Today most factory sliding sunroof options feature a glass panel and are sometimes marketed as moonroofs.
Sun and moon roof difference.
The term moonroof was coined by ford in the 70s but is now used generically to describe glass panel inbuilt electric sunroofs in vehicles by all manufacturers.
But today almost nobody sells cars with an opaque movable sunroof.
Sunroof means no light or air when the roof is closed think of a sunshade.
From the outside it looks like a body colored metal panel.
A sunroof is a solid panel that lets no light through when closed but it can pop open or slide back to allow outside air to come inside.
A sunroof is an operable metal panel in a car roof that slides back to let in light and air.
Sunroofs by historical definition are opaque.
A moonroof is a similar panel but its panel is made of glass and can let light in even when closed.
In general a sunroof is a panel either glass or opaque in a vehicle s roof that pops up or slides to the side to let air or light into the cabin.
A moonroof is a type of sunroof.
A sunroof is an opaque metal panel and you can t see through it.
Moonroof is a glass sunroof you can look through.