Groups of cars by groups. Car classification

The variety of vehicles makes it difficult to account for them. To facilitate the work of control services for automotive technology, a certain classification was introduced, taking into account various models machines and categorizing them. It helps at work various cars driver training schools, allows you to quickly decipher digital letter designations models, and also contributes to the search for certain types of cars for the purpose of selection or for easy visual detection by a traffic police inspector, for example.

World Classification Practice

Despite globalization, there is no single global division of vehicles into types of vehicles. The reasons for this lie in historical development automotive industry, state system and market situation in various regions of the world.

For example, in Europe, where a common economic zone has long been established, letter designations for car classes have been adopted. Also, various specialized industries closely related to cars, such as car washes and car rental organizations, have their own production classification. In any case, any division into types or classes is rather arbitrary within the wide range of models produced.

However, the system adopted back in the Soviet Union in 1966, which separates the types of cars according to different features, is still used in Russia. Some manufacturers in the market deviate somewhat from the established norms, but in general the system is quite relevant for the modern automotive industry.

Main division by purpose

The principles for distributing cars by type are different for each type, but there is a general division into types of cars according to the purposes of their production and the main ways of using them.

• Passenger cars. These are machines, the main useful volume of which is intended for the transportation of people. This includes all kinds of passenger models, as well as buses as a separate category. Separately, because the rights to drive a bus require additional training and increased attention due to the large dimensions of the vehicle and the value of human life.

• Trucks. The payload compartment in such models occupies a significant part of the entire volume of the car - often more than half. This also includes truck tractors that do not have their own cargo compartment, but are capable of transporting cargo in trailers.
• Cargo-passenger cars. hybrid models or trucks equipped with places for people in cargo hold. Most often they are created as modifications of trucks or cars, and are classified along with the models on the basis of which they were designed.
• Cars special purpose. This group includes a wide variety of vehicles equipped to perform certain technical or production tasks. They are created on the basis of cars and trucks, differ in that most of the usable volume is occupied by special machinery and equipment.

car brand

This classification parameter indicates the manufacturer of the vehicle. Only in the territory of the former Soviet Union there are more than two dozen large car factories and enterprises producing cars under their own brand. In the name of the model, most often the brand comes first.

Passenger car models

According to the industry standard 025270-66 adopted in the USSR, passenger cars are classified by engine size. This is reflected in the name of the vehicle model, namely in the first digit:

1. Subcompacts, the engine capacity of which does not exceed 1.2 liters.
2. The class of small passenger cars includes cars with an engine of 1.2-1.8 liters.
3. A personal passenger car of the middle class is equipped with an engine up to 3.5 liters.
4. Large passenger cars, the engine capacity of which exceeds 3.5 liters.
5. The highest class is not regulated by engine displacement.

Additionally, passenger models are usually divided by body type - so it is easier to visually distinguish them from each other. The body shape can be reflected in the brand name starting with the fifth digit, which indicates the modification. Main body types:

• Coupe.
• Universal.
• Sedan.
• Hatchback.
• Pickup.
• Cabriolet.
• SUV.
• Crossover.
• Limousine.

Truck types of vehicles

Such cars are more difficult to classify by engine displacement, so for them the determining parameter is the carrying capacity - the maximum permitted payload weight.

• Particularly small trucks can carry up to 1 ton of cargo.
• Small freight transport able to handle weights up to 3 tons.
• Middle class for loads up to 8 tons.
• Large - up to 15 tons.
• An especially large one can transport up to 26 tons of cargo.
• The extra-large class does not regulate the maximum load capacity.

According to the total weight, together with the payload, such machines are divided into 3 groups: up to 3.5 tons, 3.5-12 tons and over 12 tons. This division is relevant when crossing bridges, embankments and other areas pavement insufficient strength. According to the shape and purpose of the body, cargo vehicles are divided into a wide variety of types of vehicles, including special ones for certain types of cargo. Also, trucks are usually divided by the number of axles (from 2 to 5).

Bus classification

Passenger vehicles equipped with more than 9 seats, including the driver's seat, are classified as buses. They are classified according to their overall dimensions, namely the length. There are 5 classes: from small, up to 5 m in length, to extra large, up to 24 m in length.

Special transport

The classification of such transport has its own specifics, since vehicles for different purposes have different parameters. There is a division into types of cars, but it only applies to the area or area where the car is used. For example, an ambulance is produced in 3 classes depending on the built-in equipment, the purpose of which is from the usual transportation of patients to the resuscitation of the medical team during transportation. This also includes various agricultural machinery, the classification of which, due to the versatility of most models, is much more difficult.

