To be fair, an MRAP is quite a step above armored car—including being huge, heavy, fuel-hungry, and designed for use in war zones. And MRAP use was somewhat co

To be fair, an MRAP is quite a step above armored car—including being huge, heavy, fuel-hungry, and designed for use in war zones. And MRAP use was somewhat controversial even in Iraq, where they were designed to be used: https://web.archive.org/web/20070718130937/http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003798.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070718130937/http://www.defens... For a lighter look at what an MRAP really is, thanks to Top Gear (though this is a South African vehicle, not the ones we deployed): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoRmT0iRic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoRmT0iRic They're not tanks, but I can see why people would call them that.