What Are Cars?
A car or an automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people, not cargo.
What Are the Types Of Cars?
- Coupe = a two-door car with a fixed roof and a smaller back seat.
- Convertible = a car with a flexible roof that can be folded together, so that you can drive without it
- Station wagons or estate cars = are longer vehicles for larger families; most of the time they have an extended cargo area
- Sedan = common car type with two rows of seats and four doors. The car has a separate boot (trunk) for luggage
- Minivan = a taller car that is shaped like a van; it has up to three rows and can carry 8 or 9 people.
- Sport utility vehicle (SUV) = built like a small truck, it has four-wheel drive and space like a minivan; it is often an off-road vehicle made for traveling on rough ground
- Sports car = low to the ground with only two seats and a powerful engine
What are Cars Used For?
Vehicles are instruments of conveyance (transportation). They may include any type of conveyance we use for transporting cargo, live cargo, or human passengers by land, air, or water.
Why IsCar Important?
Cars Enabled People to Travel and Relocate More Readily
The most obvious change for everyday people was that cars gave them a way to get around quickly. Suddenly, people had a new mode of transportation that could get them more places, which meant leisure travel became something common folk could afford.
Top-Selling Cars In South Africa?
- Toyota Hilux – 2 798 units
- Ford Ranger – 2 104 units
- Volkswagen Polo Vivo – 1 876 units
- Toyota Corolla Cross – 1 644 units
- Isuzu D-Max – 1 555 units
- Toyota Hi-Ace – 1 553 units
- Toyota Starlet – 1 218 units
- Suzuki Swift – 1 178 units
- Nissan NP200 – 1 157 units
- Volkswagen Polo (hatch) – 1 024 units