We are accustomed to everything to determine its place. So, we have a cow from the order of artiodactyls, and a sparrow from the order of sparrows. Following a similar approach, car classes were painted. First of all, journalists used it for comparison cars various types. After all, they are so different - both in appearance and in engine power, drive type, bodywork, etc. Well, then the manufacturers picked up this useful initiative.

About the current classification system

The generally accepted classification came to us from Europe. It gave marketers and, as already mentioned, journalists a convenient tool to identify and compare various cars. It was not a sports classification, when all the parameters and characteristics of the car are written, and they are mandatory, because. according to them, the group to which the car belongs is established. It can be perceived rather as a quality, general description auto, which does not mean that the car can be such and only such.

To date, the following classes are considered the most common. Of course, they do not cover all the cars that we meet on the pages of magazines and in life. There are twenty classes, some of which are further divided into subclasses in order to more accurately take into account the characteristics and capabilities of the machine. So what are the categories of cars, and what types of cars are familiar to us?

A class

Class A - small, most often purely urban cars, not exceeding 3.8 meters long and 1.6 meters wide.
They are usually 3-door, less often 5-door hatchbacks, designed for driving and parking in tight urban areas, have a small trunk, two passengers in the front seats feel more or less comfortable in them. Of the cars in this category, Matiz can be noted, by the way, it is shown in the photo. These machines are equipped with small engines (up to 1.2 liters). Category A includes cars such as the Chevrolet Spark, Oka and Kia Picanto.

B class

Class B - small cars, one of the most popular and massive in the category cars. They are characterized by a length of up to 4.2, and a width of up to 1.7 meters and an engine capacity in the range from 1.2 to 1.6 liters. One of its typical representatives can be, for example, Ford Fusion, as well as Volkswagen Polo, and many others.

It will not be difficult to determine the area of ​​\u200b\u200buse of cars that the classification classifies as small. They are found both in the city and in the suburbs, as well as on intercity routes. For a car classified in this category, the possibility of transporting four to five people is available. Although it belongs to higher classes in relation to the machines discussed earlier, it can also be considered budget.

C class

Class C, the so-called small middle class. A typical representative, like his ancestor, can be called Volkswagen Golf. Quite a motley and controversial group. It can include both cars in which the classification defines representatives of the previous class (B), and cars that can already be considered the lowest representatives of the next class (D), as well as directly related to class C. Yes, and this category of cars itself is constantly evolving which will cause some confusion in the future.

According to a typical representative, this category is even called the Golf class, the origin of this name can be considered the fact that at least a third of Europeans use cars of this class.


The existing classification refers to this category vehicles designed to carry four to five people, equipped with an engine of up to two liters and having up to 4.3 in length and up to 1.8 meters in width. By their cost, cars are in the middle price range.

D class

Class D is positioned as medium, which means the recognition of cars in this category as the most optimal for the transport of goods and passengers. The representative of the class can be Volkswagen Passat. It is typical for him confident demeanor on the highway and in city traffic, which is provided by an engine up to 2.5 liters in volume, optimal design and suspension settings. The length of the cars is up to 4.7, and the width is up to 1.9 meters, they are designed to carry up to five passengers. The decoration often uses expensive natural materials, which means that the price of such a car exceeds the average price range.

E class

Class E is the highest in the medium category, a type of car favored by large businessmen, for which this type is often called a business class. One of its representatives Mercedes-Benz E-class in the photo below.
Such cars are characterized by a high level of comfort, including sound insulation and personal air conditioning, but these are far from all the amenities inherent in them. Such machines are equipped powerful motor with a volume of 2.4 liters, have a length of 4.6 meters and are designed to carry up to five passengers, although the usual load is no more than two people in the back seat. The price of such a car is much higher than the average.

F class

Class F - powerful and exclusive cars, are divided into two subclasses:

1. F1 - expensive serial cars that differ high level comfort and expensive finishing materials. These include, for example, the Mercedes-Benz S-class;
2. F2 are hand-built cars, they should probably be considered not as a means of transportation, but as a demonstration of the position and status of its owner. These are such cars as Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini.

That's not all

The above classification does not cover all options cars. For a complete consideration of existing categories, at least such classes should be noted.

Class G applies to the type of car with a coupe body, in this class there is a division into two groups:

• G1 - production cars (Kia Cerato Koup);
• G2 - coupe piece work, premium class (Aston Martin).

