Lightweight off-road vehicle with sparse bodywork. Originally two- or four-wheeled carriages in the 19th and early 20th centuries pulled by one horse, the motorized buggies were developed in the 1960s and grew in popularity and diversity.[1][2]
Has a retractable or removable roof. A convertible allows an open-air driving experience, with the ability to provide a roof when required.[3] Most convertible roofs are either a folding textile soft-top or a retractable metal roof. Convertibles with a metal roof are sometimes called 'retractable hardtop', 'coupé convertible', or 'coupé cabriolet'.
Has a sloping rear roofline and generally two doors (although several four-door cars have also been marketed as coupés). Coupés are generally considered more sporty than their sedan counterparts.
In the US used in the funeral industry to carry flowers for burial services. Typically a coupé-style, forward-passenger compartment with an open well in the rear.[4]
Car with a hatch-type rear door that is hinged at the roof and opens upwards. The term "hatchback" can also refer to that type of rear door, which is also used on several sports cars, SUVs, and large luxury cars.[5]
The modification of a passenger car to provide a long cargo area for carrying a coffin or casket. Hearses often have large glass panels for viewing the coffin.
A luxury-type vehicle that is typically driven by a chauffeur with a partition between the driver's compartment and the passenger's compartment. Limousines may also be stretched to provide more room in the rear passenger compartment. In some European usage, the word describes a regular four-door sedan body style.
Minivan / multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) / people carrier / people mover
Vehicle designed to transport passengers in the rear seating row(s) with reconfigurable seats in two or three rows. Typically has a combined passenger and cargo area, a high roof, a flat floor, a sliding door for rear passengers, and high H-point seating. In Europe, some small minivans have been marketed as 'leisure activity vehicles'.
A cargo vehicle based upon passenger car chassis and typically has one row of seats with no side windows at the rear. Panel vans are smaller than panel trucks and cargo vans, both of which are built on a truck chassis.
An open two-seat car with emphasis on sporting appearance or character. Initially, an American term for a two-seat car with no weather protection, usage has spread internationally and has evolved to include two-seat convertibles.
A fixed-roof car in a three-box design.[7] These form separate compartments for engine, passenger, and cargo. Sedans can have two- or four-doors. A sedan is called a "berlina" in Spanish and Italian, or a "berline" in French.
Initially, a vehicle used to carry shooting parties with their equipment and game; later used to describe custom-built wagons by high-end coachbuilders, subsequently synonymous with station wagon / estate car; and in contemporary usage a three or five-door wagons combining features of a station wagon and a coupé.
Has a two-box design, a large cargo area, and a rear tailgate that is hinged to open for access to the cargo area. The body style is similar to a hatchback car; however, station wagons are longer and are more likely to have the roofline extended to the rear of the car[5] (resulting in a vertical rear surface to the car) to maximize the cargo space. In French, a station wagon is called a "break".
A semi-convertible style used on some sports cars, featuring a fully removable soft or hard roof panel that leaves the A and B pillars in place on the car body.
Based on a passenger sedan chassis and has a cargo tray in the rear integrated with the passenger body (as opposed to a pickup truck, which has a separate cargo tray). In Australia, the term "ute" was originally used solely for coupé utility cars; however, in recent years, it has also been used for pickup trucks.
Has two rows of raised seats, similar to horse-drawn carriages; usually did not have front doors, a roof, or a windshield. The baquet ("bath tub") style was produced in the early 1900s in Europe.[8]
Also a marketing term used on cars built in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s.
Italian two-seat sports car with either an open-top or convertible roof. The term was originally used for lightweight open-top racing cars from the late 1940s through the 1950s. Since the 1950s, the name barchetta ("little boat" in Italian) has been revived on several occasions, mostly for cars with convertible roofs that are not specifically intended for racing.
A retractable textile roof, similar to a convertible/cabriolet. The difference is that where a convertible often has the B-pillar, C-pillar and other bodywork removed, the cabrio-coach retains all bodywork to the top of the door frames and just replaces the roof skin with a retractable fabric panel.
An external or open-topped driver's position and an enclosed compartment for passengers. Produced from 1908 until 1939. Although the different terms may have once had specific meanings for certain car manufacturers or countries, the terms are often used interchangeably.
Some coupé de villes have the passengers separated from the driver in a fully enclosed compartment, while others have a canopy for the passengers and no partition between the driver and the passengers (therefore passengers enter the compartment via the driver's area).
Usually describes pillarless hardtops that are cars without a B-pillar often styled to give the appearance of a convertible. Popular in the United States from the mid 1950s through the mid 1970s.[9]
It also refers to a separate top that is removable and made of metal or other hard material for sports cars or small SUVs.[10]
A car where the rear passengers are covered by a convertible top. Often the driver is separated from the rear passengers with a partition, as per a limousine.
