noun
small passenger car; compact car; minicar
Refers to a small-sized passenger vehicle, typically with an engine displacement of 660cc to 2000cc in Japanese classification.
最近、燃費の良い小型乗用車が人気だ。
Recently, fuel-efficient small passenger cars are popular.
この駐車場は小型乗用車専用です。
This parking lot is for small passenger cars only.
Compound of 小型 (small size) + 乗用車 (passenger car).