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...halo vehicle''' (or '''halo model''') in [[automobile]] [[marketing]] is a car designed and marketed to showcase the talents and resources of the manufact ...ften design a special vehicle, usually a [[luxury car|luxury]] or [[sports car|sports]] model, with the hope that customers will come to dealerships to se

A '''family car''' is a [[car classification]] used in [[Europe]] to describe normally-sized cars. The na ....arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Ford Focus]], classified as a small family car.]]

...even had aircraft-style bubble canopies, giving rise to the term '''bubble car''' to refer to all these post-war microcars. [[Isetta]]s and others also ha

The term Microcar, is usually applied only to such small [[automobile|car]]s built after [[World War II]], cars built prior to the war are more gener *[[Kei car]]

...s. It has been defined specifically as "a very expensive, fast or powerful car with a centrally located engine",and stated in more general terms: "it must ...lopment of the British super-car." and defines the phrase as suggesting 'a car superior to all others'.

...rd.focus.arp.750pix.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A [[Ford Focus]], a small family car]] ...are generally referred to as [[compact car]]s, and the term "small family car" is almost never used to describe them.

A '''concept car''' is a [[Automobile|car]] [[prototype]] made to showcase a new vehicle's styling, [[technology]], a ...[[Harley Earl]] is generally credited with inventing the concept, or show, car, and definitely did much to popularize it through its traveling [[Motorama]

...sed to describe the [[car classification|configuration]] of a [[automobile|car]] with seating for ''two'' passengers in the front, ''plus two'' smaller se ...ar seats rather than the more common three. Reasons for this may include a car's more sporty nature, typical low roof line, wide wheel arches, and (becaus

...d for [[low cost]] operation. They are designed for drivers who use their car primarily for personal transportation. Typical economy cars are small, lig ...ign) allowed it to be the first car to exemplify the ideals of the economy car. It was far less expensive, smaller, and more austere than its hand-built

...commonly used classifications. Where applicable, the relevant [[EuroNCAP]] classifications are shown. | -||rowspan=2|[[Supermini car|Supermini]]||A class||[[Fiat Panda]]

...ct''' is a high-performance version of a [[compact car]] or a [[subcompact car]]. They are typically are [[front engine]]d, [[front wheel drive]] cars dri ...er compact car with 130 hp or more falls into this category, so a RWD car such as the [[Nissan 240SX]] would be a sport compact. High performance ver

...e of "vehicles" that offer luxurious settings, a true luxury car will be a car ([[sedan]], [[coupé]], [[hatchback]], [[station wagon]], [[roadster]], etc ...Luxury-Car.jpg|thumb|250px|Woodgrain trim is one of the most iconic luxury car attributes]]

'''Supercar''' is a term used for a high end [[sports car]], typically an exotic or rare one, whose performance is highly superior to Some common criteria for measuring whether a car should be considered a supercar include the following:

'''Touring car racing''' is a general term for a number of distinct [[auto racing]] compet ==Characteristics of a touring car==

...ome vehicles acheive this by having little car length behind the [[Pillar (car)|C-Pillar]] and thus [[Renault 5|no room for a side window over the load ar ...In Europe, [[city car]]s, [[supermini car|superminis]], and [[small family car]]s are usually hatchbacks.

|Occupation || Car builder ...[Italy|Italian]] businessman, [[motor racing|racing driver]], and [[racing car]] builder.

...teams to race in an era when many large [[List of automobile manufacturers|car manufacturers]] were increasing their involvement in the sport. ...{F1|1988}} season). A combination of an inexperienced team and an untested car was not a suitable platform for any success, and so Forti did not score any

...PI_MotorOilGuide_2004.pdf]</sup>. The API service classes have two general classifications: S for Service (typical passenger cars and light trucks using [[gasoline en ...ties, most notably the oil change industry in the United States (including car dealerships). Most manufacturers recommend oil change intervals of 6,000 m