Automotive 2
Automotive 2
Automotive 2
Classification of Car by
Body Style
Terms used to
describe early
vehicle body styles.
Berlina - a typical luxury carriage
for travelling, taking its name after
Berlin. It has an enclosed
construction with benches facing one
another. In front of the body casing
there is a raised driver's box
Cab - an enclosed two-
seat carriage, that could
have two or four
wheels. It used to be a
common carriage to be
hired in cities
Cabriolet - an open two-
seater designed to be pulled by a
single horse. The two rear seats
could be protected from rain by a
folding roof.
Phaeton - a light four-
wheel carriage. The front
bench, that is bigger and more
comfortable. At the rear there
was a bench for four.
Landau - a common version of a
classical coach .It is characteristic
for its two-part roofing folding
forwards and backwards. If the
front part is not made of cloth or
leather, but with glass windows.
Landaulet - a reduced
Landauer, similarly to a
Coupé being a two seater
version of a Berlina, a
Landaulet is really a two-
seater version of a Landauer.
Micro Car
•Less than 3 meters in length and
less than 85 cubic feet /2400 liters
interior volume.
• Earlier engine capacity were
under 1.0 liter and seat only two
passengers and many have only
three wheels.
Modern Micro Cars
The Smart (model Fortwo) launched
in 1998 was a successful re-
invention of the microcar.
Hatchbacks
An automobile design , consisting of
a passenger cabin with an
integrated cargo space , accessed
from behind the vehicle by a
tailgate.
•A hatchback is a small passenger
car with a large boot.
•It has a rear door that opens
upwards so you can reach the
entire cargo area at once.
•Most hatchbacks let you fold down
the rear seats when not in use, for
even more storage space.
A hatchback is a small passenger car with a
large boot.
Honda Civic 1991 (Hatchback)
KIA (PICANTO)
TOYOTA (WIGO)
HONDA (JAZZ)
Sedan
Type of car design consists of engine
compartment, passenger compartment and
a separate boot
•A sedan posses fixed roof with fixed B
pillar which seats four or more.
•Most commonly it is a four-door ; two-
door models are rare
Sedan
Sedan
Coupe
A coupe is generally thought of as a closed-
body style, 2-door car, often sporty in
nature.
A coupe generally has either 2 seats, or 4
seats placed in a 2+2 configuration,
meaning that there are only 2 seats in the
rear (as opposed to the standard 3,) and
those seats are smaller than average.
Coupe
Coupe
Coupe
Convertibles