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[[Image:05 500 Limited.jpg|The [[Ford Five Hundred]] a recently Discontinued Full-size [[Sedan]]|right|thumb|250px]] | [[Image:05 500 Limited.jpg|The [[Ford Five Hundred]] a recently Discontinued Full-size [[Sedan]]|right|thumb|250px]] | ||
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*[[Buick LeSabre]] | *[[Buick LeSabre]] | ||
*[[Buick Park Avenue]] | *[[Buick Park Avenue]] |
Revision as of 10:12, 2 July 2007
A full-size car is a marketing term used in North America for an automobile larger than Mid-Size Cars. The American EPA uses "large car" to denote full-size cars.
Full-size is defined in measurement as greater than 120ft of interior volume. Previously, a wheelbase greater than 110 Inches was the criterion. The term first appeared in the early 1960's to define what also became known as "standard" size cars from the new compact and intermediate models then being introduced.
Due to the growing length of wheelbases among mid-size luxury sedan, however, the overall length of the vehicles has become another factor to take into account as well. Full-size cars should therefore also feature an overall length of more than 197 Inches.
Current full-size cars
A * denotes a car available with 6-passenger seating
- Audi A8
- Bentley Arnage
- BMW 7 Series
- Buick Lucerne*
- Cadillac DTS*
- Chevrolet Impala*
- Chrysler 300
- Dodge Charger
- Dodge Magnum
- Ford Crown Victoria*
- Ford Taurus
- Infiniti Q45
- Lexus LS
- Lincoln Town Car*
- Maserati Quattroporte
- Mercury Grand Marquis*
- Mercury Sable
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class
- Nissan Maxima
- Pontiac Grand Prix
- Toyota Avalon
- Volkswagen Phaeton
- Volvo S80