The basic description of a car is a motorized vehicle that gets a person from point A to point B in maximum comfort, style, and the least amount of time. Since the vehicle has been serving the mankind for over 100 years, we tend to take it for granted. We do not even realize that cars are not just cars, these motorized horses have different types or classifications. These classifications are usually based upon engine displacement, the number of passengers, and the type of use. For this essay, I will be classifying automobiles based upon their major groups and types of use. There are typically 5 classifications in that area composed of cars, buses, trucks, vans, and motorcycles, but I shall narrow the discussion down to the 3 most basic and most publicly used and needed automobile types.
The first automobile I would like to classify is the highly common Motor Car. Usually seating up to 5 people, this type of automobile is most often used to ferry passengers to and from various destinations. Composed of 4 wheels and doors, it is usually used for city driving, giving a comfortable ride over smooth, cemented roads. The passenger capacity is limited because its main design is geared towards luxury and comfort. It often has bucket seats, carpeted interiors, and houses an entertainment system of some sort either in the form of a radio or more recently, an onboard television and DVD player.
Next up is the Bus. This workman’s car is used in the public transport section of society often seats anywhere from 8 to 200 people. Although more commonly used as public transport, buses have also been known to be used by the tourism industry to bring tourists on sightseeing tours. Although the single-decker bus is the most commonly seen and used, there is also double-decker, articulated, midi, and minibusses. the most luxurious type of bus is known as the coach.
Finally, we come to the monster of all cars, the workhorse of the automobile industry, the Truck. Often with a minimum of 8 tires with which to ferry its heavy load of goods or materials, it is driven by specially trained drivers who pass a professional driver’s exam before one can drive the huge “beast” of the road. Most often, the drivers of such vehicles spend days on the road driving the goods from state to state. Therefore, some trucks come outfitted with a comfortable bed, bathroom, mini entertainment system, and an onboard 2-way radio with which the driver stays in touch with their exit and entry ports.
Having discussed the 3 main classifications of automobiles, I must make mention that every classification comes with its sub-classifications because the automobile industry is simply growing at a very fast pace. there are also the fuel classification cars, size classification, passenger classification, motor displacement, etc, I will save that discussion for another paper. In the meantime, you have now learned about the basic car classifications and how each type is defined depending upon the type of use.