Classification of Automobile

Classification of Automobile

1. Based on Purpose:

Ø Passenger vehicles: These vehicles carry passengers. e.g.: Buses, Cars, passenger trains

Ø Goods vehicles: These vehicles carry goods from one place to another place. e.g.: Goods lorry, Goods carrier

Ø Special Purpose: These vehicles include Ambulance, Fire engines, Army Vehicles

2. Based on Load Capacity:

Ø Light-duty vehicle: Small motor vehicles. e.g.: Car, jeep, Scooter, motorcycle

Ø Heavy-duty vehicle: large and bulky motor vehicles. e.g.: Bus, Truck, Tractor

3. Based on fuel used:

Ø Petrol engine vehicles: Automobiles powered by petrol engines. e.g: scooters, cars, motorcycles

Ø Diesel engine vehicles: Automobiles powered by diesel engines. e.g: Trucks, Buses, Tractors

Ø Gas vehicles: Vehicles that use gas turbines as a power source. e.g: Turbine powered cars

Ø Electric vehicles: Automobiles that use electricity as a power source. e.g. Electric cars, electric buses

Ø Steam Engine vehicles: Automobiles powered by a steam engine. e.g: Steamboat, steam locomotive, steam wagon

4. Based on Drive of the vehicles:

Ø Left-Hand drive: Steering wheel fitted on the left-hand side

Ø Right-Hand drive: Steering wheel fitted on the right-hand side.

Ø Fluid drive: Vehicles employing torque converter, fluid flywheel or hydromantic transmission

5. Based on a number of wheels and axles:

Ø Two-wheeler: motorcycles, scooters

Ø Three-wheeler: Tempo, auto-rickshaws

Ø Four-wheeler: car, Jeep, Bus, truck

Ø Six-wheeler: Buses and trucks have six tires out of which four are carried on the rear wheels for additional reaction.

Ø Six axle wheeler: Dodge (10 tire) vehicle

6. Based on the type of transmission:

Ø Automatic transmission vehicles: Automobiles that are capable of changing gear ratios automatically as they move. e.g: Automatic Transmission Cars.

Ø Manual transmission vehicles: Automobiles whose gear ratios have to be changed manually.

Ø Semi-automatic transmission vehicles: Vehicles that facilitate manual gear changing with a clutch pedal.

7. Based on Suspension system used:

Ø Convectional – Leaf Spring

Ø Independent – Coil spring, Torsion bar, Pneumatic.

8. According to Engine Location and Mounting:

Ø Front Engine Front Wheel Drive

Ø Rear Engine Rear Wheel Drive

Ø Front Engine Rear Wheel Drive

Ø All-wheel Drive

Ø Bus Chassis

Ø Full Forward Chassis

Ø Semi Forward Chassis