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SMALL FAMILY CARS

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Current small family cars are between 4.20 m and 4.35 m long if they are hatchbacks, or between 4.40 m and 4.55 m if they are saloon or estate models. Since the 1990s there have been Multi-purpose Vehicle based on them, called Compact MPV s. Popular small family cars are the Ford Focus , Opel Astra , Peugeot 307 , Renault Mégane and Volkswagen Golf .

In North America , which uses a different classification system, cars of this size are generally referred to as Compact Car s, and the term "family car" is almost never used to describe a vehicle in this class.


LARGE FAMILY CARS

See Also: Large family car


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Large family cars were usually around 4.50 m in length by the early 1990s, but are now shifting to 4.70 m or more in length. Examples of large family cars include the Ford Mondeo , Opel Vectra , Renault Laguna , and the Volkswagen Passat .

Equivalently sized cars in North America are usually called Mid-size Car s; the term "family car" is fairly often used to refer to a vehicle in this class. Examples include the Ford Fusion , Chevrolet Malibu and the Buick LaCrosse .


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