Class H are roadsters and convertibles. As in other cases, there are two types of car:

• H1 - mass-produced (Audi A5 Cabriolet);
• H2 - manual elite assembly (Mercedes-Benz SL Class).

Class I is a fairly rare type of car - frame, with all-wheel drive, high ground clearance and reinforced body kit, station wagon body (Mercedes-Benz R class).


Class K is SUVs, it is divided into subclasses:

1. K1 - this type includes light SUVs, a variety of SUVs and crossovers. Best suited to light off-road conditions, allow free movement in the city, as well as on broken and poorly cleaned roads (Chevrolet Niva);
2. K2 - medium SUVs, the most universal type a car that allows you to move around the city and overcome not the most difficult dirt (Audi Q5);
3. K3 - heavy SUVs. It is they who serve to overcome any off-road, especially if the car is specially prepared for this (Mercedes-Benz GL class);
4. K4 - pickup trucks (Ford Ranger).

Class L - minivans. They have the largest interior from five to seven seats (Chevrolet Orlando).


Class M - a small commercial type of car, is divided into two subclasses:

• M1 - mini-vans ( Ford Transit connect);
• M2 - light vans (Volkswagen Transporter);
• M3 - vans (Gazelle).

Can you use the above?

As such, the information presented does not have everyday use, unless you can navigate in matters of comparing different cars and will be able to independently compare various cars without confusing classes. Often you want to know which of the listed classes your car belongs to? In general, it is necessary to use the above descriptions of them, i.e. it is necessary that you have a kind of table in which the characteristics presented above for each class are entered.

When trying to find out which specific class a car corresponds to, it is necessary to analyze all its characteristics - geometric dimensions, engine power, passenger capacity, etc. When such a table is compiled with data on the car of interest, it will not be any problem to find out the class to which the car belongs, you only need to compare the characteristics of the car with the data for the intended class.
It must be emphasized once again that when you can find out the class of the car you are interested in, this data will be mostly for reference, although you can try to competently challenge the overpriced car, which corresponds to a representative of a more expensive class.

The classes of cars that are used to describe them are more in demand by journalists and are needed to compare cars with different characteristics, avoiding the situation when the parameters of cars from different classes are evaluated.

In its quest for perfect forms and their filling, automakers periodically create new types of car bodies. In addition to the simple variety of forms for model range, these types of structures will perform practical tasks. After all, the models differ in clearance, roof shape, number of seats for passengers and other characteristics. All this leaves an imprint on the operating conditions.

Often, the development of one auto giant is adopted by other automakers. Thus, certain standards are formed in the industry, which later acquire their recognizable features by consumers. However, there are also unsuccessful models that are either forgotten or reborn in an updated image after some modifications.

General classification

In addition to specific distinctive features exist general views car bodies. They are usually divided into three-volume, two-volume and one-volume modifications.

1. Single-volume structures are characterized by the absence of significantly protruding overall dimensions trunk and hood. Engineers love this type of body for a considerable number of possible transformations of the cabin space. The luggage compartment is almost combined with the cabin. Typical representatives of this layout option are minivans.
2. In two-volume layouts, the engine compartment is moved forward, in engine compartment, and there is no protruding luggage space at the rear. There is a door that opens with glass, not a trunk lid. You can find out the two-volume in the station wagon.
3. The three-volume body includes, in addition to the interior, a clearly protruding trunk and a remote engine compartment. The design has significant limitations on the transformation of the cabin and luggage space, although a large number of three-volume sedans drives on domestic and foreign roads.

According to the degree of loading, cars are divided into cars with load-bearing body, semi-supporting and with a frame structure.

Popular types of car bodies

Consider the most common car body types on our roads with a photo for each of the varieties.

Sedan

Today, vehicles with a sedan body type have become widespread among motorists. These cars have two rows of seats and four doors. At the rear there is an isolated luggage compartment space closed by a horizontal lid.

This type of body provides advantages to a greater extent for passengers. carry in it oversized cargo would be quite problematic. The habitat of sedans are city streets and country roads. Relatively low ground clearance will not make it possible to conquer off-road. Also, parking for a sedan will be more problematic at first than for a hatchback or station wagon, the dimensions of which young drivers feel easier.

In different countries, the classification of passenger cars by body type may have different names. For example, sedans in some European countries have their names:

• France - Berlin;
• Italy - Berlina;
• England - Saloon.

