Crossover cars seem like a good idea. They combine the useful features of a car with the roomy and comfortable design of an SUV. Most companies make at least one type specifically for this market. Nissan, Audi, BMW, Jeep, Hyundai, Mazda, Kia, Porsche, Land Rover, and Mini make crossovers.
- “CUV,” which stands for “crossover utility vehicle,” is a car that has some features of an SUV and some features of a car (see below). They should be about the size of a car, with a high driving position, lots of space inside, and a little more ground clearance.
- A sports utility vehicle, or SUV, is a car with four-wheel drive. It could be a tough enough off-road Jeep or Land Rover or a more family-friendly car like the Audi Q5 or Porsche Macan.
This list has a name that is different from SEAT. You can choose from the popular and very successful Leon (2014 WHATCAR car of the year), Toledo, and Ibiza models. SEAT combines the cutting-edge design work from its offices in Barcelona with the engineering know-how of Volkswagen, its parent company. SEAT has always made small and medium-sized cars, but after the success of its new Leon estate, the company is now ready to enter the crossover market.
At this month’s Geneva Motor Show, SEAT is showing off its concept SUV, the 20V20, to prepare people for the possibility of a bigger SEAT car in the future. This plane meets all the requirements for size, room inside, and cabin quality. I care most about style.
The compact market has a few interesting cars. It looks like there are three types of cars: “weird,” “boring,” and drug dealers. The Nissan Juke, the Ford Edge, the Jeep Cherokee, and the Renegade are all in the “unusual” group. A lot of cars are in the “dull” club, but Mitsubishi’s Outlander, Suzuki Grand, and all Hyundai and Kia types are the worst. Cars like the GM Terrain, Honda Pilot, Ford Explorer, Audi Q8, Land Rover Range Rover, and Mercedes-Benz GL are the ones that really deserve the name “drug dealer.” Designers lose their minds as soon as they see a piece of paper that says “crossover.”
The Audi Q7 and Q5, the Porsche Macan, and the BMW X5 were the only cars that really caught our eye until now. All of these are very expensive. The SEAT 20V20 concept car looks good. It stays interesting and current without being silly. It’s just the right amount of manly without being too much for women to handle. The car’s unique body shape makes it look like it’s going quickly even when it’s not.
I hope that SEAT makes these beautiful cars available soon. Manufacturers of other cars will be warned by this concept car that they need to improve the way their cars look, even if they don’t do it.
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