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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by monkmartinez on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:09PM (#14546420)
agreed...That looks like a crossover, not a proper SUV. When I think SUV, I think about a Toyota 4Runner.
Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by jordache on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:14PM (#14546467)
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 (#14546825)
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 (#14547307)
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 (#14547076)
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 (#14547212)
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 (#14547250)
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.
Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by gizmo385 on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:40PM (#14546763)
Worth mentioning that that the Model X is longer and wider than a 4Runner. The 4Runner is taller though.