Types of Car in English

Olá Pessoal! Dizem que o brasileiro é apaixonado por carros, a prova disso é que nosso país costuma se destacar no automobilismo – mesmo que seja pela determinação. Confiram a seguir algumas das principais categorias com descrições em inglês.

1. Sports car: carro esportivo

This small-size [de tamanho pequeno] vehicle class combines performance and handling [direção]. Sometimes inspired by racing [de corrida] vehicles, this class ranges from [varia de] lightweight derivatives such as [tal como] the Lotus Elise and average consumer focused models [modelos voltados para o consumidor mediano] such as the Mazda MX 5, to [ a ] heavier and more powerful [potentes] models such as the Dodge Viper.

2. Convertible: conversível

A car that features [apresenta] a flexibly operating roof [ teto removível] for open or enclosed mode driving [direção].

3. Off-roaders: carros “off-road”

Off-road vehicles, or “off-roaders” are sometimes referred to as “four wheel drives”, “four by fours”, or 4x4s [quatro por quatro/ de tração nas quatro rodas ] — this sometimes happens colloquially in cases where certain models or even an entire range [série] does not possess four-wheel drive.

4. Sport compact: esportivo compacto

A hot hatch or sport compact is a high-performance [de alta performace] small car, usually a hatchback, based on standard [padrão] superminis or small family cars with improved performance, handling [direção] and styling [formato].

5. Sports sedan: sedã esportivo

These are high performance versions of saloons. Sometimes originally homologated for production based on motorsports [carros para esportes automotivos ] (touring cars) and like regular saloons, seats [tem lugar para] four or five people.

6. Grand tourer: gran turismo

Larger, more powerful and heavier than sports cars, these vehicles typically have a FR [ front engine - com o motor na frente] layout [formato] and seating for four passengers.

7. Sport utility vehicle (SUV): veículo utilitário esportivo

Sport utility vehicles are off-road vehicles with four-wheel drive [tração nas quatro rodas] and true off-road capability.

8. Multi-purpose vehicles – Minivans: Minivans

Also known as “people carriers” [que carrega pessoas], this class of cars resembles tall estate cars [carros de passeio]. Larger MPVs may have seating for up to [ até ] eight passengers.

9. Van: Van

A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting goods [mercadorias] or groups of people. It is usually a box-shaped [que tem forma de caixa] vehicle on four wheels, about the same width and length [largura e comprimento] as a large automobile.

10. Pickup truck: Caminhonete, picape

A pickup truck is a light truck with an open-top rear cargo area [parte traseira sem cobertura para carregamentos].

Qual é o seu tipo de carro favorito?

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Source: English Experts