For more than century-old history of the car set up almost two dozen different versions of bodies. Some go to the machines to be inherited from the horse carriages, others appeared later. Sometimes even experts confused in their diversity. Let's try to summarize all existing at the date body models. |

Sedan

Trehobemny (engine compartment, passenger cabin and bogazhnik) body with a pair of full-rows of seats and four or two (sometimes referred to as «Tudor») doors got its name from the French city of Sedan, where in the XIX century produced carriages. «Sedan», perhaps the most famous body type. Today, in this guise, most cars produced «family» of class and higher ranks. And not only they - trehobemnikov popularity is so great that many manufacturers do, even compact models with a body «sedan».

Hatchback

Dvuhobemny body with full seats and two or four side doors. Access to the trunk, combined with the passenger cabin, opening the back door. Hence the name, the literal translation from English hatchback - «door behind». For the convenience of the transport load second row seats up. This body type is available in Europe - Customers appreciate his versatility.

Universal

The main features of this car - long roof and vertical (or almost vertical) rear door that opens to the spacious cargo compartment. Second row seats folded. Typically, these models are based on the sedans. Name «universal» this type of body borrowed from cargo vehicles early 20 century, which razvozili passengers and their baggage from railway stations to remote villages.

Coupe

Cars of the type adopted the name of a private double with four carriages. Back row of seats (if any) from the compartment most often very tesen and is suitable only for short trips. This body usually has only two doors, but it has recently emerged, and four-model (eg Mersedes-Benz CLS). To distinguish them from the sedans, the European standard SAEJ 1100 defines a compartment as a car with a cabin in the area of the second row of seats is not more than 0,93 m.

Convertible

In the old days, so called lightweight single horse carts folding roof. The same name were cars with a soft retractable awning of a special fabric or vinyl, and lowered side windows. In modern models of these operations is electric. Vehicles with similar body, most often two-. Compact convertible sports wing is often called a roadster.

Coupe-cabriolet

Складно convertible with a rigid roof. Modern cars with an open body is increasingly being built under the scheme. Despite the complexity and cost of construction, coupe-cabriolet successfully combine the qualities of both types of bodies. In warm weather they can enjoy trips to the open car, and keep in cool comfortable microclimate in the cabin.

Roadster

"Roadster" (from the road - the road) - both in North America and then around the world came to be called two-body cars with folding soft curtain and with no side windows. Most often, this small sports car. Nowadays, this roadster are rare - most manufacturers of so-called conventional compact convertible, in order to emphasize its sporty character. Some companies prefer to call these models "Spider" (as in the old days, indicate the small carts with double folding top, consisting of four parts) or the "Barchetta".

Targ

A car with a removable middle part of the roof. Some models are retracted and the rear glass. In this case, the machine turns into a cabriolet with a strong semblance of an arch behind the passenger compartment. There is also a machine with so-called T-roof - they had removed only part of the hard top over the driver's seat and the passenger, but among them is the longitudinal beam. For the first time, the term «Targ» Company introduced "Porsche" in 1966. This happened after the race "Targa Florio", in which pilots of the German company using a model with such a body.

Hardtop

This body type is like a sedan or coupe. The difference lies in the design of the body: the average hardtopov no rack. It achieved some similarities with convertibles. Similar models have been very popular in the 50-60 biennium. the last century, but all in 10-15 years, almost left the scene because of the low rigidity of the body. Sometimes hardtopami also known as a car with a rigid removable (not folding) the roof.

Limousine

Sedan enhanced comfort. The first seat row is set to descend the glass wall, isolating the passenger cabin from the driver's and front passenger. According to one version, the name comes from the French province of Limousin, the inhabitants of which were in vogue elongated hoods. The second symbol of the machines - "Pullman" - connected with the name of an American, George Pulmana, in the mid 19 th century performed comfortable railroad cars.

Pickup

Built on the basis of passenger car or SUV a small truck with an open platform, separated from the passenger compartment of the rigid (sometimes removable) wall. Despite the initial business purpose of such models, manufacturers are increasingly position as «equipment for an active lifestyle».

Fastbek

Dvuhobemny body with two or four doors and sweep back down the roof - a sort of hybrid хетчбека and sedan. First borrowed from the silhouette of a second - the luggage compartment lid, not united with the rear glass. Typically fastbeki have good aerodynamics. However, the universality of such models is insufficient. Therefore, on the market today they replaced хетчбеки.

Lando

The body with an opening part of the roof over the rear rows of seats. In America, 20-30-ies of the last century, the term «Lando» to indicate the model with a rigid roof, cover the skin or cloth to make the similarity with convertibles. After the Second World War, Lando almost disappeared from the world auto market. The name of this type of body comes from the German city of Landau, who in the 18 century was famous all over Europe to Karetny production.

Minivan

Multi-version cars with bodywork «universal». Distinguished by its spacious interior with a high two or three rows of seats (5-8 seats) and the power of his transformation. Chairs can be moved, removed and folded in different ways. The most significant representatives of this class are close in size to a mini-bus and are equipped with open bodies.

Shuting Break

It is called two-universal, built on the basis of sports. These machines can not only move very quickly on the roads, but also carry an extensive inventory, such as golf or hunting. This body received its name from the special hunting carts early 20 century. It was, instead of the loading platform had long benches, which can accommodate up to six people with weapons and dogs.

Phaeton

Nick the Greek mythological character phaeton body was a soft folding awning and removable side windows. In addition, such vehicles often differ spacious second row seats. In so doing, they like the limousines. Phaeton were very popular in Europe in the 30-ies. Today, such mass-produced cars do not meet, but some specialized studios do replikary with the body.