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SUV = obese car. This is an obese car, therefore its a SUV. There are snarkier ways, like a car is a vehicle where 75% of the seats are empty almost all the t
by VLM 11y ago
SUV = obese car. This is an obese car, therefore its a SUV.
There are snarkier ways, like a car is a vehicle where 75% of the seats are empty almost all the time, whereas a SUV is a vehicle where 85% of the seats are empty almost all the time, so the cutoff is around 80% usually empty.
Slightly more seriously a SUV can be defined as a car that has a towing rating approved by the mfgr. I've never owned a car where the mfgr approves any towing weight at all, and I've never heard of a SUV that can't at least tow some minimal weight.
- checker 11y agoCounterpoint: my Volvo has a 1540lb towing rating approved by Volvo. It is not an SUV. The lines are ambiguous. "SUVs" nowadays range from minivans that don't look like minivans (crossovers) like the Ford Edge to actual SUVs like the Jeep Grand Cherokee. My personal definition is if you can take it off road on a trail with no mods and there is no bed, it's definitely an SUV. If you can't realistically take it on a trail, it's a crossover.
- imgabe 11y agoMy Toyota Corolla has a tow rating of 1500lbs, I don't think that makes it an SUV.