A light, inexpensive, open car[11] with basic bodywork and no windshield, top, or doors.[11] Most runabouts had just a single row of seats, providing seating for two passengers.[11][12]
Body style was a type of automobile body used from 1908 until the mid-1930s, which had a streamlined profile and a folding or detachable soft top. The design consists of a hood or bonnet line raised to be level with the car's waistline, resulting in a straight beltline from front to back.[13]
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^ abHillier, Victor; Coombes, Peter (2004). Hillier's Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology: Volume 1 (5th ed.). Nelson Thornes. p. 11. ISBN9780748780822. Retrieved 15 January 2013. The estate body, also known as station wagons in some countries, has the roofline extended to the rear of the body to enlarge its internal capacity. Folding the rear seats down gives a large floor area for the carriage of luggage or goods. Stronger suspension springs are fitted at the rear to support the extra load. Hatchback: Although some hatchbacks are in fact saloon bodies with the boot or trunk effectively removed (usually the smaller cars) many hatchbacks retain the full length of the saloon, but the roofline extends down to the end of the vehicle...as with the estate, the rear seats fold down to give a flat floor for the transportation of luggage or other objects. When the tailgate is closed, the luggage compartment is usually covered with a parcel shelf.
^. Oxforddictionaries.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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^Roberts, Peter (1974). "Carriage to Car". Veteran and Vintage Cars. London, UK: Octopus Books. p. 111. ISBN0706403312. Torpedo – Continental term for an open four-seat car with soft hood and sporting tendencies and in which the line of the bonnet was continued back to the rear of the car.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Car body style news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message See also Car classification Truck classification and Vehicle size class There are many types of car body styles They vary depending on intended use market position location and the era they were made in Contents 1 Current styles 2 Historic styles 3 See also 4 References 4 1 BibliographyCurrent styles EditBuggy Lightweight off road vehicle with sparse bodywork Originally two or four wheeled carriages in the 19th and early 20th centuries pulled by one horse the motorized buggies were developed in the 1960s and grew in popularity and diversity 1 2 Convertible with top down Convertible cabriolet Has a retractable or removable roof A convertible allows an open air driving experience with the ability to provide a roof when required 3 Most convertible roofs are either a folding textile soft top or a retractable metal roof Convertibles with a metal roof are sometimes called retractable hardtop coupe convertible or coupe cabriolet Coupe Has a sloping rear roofline and generally two doors although several four door cars have also been marketed as coupes Coupes are generally considered more sporty than their sedan counterparts Cadillac Flower car Flower car In the US used in the funeral industry to carry flowers for burial services Typically a coupe style forward passenger compartment with an open well in the rear 4 Renault Clio hatchback Hatchback Liftback Car with a hatch type rear door that is hinged at the roof and opens upwards The term hatchback can also refer to that type of rear door which is also used on several sports cars SUVs and large luxury cars 5 Cadillac Hearse Hearse funeral coach The modification of a passenger car to provide a long cargo area for carrying a coffin or casket Hearses often have large glass panels for viewing the coffin Lincoln Stretch Limousine Limousine A luxury type vehicle that is typically driven by a chauffeur with a partition between the driver s compartment and the passenger s compartment Limousines may also be stretched to provide more room in the rear passenger compartment In some European usage the word describes a regular four door sedan body style Microvan Daihatsu Hijet microvan The smallest size of minivan MPV Toyota Sienna minivan Minivan multi purpose vehicle MPV people carrier people mover Vehicle designed to transport passengers in the rear seating row s with reconfigurable seats in two or three rows Typically has a combined passenger and cargo area a high roof a flat floor a sliding door for rear passengers and high H point seating In Europe some small minivans have been marketed as leisure activity vehicles Panel van car derived van sedan delivery A cargo vehicle based upon passenger car chassis and typically has one row of seats with no side windows at the rear Panel vans are smaller than panel trucks and cargo vans both of which are built on a truck chassis Volkswagen Taro panel truck Panel truck A pickup truck that has a fully enclosed truck topper in its back giving it a van like appearance Pickup truck pickup A light duty open bed truck In South Africa a pickup truck is called a bakkie 6 BMW Z3 roadster Roadster An open two seat car with emphasis on sporting appearance or character Initially an American term for a two seat car with no weather protection usage has spread internationally and has evolved to include two seat convertibles Toyota Camry sedan Sedan saloon A fixed roof car in a three box design 7 These form separate compartments for engine passenger and cargo Sedans can have two or four doors A sedan is called a berlina in Spanish and Italian or a berline in French Shooting brake Initially a vehicle used to carry shooting parties with their equipment and game later used to describe custom built wagons by high end coachbuilders subsequently synonymous with station wagon estate car and in contemporary usage a three or five door wagons combining features of a station wagon and a coupe Buick Roadmaster station wagon Station wagon estate car Has a two box design a large cargo area and a rear tailgate that is hinged to open for access to the cargo area The body style is similar to a hatchback car however station wagons are longer and are more likely to have the roofline extended to the rear of the car 5 resulting in a vertical rear surface to the car to maximize the cargo space In French a station wagon is called a break Porsche 911 