The advantages of this type of body include the fact that the car does not need an additional wiper for the rear window, and there is less noise from the trunk side in the cabin than that of a hatchback and station wagon.

coupe

A three-volume car with two doors has an appearance similar to a sedan. The difference also lies in the presence of two seats in the vehicle. However, there are versions with a 2 + 2 arrangement, but the second row is quite narrow and not intended for long trips. The dimensions of both doors are increased, which adds comfort to the driver and front passenger.

Cars of this type are often equipped with more powerful engines than sedans. average cost they are also slightly higher. Since the buyers of such a vehicle are often young people who prefer to operate cars on good roads with high speeds, the suspension is set more rigid, the ground clearance is lowered by the designers, and the rigidity of the body is increased.

hatchback

The main advantage of this arrangement is compactness. The overall parameters of this type of car are smaller than those of popular sedans and station wagons. This provides easier maneuverability for the driver, especially when parking. At the same time, the design of the trunk suffers, which remains not too voluminous. There are three- and five-door cars of this design.

The minimum number of front and rear overhangs makes the design indispensable when approaching curbs or other low restrictions. Most often, these cars are produced in budget class. For positive qualities, the hatchback is loved by young drivers and the fairer sex.

liftback

The hybrid liftback design visually resembles a sedan when the rear window angle is maintained and there is a structural protruding horizontal like sedans on the trunk lid. But upon opening back door both the glass and the whole door rise together.

The difference between him and the sedan gives rear wiper. The design adopted the advantages from both of its “parents”: a huge opening for loading luggage like a hatchback and a spacious trunk like a sedan.

station wagon

Automakers produce similar designs on the same platform as sedans, so they often have the same length. The difference lies in the extended roof for the station wagon and the presence of a vertical tailgate. This arrangement maximizes the amount of usable space in the trunk.

station wagon

The practical design has proved its usefulness in everyday life. If you need to move a large refrigerator or washing machine, then all the charms of this car body will become noticeable. In this case, all doors will be closed.

crossover

Station wagon or hatchback, planted on a base with high ground clearance and a more powerful engine, will give an idea of ​​modern crossovers. Appeared in the second half of the 90s, they are actively gaining popularity among modern drivers.

crossover

Cars have more comfort than SUVs and are capable of delivering excellent power characteristics on the track. Sometimes they are called "SUVs", probably for their deceptive off-road appearance.

SUV

By design, SUVs are mostly station wagons, but due to such characteristics as high ground clearance, high permeability, Availability all-wheel drive, increased power, significant overall parameters they are usually placed in a separate category.

SUV

Most of the SUVs have frame structure and clearance from 200 mm. The length of the car in narrow city streets and limited parking places creates difficulties for urban conditions. Also, most of the nodes are not designed for high-speed loads for country roads. Their average cost is higher than crossovers.

Compact SUVs come with three doors, while full-size SUVs have five doors. In some models, engineers include a third row of seats. You will have to pay for spaciousness and patency increased consumption fuel and weak stability during sharp turns.

Minivan

These cars in European or North American countries are called family cars. Their capacity exceeds station wagons similar to it in design. The structural possibility of installing a third row of seats in these cars is widely used. At the same time, engineers provide for the possibility of folding the back rows into a “flat floor”, which gives great advantage when transporting goods compared to other bodies.

The side door is usually made not hinged, but sliding along the body. The driver is provided with a high seating position with good overview which improves driving safety. In urban conditions, a minivan will not be very convenient, but both the driver and passengers on long trips will appreciate it.

The disadvantage is the high center of gravity, which will require careful handling of the machine during sharp maneuvers.

Pickup

A mixture of a passenger car and a small truck is called a pickup truck. Open luggage compartment with hard sides is feature these cars. This body model is very popular in the North American continent. The insulated comfort cab makes driving enjoyable. Often it has two full rows with two or four doors.

The designers provided the rear of the suspension with springs that are not standard for passenger cars, but with more powerful springs. All-wheel drive cars in cross-country ability easily compete with SUVs. To protect the cargo, special covers or covers made of dense material are usually provided.

Convertible, roadster

Open top cars are more popular in countries with hot climates. Although for cool weather you can pick up a convertible with a folding roof. This car has two rows of seats, but the second is usually narrower, like a coupe.

The roadster has a similar body structure, but these cars are produced exclusively with one row of seats. Speed ​​characteristics cars with folding roofs make it possible to experience the delights of driving on country roads.

