Many discussions of auto company economics include the assertion that SUVs and pickup trucks are more profitable than small cars, and so a shift from the former to the latter – as discussed byFelix Salmon, for example – will not be good for the auto companies, particularly GM and Chrysler...
A list of the best and worst performers of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) crash test results are presented by U.S. insurance industry-funded non-profit research group Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) with the Nissan Murano and the Toyota Highlander named Top Safety Pick+ while...
Why Are SUVs More Profitable?James Kwak
the faster it burns through the power it has – just the same as a heavy truck burns more gas than a lightweight car. This, in turn, necessitates the bigger (heavier) and more expensive battery.
If you’re going to stick mainly to one kind of vehicle, SUVs are the best bet. Bigger companies are at it too - fairly soon, Ford will sell only SUVs and crossovers in the US, save for the Mustang. See also Tokyo Auto Salon 2025: Everything Confirmed So Far ...
Perfectly good car. Classed as an SUV; isn't. It’s like they’re not even trying any more. Sure, some so-called SUVs have quite big boots (if you’re willing to stack high), but they’re luxuriously carpeted throughout and set at the wrong height, often with a deep boot lip ...
Americans love to super-size—and not just their fast food. They favour huge sport-utility vehicles (SUVS) and pickup trucks over small cars. Some 8.7m hit the road in 2023, accounting for more than half of all sales of new vehicles, according to JATO Dynamics, a research firm. Althoug...
The Model S Plaid isn't just quicker than supercars; it's quicker than many race cars. Moving on, pickup trucks like the Rivian R1T also have insane acceleration numbers that will rival the very best of the internal combustion-engined supercars while being infinitely more practical. The R1T ...
Audi won the championship, taking eight wins out of 13 races, partly down to a 2.1-litre engine that they somehow squeezed 510bhp out of, but much more due to the indomitability of the Quattro powertrain, with a Torsen differential and limited slip diff operating on the front and ...
tax credit of up to $4,000 or 30% of the sales price, whichever is less. More expensive electric vehicles, such as the Model X and Model S, do not qualify for a tax credit. To qualify, sedans may cost no more than $55,000 and trucks and SUVs may cost no more than $80,000....