CLASSIFICATION OF CARS
Vroom!!Vroom!! These sounds dominate a civilized man's life these days. These vibrations are caused by cars, which has been playing a dominant role in personal voyages of modern day man. Car derived from the North French word carre means us a lot more than the derivation. Like the tweets of the birds, the cars are also of different and distinguished types based on the passenger capacity and the cargo holding. For a clear cut definition of the car varieties, ACRISS car classification code is used. ACRISS is an acronym for Association of Car Rental Industry Systems and Standards.
In ACRISS, a four letter word is designated to a car. For example, the Ford Fiesta that is very common on Hindusthani roads is assigned a code ECMN. Here E stands for Economy class and C stands for 4 doors and M stands for Manual gearbox and N stands for no air-condition exists. Thus knowing the classification protocol, let us jump to the nine settled segment classifications, which are cut and dried by the above association.
A-SEGMENTS
A-Segments consists mini cars that are not specific in construction. The section includes some three wheelers and four wheelers, which have seat capacity less than two passengers and mostly used in urban areas. The size is mostly specified to be under 3400 millimetres. They are to be drived at moderate speeds and not to be used in races. The notable thing in A-Segments are steering which are rack and pinion type instead of power steering like every other segments.
Example : Fiat 500
B-SEGMENTS
B-Segments include small cars such as super mini and super compact cars. These cars are sold at large rates in developing countries, which has passenger capacity of three to four passengers. The doors are mostly engineering in numbers of three or four. These cars also called as light cars are bought mainly by middle class people for they are economical cars too. These cars usually have standard hydraulic engines thereby having a improved fuel economy than A-Segments.
Example : Ford Fiesta
C-SEGMENTS
C-Segments comprises of medium cars like small family cars and compact cars. These cars can be easily identified since they have a sloping back with a hatch that opens upward. Also some cars have salons inside it which are identical to estate cars. If B-Segment cars are sold more in developing countries, C-Segments dominate the auto industry of developed countries. Five persons can be seated at comfort in the passenger sections of these cars. These cars are most reliable cars with intercooler and solar refractive windshield thereby enhancing the happiness of a family picnic.
Example : Toyota Corolla
D-SEGMENTS
D-Segments consists of mid-size cars and cars with modest luxury. Also small executive cars fall under this category. These cars are suitable for non-nuclear families and have powerful engines that consume more space, thereby reducing space for foots in the rear end. These cars are most famous cars appearing in Hollywood motion pictures including James Bond's latest flick "Quantum Of Solace".
Example : Alfa Romeo 159
E-SEGMENTS
E-Segments accommodate cars of mid-luxury and full luxury class. More common term "Executive cars" also denote these cars. A mid luxury car is nothing but a D-Segment car with saloons more big and spacy. This means the car is more spacy and comfortable. Full luxury cars are large cars with more space. Benz cars are well known for the manufactory of these cars. These cars have fuel injection technology and used as inter state taxis in some of the countries. These cars can be easily modified and can be used as ambulances or police vehicles, which is done often.
Example : Mercedes-Benz E Class
F-SEGMENTS
F-Segments include full-size luxury cars with high level design. A full size luxury car has the above prescriptions of a E-Segment cars along with additional cylinder engines which gives them more power. These cars are also called grand tourers and possess comforts like ventilation and curtains at rear seats. Moreover, these cars remain stable and un vibrating even when applied high acceleration. This is acheived in this class by improved suspension and large rear tires.
Example : Jaguar XK
S-SEGMENTS
S-Segments cars are sport-coupe type that are easily identifiable. These cars sometimes have two seats inside and a seat outside resembling a carriage. These cars have high additional performances along with stylish handling. Also to add, they have cutting edge technology and assembled with accurate precision. Some types of this class, called convertibles have a additional flexibility which allows the driver to choose open or enclosed mode driving. These cars have more flexibilities like trim, wider sport wheels, and rain sensing windshield wipers. In addition, know what, these cars since sport types can reach very high acceleration in terms of seconds.
Example : BMW 6 Series
M-SEGMENTS
M-Segments are multi purpose cars like minivans, shortly denoted as MPV. These cars are chiefly used to transport persons, which have high spacious salons. These cars are more taller than normal cars thereby having upright design. These cars have world-class bumpers with headlights providing high illumination. And special features of this bulky class vehicles is traction control which prevents wheel slippage. Thus these passenger carriers are more safe. They also contain power locks and a nice bass sound system. These cars have some dealer-installed options like Video entertainment system and sliding doors
Example : Chrysler Town and country
J-SEGMENTS
J-Segments comprises of SUVs (Sports Utility Vehicles) and large size multi purpose vans. These cars also have more interior space and high cargo holding capacity. They can be easily converted or recreated to fit specific purposes. These vehicles are also provided with automatic gearboxes and transmission standard. Since these vehicles also handle cargo which may be fragile articles like glasses, automatic uniform speed system is used to control vehicles using brakes and throttle. Some high end J-Segments contain embroidered floor mats and roof racks and even automatic climate control. Moreover, a rare option in these types of car is Downhill Assist control which helps in driving hills and mountains and uneven terraces. These types of vehicles provide extreme luxury to the passenger with comfortable seats and built in electronic settings such as televisions.
Example : Range Rover
There are also vehicles like pickup vans, which does not fall under specific category, which is more used for handling cargo applications.
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