The crossover utility vehicle ( CUV ) is a vehicle built on a unibody car platform that combines the highly variable features of an SUV (SUV) with passenger vehicles, especially station wagon or hatchback.
Using unibody construction that is typical of passenger vehicles rather than the lightweight body-on-frame body design of the light trucks and SUVs, the crossover incorporates SUV features - such as high interiors, high H-point seating, high ground clearance, and AWD - with people from cars - including independent rear suspension, car-like handling, and lighter weight and better fuel economy than truck or truck-based vehicles.
A crossover can borrow features from a station wagon or hatchback, such as a two-box design of passengers and a volume cargo along with rear access via a third or fifth door, an elevatorgate - and the flexibility to allow configuration that benefits passengers or volume cargo, for example,.
Crossovers are usually designed only for light off-road capabilities, if any, and are offered with front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.
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Origin
The term "crossover" appears as a marketing tool. A 2008 CNNMoney article shows that many consumers can not distinguish between SUVs and crossovers. A Wall Street Journal blog article in January 2008 called the crossover "wagon that looks like a sports vehicle, but rides like a car".
Among the earliest ancestors of what evolved into a modern crossover is the 1948 Willys-Overland Jeepster convertible coupe, which combines features such as cars with proven Willys off-road capabilities. In 1955, GAZ-M20 Pobeda Russia was modified to the M-72 version to become the first unibody all-wheel drive car. The concept car using the Jeep Wagoneer (SJ) drivetrain designed in Greece as a luxury limousine and four vehicles made by Neorion. Off-road Russian VAZ 2121 Niva was introduced in 1976 featuring a unibody body and some mechanical components from the VAZ-2101 compact sedan, Fiat-based pepper 124, and it sees success as the "most depicted agriculture" vehicle. Another challenger before the crossover description became common was Matra Rancho 1977.
A more modern modern crossover that preceded was Eagle AMC, a passenger street vehicle introduced in 1979 that "pioneered the crossover SUV" category before it had a name. American Motors' took a conventional unibody car and engineered a fully automated four-wheel drive system that gave it a high lift, thus "bringing up today's modern crossover". It was "the first four-wheel-drive passenger car production". The Eagle AMC "predicts the current crossover SUV and AWD car". Featuring "passenger-car comfort, plus 4wd security for all-weather security" Eagle sedans and station wagons are different from fuel-ridden vehicles built for off-road rugged that were marketed in the US at the time. AMC has "predicted that consumers will embrace vehicles with the convenience of cars, but the ability to ride and inclement weather from four-wheel-drive utility vehicles". As a precursor to the current crossover model, "AMC vehicles work well and sell well" and "The surviving eagles look like the 'early human' version of CUV, a kind of chain lost from the car world." Eagle AMC can claim "pioneered the entire segment of the automotive landscape".
Although "many car makers claim to develop the first crossover, but Eagle AMC really is the first crossover". A staff writer at The Atlantic wrote that Toyota debuted its first crossover in 1996 with RAV 4 because "it was built on the car body". The use of the current term for this market segment includes a wide range of vehicles. In some cases, manufacturers market vehicles as crossover just to avoid calling them station wagons, or have produced crossovers mainly because station wagons are no longer favored by buyers in certain regions such as the United States.
While crossover vehicles released in the early 2000s resemble traditional SUVs or carriages, others prioritize sportyity over utilities - such as the Infiniti FX and BMW X6.
In 2006, this segment became highly visible in the US, when crossover sales "accounted for more than 50% of the overall SUV market". Sales increased in 2007 by 16%. For Audi, the Audi Q5 has become their second best-selling vehicle in the US market after the Audi A4 sedan. About half of Lexus's sales volume comes from its SUV since the late 1990s, most of which is the Lexus RX crossover.
In the US, domestic manufacturers are slowly switching from their emphasis on light truck-based SUVs, and foreign carmakers are developing crossovers that target the US market, as an alternative to the unpopular station wagons there. But in the 2010 model year, domestic automobiles quickly followed. This segment has a strong appeal to an aging baby boomer.
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Example
The terms crossover and SUV are sometimes interchangeable, sometimes used in combination, depending on the marketing or public perception of a particular vehicle. The broad spectrum of crossovers includes, among many others being marketed in various markets:
- Mini crossovers: for example, Chevrolet Trax/Opel Mokka/Vauxhall Mokka/Buick Encore, CitroÃÆ'Â · Cact Cactus, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, Fiat Palio Adventure, Ford EcoSport, Honda HR-V, Hyundai Creta, Mini Countryman , Nissan Juke, Peugeot 2008 (# 2 in Europe), Renault Captur (# 1 in Europe)
- Compact intersection: for example, BMW X1, Mitsubishi Outlander, Dacia Duster, Ford Kuga, Jeep Compass, Mahindra XUV500, Nissan X-Trail, Peugeot 3008 (Hybrid4 All-wheel-drive capability), SsangYong Korando
- Medium crossover: eg, Acura ZDX, Chevrolet Equinox/GMC Field, Mercedes-Benz M-Class, Ford Edge, Volkswagen Touareg
- Full-size crossover: e.g., Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, Ford Flex, Ford Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Mazda CX-9
The European MPV or large MPV may be broadly resembling a crossover, including vehicles like the Mercedes-Benz R-Class, and the Ford S-Max. During the development of Dodge Journey (Fiat Freemont), Dodge refers to some European vehicles.
Current crossovers with their platform pedigrees (similar vehicles are grouped together):
See also
References
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