noun
small car; compact car
Refers to a physically small automobile, often in contrast to larger vehicle categories. Common in everyday conversation and automotive contexts.
小型車は燃費がいい。
Small cars have good fuel economy.
駐車場が狭いので、小型車を選んだ。
Since the parking lot is narrow, I chose a compact car.
大型車 refers to large vehicles such as trucks and buses, the opposite of 小型車.
Compound of 小型 (small size) + 車 (car). The reading is the standard on'yomi for each kanji.