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AUTOMOBILE
Basic Structure and Types
Types of Automobile
On the basis of
Number of wheels and number of axles
Type of prime mover used
Weight of the vehicle
Purpose served
Fuel used
Drive system used
Capacity of the engine

Type of prime mover used
IC engine driven auto vehicles
Petrol, Diesel, Gas
Steam engine driven auto vehicles
Gas turbine driven auto vehicles
Wankel engine driven auto vehicles
Battery driven auto vehicles
Solar energy powered auto vehicles
Hybrid powered auto vehicles

Wankel engine
Pistonless rotary engine
Wankel received his first patent for the engine in 1929
Low weight, High p/w ratio

Based on the weight of the vehicle
Light duty vehicles
Medium duty vehicles
Heavy weight vehicles
Extra heavy duty

Gross Vehicle Weight
Heavy Vehicles (GVW more than 3,500 kg)
GVW/GVWR/GVM is maximum operating weight/mass of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer (Including vehicle's chassis, body, engine, engine fluids, fuel, accessories, driver, passengers and cargo but excluding that of any trailers

Payload distribution

Based on the purpose served
On-road-vehicles
Off-road-vehicles
On and Off-Road vehicles

Based on the fuel used
Petrol vehicles
Diesel vehicles
Gas vehicles
Dual vehicles
Hydrogen vehicles (HICEV)
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Car body styles
Hatchback
Saloon / Sedan
SUV
Station Wagon
Limousine
Roadster
Coupe