Types of automobile




The basic automobile is privately owned for transporting the owner and his or her passengers. See automobile. Other types of cars include:

  • Alternative fuel vehicle
  • Armored car
  • Battery vehicle (electric car)
  • Police car
  • Solar vehicle
  • Taxicab

By car body styleedit

  • By size
    • City car
    • Compact car
    • Full-size car
    • Kei car
    • Large family car
    • Microcar
    • Mid-size car
    • Supermini
    • Voiturette
  • By body style
    • Convertible
      • Cabrio coach
      • Drophead coupe
      • Retractable hardtop
      • Roadster
      • Targa top
      • T-top
    • Coupé
      • Quad coupé
    • Crossover SUV
    • Fastback
    • Hardtop
    • Hatchback
    • Liftback
    • Limousine
    • Minivan
    • Notchback
    • Pickup truck
      • Coupé utility
      • Ute
    • Sedan (Saloon)
    • Shooting-brake
    • Sport utility vehicle
    • Station wagon
    • Touring car
    • Town car
    • Van
      • Leisure activity vehicle
      • Panel van
    • Tow truck
  • Other car types
    • 2 plus 2
    • Antique car
    • Classic car
    • Custom car
    • Luxury vehicle
      • Compact executive car
      • Executive car
      • Personal luxury car
    • Sports car
      • Grand tourer
      • Hot hatch
      • Hot rod
      • Muscle car
      • Pony car
      • Sport compact
      • Supercar
    • Taxicab

Specialized vehiclesedit

  • Amphibious vehicle
  • Driverless car
  • Flying car
  • Gyrocar

By propulsion systemedit

  • Internal combustion engine
  • Electric vehicle
    • Battery electric vehicle
    • Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
    • Hybrid vehicle
    • Plug-in hybrid
    • Plug-in electric vehicle
  • Hydrogen vehicle
    • Fuel cell
  • Steam car
  • Alternative fuel vehicle
    • Autogas
    • Biodiesel
    • Common ethanol fuel mixtures
    • Flexible-fuel vehicle
    • Gasoline Direct Injection
    • Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
    • Liquid Nitrogen

By engineedit

By engine typeedit
  • Engine configuration (IC engines only)
    • Flat engine
    • Flathead engine
    • Four-stroke engine
    • H engine
    • Pushrod engine
    • Reciprocating engine
    • Single cylinder engine
    • Straight engine
    • Straight-six engine
    • Two-stroke engine
    • V engine
    • W engine
    • Wankel engine
By engine fuel typeedit
  • Engine fuel type
    • Diesel engine
    • Electric car
    • Gasoline engine
    • Hybrid vehicle
    • Hydrogen vehicle
    • Steam car

By engine positioningedit

  • Engine positioning
    • Front-engine
    • Rear-engine
    • Mid-engine

By drive typeedit

  • Drive wheels
    • Two-wheel drive
    • Four-wheel drive
    • Front-wheel drive
    • Rear-wheel drive

By layoutedit

  • Layout
    • Front-engine, front-wheel drive
    • Rear-engine, front-wheel drive layout
    • Front-engine, rear-wheel drive
    • Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
    • Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
    • Mid-engine, front-wheel drive
    • Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive

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