Division 3.2.1
United Kingdom
A ‘variant’ within a type of vehicle shall group the vehicles that have the following construction features in common:
- (a)
the number of lateral doors or the type of bodywork as defined in point 4 of Part C (for complete and completed vehicles) when the manufacturer uses the criterion of point 3.1.2;
- (b)
the stage of completion (e.g. complete/incomplete/completed);
- (c)
the power plant with regard to the following construction features:
- (i)
the type of energy supply (internal combustion engine, electric motor or other);
- (ii)
the working principle (positive ignition, compression ignition or other);
- (iii)
the number and arrangement of cylinders in the case of internal combustion engine (L6, V8 or other);
- (i)
- (d)
the number of axles;
- (e)
the number and interconnection of powered axles;
- (f)
the number of steered axles.
- (g)
in the case of multi-stage built vehicles, the manufacturer and the type of the previous stage vehicle.