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Re:Toyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4s to fix batteries that ca... by nicoburns on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:41AM (#38115103)
Hmm... ok. I always think of SUVs as cars that are bulkier and have higher road clearance than a "normal" car (and perhaps 4WD or similar), without necessarily carrying more people like a "minivan" or "people carrier" would.

Wikipedia says "there is no commonly agreed-upon definition of an SUV and usage of the term varies between countries.", so that might explain the discrepancy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUV

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Re:Toyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4s to fix batteries that ca... by hunter2_ on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:51AM (#38115260)
I rented a Toyota Raize in Japan, and the website (Budget) repeatedly described it as an SUV. It's 100mm narrower and 250mm shorter than my VW Golf.
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Re:Toyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4s to fix batteries that ca... by salamanderss on Thursday November 02, 2023 @12:48PM (#38116353)
SUV OGs were body on frame. Enclosed trucks basically.

Soccer moms and dads driving to the grocery and back with their three spawn though have more market share. So they sell you a unibody oversized car that would be absolutely destroyed if used as the OG truck frame vehicles, and the soccer dad can pretend his oversized car is some off-road hauling machine.

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