the fuel consumption to reach that destined place. There are indications of lots of camp sites on the way too in the maps along with the necessary information on tourism.

Price: $13.18

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2. Top Gear - 100 Maddest Cars

100 Maddest Cars

If you are eager to know about different types of cars and increase your knowledge bank on automobiles, then there will be nothing more suitable than to get hold of the book, Top Gear - 100 Maddest Cars. This book is a record of hundred cars that are identified as maddest of the lot due to their look or functions or any other things. This book is packed with facts and figures on the hundred strangest things that have happened practically in the world four wheelers. Thus, it is a great treasure to enrich your list of collectables too.

Price: $19.99

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3. The Car Book

The Car Book

This book is almost like an encyclopedia of automobiles. It comprises of descriptive information on different types of cars, their technical specs, the year they were launched and various information of the renowned auto shows of the world. What is more exciting to know for car enthusiasts is that it also presents the history of evolution of as many as two thousand car models and with live images and technical anatomy of some of the most popular vehicles. So, now you will have a detailed knowledge on how Chevrolet became a household car or when did Alfa Romeo hit the roads. Published by Dorling Kindersley Publishers LTD, this book comprises of360 pages with a hard cover.

Price: $35.53

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4. Automobile Year: 2010/2011

Automobile Year

This car is a treasure for the car enthusiasts at it gives vivid knowledge on different aspects of cars along with events connected with automobiles. It is a great gift from the publisher, ETAI and is the 58th edition of the series that has been launched this year. This book has three distinct parts. The first part, Industry and Market deals with the financial aspects, concept of cars, new models, designing specifications, etc. The second part, Sports relate about the various car championships, like the F1, World Rally Championship, World Touring Car Championship, etc. The third part, Culture deals with the history and evolution of different cars, auctions and events related to cars. All these are supported with photographs.

Price: $53.62

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5. Auto Jahr 2010/2011: Industrie-Motorsport-Kultur

Auto Jahr

This book of around three hundred pages is the internationally acclaimed, the most prestigious yearbook of automobiles. It talks about the latest trends in cars, the technological specs, trends in automobile technology, and motor-sporting events of the year etc. everything that comes under the arena of automobiles.

Price: 97.90

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6. The Official Ferrari Opus - Midi Edition

Ferrari Opus

This vermillion colored, hard cover book with the distinct “Galloping horse” emblem of Ferrari on its front cover is the car book dedicated to Ferrari only. It will be launched at the Melbourne Grand Prix of 2011 and will be a great buy for the Ferrari fans who wish to know everything about the evolution of their favorite vehicle and the various historical references concerning the same.

Price: $5625

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