An automobile (via French from Greek auto, self an Latin mobilis moving, a vehicle that moves itself rather than being moved by another vehicle or animal). A motor car is a wheeled passenger vehicle which carries its own engine also known as a 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. However, the term is far from precise because there are many types of vehicles that do similar tasks.

Trivia about car

  • A member of Picasso's family sued after Citroen named one of these after the late artist
  • Harding was the first president to ride to his inauguration in one of these
  • 1895:George Selden receives the first U.S. patent for one of these conveyances
  • The famous cover of Action Comics No. 1 shows Superman lifting one of these
  • Experts say the smell in a new one of these is from the phthalate plasticizers used in PVC, not leather
  • Researchers at Rice University made a molecule-size one of these with a chassis, axles & pivoting suspension
  • If Prince Charles wants to put you in his "jam jar", don't worry; it's one of these
  • In the film "The Betsy", the Betsy is one of these that Laurence Olivier names for his great-granddaughter