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10 longest sedans (current mass production) Parent company of marque Model name Body style Class Length of longest version Image Rolls-Royce Motor Cars: Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII EWB: 4-door sedan Ultra-luxury car 235.82 in (5.990 m) [1] FAW Group: Hongqi Guoli: 4-door sedan Ultra-luxury car 235.43 in (5.980 m) [2] FAW Group: Hongqi Guoya: 4 ...
The 1973 model year saw new federal bumper standards to prevent damage. This meant the Imperials gained large rubber over-riders front and rear, adding 5.8 inches (147 mm) to the car's length, making it the longest production car in North America for that year and the longest postwar (non-limousine) production car at 235.3 inches (5,977 mm).
At the time of its production, the Fleetwood was the longest-length production car marketed in the United States, at 225 inches long. [14] Sold exclusively as a four-door sedan (Cadillac dropped the rear-wheel-drive Fleetwood coupe after 1985), the Fleetwood grew four inches in length over the 1992 Brougham. [14]
Dodge WC series (1941-1942) (Military Transport Vehicle) Ford Super Deluxe (1941–1942) Hudson Commodore (1941–1942) International K Series Metro Van (1941-1942) Mercury Eight (1941-1942) Oldsmobile 98 (1941) Oldsmobile Series 60 (1941-1942) Oldsmobile Series 70 (1941-1942) Pontiac Streamliner (1941-1942) Willys MB Jeep (1941-1945) (Military ...
From 1983 to its 2011 discontinuation, the Town Car was the longest car produced by Ford worldwide, becoming the longest mass-production car sold in North America from 1997 to 2011. While not a direct successor of the Town Car, the Lincoln MKS would become the longest American sedan until 2016 (overtaken by the Cadillac CT6 ).
Most of the Big Three's competitors ended production by the 1960s, and their last major domestic competitor- American Motors Corporation, was acquired in 1987. Crosley Motors ceased auto production in 1952. Packard and Studebaker merged in 1954, but ended production of Packard-branded cars in 1958 and ceased all auto production in 1966.
Karl Benz's vehicle was the first true automobile, entirely designed as such, rather than simply being a motorized stage coach or horse carriage. This is why he was granted his patent, and is regarded as its inventor. His wife and sons became the first true motorists, in 1889, when they took the car out for the specific task of paying a family ...
Also noticeable is the SUV's length, which expands from 222.4 to 224.4 in (5,649 to 5,700 mm) (the Yukon XL's length is shorter at 224.3 in (5,697 mm)) and its width from 79.1 to 80.5 in (2,009 to 2,045 mm), while the height decreases from 76.8 to 74.4 in (1,951 to 1,890 mm), thus allowing the vehicle to become slightly leaner, a little bit ...