page_title: Car classification
section_title: Personal Luxury Car
hierarchical_section_title: Car classification / North American market segments / Personal Luxury Car
caption_attribution_description: This is a picture of a vehicle (name of it is on the file name).
context_page_description: Governments and private organizations have developed car classification schemes that are used for various purposes including regulation, description and categorization of cars.
  The International Standard ISO 3833-1977 Road vehicles – Types – Terms and definitions also defines terms for classifying cars.
context_section_description: A personal luxury car is a North American market segment for premium coupé or convertible produced from 1952–2007. These two door cars prioritized comfort, styling and a high level of interior features. Not prioritizing maximum interior space, interior volumes are equivalent size to mid-size cars and are part of the D-segment in the European car classification, and exterior dimensions can exceed F-segment.
  The segment rose to popularity following the success of the 1958-60 Ford Thunderbird, which sold 200,000 units. Personal luxury cars from General Motors and Chrysler respectively include the Buick Riviera and Chrysler Cordoba.
  Examples of personal luxury cars:
  Ford Thunderbird
  Cadillac Eldorado
  Chrysler Cordoba
caption: 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
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