cars

Wheeled passenger transports

Cars are motor vehicles designed to carry passengers on roads—the dominant form of personal transportation in developed countries.

The word is the standard informal term for automobiles: We took two cars to the airport.

Cars also refers to railroad vehicles: freight cars, passenger cars.

In an elevator, the car is the enclosure that moves.

types

sedan

Enclosed passenger car

minivan · coupe · convertible · pickup · roadster · compact · subcompact · limousine · off-roader · four-door

performance

horsepower

Rate of mechanical work

supercharged · RPM · tachometer · throttle · nitrous · dyno · tuning · aerodynamics · spoiler · intake

mechanics

engine

Machine producing motion

chassis · suspension · brakes · exhaust · carburetor · turbocharger · supercharger · differential · axle · crankshaft

driving

highway

Major road for travel

navigation · GPS · merge · intersection · roundabout · carpool · rush-hour · detour · toll · expressway

electric

battery

Portable electricity storage

  • chargingRestoring electrical power
  • TeslaEV manufacturer and surname
  • EVBattery-powered vehicle, shortened

plug-in · hybrid · range · lithium-ion · supercharger · volt · kilowatt

racing

NASCAR

Stock car sanctioning body

lap · circuit · qualifying · grid · podium · downforce · slicks · chicane · hairpin · overtake

classic

vintage

Quality from past eras

chrome · retro · patina · concours · original · mint · showroom · Mustang · Corvette · Camaro

maintenance

tune-up

Routine vehicle maintenance

garage · service · recall · diagnostic · fluid · filter · belts · hoses · bodywork · detailing

luxury

Mercedes

Premium German automaker

Lexus · Audi · Maserati · Jaguar · Porsche · Cadillac · premium · craftsmanship · refinement · prestige

ownership

dealership

Licensed retail seller

registration · insurance · title · warranty · trade-in · test-drive · mileage · depreciation · resale · APR

railroad

freight

Goods being transported

tanker · caboose · sleeper · dining · railcar · hopper · gondola · coupling

Categories
Opposites
vehicle type/size

carstrucks

Heavy cargo vehicles

buses · semi-trucks · tractor-trailers · big rigs · motorcycles

transportation mode

carswalking

Locomotion on foot

feet · on foot · bicycles · public transit · mass transit

modernity/era of transportation

carshorses

Large domesticated hoofed mammals

horse and buggy · horse-drawn carriages · carriages · wagons · oxcarts

Phrases
Family

car, cart, carriage, carts, carriages, car's, motorcar, motorcars

Familiarity
Top 1,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G