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Study: car evolution trends

Cars grow over years, as technology advance and more gadgets should be included under body, but in Europe since 1990s, the cars are growing crazy with about 10-20 cm per model change, which is exaggerate, based on technology evolution, 5 mm per year is enough. This non-natural grow causes companies to abandon large models and introduce new smaller models below existing models.

Car classification in Europe is not officially regulated, instead it is defined in relative size with other cars. Some brands do not follow the common class sizes, making cars with intermediate sizes, these are usually considered being part of the smaller class, causing further increase in size of car classes. Seems that all European companies wants to make a car bigger than competitor’s cars of same class.

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How many distinct car models are being produced in the world?

The answer of above question depends by how do you define “one model”.

Should we count BMW 3-Series as one model? Should we count each body type (compact, saloon, touring, coupe, cabrio)? Should we count each engine version (318i, 320i, 325i, 330i, 335i, 316d, 318d, 320d, 325d, 330d, 335d, M3, in case of 3-Series E90)? Should BMW M3 or BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo be counted as submodels of 3-Series or as separate models?

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Carmakers produce too many models?

The number of models produced by each car manufacturer increased over years, modular platforms allow car markers to produce a large number of models with little cost, creating new niches to cater different types of buyers. But is this really necessary? How long this trend can continue until they realize that have too many models?

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Smallest cars

I am concerned about car dimensions that grow over years, getting too big for our garages, I was always fascinated by small and basic cars, can such cars be produced in today world? This article shows the smallest cars with 4 seats.

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Biggest cars

If you are an architect and designing parking garages you may ask how big are the biggest cars. Biggest mass-produced cars are today in 5.1-5.3 meters range, such as Audi A8, BMW 7-Series, Jaguar XJ, Lexus LS, Mercedes S-Class. But there are also few rare cars, longer than 6 meters, listed in this article.

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Car body styles

Saloon / sedan, hatchback, liftback, estate / station wagon, coupe, cabriolet / convertible, targa top, hardtop, landaulet, town car, MPV / multi-purpose vehicle / minivan, off-road vehicle, SUV / sport utility vehicle, crossover, pickup, leisure activity vehicle

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Car classification

Car classification in Europe is not officially regulated, instead, it is defined in relative size with other cars. Since 1990s, the cars in Europe are growing in length with about 10-20 cm per model change. Seems that all European companies wants to make a car bigger than competitor’s cars of same class, increasing car class standards with about 2 cm per year, which is exaggerate, based on technology evolution, 5 mm per year is enough.

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Free list of car makes and models sold in Brazil

Adamo, Agrale, Alfa Romeo, Ariel, Asia, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley:, Bianco, BMW, BRM, Bugatti, Cadillac, Caterham, CBT, Chamonix, Chana, Changan, Chery, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Citroen, Cross Lander, Daewoo, Daihatsu, DeLorean, Dodge, Effa, Engesa, Envemo, Farus, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Geely, Gurgel, Hafei, Hennessey, Hofstetter, Honda, Hummer, Hyundai, Infiniti, Iveco, JAC, Jaguar, Jeep, Jinbei, JPX, Kia, Koenigsegg, KTM, Lada, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lexus, Lifan, Lobini, Lotus, Mahindra, Maserati, Mazda, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, MG, Mini, Mitsubishi, Miura, MP Lafer, Nissan, Pagani, Peugeot, Pontiac, Porsche, Puma, Ragge, RAM, Rely, Renault, Rolls-Royce, Saab, Saleen, Santa Matilde, Santana, Seat, Shineray, Smart, Ssangyong, SSC, Subaru, Suzuki, TAC, Tesla, Toyota, Troller, Volkswagen, Volvo, W Motors.

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