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02-09-2009, 10:43 PM
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Location: Beautiful place in Virginia
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"Crossovers" are supposed to be car based SUVs. That term is the catch phrase for what looks like an SUV.
If an SUV Is Too Big and Too Thirsty, Try a Crossover
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“A crossover can be just about any vehicle with unibody construction, a relatively high seating position, available four-wheel drive (or not), and a reasonable amount of cargo space.”
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Crossover vehicles blur lines between cars and sport-utilities.
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Still, "there is no such thing as a crossover," says George Peterson, president of AutoPacific. "It's a term that the industry uses that has no meaning for consumers."
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Maybe because SUVs are a FOUR Letter Word, due to the rising price of oil.
Crossover (automobile) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2007 New Crossover Vehicle Guide
I guess I didn't buy an SUV, I bought a crossover.... |
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02-09-2009, 11:52 PM
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Location: Purgatory (A.K.A. Dallas, Texas)
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Crossover was originally meant to be a car-based SUV. It was originated with the Lexus RX in 1998.
Since then, the term has been corrupted when all the other automakers saw how insanely popular the RX was.
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02-10-2009, 06:04 AM
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Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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I consider crossovers to be station wagons not SUVs, I think of my Ford Edge as a wagon.
It's all bull**** anyway; it is what it is.
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02-10-2009, 11:34 AM
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Location: La Jolla, CA
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I think the term "station wagon" died and "crossover" took over. Crossover is a bit more broad than station wagon, with cars that are close to SUVs and some that aren't. |
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02-10-2009, 11:52 AM
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Location: WA
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I think crossover is a valid classification of a car based SUV rather than on built on a truck platform. It is often higher profile and offers more SUV features than a station wagon which is a car with a storage cab rather than a traditional trunk.
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02-10-2009, 12:05 PM
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Location: Fly-over country.
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crossovers are just different looking station wagons
a body with more seats or cargo space on a car frame (some SUVs are also the same thing)
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02-10-2009, 05:00 PM
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Location: Grosse Ile Michigan
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We call them pregnant station wagons. We keep waiting for them to produce a bunch of mini station wagons. Isn't that where the Saturns came from?
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