Limousine

Weak body model for practical purposes. More often performs a decorative or representative mission. Uncomfortable on small city streets long car differs in that it has a glass partition that separates the driver's area from the rest of the cabin.

The model can be produced at the factory as an independent car or as an extended version of any sedan, SUV or hatchback. The car has a low rigidity of the body and very poor maneuverability.

Van

Most vans have one row of seats, behind which is a cargo compartment closed on all sides by the auto body without side windows. Often the glass is in the back door. positive qualities The equipment of the machine is high load capacity, sufficient capacity, cargo protection from external factors.

Conclusion

IN modern models clear boundaries between body types are gradually being erased. Automakers are mixing styles and abolishing the conventions that define a car. The result is ever more comfortable vehicles for consumers.

Now many before you choose specific model and even the make of the car, access the Internet, but different classifiers have different parameters for different cars. And some buyers, who have already made their choice, look for more specific information in the press and also encounter unfamiliar definitions.

First of all, vehicles are divided according to their purpose - passenger, freight, cargo-passenger and special. We are only interested in the first category - passenger, and not buses, but cars for up to 8 people. And immediately a note - if the car looks like a passenger car, but it fits more than 8 passengers, then you need to get a category D driver's license. Cars are divided by class, body type, drive type and other indicators.

The most common classification today is the division into classes, it is sometimes called European classification . It is based on the division by car size, and it is very similar to the breakdown by model at Mercedes-Benz. The youngest A-class (this includes the smallest cars from Smart to Oka with a length of no more than 3.6 m), a little larger B-class(the so-called city cars of small size, up to 4 m long, and with engines of small and medium power), one of the most popular medium C-class(length up to 4.5 m), similar in size but more spacious D-class, longer E-class and the biggest F-class(the length of the main representatives varies about 5 m). A separate place is occupied by minivans, coupes, convertibles and various sports cars.

Representatives of some classes may be given other names. So cars used to be the most popular Golf class, from the Volkswagen Golf, which was the standard city car. D and E categories belong to business class, and the F-class is executive cars.

It is worth noting that until recently, automakers, releasing the next generation of a particular car that has already received belonging to a certain class, added a few in size. Therefore, some "typical" representatives from their class in terms of physical size, but remain in it due to positioning. Now it starts reverse process decrease due to higher environmental requirements, for the achievement of which the struggle with excess weight begins.

Another equally important classification is based on body type. The main concept here is "volume", that is, that part of the space that can be separated from other parts of the body. So a three-volume is a classic car with a separate engine compartment, saloon and luggage compartment. The two-volume more often represents a separate compartment for the engine and uniform saloon and trunk (in some cars with a rear-engine layout, the interior and engine space are combined, and the trunk is located separately in front). One-volume means a single space for all parts of the car.

The concept of "volume" in the classification of cars
GAZ Siber	Lada Kalina	Citroen C4 Picasso

So, the main types of cars are sedan and hatchback. Sedan(in England and Japan saloon, notchback in America) - a classic three-volume hardtop in which all three parts are structurally separated from each other. Among sedans, a separate subspecies should be distinguished: limousines- elongated for the comfort of second-row passengers sedans with a partition between the driver's seat and the rest of the cabin. hatchback- a two-volume hardtop, in which the interior and trunk are a single space, and luggage compartment opens with glass. Both usually have 4 side doors, although there are exceptions.

Representatives of sedans, limousines and hatchbacks
Volkswagen Polo Sedan	Cadillac Presidential Limousine	Hyundai Solaris

There are several intermediate types between a sedan and a hatchback. fastback- a sedan with a heavily sloping rear window, but a separate trunk lid. liftback- a sedan very similar to a hatch, thanks to the 5th tailgate, but unlike the second, rear end has the same overhang as the sedan. And the largest two-volume - station wagon, also has a large overhang, and its roof goes to the end of the entire car. It has many designations that are found in the names of models - Tourer, Estate, Kombi, Avant, Caravan and just Van.

fastback,liftback andstation wagon
Bentley Continental GT	Skoda Octavia	Volvo XC70

Station wagons are close to the other two directions. The first, which increased the usable space, was transformed into single-volume minivans(and their relatives great opportunities body transformations - multivans). The second has increased cross-country ability and this includes SUVs(they are sometimes also called SUV-Sport Utility Vehicle), which have high ground clearance, high geometric cross-country ability, all-wheel drive, etc. However, sometimes these directions intersect and it turns out.

