Crossovers are not great. They are average. They are unoffensive to people who can't think past what is marketed to them and therefore sell by the billions. Yes, they have some positives: ease of ingress/egress, ease of depositing babies into their car seats, etc.. basically everything you listed. But salad has some benefits as well. Crossovers are the salad of the car industry. And there's no way I'm eating one of those.
All that said, this is a very good article. Honestly the best argument for sala...Crossovers I've ever read.
An SUV will always be less fuel efficient than an equivalent car. They also tend to be a lot more expensive than an equivalent car. If you have a genuine need for an SUV, that's fine, but when half the new car buying population is buying them, a large number of people aren't getting the best car they could for the price.
Crossovers are basically bigger cars that work well on tarmac and gravel. Sure, they aren't going to be Dakar champions anytime soon, but then again, that's not really their point. They're meant to be XL hatchbacks and pull caravans, not for going through a 4 right into 5 left over crest and 4 right.
You don't need an SUV to tow. My Falcon has a bigger towing capacity than my dad's Santa Fe. Ladder frame 4WDs tow more than cars, but SUVs generally don't because structurally, they're the same as the cars they're based on. Ground clearance...
Well done Ian! I don't know why people would drive anything but crossovers unless they were headed for the track or car show scene. Even my ram gets to 60 in 6 seconds. The class of SUV's has delivered all a families requirements nicely for a nice price and that's reflected in sales. Cheers Ian.
Sure the drawbacks are not as prominent as some people want you to believe but let’s face it you are getting a jacked up sedan for the price of the sedan a tier higher. The BMW X3 is practically the same price as an 5 series. But the 5 series offers a way more comfortable ride for your daily use. And all of the advantages of SUV you mentioned above is for most people is about as useful as the 420kph top speed of the Bugatti Chiron.
Funny enough, my next door neighbour drives an X5. She wanted another 5 Series but has developed arthritis in her knees and had some extra cash to splurge. It’s what reminded me I wanted to write this.
That wouldn’t be what I call normal people. People like your neighbour couldn’t possibly make up the majority of the car buyer base to be considered normal case. Especially having some extra cash bit. I don’t know how you choose cars but most...
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Crossovers are not great. They are average. They are unoffensive to people who can't think past what is marketed to them and therefore sell by the billions. Yes, they have some positives: ease of ingress/egress, ease of depositing babies into their car seats, etc.. basically everything you listed. But salad has some benefits as well. Crossovers are the salad of the car industry. And there's no way I'm eating one of those.
All that said, this is a very good article. Honestly the best argument for sala...Crossovers I've ever read.
An SUV will always be less fuel efficient than an equivalent car. They also tend to be a lot more expensive than an equivalent car. If you have a genuine need for an SUV, that's fine, but when half the new car buying population is buying them, a large number of people aren't getting the best car they could for the price.
Crossovers are basically bigger cars that work well on tarmac and gravel. Sure, they aren't going to be Dakar champions anytime soon, but then again, that's not really their point. They're meant to be XL hatchbacks and pull caravans, not for going through a 4 right into 5 left over crest and 4 right.
You don't need an SUV to tow. My Falcon has a bigger towing capacity than my dad's Santa Fe. Ladder frame 4WDs tow more than cars, but SUVs generally don't because structurally, they're the same as the cars they're based on. Ground clearance...
Read moreWell yes, but even so, you don't see any saloons or coupes towing caravans, they're big crossover hatchbacks and SUVs.
Well done Ian! I don't know why people would drive anything but crossovers unless they were headed for the track or car show scene. Even my ram gets to 60 in 6 seconds. The class of SUV's has delivered all a families requirements nicely for a nice price and that's reflected in sales. Cheers Ian.
Sure the drawbacks are not as prominent as some people want you to believe but let’s face it you are getting a jacked up sedan for the price of the sedan a tier higher. The BMW X3 is practically the same price as an 5 series. But the 5 series offers a way more comfortable ride for your daily use. And all of the advantages of SUV you mentioned above is for most people is about as useful as the 420kph top speed of the Bugatti Chiron.
Funny enough, my next door neighbour drives an X5. She wanted another 5 Series but has developed arthritis in her knees and had some extra cash to splurge. It’s what reminded me I wanted to write this.
That wouldn’t be what I call normal people. People like your neighbour couldn’t possibly make up the majority of the car buyer base to be considered normal case. Especially having some extra cash bit. I don’t know how you choose cars but most...
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