Automobile Body Styles and Design

Automobile Body Styles


Truck - Trucks or pickup trucks are the workhorses of the auto industry. Found with an open, flat bed for hauling a variety of cargo, pickup trucks can be fitted with three cabin options. If looking at a truck, choosing the right kind for a specific lifestyle can prove very difficult. It’s wise for a buyer to seriously realize their needs and not purchase a truck that may be too limited or excessive in capacity. In regards to passenger volume, regular cab trucks provide single row seating while an extended cab adds rear seat room for addition passengers. In order to grant improved rear seat accessibility, crew cab trucks present four-door cabins for ultimate convenience.

http://www.autobytel.com/top-10-cars/high-horsepower-cars/trucks/

Luxury -A luxury car is considered the peak of driving comfort and aspires to provide the most rewarding sensation of motoring. Based on the oddity and expense of early automobiles, the luxury car category was actually one of the first vehicle types established. One key element of a luxury car is their higher cost to conventional automobiles. Brand prestige, but also technology causes the price of luxury cars to be greater.

http://robbreport.com/automobiles/slideshow/top-10-sports-and-luxury-cars-detroit-auto-show-slideshow

Hybrid and Electric - Combining industry leading fuel efficiency with minimal environmental impact makes hybrid and electric cars a dream come true for eco-minded motorists. One of the most widely available electric vehicles on the market is the Nissan Leaf.

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/136894-will-high-mileage-nissan-leafs-need-costly-battery-replacements-soon

Coupe  - Considered sporty and personal, a coupe is a long-running body style in automobile circles. Derived from the days when horse-driven carriages were popular, the term coupe was initially applied to closed carriages without rear-facing seats. Created for an intimate driving feel, coupes provide a broad range of motoring tastes and budgets.

http://www.caranddriver.com/best-coupes


SUV - Built on a truck frame, SUVs harnesses utility attributes and powerful engine performance. One of the first popular SUVs in the United States was the Jeep originally conceived based on a demand for a four-wheel drive vehicle during World War II.

http://www.caranddriver.com/best-suvs-crossovers

Part Two of Two

• How long can it take to design a car? What phase (or stage) do they start off with?

It can take about 3 years, sometimes more sometimes less.  They start of with designs or sketches. 

• Why is design called problem solving?

Because they have an industrial design degree, a fine arts profession degree where they are given set of engineering restraints criteria when they have to come up with something that is interesting based on there criteria.

     

• What is the feasibility stage? (What do they have to match up?)

It is when they take there sketch then put it on a "package" which tells where everything needs to go then they have to take those sketches and evolve them in to something that is possible.

• Do you think designing an automobile or other type of vehicle would interest you? Explain.

No I do not think it would interest me very much because it seems like a very complex job and something i would not be interested in.