Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating...
by monkmartinez on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:09PM
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agreed...That looks like a crossover, not a proper SUV. When I think SUV, I think about a Toyota 4Runner.
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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating...
by jordache on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:14PM
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It doesn't matter. If you look at the IIHS categories, it doesn't make a distinction between crossover and SUV.
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings
The distinction between Crossover and SUV are mostly marketing and some technical differences. Mostly, the underpinning of a crossover is a unibody platform, whereas SUVs are generally body on frame. However that technical distinction is also marketing driven.
Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating...
by ghaff on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:45PM
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Yep. And a lot of SUVs these days are not really SUVs in the traditional sense. The thing about the Tesla that gets me is that you can't even really put a roof rack on it because of the doors. Which for a lot of people I know (including myself) who drive SUVs would be a complete showstopper.
Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating...
by jordache on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @02:30PM
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More than anything, an up right vehicle with a hatchback is likely slotted into the SUV category.
The utility of the roof for carrying cargo is not a factor for determining private passenger vehicle category.
Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating...
by methodin on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @02:06PM
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I always assumed the frunk was way more useful than a roofrack
Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating...
by Vik1ng on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @02:20PM
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Bikes, skies, canoe and so on. All stuff you can put on a roof rack, but not in the frunk.
Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating...
by ghaff on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @02:24PM
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There are probably ways to mount bikes or skis in the back. (The bike rack on my SUV is actually in the back--which has pros and cons.) But I need a boat rack and there's no way around that. Plus the odd pieces of lumber, etc.