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.
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).