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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.
It is known by many terms such as compact luxury crossover SUV, luxury compact SUV, premium small SUV, premium compact crossover, luxury small SUV, among others. Compact luxury crossover SUVs are usually based on the platform of a mid-size car , while some models may be based on a full-size car or a C-segment platform.
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]
Cars When it comes to fuel economy, a car will mostly give you more gas mileage than a truck or SUV. However, fuel efficiency varies significantly across the five types of cars GOBankingRates ...
Mid-size crossover SUV. Successor to the Tiguan Allspace, marketed as the Tiguan in the Americas. Tayron X: 2020 2020 China MQB A2: Coupe crossover SUV version of the Tayron. Tiguan (Mk2) 2008 2016 Global MQB A2: Compact crossover SUV (C-segment) built on the MQB A2 platform. Tiguan (Mk3) 2023 Global MQB Evo: Tiguan X: 2020 2020 China MQB A2
The Lexus NX (Japanese: レクサス・NX, Hepburn: Rekusasu NX) is a compact luxury crossover SUV sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota. Introduced in late 2014, it is positioned between the subcompact UX and the mid-size RX in Lexus’ crossover SUV lineup. According to Lexus, the name "NX" stands for "Nimble Crossover". [1]