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the four-door promise that you've made peace with practicality and won the argument with yourself
means A passenger car with a fixed roof, a separate trunk, and seating for four or more across two rows—the standard family body style.
from From the covered chair-on-poles called a sedan chair, carried by servants from the 17th century onward. The name is of uncertain origin: the popular tale ties it to the town of Sedan in France, but that link is unproven—it may instead trace, possibly, to an Italian or Latin root for 'sitting' (think sedere, 'to sit'), a cousin of words like sedentary. The carried chair vanished, but the idea of a private, enclosed seat for going places climbed straight into the automobile.
- named for
- a covered chair carried by servants centuries ago
- trunk math
- often hauls more cargo than crossovers buyers swap to
- low center
- handles corners better than the SUV tailgating it
- fleet favorite
- taxis and cops chose them for relentless durability
- aero edge
- sleek shape sips less fuel than boxier rivals
toyota camry — best-selling sedan globally with over 12 million sold since 1982
honda civic — iconic japanese sedan with 27+ million sold worldwide since 1972
bmw 3 series — luxury sedan benchmark with over 15 million produced since 1975
ford model t — first mass-produced sedan, over 15 million built from 1908-1927