"You Know, the Butt. It's Got a Weird Butt, and a Flat Head."

Fall Sundays.  Typically the time where the auto industry beats us over the head with truck commercials.  You know, hard hittin' football, a shit ton of bricks gettin' dropped from ten feet up into the bed of a Chevy, sloppin' around in mud.  Man shit.  This past weekend Hyundai saw fit to instead beat us over the head with ads for its little Veloster.  I'm excited about the Veloster.  This thing looks to have just enough ponies put together with the available six speed tranny to make a pretty fun to drive hatch.  I also happen to think it looks cool.  My girlfriend thinks otherwise.  Lets leave the Veloster out of this though. The real issue is how she describes what she doesn't like.

Her: That car looks weird, it has a flat head.

Me:  You mean the roof?

Her: Yeah whatever, the head.  It looks flat and weird.

Me: Oh brother

Head = roof

Mouth = grill

Butt = rear end

Eyes =  headlights

Lid = hood

Maybe some others I'm forgetting, but thats the general idea.  So to you dear, I present you this, a guide to automotive design jargon courtesy of Jalopnik.  We'll talk C-pillars, rake, beltlines, and butts in no time.  Love you.