"Crossover" - Marketing term? or maybe "SUVs" are just a 4 Letter word? (vehicle, seats)

[titaniummd]

"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

“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.”

Crossover vehicles blur lines between cars and sport-utilities.

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."

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....

[getmeoutofhere]

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.

[Irishtom29]

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.

[43north87west]

Originally Posted by titaniummd

"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



Crossover vehicles blur lines between cars and sport-utilities.



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....

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.

[cdelena]

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.

[caution]

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)

[Coldjensens]

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?