why don't SUVs look like SUVs anymore? (vehicles, fuel, best)

[purplesky]

They used to be nice and boxy but now they make all so "sleek" looking that they look like hatchbacks on stilts.

[Me007gold]

Safety regulations, mpg requirements. Most of them are based off of cars and lack a true frame.

[rstevens62]

There are plenty that still do look like SUVs, ford explorer, 4 door jeeps, honda pilot. It seems to me boxy is actually coming back.

[sirtiger]

Some people have ugly taste.

[HappyRider]

It's popular to blame everything on safety and gas mileage. Box oo no box has nothing to do with either. Matter of fact, those sloped rears are terrible for headroom.

[notnamed]

Because an egg shape is more aerodynamic than a box.

[Retired in Illinois]

Originally Posted by purplesky

They used to be nice and boxy but now they make all so "sleek" looking that they look like hatchbacks on stilts.

The change from "boxee" to "sleek" is all about low wind resistance for best possible fuel MPG.

[Ringo1]

Originally Posted by purplesky

They used to be nice and boxy but now they make all so "sleek" looking that they look like hatchbacks on stilts.

I'm looking for a 'boxy' SUV as we speak! I just gave my son my 09 Ford Explorer and am looking. Honda Pilot (older models) seems promising and a few others I've seen.


To me . all the newer SUV's just look like some version of a station wagon.

[papilgee4evaeva]

We talking actual SUVs or crossovers here?

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by purplesky

They used to be nice and boxy but now they make all so "sleek" looking that they look like hatchbacks on stilts.

That's why I like the original boxy crossover SUV, Subaru Forester. The best visibility of any SUV, and one of the best driving vehicles in the snow.