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Originally Posted by Xist
Hyundai calls the Venue an SUV.
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Depends on who they are talking too. Yes, Hyundai's marketing team tells customers it is a crossover - because crossovers are cool and hatchbacks are the kiss of death - but are they fooling anyone? Anyone can look at one in person and see that it is a hatchback. Not enough ground clearance to be a crossover or SUV.
GM tried to call the Bolt a crossover too but nobody bought it - even with the roof rack.
Hyundai tells the government it is a car - because it doesn't meet the legal requirements to be a crossover.
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An automobile capable of off-highway operation, as indicated by the fact that it:
(1)
(i) Has 4-wheel drive; or
(ii) Is rated at more than 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight; and
(2) Has at least four of the following characteristics calculated when the automobile is at curb weight, on a level surface, with the front wheels parallel to the automobile's longitudinal centerline, and the tires inflated to the manufacturer's recommended pressure—
(i) Approach angle of not less than 28 degrees.
(ii) Breakover angle of not less than 14 degrees.
(iii) Departure angle of not less than 20 degrees.
(iv) Running clearance of not less than 20 centimeters.
(v) Front and rear axle clearances of not less than 18 centimeters each.
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
Everyone tries to call everything they have as "SUV." The Chevy Bolt is an SUV. The Subaru Outback is an SUV. If you want a vehicle to sell, just put "SUV" on it and it will sell.
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Exactly right. The marketing people can spin whatever tale they want - if the customer will buy it.
However, the Outback actually meets the legal requirements of a SUV and is classified as one.
