| More and more drivers are choosing a large 4x4 | | | | Most vehicles in this class have a modern, |
| SUV rather than a mainstream saloon or | | | | luxurious cab. The primitive cabs that used to be |
| hatchback automobile. There are a variety of | | | | associated with older designs have gone. |
| reasons for this swing towards vehicles that cost | | | | SUVs come in all sizes. Some are as small inside |
| more and also have higher ownership costs. | | | | as any small family car, though they do look |
| There are many benefits to buying a 4x4 sports | | | | bigger outside. Most buyers do not need and |
| utility vehicle. | | | | would never use any off-road capability so car |
| It gives you more space than a conventional | | | | companies have produced ranges that look like |
| automobile, it is higher, so you have a better and | | | | off road vehicles, even though they are not. |
| more commanding view of the road. | | | | Costs have also fallen as manufacturers compete |
| Any 4x4 jeep is especially useful if want the | | | | for the attention of buyers. |
| extra safety that a larger vehicle gives you. The | | | | Environmentally these large-engined vehicles are |
| center of gravity is higher and in any collision | | | | mush worse than the conventional automobile |
| between an SUV and a family car the SUV will | | | | alternative. They are also more demanding to |
| always come out with less damage. | | | | drive, being less forgiving on corners, partly due |
| A 4x4 sports utility vehicle is useful if you live | | | | to their high center of gravity. |
| anywhere away from a city, at least if you want | | | | The main reason that more and more drivers are |
| to survive icy roads and mud in one piece. At | | | | choosing a sports utility vehicle is for the extra |
| least some of these vehicles are designed as | | | | protection offered to their occupants in an |
| workhorses that will thrive on off-road use. | | | | accident. If you drive an ordinary automobile and |
| Sports utility vehicle design has changed | | | | are hit by an SUV, your car will probably be a |
| dramatically over the past twenty years. | | | | write-off, while the SUV can often drive away. |