Car body types: Some of the famous car body designs

Creating a stylish body structure for the car is just as important as, how to make a better technical featured car. Because the body style or design is an important Index for every people who are planning to buy a new or second-hand car.

Nowadays we can see a lot of car body types present in the automotive market. But a few years ago, when thinking about a car, the only picture that comes into the mind of the majority of people will be a form of a sedan.

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Here are some of the major car body types that can be seen in the market now

  Sedan
  Hatchback
  SUV
  Crossover 
  MPV
  Coupe
  Convertible

Sedan

It is a passenger car with 4 doors and 2-row seats. It is capable of carrying a maximum of 5 passengers including the driver and has good luggage space as well.

It is called a 3-box configuration or design. Because it looks like a combination of 3 boxes if looking from the side.

We can list it as the following;

  Front- Engine compartment
  Middle- Passenger compartment
  Rear- Luggage/ Cargo compartment

It is a lengthy car and has a larger wheelbase. It provides better cabin space and comfort for passengers. The larger wheelbase improves the steering performance also.

Because the larger wheelbase increases the turning radius. So it needs a larger area while taking a U-turn. Its lengthy size creates a few difficulties while driving through traffic.

It provides a separate luggage space and it is spacious. The disappointing thing about the luggage space is its height.

Altogether a sedan is suitable to use as a family car. Almost taxi cars are sedans. The economy-type sedan cars use the front-wheel-drive and the luxury type uses all-wheel-drive systems.

Eg: Honda City, Corolla Altis

Hatchback

It is a small car with 4 or 2-door models and 2-row seats, and the rear door opens upward. It is called a 2 box design or configuration. Here the cargo space is integrated with the passenger compartment.

Compared to the sedan, it provides a lower wheelbase, which helps to decrease the turning radius. It helps in traffic and in u-turns.

It has higher ground clearance than a sedan. The luggage area is not enough spacious but has hight than the sedan.

Eg: Swift, Volkswagen polo

SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle)

SUVs are designed for both on-road and off-road use and are often offered with 4-wheel drive. It provides higher ground clearance and seat height.

It is comfortable for long drives, so it uses better-advanced technologies in all areas like engine, gearbox, and suspension systems.

Eg: Ford endeavour, Toyota Fortuner

Crossover

We can call it the combination of both SUVs and hatchbacks. Because It has the compactness of the hatchback and a higher wheelbase like SUVs. But these are only useful for light off-roading purposes.

Eg: Suzuki s-cross, Toyota Etios cross

MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle)

It mainly focuses on families with more members. So MPVs try to provide more space for the passenger cabin and luggage space.

It usually provides a 3-row seating position that can accommodate up to 7 passengers.

Eg: Toyota Innova Crysta 

Coupe

These are attractive, stylish, sporty, and aerodynamic-type body designs. It has a lengthy bonnet and sloping roofs which gives a sporty look.

Normally it has 2 doors and a single-row seat but some of them have a row of seats in the rear as well. Its ground clearance is very low which improves the steering performance.

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Almost all sports cars are made up of this body style because it has all the properties of a sports car-like aerodynamic nature, lower ground clearance, and sporty looks.

Eg: BMW I8

Convertible

A convertible is a body style with a foldable roof. So it provides an open-air driving experience and the option to provide a roof when required.

There are two types of convertible roofs,

 

✓ Hardtop convertible roofs are made of hard materials like metals and plastic.

 

✓ Soft-top convertible roofs are made of soft materials like cloth.

Eg: Range  Rover Evoque