Abstract
The paper deals with dimensional analysis of several types of passenger cars (limousine, coupe, combi and SUV) in order to consider space economy of mechanical/automated parking versus classical parking. It is calculated a space use coefficient and access lane dimensions according to turning radius for classical parking. A geometric formula is demonstrated in order to link space use coefficient to passenger car length and lane width. For more than 700 passenger car models there were analyzed length, width, height, wheelbase and track being found a relatively high dimensional dispersion. Some cost considerations were made in order to make decisions on choosing mechanical/automated or classical parking for Romanian cities.
Keywords: passenger car, parking space, space economy, exterior car dimensions