{"id":3273,"date":"2022-04-25T07:16:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T07:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.autolexicon.net\/?p=3273"},"modified":"2024-07-03T12:28:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T12:28:50","slug":"sedan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autolexicon.net\/en\/articles\/sedan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sedan (Saloon)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The saloon body was one of the most popular shapes in the socialist bloc after the Second World War. Just think of the range of Skodas starting with the post-war Skoda 1201, through the Startak and Octavia, followed by the Skoda 1000 MB and the immortal Skoda 120. The Skoda sedan line-up is rounded off by the somewhat controversial Fabia Sedan and the elegant first-generation Superb.<\/span><\/p>\nngg_shortcode_6_placeholder\n

The history of saloon-bodied cars, of course, goes back much further. Neither scholars nor historians agree on the first ever sedan-bodied vehicle<\/strong>. Is it even possible to find such a vehicle?<\/span><\/p>\n

The word sedan is probably derived from the Latin “sedeo<\/em>” or to sit. The first documented use of the word sedan in a period brochure occurred in 1912 with the Stubaker Six<\/strong>, which was offered as a “sedan”. Other scholars consider the 1899 Renault Voiturette Type B<\/strong> to be the first ever sedan, as it was the first known car produced with a roof. In any case, neither of these models corresponds to today’s definition of a saloon body.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Definition:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Sedan-bodied vehicles are characterized by a three-box body design<\/strong>, i.e., fixed compartments for the engine, passengers and cargo. A saloon usually has a four-door, five-seater body with a fixed roof and a stepped rear<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Examples of vehicles with sedan bodywork include the: <\/strong>Skoda Fabia Sedan (1st generation), Skoda Superb (1st generation), Volkswagen Passat, AUDI A4, AUDI A6, BMW 3, BMW 5, …<\/span><\/p>\nngg_shortcode_7_placeholder\n

In today’s terms, and with today’s overabundance of luxury, we might as well consider sedan-bodied vehicles as limousines<\/a>. Unlike limousines, however, sedans do not meet the requirement of a tightly separated driver and passenger compartment in the rear of the car. Sedans cannot therefore be considered limousines in the true sense of the word. In German-speaking countries, on the other hand, the word sedan is replaced by Limuosine<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Typical features of sedans:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n