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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Not every crossover has the ground clearance good enough as a traditional SUV often has, yet they're still often classified as a "light truck" for some random bureaucratic reasons.
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The reason behind this is that they have different requirements than cars.
The requirements are realy strict for small cars, but not at all strict for trucks.
So if you manage to classify a vehicle as a light truck, you don't have to build it as efficient as it would need to be as a car.
Also emissions regulations are easier to pass as well IIRC.