23% dintre SUV-urile vandute in Europa nu sunt de fapt SUV

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Te-ai intrebat vreodata cate dintre SUV-urile pe care le vezi pe strada sunt de fapt SUV-uri si cate au doar tractiune fata? Potrivit estimarilor Land Rover, producator britanic de masini premium 4×4, circa 23% dintre SUV-urile vandute in Europa au tractiune pe doua din cele patru roti (fata sau spate).

http://www.0-100.ro/2010/08/04/circa-23 ... t-suv-uri/

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Producatorul Land Rover estimeaza prost.
SUV nu inseamna masina 4x4 cu garda mare eventual. Idem nu orice 4x4 cu garda mare e automat off-roader.
Daca Land Rover face doar masini 4x4, nu inseamna ca sint mai cu mot decit restul producatorilor care sint capabili sa ofere si versiuni 4x2.

SUV is a generic marketing term for a vehicle similar to a station wagon, but built on a light-truck chassis.[1] Usually equipped with four-wheel drive for on- or off-road ability, and with some pretension or ability to be used as an off-road vehicle, some SUVs include the towing capacity of a pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of a minivan or large sedan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_utility_vehicle

Acum referitor la articolul de pe 0-100.ro:
- SUV nu inseamna masina de teren si nici reciproca nu e adevarata. Vezi afirmatia "BMW are in oferta si X1 doar cu tractiune pe rotile din spate (sDrive), desi in mod traditional masinile de teren ale BMW s-au remarcat prin tractiune integrala permanenta (xDrive)." Seria X e la BMW nu sint masini de teren.
- cross-overele nu sint SUV-uri mai mici, sint masini care imbina caracteristici din mai multe clase.

A crossover is a vehicle built on a car platform and borrowing features of a traditional sport utility vehicle (SUV).

In contrast to traditional SUV's, which use body-on-frame construction, crossovers use the unibody construction typical of passenger vehicles. The crossover combines, in highly variable degree, design features from an SUV such as tall interior packaging, high H-point seating, high ground-clearance or all-wheel-drive capability — with design features from an automobile such as a passenger vehicle's platform, independent rear suspension, car-like handling and fuel economy.

Crossovers are typically designed for only light off-road capability, if any at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossover_(automobile)

[mesersmith]

corect...
suv=sport-utility vehicle...

[mbc]

E adevarat ca BMW s-a remarcat cu tractiunea 4x4 ... prin penibilism. Si atat.