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99% of people with an SUV will never use the "sport utility" aspect of it, and they could do all of the things you listed better with a minivan (Sienna/Odyssey/
by lotsofpulp 1y ago
99% of people with an SUV will never use the "sport utility" aspect of it, and they could do all of the things you listed better with a minivan (Sienna/Odyssey/etc).
But the driver would have to sit lower in a minivan. Which is what SUVs are really about, the ego boost one gets from sitting higher up (and the associated feelings with being able to not have to settle for a minivan, and being able to waste a little money).
- graemep 1y agoThey should drive a goods vehicle then. The one time I have driven a Transit van (a Ford model popular in the UK) I was looking down on cars and SUVs - even a Rolls at one point. It was amusing (and a lot easier to drive than I imagined).
- dismalaf 1y agoModern SUVs are closer to cars or minivans than the body on frame 4x4s that SUVs started as...
- LUmBULtERA 1y agoI don't follow this logic at all. We have a Model Y SUV. We use the space of its hatchback and frunk frequently, and it's much more efficient to drive than a Sienna or Odyssey. There's no logical reason to conclude a minivan would be better for our purposes.
- lotsofpulp 1y agoA model Y is not anywhere near an SUV, regardless of classification for tax purposes. It's also not comparable because it is all electric. The form factor of a typical SUV, such as an X7 or Land Cruiser or Explorer or Suburban, is inherently more wasteful than a minivan. The only thing those offer 99% of people is that they allow the driver to sit higher up, and be able to say they are not driving a minivan. Otherwise, the minivan provides more utility in every way. >summer roadtrips, ski vacations, visiting family, moving stuff. All of this stuff (in the manner 99% of people use their vehicle, i.e. not climbing rocky terrain like in the commercials) is easier to do in a minivan than an SUV. And I'm sure an electric minivan would be better than an electric SUV, except at signaling you can afford to forego the extra utility.
- LUmBULtERA 1y agoThe Model Y is commonly understood to be a SUV. You can't just make it not so because it doesn't fit your narrative.
- LUmBULtERA 1y agoAlso no, an ID Buzz in an electric minivan, and I wouldn't inherently say it's better than an electric SUV. It gets pretty poor range and efficiency, and so a smaller SUV like a Model Y can make more sense if you don't need that extra storage capacity.