Classification of Automobiles (Introduction to Automobile Engineering)..!

 

Sr. No.	Considerations	Types
1	Using it: The basics	Autocycle and mopeds Motorcycles and scooters Cars and Jeeps Trucks and buses Tractors
2	Based on capability	Heavy Transport Vehicles (HTV) such as trucks, buses, tractors, etc. Light Transport Vehicles (LTV) such as cars, jeeps, motorcycles, etc.
3	Based on the make and model	Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, General Motors - cars and jeeps Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland-buses, and truck Hero Honda, Bajaj, TVS-motorcycle, scooters, etc.
4	According to fuel usage	Petrol vehicles-motorcycles, scooters, cars, etc Diesel vehicles Electric vehicle-electric bike, Reva car, etc
5	Based on a drive	Left-hand drive  Right-hand drive
6	Based on body type	Closed cars such as hatchback, sedan, saloons, etc Open car such as convertible, sports car Special cars such as station wagon, an estate version
7	Based on wheels	Two-wheelers such as scooters, motorcycles, etc Three-wheelers such as autorickshaws, tempos, etc Four-wheelers such as cars, jeeps, etc Six wheelers such as trucks, buses, tractor-trailers, etc
8	Based on transmission	Conventional- having ordinary crash type gearbox Semi-automatic- having manual transmission with automatic clutch control Fully automatic- having complete automatic control and uses epicyclic gearbox with torque converters
9	Based on the suspension	Conventional- using leaf spring Independent- using coil spring with torsion bar or air suspension