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Compact car
[[Image: 1996geoprizm.jpg|thumb|250px|A 1996 [[Geo Prizm]], an example of a compact car]] ...105 inches). The American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines a "Compact" car as measuring between 100 ft³ (2800 L) and 109 ft³ (30

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Compact MPV
...1.jpg|thumb|250px|Renault Mégane Scénic, the first car to be marketed as a compact MPV]] ...Focus C-Max]], [[Volkswagen Touran]] and [[Fiat Multipla]]. In few years, compact MPVs outsold [[station wagon|estates]] and [[sedan|saloons]] in many countr

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Family car
...ture as with the other [[body style]]. The term covers two types of family cars. ==Small family cars==

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Vehicle size class
...classifying cars. The common North American parlance is word-based (eg, [[compact car]]) while European writers typically use letters for sizes. |[[Compact car|Compact]]||Small family car||C class||[[Ford Focus]]

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Small family car
...nt classification system, cars of this size are generally referred to as [[compact car]]s, and the term "small family car" is almost never used to describe th ...sed on small family cars, which are called '''[[compact MPV]]s''' and '''[[compact SUV]]s''' respectively, have been produced since the early [[1990s]].

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Subcompact car
...two) and in North America, subcompacts are usually considered to be those cars that have a [[wheelbase]] of 2.54 [[metre]]s (100 [[inches]]) or less or be ...gh the subcompact did not see wider adoption until the [[1970s]] with such cars as the [[Ford Pinto]] and [[Chevrolet Vega]]. Today numerous models of subc

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Alfa Romeo 146
|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[compact car|compact]] 3- or 5-door [[hatchback]] ...lfa Romeo 145''' and '''Alfa Romeo 146''' were two [[compact car|compact]] cars produced by the [[Italy|Italian]] manufacturer [[Alfa Romeo]] between [[199

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Sport compact
...GTI]], and more recently, the [[Dodge Neon SRT-4]]. The name for any sport compact in a hatchback form is a "hot hatch". ...pace, seating, gas mileage, (daily) driveability, and reliability. A sport compact is usually designed with a practical design philosophy and profit in mind.

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List of microcars by country of origin
...s]] by country of origin'''. This list excludes cars over 700 cc, and cars where production or manufacture ended before 1945. Microcars have been defined as 'very compact, small-engined cars, designed for use in large cities, especially in Japan.'

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FF layout
...sidered superior to FR cars in conditions such as snow. However, powerful cars rarely use the FF layout because weight transference under acceleration unl ...he 1980s, the traction and packaging advantages of this layout caused many compact and mid-sized vehicles to adopt it. Because the transversely-mounted engin

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Geddes
...operations in 1942. Lieutenant [[Giorgio Geddes]] designed an aerodynamic compact car with a colleague. The vehicle was named the ''Rondinello''. The car had [[Category: Cars]]

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Economy car
...who use their car primarily for personal transportation. Typical economy cars are small, light weight, and inexpensive to buy. ...or vehicles that could navigate narrow streets and alleys. These European cars, such as the [[Austin Seven]], would also start to catch on in [[Japan]] du

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Fiat Bravo/Brava
|Layout & Class:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[compact car|compact]] ...cements for [[Fiat]]'s successful but ageing [[Fiat Tipo|Tipo]] model. The cars came with all new engines, the base model using a 1.4 L 12-valve engin

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De Dion tube
...version of the [[Lotus Seven]]) produced by [[Caterham Cars]] are the only cars currently in production that utilize this arrangement, as well as some kit

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Supermini car
...some of the biggest selling cars in Europe. In [[2004]], the best selling cars in [[Belgium]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[Denmark]], [[France]], [[Greece]] ...he year 2000. During that time it took its place as one of the most iconic cars of all time.

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Autobianchi A111
...on, it was launched concurrently with [[Fiat 128]], Fiat's first own FWD [[compact car]], and can be seen as a further development of the revolutionary [[Auto As the 1970s progressed, Fiat has introduced an increasing number of FWD cars under its own brand, and thus the Autobianchis became redundant. The last c

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Alfa Romeo 145
|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[compact car|compact]] 3- or 5-door [[hatchback]] ...lfa Romeo 145''' and '''Alfa Romeo 146''' were two [[compact car|compact]] cars produced by the [[Italy|Italian]] manufacturer [[Alfa Romeo]] between [[199

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Bandini GT
...dini GT''' 750 is a road [[car]] produced in [[1955]] by [[Bandini|Bandini Cars]] [[Forlì]]. This is the first type of deck biposto to bring the [[Bandini Cars | emblem Bandini]].

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Twin-clutch gearbox
...versa, DCT's have been configured which shift faster than [[Formula One]] cars and other single-clutch AMT's (automated-manual transmissions, a.k.a. singl ...he Doppelkupplung)]] used in the [[Porsche 956]] and 962 [[Le Mans]] race cars and the Sport Quattro S1 race car.

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Twin-clutch Gearbox
...versa, DCT's have been configured which shift faster than [[Formula One]] cars and other single-clutch AMT's (automated-manual transmissions, a.k.a. singl ...che Doppelkupplungs)]] used in the on the Porsche 956 and 962 Le Mans race cars and the Sport Quattro S1 race car.

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