SimonJ exclude heavy, Imprezas. uk.rec.driving.
ROFL, what should we call them then?
Cambridge dictionary : SUV
"sports utility vehicle: a large car with an engine that supplies power to all four wheels, but that is usually used for ordinary driving"
Personally I don't agree with that fully. The urban dictionary has some better definitions. The third definition is very interesting :-o
Must be a Bank HolidayAll the fun of lunatic drivers: 1. Driving north up the A1(M) where it collects the M1. Volvo V70 in lane 2 of the M1 decides he's coming off at J45...
Definition 1: "Sport Utility Vehicle. Neither a sport vehicle nor a utility vehicle. A whack, fakebutt (and successful) attempt by the motor vehicle industry to lure in overpaid middle clbutt workaholic moms who think that they need a 3 ton vehicle to carry their stupid kids to soccer practice.
"My old car got 38 miles per gallon and could carry only 4 people; despite the fact that i am a divorced mother of one, i had to upgrade to a vehicle that got 13 miles per gallon and could carry 10 people.
Definition 2: "Gas-guzzling motor vehicle designed for off-road driving while only 5% of SUV owners ever go off road"
Definition 3: "A type of pick-up truck with an attached camper shell and seats in the cargo bed. Never intended for pbuttenger use on the highway, is cheaper to manufacture due to loophole in federal laws regulating pbuttenger saftey. Despite the manufacturing economy, on of the most expensive types of motor vehicles to own and operate-high accident and theft rate, low re-sale value, and poor performance and fuel economy. Prone to roll over and kill all occupants from something as simple as a failed tire. The lack of structure mandated for real pbuttenger vehicles allows the 'SUV' to cave in upon rollover, while even the cheapest pbuttenger car is legally required to have a roll cage in the roof structure. Marketed as a more cool replacement for the minivan or station wagon. Often seen in news reports as the scene of multiple baneities resulting from a blown tire. There is a new generation of vehicles marketed as suv or hybrid vehicles, these are not as dangerous, being based on minivan or car chbuttis-engineered for use on paved surfaces."
Some of the others : Satan's Unholy Vehicle Selfish Urban Vanity Supremely Unwieldly Vehicle Stupid Useless Vehicle
