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The first relevant usage of the term SUV was in advertising brochures for the full-sized 1974 Jeep Cherokee (SJ), which used the wording "sport(s) utility vehicle" as a description for the vehicle. [ 96 ] [ 97 ] The 1966 Ford Bronco included a "sport utility" model; however, in this case it was used for the two-door pickup truck version.
Crossover utility vehicle, a denomination used by some manufacturers for a car-based SUV, abbreviated as XUV GMC Envoy , a 1997–2008 American mid-size SUV, pickup truck variant called Envoy XUV HSV Avalanche , a 2003–2005 Australian mid-size performance crossover, pickup truck variant called Avalanche XUV
The following items are commonly used automotive acronyms and abbreviations: [1] [2] [3] [4] 5MT: 5-speed manual transmission; A4: 4-speed automatic transmission; A5 ...
Honda states that "CR-V" stands for "Comfortable Runabout Vehicle," [3] [4] [5] while the term "Compact Recreational Vehicle" is used in a British car review article that was republished by Honda, associating the model name with the Sports Utility Vehicle abbreviation of SU-V. [6]
The list includes crossover SUVs, Mini SUVs, Compact SUVs and other similar vehicles. Also includes hybrid, luxury, sport or tuned, military, electric and fuel cell versions. Due to similarity, Sport Utility Trucks are also in this list. Note: Many of the vehicles (both current and past) are related to other vehicles in the list.
Prior to 1940 the term "jeep" had been used as U.S. Army slang for new recruits or vehicles, [11] [12] but the World War II "jeep" that went into production in 1941 specifically tied the name to this light military 4×4, arguably making them the oldest four-wheel drive mass-production vehicles now known as SUVs. [13]
Ohio’s traffic laws made a pivotal change this year, and some new legislation could call for more change in the new year. In January, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a new distracted driving law , which ...
In 2007, GMC introduced the Acadia, a crossover SUV, which was the division's second unibody vehicle (after the Vandura) whose predecessor, the GMT-360 based Envoy, was discontinued with the closure of GM's Moraine, Ohio plant on December 23, 2008.