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Profiles of a sedan, station wagon and hatchback versions of the same model (a Ford Focus) A sedan (/ s ɪ ˈ d æ n /) is a car with a closed body (i.e., a fixed metal roof) with the engine, passengers, and cargo in separate compartments. [5] This broad definition does not differentiate sedans from various other car body styles.
A limousine (/ ˈ l ɪ m ə z iː n / or / l ɪ m ə ˈ z iː n /), or limo (/ ˈ l ɪ m oʊ /) for short, [1] is a large, chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle with a partition between the driver compartment and the passenger compartment which can be operated mechanically by hand or by a button electronically. [2]
A chauffeur (French pronunciation:) is a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle, especially a luxury vehicle such as a large sedan or a limousine. Initially, such drivers were often personal employees of the vehicle owner, but this has changed to specialist chauffeur service companies or individual drivers that provide both driver ...
Cadillac was the first to use the name "Brougham" on a vehicle that did not use the Brougham body style for the 1916 Cadillac Brougham, a large 7-seat sedan. Since then, the term has shifted from its original meaning and been used as model name a by one manufacturer, a trim level by various (being applied to sedans and even convertibles). [8]
A crossover, crossover SUV, or crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is a type of automobile with an increased ride height that is built on unibody chassis construction shared with passenger cars, as opposed to traditional sport utility vehicles (), which are built on a body-on-frame chassis construction similar to pickup trucks.
The distinction between unstressed /ɪ/ and /ə/ is lost in GA, while in RP it is retained. Thus in RP, edition /ɪˈdɪʃən/ and addition /əˈdɪʃən/ are not homophones. In GA, flapping is common: when either a /t/ or a /d/ occurs between a sonorant phoneme and an unstressed vowel phoneme, it is realized as an alveolar-flap allophone [ɾ].
/ k uː p / (KOOP) – as a spelling pronunciation when the word is written without an accent. [5] [6] This is the usual pronunciation and spelling in the United States and much of Canada, [7] with the pronunciation entering American vernacular no later than 1936 [8] and featuring in the Beach Boys' hit 1963 song "Little Deuce Coupe".
The three-box, notchback design of the Fiat 124 Coupé A three-box liftback in notchback form—with its vestigial third box, the European Ford Escort. A notchback is a car design with the rear section distinct from the passenger compartment and where the back of the passenger compartment is at an angle to the top of what is typically the rear baggage compartment. [1]