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This class is defined as limited to vehicles less than 4.7 m (15.4 ft) long, 1.7 m (5.6 ft) wide, 2 m (6.6 ft) high and with engine displacement at or under 2,000 cc (120 cu in). Vans, trucks and station wagons (considered commercial vehicles in Japan) in the compact size class receive a "4 number" license prefix.
In 1972, the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Pub. L. 92–513, 86 Stat. 947, enacted October 20, 1972) expanded NHTSA's scope to include consumer information programs. Despite improvements in vehicle design and public awareness of issues like drunk driving, traffic fatalities have remained stubbornly high.
In the European Union, the classifications for vehicle category are based on UNECE standards and defined by: [3]. Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles.
Class BE allows a trailers of up to 3 500 kg GTWR to be used while driving a class B vehicle. Class C1 raises the GVWR limit to 7 500 kg and permits a trailer with GTWR not exceeding 750 kg. [36] Class C removes the GVWR limit of Class C1, but the GTWR limit for the trailer of 750 kg remains. (This often referred to as a "Rigid Heavy Goods ...
The largest size of a luxury car is known as a luxury saloon in the United Kingdom and a full-size luxury car in the United States. These cars are classified as F-segment cars in the European car classification. Vehicles in this category are often the flagship models of luxury car brands. [18] Examples of luxury saloons: BMW 7 Series; Lincoln ...
Car classifications (32 C, 36 P) M. Motorcycle classifications (18 C, 16 P) R. Racing car classes (8 C, 44 P) Rolling stock classification systems (1 C, 4 P) S.
Canada has a system of analogous rules called the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS), which overlap substantially but not completely in content and structure with the FMVSS. The FMVSS/CMVSS requirements differ significantly from the international UN requirements, so private import of foreign vehicles not originally manufactured to ...
Motorcycle classifications (18 C, 16 P) O. Open hardware vehicles (1 C, ... Pages in category "Vehicles by type" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of ...