The vehicle body structure comprising the following categories:
hatchback sedan hatchback wagon hardtop convertible soft-top sports car MPV SUV
hatchback [ 123]
in other countries, the hatchback is often called ldquo; hatchbackrdquo ;, that is the meaning of the hatchback, but with our domestic scream hatchback differ. In China, hatchback means less prominent ldquo; ass rdquo; (trunk) of the car, the cabin and the trunk will make the same envelope, and the engine separate arrangement. This layout form to increase interior space, so much for a small car and compact car.
The following figure shows the standard hatchback cars:
sedan
Automotive San Xiangshi : standard form the car. The most common general sedan passenger car, the body structure which is closed by the three mutually different purposes ldquo; car rdquo; consisting of: the trunk portion of the front engine compartment, passenger compartment and the rear portion of the central body. In other countries, often called Sedan sedan or saloon.
The following figure shows the standard sedan:
hatchback
hatchback abroad often refers to the hatchback, in English translation for the hatchback, while domestic referring to are those hatchback sedan with a shape similar, there are also prominent in the trunk, but the whole reserve lid and rear window glass is one that can be opened together, in a foreign country often referred to Quickback or Fastback, translated ldquo; rdquo ;, fastback relatively short trunk and relatively dynamic rear lines, let hatchback more than sedan on the visual effects. Domestic common hatchback has MG6, Skoda Octavia, Mazda coupe version and so on.
The following figure shows the hatchback standard:
wagon
In English, often referred wagon wagon, called the Audi Avant, BMW called Touring, Mercedes-Benz called Estate, general large most are car-based station wagon, the car’s trunk and the roof raised to flush, to increase luggage space. Wagon advantage is that it has both sedan comfort, there are also considerable luggage space.
wagon in humans respect for nature, derived from the enthusiastic wave of tourism under one kind of car derived vehicles, compared with the SUV and MPV, its purchase price and cost are low, but also has more dexterous body, easy to drive and park, so in economically developed countries (especially in Europe) plays an important role in people’s lives.
With the improvement of living standards of domestic consumers, holidays with his family, driving a station wagon, a long journey together, has become a new fashion city car family. Not only can wagon trek, but space is large enough to carry plenty of travel and equipment. Meanwhile, in the daily urban life, huge luggage space is also very practical. The station wagon was traveling Santana appeared earlier version of China, and Guangzhou Peugeot 505SW can also be seen at the time.
The picture shows the wagon criteria:
car
is generally two-door car design, lower body, smooth shape, with a relatively strong sense of movement, the seat is a two-seater or 2 + 2 design, and other level models obvious difference is that the engine may have a sports car front, center and rear three forms; and its form has hardtop roof, hard top convertible convertible soft top, and three.
type
Many sports car, pursuit performance, such as Lamborghini Murcielago; pursue only some way, such as Kia speed step and the like.
The following figure shows the standard car:
English called convertible Roadster / Cabriolet / Convertible, generally refers to having the folding roof can be opened sports car, the shape is generally two or four two two, roof materials can be divided according to the convertible soft top and hardtop. Of course there are convertible SUV and convertible luxury cars such as the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet and Maybach Landaulet.
“Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet”
“Maybach Landaulet”
Drophead
Drophead usually two or four two two designs, the roof material is typically a roof material canvas, vinyl, plastic, together with a foldable stent. The retractable roof may be divided into manual and electric. On behalf of models: Beetle Convertible, MINI Convertible, Porsche Boxster, Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet.
Drophead advantages and disadvantages:
Advantages: lightweight, inexpensive, small space when folded.
drawbacks: noise, heat, poor security.
The following figure shows the standard Drophead:
[123 ] hardtop convertible
refers coupe Cabriolet vehicle roof made of metal, is automatically folded into the trunk, also the hardtop convertible only developed in recent years, in the first application Mercedes-Benz SLK, after closing the canopy shape with ordinary sports car is not much different. On behalf of models: Mercedes-Benz SLK, BMW Z4, Peugeot 207CC.
pros and cons of the hardtop convertible:
advantage: tightness, high security, modeling is more coordination.
Disadvantages: High cost, occupy a large trunk space.
The following figure shows the standard hardtop:
[123 ]
SUV
SUV is short for sport Utility Vehicle, Chinese meant sports utility car, a station wagon-like models have both comfort and space and certain off-road capability, now generally refers to those with SUV car platform based production, to a certain extent, both have the comfort of the car, there are cross-country by models of cars.