Targa Targa top A semi convertible style used on some sports cars featuring a fully removable soft or hard roof panel that leaves the A and B pillars in place on the car body Ute coupe utility Based on a passenger sedan chassis and has a cargo tray in the rear integrated with the passenger body as opposed to a pickup truck which has a separate cargo tray In Australia the term ute was originally used solely for coupe utility cars however in recent years it has also been used for pickup trucks Historic styles EditBaquet Has two rows of raised seats similar to horse drawn carriages usually did not have front doors a roof or a windshield The baquet bath tub style was produced in the early 1900s in Europe 8 Also a marketing term used on cars built in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s Barchetta Italian two seat sports car with either an open top or convertible roof The term was originally used for lightweight open top racing cars from the late 1940s through the 1950s Since the 1950s the name barchetta little boat in Italian has been revived on several occasions mostly for cars with convertible roofs that are not specifically intended for racing Berlinetta Italian sports coupe typically with two seats but also including 2 2 cars The original meaning for berlinetta in Italian is little saloon Cabrio coach A retractable textile roof similar to a convertible cabriolet The difference is that where a convertible often has the B pillar C pillar and other bodywork removed the cabrio coach retains all bodywork to the top of the door frames and just replaces the roof skin with a retractable fabric panel Coupe de ville Sedanca de ville town car An external or open topped driver s position and an enclosed compartment for passengers Produced from 1908 until 1939 Although the different terms may have once had specific meanings for certain car manufacturers or countries the terms are often used interchangeably Some coupe de villes have the passengers separated from the driver in a fully enclosed compartment while others have a canopy for the passengers and no partition between the driver and the passengers therefore passengers enter the compartment via the driver s area 1963 Rambler American two door hardtop Hardtop Usually describes pillarless hardtops that are cars without a B pillar often styled to give the appearance of a convertible Popular in the United States from the mid 1950s through the mid 1970s 9 It also refers to a separate top that is removable and made of metal or other hard material for sports cars or small SUVs 10 1966 Rolls Royce Phantom V State Landaulet Landaulet A car where the rear passengers are covered by a convertible top Often the driver is separated from the rear passengers with a partition as per a limousine Personal luxury car American luxury coupes and convertibles produced from 1952 to 2007 The cars prioritized comfort styling and a high level of interior features Phaeton An open roof automobile without any fixed weather protection which was popular from the 1900s until the 1930s Roadster utility An open topped roadster body and a rear cargo bed 1903 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout Runabout A light inexpensive open car 11 with basic bodywork and no windshield top or doors 11 Most runabouts had just a single row of seats providing seating for two passengers 11 12 1914 Humber 11 torpedo Torpedo Body style was a type of automobile body used from 1908 until the mid 1930s which had a streamlined profile and a folding or detachable soft top The design consists of a hood or bonnet line raised to be level with the car s waistline resulting in a straight beltline from front to back 13 1913 Maxwell Model 24 4 touring car Touring A style of open car built in the United States that seats four or more people The style was popular from the early 1900s to the 1930s See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Automobile body styles Automotive design Car classification Car model Vehicle size class Car body configurationsReferences Edit Tikkanen Amy buggy carriage britannica com Retrieved 3 January 2023 Hale James 2006 Dune Buggy Phenomenon 2 Veloce ISBN 9781904788669 Nice Karim 2 May 2001 How Convertibles Work auto howstuffworks com Retrieved 3 January 2023 Flower Cars A Glance At A Forgotten Funeral Vehicle Luxury Coach amp Transportation Magazine 1 January 1990 Retrieved 13 December 2018 a b Hillier Victor Coombes Peter 2004 Hillier s Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology Volume 1 5th ed Nelson Thornes p 11 ISBN 9780748780822 Retrieved 15 January 2013 The estate body also known as station wagons in some countries has the roofline extended to the rear of the body to enlarge its internal capacity Folding the rear seats down gives a large floor area for the carriage of luggage or goods Stronger suspension springs are fitted at the rear to support the extra load Hatchback Although some hatchbacks are in fact saloon bodies with the boot or trunk effectively removed usually the smaller cars many hatchbacks retain the full length of the saloon but the roofline extends down to the end of the vehicle as with the estate the rear seats fold down to give a flat floor for the transportation of luggage or other objects When the tailgate is closed the luggage compartment is usually covered with a parcel shelf Bakkie definition Oxforddictionaries com Archived from the original on 9 May 2013 Retrieved 12 August 2014 Torchinsky Jason 5 April 2018 This Is Why We Call Cars Sedans Limousines And Saloons Jalopnik Retrieved 3 January 2023 Body Styles aaca org Archived from the original on 22 March 2019 Retrieved 24 April 2019 A History of Hardtops Hemmings Classic Car April 2006 Retrieved 21 April 2022 Haajanen Lennart W 2017 Illustrated Dictionary of Automobile Body Styles 2d ed McFarland pp 87 89 ISBN 9780786499182 Retrieved 21 April 2022 a b c Haajanen 2003 p 116 Clough 1913 p 258 Roberts Peter 1974 Carriage to Car Veteran and Vintage Cars London UK Octopus Books p 111 ISBN 0706403312 Torpedo Continental term for an open four seat car with soft hood and sporting tendencies and in which the line of the bonnet was continued back to the rear of the car Bibliography Edit Clough Albert L 1913 A dictionary of automobile terms The Horseless Age Company LCCN 13003001 Retrieved 3 January 2023 via Internet 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