Compact car
Cars that are larger than a subcompact car but smaller than a mid-size car / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. "Small family car" is a British term and a part of the C-segment in the European car classification. However, before the downsizing of the United States car industry in the 1970s and 1980s, larger vehicles with wheelbases up to 110 in (2.79 m) were considered "compact cars" in the United States.
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and Japan and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (October 2020) |
In Japan, small size passenger vehicle is a registration category that sits between kei cars and regular cars, based on overall size and engine displacement limits.