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SUV (includes crossover SUVs) size, exterior vehicle length (excluding rear mounted spare wheel/tyre) multiplied by exterior vehicle width (excluding mirrors), both in millimetres. Small/Light SUV: less than 8.1 m 2 (87 sq ft) Medium SUV: 8.1 to 8.8 m 2 (87 to 95 sq ft) Large SUV: 8.8 to 9.8 m 2 (95 to 105 sq ft)
The largest size of a luxury car is known as a luxury saloon in the United Kingdom and a full-size luxury car in the United States. These cars are classified as F-segment cars in the European car classification. Vehicles in this category are often the flagship models of luxury car brands. [18] Examples of luxury saloons: BMW 7 Series; Lincoln ...
A sedan or saloon (British English) [1] [2] is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo. [3] The first recorded use of sedan in reference to an automobile body occurred in 1912. [ 4 ]
The D-segment is the 4th category of the European segments for passenger cars, and is described as "large cars". [1] [2] It is equivalent to the Euro NCAP "large family car" size class, [3] and the present-day definition of the mid-size car category used in North America. [4] [5] Compact executive cars are part of the D-segment size category.
A club coupe is a two-door car with a larger rear-seat passenger area, [2] compared with the smaller rear-seat area in a 2+2 body style. Thus, club coupes resemble coupes as both have two doors, but feature a full-width rear seat that is accessible by tilting forward the backs of the front seats. [42]
Compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. "Small family car" is a British term and a part of the C-segment in the European car classification. However, before the downsizing of the United States car industry in the 1970s and 1980s, larger vehicles with ...
The configuration of a car body is typically determined by the layout of the engine, passenger and luggage compartments, which can be shared or separately articulated. A key design feature is the car's roof-supporting pillars , designated from front to rear of the car as A-pillar, B-pillar, C-pillar and D-pillar.
[1] [6] In practice, C-segment cars have been described as having a length of approximately 4.5 metres (15 ft). [ 7 ] [ 8 ] As of 2021 C-segment category sizes span from approximately 4.2m to 4.6m. Examples include Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus, Citroën C4, Mercedes-Benz A-Class, BMW 1 Series, Audi A3, Škoda Scala, Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla.