subcompact
Smallest sedan category
A subcompact is a car smaller than a compact—the smallest standard category of automobile.
Subcompacts prioritize fuel efficiency and easy parking over interior space: She bought a subcompact for her city commute.
The term also applies as an adjective to other small items, particularly firearms: a subcompact pistol designed for concealed carry.
Car with rear swing-door
Leaving a vehicle temporarily
- maneuverabilityEase of controlled movement
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- trafficMovement along routes
- streetsPublic urban ways
commuting · errands · downtown · stop-and-go · runabout
Limited in size
- tinyExtremely small in size
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- maneuverableCapable of being steered
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
short · narrow · miniature · portable · space-saving · low-profile · petite · diminutive
Reasonably priced
- budgetPlan for spending
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
- fuel-efficientConsumes minimal energy traveling
low-cost · entry-level · economical · thrifty · value · practical · sensible · cheap
Producing few pollutants
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- electricPowered by current
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
lightweight · green · clean · energy-efficient · diesel · turbo · three-cylinder · CVT
hatchback
Car with rear swing-door
parking
Leaving a vehicle temporarily
- maneuverabilityEase of controlled movement
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- trafficMovement along routes
streets · commuting · errands · downtown · stop-and-go · runabout
small
Limited in size
- tinyExtremely small in size
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- maneuverableCapable of being steered
lightweight · short · narrow · miniature · portable · space-saving · low-profile · petite · diminutive · scaled-down
affordable
Reasonably priced
- budgetPlan for spending
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
fuel-efficient · low-cost · entry-level · economical · thrifty · value · practical · sensible · cheap · frugal
low-emission
Producing few pollutants
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- electricPowered by current
aerodynamic · lightweight · green · clean · energy-efficient · diesel · turbo · three-cylinder · CVT
- automobilescar, truck, SUV, van, sedan
- carscar, auto, automobile, sedan, coupe
- automotive designationssedan, coupe, SUV, hatchback, convertible
- body stylessedan, coupe, convertible, hatchback, wagon
- car typessedan, coupe, hatchback, convertible, SUV
- Small Carssmall car, economy car, microcar, city car, supermini
subcompactfull-size
At actual dimensions
stretch limousine · full-size sedan · large car · limousine · land yacht