Automobile Body Styles and Design

PART ONE

Automobile Body Styles

Convertible- This car has a sporty body stile with a retractable or fold-able roof. They usually have two doors and are made of plastic, steel, or aluminum. 

Estate- An Estate is a station wagon with an extended rear for luggage or cargo. It had a two-box design with four doors. They usually share the same frontal design. 

Hatchback- This is a car with a sloping back and a hinged rear door that opens upwards. It is usually much more compact and cam fit four people but it is most likely very crowded. 

Sedan- A Sedan is a passenger car with a bonnet covering the engine and a separate place for luggage and cargo. It is one of the most popular body styles and can fit at least four people. 

SUV- This vehicle is similar to a Sedan but is usually higher off the ground. It usually offers four-wheel-drive and are designed for both on and off the road driving. Some have the towing capacity of a pickup and some offer the passenger carrying of a minivan.

PART TWO

Automobile Design

1. It takes ten years to design a car and they start off with the sketching phase that is mostly done on the computer.

2. Design is called problem solving because they have to find a design that is pleasing to everyone with no flaws. 

3. The feasibility stage is when they take their sketches and make sure they can actually be done and match up with the engineering. This is the largest part to designing a car and is where all the negotiating comes in play. 

4. I don't think designing an automobile would interest me because it's a very stressful job and you need a lot of imagination to be able to create a new design.