When can you call a car a sports utility vehicle or a SUV?

Ankita Katdare

Ankita Katdare

@abrakadabra • Oct 22, 2024
Totally newbie question -

What are the factors or features or categories that help us determine that a car is a SUV?
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  • Sarathkumar Chandrasekaran

    Sarathkumar Chandrasekaran

    @sarathkumar-FEGRPw • Feb 2, 2014

    SUV's is a new technical word mostly used to describe a large sized station wagon type cars usually built upon light chassis.
    SUV would mostly be a off road four wheel driven vehicle but some companies had built on-road SUV's.
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  • zaveri

    zaveri

    @zaveri-5TD6Sk • Feb 2, 2014

    Cars like Mahindra Scorpio, Bolero and Innova are true SUVs, in India.

    Other features any SUV should have is 4WD.
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  • Vikram S Bargah

    Vikram S Bargah

    @vikram-s-EgXevn • Feb 2, 2014

    SUV's are mostly tough, off road vehicle build on heavy body type .

    Body Type
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  • Ankita Katdare

    Ankita Katdare

    @abrakadabra • Feb 3, 2014

    @#-Link-Snipped-# That is a very informative image. Thanks for sharing.
    Another question -What is the difference between a crossover and a SUV?
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  • Vikram S Bargah

    Vikram S Bargah

    @vikram-s-EgXevn • Feb 3, 2014

    Ankita Katdare
    @#-Link-Snipped-# That is a very informative image. Thanks for sharing.
    Another question -What is the difference between a crossover and a SUV?

    A Crossover is one which is built on the frame of a car. It is Usually a Unibody Structure i.e. body & frame are one piece whereas
    A SUV is built mostly on the chassis of a Truck (small ones) . Its body is built separately & then assembled with the frame altogether.

    Usually Its not easy to differ between them. Both have raised ground clearance & 2 , 4 Wheel Drive.

    Hence we mostly hear SUV as it is the safest bet.

    hope u get my point.
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