An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods.
The term motorcar has also been used in the context of electrified rail systems to denote a car which functions as a small locomotive but also provides space for passengers and baggage. These locomotive cars were often used on suburban routes by both interurban and intercity railroad systems.
| Benz "Velo" model (1894) – entered into anearly automobile race as a motocycle | |
| Classification | Vehicle |
|---|---|
| Industry | Various |
| Application | Conveyance |
| Fuel Source | Gasoline, Diesel, Electric |
| Powered | Yes |
| Self-Propelled | Yes |
| Wheels | 3–4 |
| Axles | 0–2 |
| Inventor | Ferdinand Verbiest |
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