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A crossover, crossover SUV, or crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is a type of automobile with an increased ride height that is built on unibody chassis construction shared with passenger cars, as opposed to traditional sport utility vehicles (), which are built on a body-on-frame chassis construction similar to pickup trucks.
The Toyota RAV4 was the worldwide best-selling compact crossover SUV and the best-selling SUV of any kind in 2020. [1]Compact crossover SUV is an automobile classification used mainly in North America to describe a segment of crossover SUV, a type of sport utility vehicle, between subcompact crossover SUV and mid-size crossover SUV.
In 2015, there were 10 subcompact crossover nameplates in the U.S., totalling 411,774 units sold or 2.4 percent of the overall market. In that year, subcompact crossovers outsold subcompact cars for the first time in history. [29] In the following year, the Jeep Renegade was the first in the segment to cross the 100,000-sales threshold. [4]
The first mass-produced unibody four-wheel-drive passenger car was the Russian 1955 GAZ-M20 Pobeda M-72, [38] [39] which could be considered the first crossover car. The 1977 Lada Niva was the first off-road vehicle to use both a unibody construction and a coil-sprung independent front suspension. The relatively compact Niva is considered a ...
The largest category of small cars is called C-segment or small family car in Europe, and compact car in the United States. The size of a compact car is defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as having a combined interior and cargo volume of 100–109 cu ft (2.8–3.1 m 3). [5]
Several manufacturers began offering coupe crossovers from non-luxury segments, for example the Renault Arkana, [12] the Fiat Fastback, [13] and some China-only models such as the Mazda CX-4, [14] Volkswagen Tiguan X and Škoda Kodiaq GT. Some crossovers may feature similar fastback roof sloping, but are not explicitly marketed as coupe SUVs.
Diverging diamond interchange, DDI, double crossover diamond interchange, or DCD A type of diamond interchange in which the two directions of traffic on the non-freeway road cross to the opposite side on both sides of the bridge at the freeway. DLT. See continuous-flow intersection. Drawbridge. See moveable bridge. Driverless car. See self ...
Crossover SUVs became increasingly popular in the mid-2000s, and manufacturers also began to produce luxury versions of crossovers. The Lexus RX was the earliest luxury crossover on the market, and it has since been the best-selling luxury vehicle in the US. [132] Some luxury crossovers are built on a platform shared with