Automotive vs. Automobile: What's the Difference?

Relating to self-propelled machines.

A car with an internal combustion engine.

Of or relating to the business of selling motor vehicles.

A vehicle primarily used for personal transportation.

Pertaining to motor vehicles.

A four-wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers.

Describing the technology of motor vehicles.

A machine that travels using wheels.

Referring to the culture surrounding cars.

A self-propelled passenger vehicle that usually has four wheels and an internal-combustion engine, used for land transport. Also called motorcar.

Moving by itself; self-propelling or self-propelled.

Of or relating to automobiles; automotive.

Of or relating to self-propelled vehicles.

A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.

Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.

To travel by automobile.

Of, or relating to motor vehicles.

Self-moving; self-propelled.

A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts

A self-propelled vehicle used for transporting passengers, suitable for use on a street or roadway. Many diferent models of automobiles have beenbuilt and sold commercially, possessing varied features such as a retractable roof (in a convertible), different braking systems, different propulsion systems, and varied styling. Most models have four wheels but some have been built with three wheels. Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), and sometimes by steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from under 50 H. P. for earlier models to over 200 H. P. larger models or high-performance sports or racing cars. An automobile is commonly called a car or an auto, and generally in British usage, motor cars.

Of or pertaining to the automobile.

To travel in an automobile.

Containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement.

4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine;

Of or relating to motor vehicles;

Travel in an automobile

Containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement;

A motor vehicle designed for road use.