ในโลกนี้มีแต่ประเทศไทยที่เดียวแหละครับที่เรียกรถ fortuner pajero sport หรือ mu7 ว่า ppv ซึ่งในคำนิยามจริงๆของสากลทั่วไปนั้นรถพวกนี้ คือรถ suv (sport utility vehicle) หรือรถสำหรับกิจกรรมกลางแจ้ง ซึ่งรถพวกนี้ ถูกออกแบบให้วิ่งในทุกสภาวะการจริงๆครับ
"SUV" redirects here. For other uses, see SUV (disambiguation).
A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a generic marketing term for a vehicle similar to a station wagon, but built on a light-truck chassis. [1] It is 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. Not all four-wheel drive vehicles are termed as SUV. Some SUVs include the towing capacity of a pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of a minivan or large sedan. Since SUVs are considered light trucks and often share the same platform with pick-up trucks, they are regulated less strictly than passenger cars under the two laws in the United States, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act for fuel economy, and the Clean Air Act for emissions.[2]
The term is not used in all countries, and outside North America the terms "off-road vehicle", "four-wheel drive" or "four-by-four" (abbreviated to "4WD" or "4x4") or simply use of the brand name to describe the vehicle like "Jeep" or "Land Rover" are more common. However, not all SUVs have four-wheel drive capabilities. Conversely, not all four-wheel-drive passenger vehicles are SUVs. Off-road vehicle is a broad class of vehicles, built primarily for off-road use. However, this distinction is often not made by the general public and the media. Although some SUVs have off-road capabilities, they often play only a secondary role, and SUVs often do not have the ability to switch among two-wheel and four-wheel-drive high gearing and four-wheel-drive low gearing. While auto makers tout an SUV's off-road prowess with advertising and naming, the daily use of SUVs is largely on paved roads and in urban areas.
Extremely popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the SUV's popularity has since declined due to high oil prices and a declining economy. The traditional truck-based SUV is gradually being supplanted by the crossover SUV, which uses an automobile platform for lighter weight and better fuel efficiency, as a response to much of the criticism of sport utility vehicles.
"ตรงที่ทำตัวหนาเอาไว้เขียนไว้ชัดเจนครับว่า SUV นั้นคือรถแบบ station wagon ทีสร้างขึ้นบนพื้นฐาน chassis ของรถบรรทุกขนาดเล็กหรือรถกระบะครับ"
ส่วนรถจำพวก crv captiva escape x-trail พวกนี้ตามสากลจริงๆนั้น มันไม่ใช่ suv ครับ แต่มันเป็นรถประเภท Crossover หรือ CUV ครับ
A crossover is a vehicle built on a car platform and combining, in highly variable degrees, features of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) with features from a passenger vehicle, especially those of a station wagon or hatchback.
Using the unibody construction typical of passenger vehicles, the crossover combines SUV design features 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.
A crossover may borrow features from a station wagon or hatchback such as the two-box design of a shared passenger/cargo volume with rear access via a third or fifth door, a liftgate and flexibility to allow configurations that favor either passenger or cargo volume, e.g., fold-down rear seats. The crossover may include an A, B & C-pillar, as well as a D pillar.
Crossovers are typically designed for only light off-road capability, if any at all
สรุปสั้นๆคร่าวก็คือ รถ Crossovers คือรถที่สร้างบนพื้นโครงสร้างของรถยนต์นั่ง ที่ทำตัวรถให้สูงขึ้นแบบรถ SUV แต่ความสามารถยังไม่ถึงขนาด SUV และก็ยังมีความเป็นรถยนต์นั่งที่มีความนุ่มนวลของช่วงล่างและการยึดเกาะถนนในแบบรถยนต์นั่งหลงเหลืออยู่บ้าง คือ จะว่ารถ Crossovers มันเป็นรถ ก้ำกึ่งก็คงจะใช่แหละ แต่เอาเข้าจริงๆผมชอบรถประเภทนี้นะซึ่งผมก็ใช้ CRV อยู่ เพราะมันยังคงมีความเป็นรถยนต์นั่งให้สัมผัสอยู่บ้าง ในขณะที่บางสภาพถนนรถพวกนี้มันก็ยังพอเอาตัวรอดได้