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C-segment abstract "C-segment is a car size classification defined by the European Commission as the third-smallest segment (above the A-segment and B-segment) in the European market. The C-segment corresponds approximately to the Compact Car segment in North America and the Small Family Car in British English terminology.The C-segment includes only hatchback, sedan and Station Wagon configurations — as the European Commission reserves the M-segment for Multi-Purpose Cars and J-segment for Sport Utility Cars (including Off-road Vehicles), Light Commercial Vehicles, compact Sport Utility Vehicles (C-SUVs), compact Crossover Utility Vehicles (C-CUVs).As the "segment" terminology became more common in the United States, in 2012 the New York Times described the differences, saying "today's small cars actually span three main segments in the global vehicle market. The tiny A-segment cars include the Chevy Spark and Smart Fortwo. They're extremely short and very light. Slightly larger are B-segment cars like the Ford Fiesta and Chevy Sonic. The A- and B-cars are known as subcompacts. In the C-segment — typically called compacts — are the largest of the small cars. Examples include the Toyota Corolla, a perennial sales leader, as well as the Ford Focus, Chevy Cruze, Hyundai Elantra, Honda Civic and Volkswagen’s Golf and Jetta." The modern C-segment market in Europe can be traced back to the launch of the Volkswagen Golf, the first successful hatchback of this size, in 1974. At the time, similar-sized cars like the Ford Escort, Vauxhall Viva, Austin Allegro and Hillman Avenger were still only available as saloons or estates, as were most continental competitors. However, the hatchback bodystyle became the most popular format in this sector of the European market by the early 1980s. Some carmakers even sold the saloon versions of their popular hatchbacks under a different name during the 1980s, namely the Escort-based Ford Orion and Golf-based Volkswagen Jetta. This change in the favoured bodystyle also saw front-wheel drive replace rear-wheel drive as the norm in the C-segment.The C-segment features many "hot hatchbacks", which feature more powerful engines and often a performance more akin to that of a sports car than a family car. The first successful such car in Europe was the 1976 Volkswagen Golf GTI. Popularity of this type of car multiplied across Europe during the 1980s, with offerings including the Ford Escort XR3i, Vauxhall Astra/Opel Kadett GTE and MG Maestro.".
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C-segment col "* A-segment * B-segment * D-segment * E-segment * F-segment * J-segment * M-segment * S-segment".
C-segment col "* Car classification".
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C-segment subject Category:Car_classifications.
C-segment comment "C-segment is a car size classification defined by the European Commission as the third-smallest segment (above the A-segment and B-segment) in the European market.".
C-segment label "C-segment".
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