A SUV or Sport Utility Vehicle is the name given to a type of vehicle that, as its name indicates in English, is intended for sports use but not in the sense of competition, but in the sense of leisure for its owner or occupants.
SUV is a Comercial designation intended for a type of vehicle that They share characteristics of the Station Wagon but are ultimately built on the basis of light trucks, being located in a special segment and separated between them. They are usually equipped with 4x4 traction systems so much On like Off Road, Nevertheless it is not an indispensable condition that have this traction system.
The SUV also have as one of their main characteristics the large towing capacity (typical of a real pick-up for example) but with the fantastic possibility of comfortable and sufficient space for passengers and luggage as found in a mini-van. Given its characteristics they usually share a production platform with some trucks From the market.
its popularity was on the rise since late 1990s until well into 2,000 Although there have been few times that this type of vehicle has been subject to critical due to its high consumption (in many cases) and its relatively poor security conditions. Gradually car factories have been able to respond to customers in this regard and little by little traditional SUVs have given way to the so-called SUV Crossover, which are somewhat lighter and have another type of consumption although they are not recommended by their manufacturers for their use Off-road nor as a cargo vehicle.
