Vehicle types/typy vozidel - Graduation exam topic for Automotive school

1. Types of vehicles
(Typy vozidel)

2. Types of road motor vehicles
A road vehicle is a mobile machine that
transports passengers or cargo.
Road motor vehicles are:
• motorcycles
• cars
• trucks
• buses

3. Cars/Automobiles
An automobile or car is a wheeled motor vehicle
used for transporting passengers, which also
carries its own engine/motor.
The top selling car in history is the Toyota Corolla
(35 million produced).

5. Types of cars
Microcar
Hatchback
• hatchback
• liftback
Saloon / sedan
Estate car / station wagon
Sports car
Convertible
Off-roader
Sport utility vehicle
Multi - purpose vehicle / minivan
Camper / campervan
Pick up

6. Microcar
These vehicles have engines under 1.0 litre, and
typically seats for only two passengers.

7. Hatchback
A hatchback is a type of car which has a sloped back
and a rear door that swings upwards when opened.
Hatchbacks have a shared passenger and cargo area.

8. Liftback
A liftback is marketing term for a hatchback, where
opening area is more sloped and longer and is lifted up
to open, offering more luggage space.

9. Saloon / sedan
Saloon car (BrE) / sedan (AmE) is a passenger car with
separate compartments for engine, passenger and
cargo. It is one of the most common car body styles.

10. Estate cars / station wagons
Estate car – or estate (BrE) / Station wagon (AmE) is an
automobile with its roof extended rearward over a shared
passenger/cargo area with access at the back via a third or
fifth door Station wagons can change their interior by
folding-down rear seats.

11. Sports car
Sport cars are designed to look and feel "sporty",
offering the motorist more connection with the driving
experience, while providing the comfort of luxury
vehicles.

12. Convertible
A car with a flexibly operating roof for open or
enclosed mode driving. Also known as a cabriolet or
roadster.

13. Off-roader
Off – road vehicles, or "off-roaders" are sometimes
referred to as "four-wheel drives", "four by fours", or
4x4s.

14. Sport utility vehicle (SUV)
Sport utility vehicles are off-road vehicles with four-
wheel drive and off-road capability. Sport Utilities are
typically defined by a body on frame construction.

15. Multi-purpose vehicle/Minivan
MPV (BrE) / Minivan (AmE) is a type of van designed
for personal use. Minivans are typically either two-box
or one box designs for maximum interior volume.

16. Van, camper, RV, minibus etc.
A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting
goods or people.

17. Campervan
A campervan/camper van/camper/caravanette, is a
vehicle that provides both transport and sleeping
accommodation.

18. Pickup
A pickup / pick-up / pickup truck is a light motor
vehicle with an open-top, rear cargo area (bed) for
transportation of goods.