In addition to these models, pure hardcore off-road vehicles, crossovers Crossover, such as Wrangler, BMW X6, cool stroke, etc., also belong to the property level SUV. This also leads to a rather special case, SUV not only the variety, big and small body size, and the price is across a few million to several million range.
SUV craze was first spread from the United States to open, not only in popular, even began to develop as far away as Japan and South Korea Asian car manufacturers SUV car models in Europe and America. Due to the impact of RV SUV atmosphere, SUV’s off-road capability and high performance space, has replaced the station wagon has become a major vehicle for leisure travel. SUV became the most popular car models.
did not last long, however, SUV market has been hampered. Oil crisis caused by soaring oil prices several times, because in order to show consideration for the traditional SUV off-road capability, the use of highly rigid chassis and suspension system and four drives, resulting in heavy emphasis on the car, in order to get enough traction, SUV also uses high-power high-ranked gas engine, with emphasis on space and off-road, high-high chassis and body design, the drag coefficient is too large, for various reasons, SUV fuel consumption is much higher than the car, when soaring oil pricesGenerations, from the SUV instantly become the most popular consumer models are not the most consumer-friendly models, SUV’s low tide the development of the SUV temporarily stopped down, but also to sedan and wagon regain space for development.
However, the crisis is a turning point. All car makers to review and improve defects in gas-guzzling SUV maximum. Now the new SUV and SUV compared to past traditions, body weight has been reduced a lot, but also more streamlined appearance, more fuel-efficient engines, SUV instantaneous fuel consumption and reduced off-road yet, but there are also the depot in order to allow SUV more fuel-efficient, abandoned the high chassis, four-wheel drive and high rigidity of the suspension system, although the loss of part of the off-road capability, but also to lower fuel consumption down, of fuel-efficient SUV’s and RV plus the lifting of the oil crisis of culture continued to spread, SUV finally reborn and hot up.
The following figure shows the standard SUV:
MPV refers to the utility vehicle (multi-Purpose Vehicles), from the source terms, MPV is gradually evolved from a wagon, which combines generous passenger wagon space, comfort cars, and vans in-one, usually hatchback structure, namely utility vehicles.
the MPV with van present obvious difference. Van single box structure, i.e., the engine and the passenger compartment in a common frame structure, after the engine is placed under the driver’s seat. With this arrangement, the body structure is simple, but the relative increase in the height of the vehicle, while increasing interior space, engine noise is relatively large. Since the front seat and in front of the entire vehicle, when the frontal collision accident buffer space in front of the driver and front passenger is small, so the lower the safety factor. Now first of all to have the hatchback MPV structure, layout to the car structure based on the direct use of the general car chassis, engine, becauseThe car has a similar shape and the same driving feel and ride comfort. Since the body of the vehicle is a front engine compartment, effectively absorbing the impact from the front, the front passenger protection safety. Many MPV are produced on a car platform out; such as Guangzhou Honda Odyssey MPV, its development model is carried out entirely in accordance with the concept car, this is the biggest difference MPV and light buses.
MPV has a complete generous occupant space, which makes it great flexibility in the internal structure, which MPV is the most attractive place. 5-8 may be arranged at the vehicle interior individual seat, there is a certain space for luggage; flexible seating arrangement, or may all be folded down, and some may even move around rotation.
November 1983, the first Chrysler
, is the world’s first minivan appeared in the market. The car was named Plymouth middot; Voyager and Dodge middot; Caravan (Caravan), this series models also named ldquo; MINI Passenger Van (abbreviated MPV) rdquo ;, in North America, the Chrysler ad call it ldquo; magic wagon rdquo ;. This type of car is called ldquo early in our country; bullet rdquo ;, because the whole car looks very much like a speeding bullet.
“originator Grand Voyager MPV”
While Ford and GM vehicles on the category and not good, but at first the next marketing year, the Grand Voyager and Caravan sales reached 210,000, far more than previously estimated breakeven point. In the era of economic downturn, minivan made a great contribution to Chrysler’s turnaround. 
In 1987, the Europeans re-interpretation of the meaning of the MPV, MPV they defined as ldquo; Multi-purpose Vehiche (utility vehicles) rdquo ;. Since then, MPV been accepted by more and more car companies, now almost everyone has at least a vendor’s MPV model.