Minivan, SUV and multivan off-road
Chrysler Grand Voyager	Toyota Land cruiser	Volkswagen Multivan PanAmericana

Minivans and SUVs that reached their peak during the cheap gasoline, succumbing to the requirements of the market over time, while maintaining the shape of the body, began to decrease in size. This is how their medium and small representatives appeared, to the definition of which they began to assign the above classification ( B-class minivan). On the other hand, there was a whole class of compact SUVs made for the army and given civilian versions.

Compact minivan and SUV
Opel Meriva	Suzuki Jimny

SUVs have similarities with two more types of bodies. Pickups- the middle option between an SUV and a truck, these are usually three-volume vehicles, one part of which is cargo platform. AND crossovers(a derivative of the SUV and hatchback), which are becoming more and more like monocabs, characterized by short overhangs, high ground clearance and a beveled trunk lid, but sometimes the lack of all-wheel drive. Crossovers as well as SUVs can be of different sizes.

Pickup, crossover and compact crossover
Mitsubishi L200	Mazda CX-9	Subaru XV

Another direction in the development of bodies was the creation of cars for egoists. Their concept was initially based on the fact that only the driver gets pleasure from the movement, but at the same time the passenger, who is often the only one. First of all, this applies to coupe, whose name comes from a two-seater horse-drawn carriage. This term used to be applied only to cars with two doors and two seats, which is still true today, but now it is often used to give sportiness to some quite ordinary cars. Appeared four-door coupe, very similar in body structure to conventional sedans, and even coupe-crossovers.

coupe,four-door coupe andcoupe-crossover
Jaguar XKR	Mercedes-Benz CLS 63AMG	BMW X6 M

Also in the category of "machines for pleasure" can be attributed convertibles, that is, cars without a roof, which can be soft or hard, but completely retractable. This is their main parameter, and for all the rest, a convertible can be anything, and sometimes instead of an elegant cabrio coupe, there can be city hatchbacks and even SUVs.

Convertibles
Aston Martin V8 Vantage	Fiat 500C Abarth	Land Rover Defender SVX

Convertibles have a narrower niche - roadsters. They are characterized by classic two-door bodies and powerful engines. Although this type also suffered the fate of a coupe, and sometimes this prefix appears in almost ordinary models. Sometimes in Europe and America they are also called spiders. Another sub-species targa, was distinguished by a safety arc and glass located behind the seats.

Roadsters
Smart Roadster Coupe	Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Spyder	Porsche 911 Targa 4S

There are several more body names that mainly refer to retro cars: phaetons(four-seater, usually comfortable cars without B-pillars with a soft roof), landau(with opening top over passengers rear seat), or to various sports areas: rally cars,oil- (muscle) cars, hot rods, racing cars and others. Usually they have their own characteristics and their own classification.

Unusual types of cars
Phaeton Ford Model T Tourer (1912)	Chevrolet Indy Car Baltimore	Photo: Dakar.com

Can share cars by engine type: depending on the fuel - gasoline, diesel, hybrid and electric, simple, turbocharged and mechanically supercharged compressors, by the number of issued Horse power(relevant when calculating tax), etc.

Quite indicative in terms of the classification of cars are various car awards.

One of the largest Russian awards "Car of the Year" divides the applicants both by bodywork and cost, adding the premium prefix. The result is 23 classes: city cars, small, small middle class, middle and business class, premium executive and executive class, coupe, premium coupe, granturers, convertibles and roadsters, premium convertibles and roadsters, off-road station wagons, compact, lightweight , medium and heavy SUVs, pickups, compact vans, minivans, mini vans, light vans and vans.

Dear Russian automotive edition chooses best cars, distributing them in the following categories: compact car, golf class car, middle class car, business class car, executive car, minivan, compact SUV, full size SUV, sports modification, sport car, coupe and cabriolet, special transport.

One of the most respected awards of the British magazine "What car?" presents its award to two categories: new and used cars, dividing them into supermini, compact family cars, family cars, compact cars premium segment, mid-size premium segment cars, cars executive class, station wagons, multivans, crossovers, SUVs, coupes, roadsters and convertibles, high tech cars and charged hatchbacks

But the most important world award “Car of the Year”, the jury of which includes more than about 200 professional journalists, engineers and managers, does not divide cars into classes, but simply selects the best. This year the prizes will be: Ford B-Max, Hyundai i30, mercedes benz A-class, Peugeot 208, Renault Clio, Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT86, Volkswagen Golf and Volvo V40.