Main types of car bodies

If you ask a motorist-what types of car bodies he knows, then, most likely, he will not be able to list more than five options. For example, pickup, station wagon, hatchback, sedan, cabrio ... Maybe some will remember the names "hartop" or "roadster", although they can hardly talk about the features of these models. In reality, there are more than a dozen absolutely different variations of bodies, and without taking into account buses and trucks.

Classification of cars by body type

Sedan

This is the most popular body type. It provides two rows of seats and can be

both 4-door and 2-door.

Wagon

This type of car body is similar to a sedan, but itsThe roof is longer and fades into the tailgate. The station wagon is mainly equipped with 2 rows of seats, but there are also 3-row models. The first issue of cars with this type of body was mastered by Ford in 1928.

Van

Passenger car with one row of seats in the form"Heel", intended for cargo transportation. Initially, in his body, separated from the cabin by a partition, there were no windows. From the middle of the 80s, these types of car bodies began to be equipped with removable seats and side windows, although "deaf" models are still manufactured.

Hatchback

The station wagon is an ideal variant for transportation of cargoes, but appearance of these cars

cars somewhat resembles a truck that does noteach to taste. In this regard, the designers and was born the idea of ​​creating a car that would look stylish and compact and the trunk would have been impressive. So existing before this types of bodies of cars replenished with one more variant - a hatchback. It is characterized by a short rear overhang and a virtually undistinguished luggage compartment. Hatchbacks are three-door (2 main doors + trunk door) and five-door (4 + 1).

Coupe

These models are distinguished by an elegant sports body. They have two doors and a second row of seats that can not boast of comfort due to the low roof and narrowing to the rear of the cabin.

Roadster

Cars with one row of seats and a soft convertible top. The largest

popular in countries with hot climatic conditions.

Cabriolet

Models with an open type body with a convertible roof, as well as with fixed frames of doors and side windows. Thanks to this design, the cabriolet body differs from the phaethon with its bearing capacity.

Limousine

These cars are representativeclass, have a minimum of two rows of seats, and a compartment for service personnel (for the driver) and a passenger compartment for VIPs are separated by a rigid partition.

Pickup

Characterized by a double, "cut"in half the body, one part of which is the driver's and passenger compartment, and the second - the open cargo. Appearance of the pickup looks like a small truck. A peculiar boom cars of this type are now experiencing in America. They are not only very popular among farmers, but also among young people.

Minivan

Domestic motorists minivans are more often calledminibuses. Still these types of car bodies are considered universals of increased capacity. The main feature of minivans is the possibility of maximum cargo-passenger load with compact dimensions.

Crossover

The main features of these cars aretheir high landing, high ground clearance and high ceiling. Most often, crossovers are equipped with a full drive, but for difficult-to-reach areas are not intended, for which they received the name "parketnikov."