How to differentiate between the types of car bodies

Automotive - a vast field of activity for today's designers. Over the past few decades, created a lot of new models of cars of different brands. Improved not only the interior of the car and "inner content", but the car body. At the moment, the number of body types more than doubled. Manufacturers strive to unite in one body style a few standard designs. Options like one another, but they can be discerned. To learn how to distinguish between types of vehicle bodies, will talk in this article. Types of bodies of cars are divided into three groups: 1. One-volume 2. Two-volume 3. Three-volume. Three-volume vehicle. For the three-volume group of bodies include: convertibles, sedans, coupes and pickups. A distinctive feature of this car body is protruding trunk and hood. This body type has a limited ability to transform the trunk and passenger compartment. Coupe and sedan. The most prestigious body type is sedan. The main difference from a sedan Coupe - is the number of doors. Compartment - a two-door design. Sedan is the basic design coupe, but the difference not only in the number of doors. Coupe - a sportier look, the body is somewhat lower and the motor is more powerful. Sometimes, liftback coupe reminiscent of the three-door models. But even if the three-volume coupe body just can not be determined, we can look at the location of the tailgate. If the door is vertical - it means before you hatch. If the baggage door is nearly horizontal - this coupe. Coupe-cabriolet, coupe and roadster. In Convertible roof is made of soft material so it can be folded up and, if necessary. But the inconvenience of such a body is the inability to use this car all year long. Therefore, a new type of car body - coupe-cabriolet. Unlike his predecessor, was a metal roof, which, when necessary, automatically folds neatly into the trunk of car. Flick of the wrist turns the car from coupe to convertible. Roadster - is the same convertible, but it has no rear seats. This two-seater. Pickup. Pick-up - a small truck. Open cargo part of the body is separated from the cockpit rigid bulkhead. Patency of these vehicles is similar to the SUV. Very popular pickup trucks used by the Americans. In Russia and European countries, the demand for such cars is not great. Two-volume body. In this type of car body does not act the trunk, and its door opens, along with glass and is still one door. These swap bodies are hatchbacks and station wagons. SUVs and crossovers are based on such bodies. Vehicles with a two-volume body type have a very roomy trunk in a small package. Wagon and hatchback. Hatchback and wagon differ on the length of the trunk. The advantage of the versatile is quite a large amount of luggage. Hatchbacks also extremely compact and manoeuvrable. On the basis of a hatchback created liftbek. That's almost three-volume body design, the tailgate that resembles a small sedan from the ledge. In this case, the trunk is opened, along with the glass. Similar types of body models used in VAZ cars ("Nine", "ten"). In Europe, cars with these bodies are very popular. SUVs and crossovers. Crossovers and SUVs are very similar to the universal, but because of the solid size and appearance to a separate class. SUV - a four-wheel drive car with a frame body and high ground clearance (200 mm). Wagons and crossover SUVs somewhat inferior in height. Distinguish crossover from an SUV can be no higher ground clearance. Crossovers are based on the hatchbacks, but the main difference from that of compact type are rather large wheels and a sufficient ground clearance. Crossovers are in great demand. Manufacturers take into account the increased demand and thus create a model with this type of vehicle. Those producers who have not yet produced such vehicles - is actively developing such production. One-volume body. Trunk and hood one-volume bodies practically do not act and are in the salon. Proud of these bodies is a lot of ways to transform the passenger compartment. By the one-volume-bodies are of buses of different sizes. Between the design of such a body distinguished by the number of seats in the cabin of the vehicle size. Minivan. One of the first representatives of a one-volume bodies have become quite overall minivans, which began producing in the mid 80-ies. Body length not less than 4,5 meters. Side door - move. Prerequisite is the existence of third-row seats. Compact MPV. The length of the body varies from 4.2 to 4.5 meters. Some of the Compact MPV have a third row of seats. In fact, this reduced model minivan. Mikroven. This body type is enlarged copy of a hatchback, but the salon mikrovena more spacious. The third row of seats is absent, and body length not exceeding 4.2 meters. Mikroveny first began producing only a few years ago, but nevertheless quickly became popular both in Europe and in Russia. In recent years, started to produce cars with a body design which is modular, and therefore the difference between the types of vehicle body becomes less and less noticeable. It is possible that in the near future to distinguish the type of car body is generally not possible.