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Vehicle segments in Europe do not have formal characterization or regulations. Models segments tend to be based on comparison to well known brand models. For example, a car such as the Volkswagen Golf might be described as being in the Ford Focus size class, or vice versa. The VW Polo is smaller, so it belongs one segment below the Golf, while the bigger Passat is one segment above.
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A supermini is a British term that describes automobiles larger than a city car but smaller than a small family car. This car class is also known as the B-segment across Europe, and as subcompact in North America.
The term supermini used in relation to automobiles appears in the British magazine The Economist in 1978. Describing a proposed new car from Lada as "a front wheel drive "supermini" the size (and a near copy) of a Ford Fiesta."
By the time of the 1989 Car Buying Guide, there was no longer any need to explain what supermini meant and the title appeared without comment.
нет никакого понятия колесно базы. это субьективная оценка. И никогда не было.
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A compact car (North America), or small family car (Europe), is a classification of cars which are larger than a supermini but smaller than or equal to a mid-size car. The term often leads into confusion, however, since international compact cars are somewhat larger than their North American equivalents, mostly because no supermini/subcompact size is manufactured by American, Mexican and Canadian car makers up to date. This car class is also known as the C-segment across Europe.
длина кузова, а не база!
Даже копейка имеет длину Длина: 4073 мм
Current compact car size, for US and international models respectively, is approximately 4,100 mm (161 in) and 4,450 mm
In Japan, any vehicle that is over 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long, 1.48 m (4.9 ft) wide, 2 m (6.6 ft) high and with an engine over 660 cc (40 cu in) but is under 4.7 m (15.4 ft) long, 1.7 m (5.6 ft) wide, 2 m (6.6 ft) high and with engines at or under 2,000 cc (120 cu in) is considered a compact vehicle
