Outline of automobiles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to automobiles:

Automobile (or car) – wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to six people, typically have four wheels and be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. As of 2002 there were 590 million passenger cars worldwide (roughly one car for every eleven people), of which 140 million were in the U.S. (roughly one car for every two people).

Types of automobile

The basic automobile is privately owned for transporting the owner and his or her passengers. See automobile. Other types of cars include:

By car body style
Main article: Car classification

Specialized vehicles

By propulsion system

By engine
By engine type
By engine fuel type

By engine positioning

By drive type

By layout
  • Layout
    • Front-engine, front-wheel drive
    • Rear-engine, front-wheel drive layout
    • Front-engine, rear-wheel drive
    • Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
    • Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
    • Mid-engine, front-wheel drive
    • Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive

Automotive design

History of automobiles

History of the automobile

General automobile concepts

Auto parts and systems
Main article: List of auto parts
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See also
Automobile lists
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