A passenger vehicle is a vehicle that is either classified by a manufacturer as a passenger car or van or is designed, constructed or adapted to transport passengers. It includes a delivery car, but does not include a motorcycle, moped, or motor vehicle designed, constructed, or adapted to carry goods.
Passenger vehicle body styles, in alphabetical order:
Ambulance
An ambulance is a motor vehicle designed and constructed to transport injured or other persons requiring medical attention. An ambulance is used as an emergency vehicle.
Bus
A bus is a motor vehicle designed, constructed or modified for the principal purpose of carrying 11 or more passengers, including the driver. It is used as a school bus or for any purpose other than personal transportation by the owner or with the owner’s permission. Passenger vans used to carry disabled persons are considered buses, regardless of seating capacity.
Convertible
A convertible is a body style with a roof made of a soft collapsible material (usually vinyl or weatherproof canvas) and is retractable.
Four door
A four door is a passenger car having four doors.
Four-door hatchback
A four-door hatchback is a passenger car that has a sloped back and is not designated by the manufacturer as a station wagon or van. It has five doors, including one that opens at the rear to provide access to the passenger compartment.
Funeral vehicle or hearse
A funeral vehicle or hearse is a vehicle designed to transport deceased persons or people attending a funeral, or both.
Limousine
A limousine is a passenger vehicle that has been customized and had its body and chassis extended, resulting in four or more doors. It is designed to seat five or more people behind the driver’s seat. A limousine may have a controllable separation window/partition between the driver and the passenger compartment. It is not a passenger van or a bus, and it is not used for funerals.
Motorhome
A motorhome is a motor vehicle designed and constructed as an integral unit to provide living accommodations. It has one or more beds, in addition to one or more of the following; stove, refrigerator, washing and toilet facilities, all of which are permanently attached. There is direct access from the living quarters to the driver’s seat.
One door
A one door is a passenger car having one door.
Passenger van
A passenger van is a passenger vehicle with the following characteristics:
- The roof extends fully to the rear of the vehicle, the vehicle is designed to carry passengers, and the vehicle is not classified as a station wagon.
- The vehicle has a seat behind the driver’s seat. Seats are attached to the frame or floor of the van.
When the rear seats are removed, the vehicle is classified as a truck for registration purposes. Refer to the truck – panel van body style.
Quad coupe
A quad coupe is a passenger car having two front doors that open on front mounted hinges and two downsized rear doors that open on rear mounted hinges.
Retractable hard top
A retractable hard top is a convertible body style with a hard-top roof made of fibreglass, carbon fibre composite, plastic or metal, which completely retracts behind the rear seat and/or into the trunk of the vehicle.
Roadster
A roadster is a passenger car designed without a permanently mounted roof.
Sport utility vehicle (SUV)
An SUV is a motor vehicle designated by a manufacturer as a sport utility vehicle and equipped with permanently mounted front seats, and rear seats which may be removed. When the rear seats are installed, the vehicle is classified as a passenger vehicle for registration purposes. A sport utility vehicle may have two or four doors and may be two or four wheel drive. When the rear seats are removed, the vehicle is classified as a truck for registration purposes. Refer to the truck – sport utility vehicle body style.
Sport utility vehicle (SUV) soft top
A SUV soft top is an SUV that has a top made of a collapsible material, similar to that of a Convertible. The top is designed so that the roof can be completely removed from the vehicle, leaving it open and roofless.
Station wagon
A station wagon is a motor vehicle designated by the manufacturer as a station wagon and equipped with a permanently mounted front seat, and one or more rear seats that may be collapsed and stored.
Three door
A three Door is a passenger vehicle that has two front doors that open on front mounted hinges and one downsized side rear door that opens on rear mounted hinges; as a result the door opens away from the front of the vehicle. The third door can only be opened after the driver door has been opened, consequently no door handle can be seen from the outside. It is not a hatchback.
Two door
A two door is a passenger car having two doors.
Two-door hatchback
A two-door hatchback is a passenger car that has a sloped back and is not designated by the manufacturer as a station wagon or van. It has three doors including one that opens at the rear to provide access to the passenger compartment.