Archive for the ‘Sport Utility Vehicles’ Category

The General Motors Arlington, Texas factory where rear-wheel drive cars were built, such as the Chevrolet Caprice, Buick Roadmaster, and Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was converted to truck and SUV production, putting an end to full-size family station wagon and overall terminating production of rear-wheel drive full-size cars.

BMW of North America head honcho Tom Purves doesn’t like when you call the 2007 BMW X5 a sport-utility vehicle.

We’re not sure that we even finished pronouncing the “U” in SUV before Purves piped in, “S-A-V!” All right sure, it’s a “Sport Activity Vehicle.”

The high wages of unionized workers in the United States and Canada members of the UAW and CAW, respectively, compared to non-union workers such as that of Toyota, meant that it was unprofitable to have them build small cars.

The Big Three were unable to adapt as quickly as their Japanese rivals to produce small cars to meet growing demand.

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Sport Utility vehicle. The name of this popular vehicle class suggests vehicles that are fun to drive while providing more space and capability for carrying passengers, toting cargo, and hauling stuff. Unfortunately, most SUVs manage to excel only on the utility part of the equation, and those that do perform well on pavement usually carry a luxury badge on the grille, putting them out of reach of most Americans. But Saturn wants to change that with the Saturn Vue Red Line.

Compact SUVs and mini SUVs may have five or fewer seats, especially if they are based on a car platform instead of a light truck.

Utes can be 2WD or 4WD, and many are available in both formats, for example the Toyota , Nissan and Mitsubishi .

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The Acura MDX was launched in 2000 to define a new era in the evolution of luxury sport utility vehicles, treading beyond the limits of existing SUVs in terms of handling, packaging efficiency and environmental impact. It was developed with the overriding goal of setting new benchmarks for luxury SUV performance. The MDX had a stellar first year, establishing itself as the #1 SUV by capturing both the Motor Trend Sport Utility of the Year and the North American Truck of the Year awards. In the following years, Acura proceeded to make it even better, increasing its already formidable performance and further refining the MDX inside and out. For the 2006 model year, the MDX receives an assortment of stylish and sporty additions.

The first Sport utility vehicles were descendants from commercial and military vehicles such as the World War II Jeep and Land Rover.

The transportation curator at the Henry Ford Museum, Robert Casey, contends persuasively that the Cherokee was the first true sport utility vehicle in the modern understanding of the term.

Hummer is expanding its product portfolio and entering the midsize truck market with its 2009 H3T. The vehicle, which is scheduled to make its debut at the Chicago Auto Show, was inspired by the Hummer H3, one of the brand’s two sport utility vehicles (SUV).

SUVs have been popular for many years with rural buyers due to their off-road capabilities.