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sedan
Also known as saloon
passenger car in a three-box configuration
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A sedan is a passenger car with a three-box design, meaning it has a separate compartment for the engine, a distinct cabin for passengers, and a dedicated trunk for cargo. This configuration is one of the most common car styles because it offers a practical balance of interior space, storage capacity, and fuel efficiency for everyday driving.
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A sedan (American English), or saloon (British English), is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo. Variations of the sedan style include the close-coupled sedan, club sedan, convertible sedan, fastback sedan, hardtop sedan, notchback sedan, and sedanet.
The sedan name derives from the 17th-century litter known as a "sedan chair", a one-person enclosed box with windows carried by porters. The first recorded use of the term sedan to describe an automobile body style occurred in 1912.