What's the Difference Between a Crossover vs Sport Utility Vehicle? SUV vs CUV Explained
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The Crown Victoria is the anti-crossover. It's a car body on a truck frame. 😂
LOL...but all cars used to be like that.
Mel Laknanurak they don't make the Crown Vic anymore...
For good reasons too.
because ford refused to update the interior on them
they were excellent cars otherwise
lose the sound effects
those sound effects very annoying, sorry
Tadas yes they are
sounds like super mario
Agree! They actually take away from what he is saying.
liked the ambient music but not the sound effects.
The music was fine it was the telephone sound that kept interrupting that I found annoying.
I agree with most everything. But, as for #1 some trucks are unibody; like the older Jeep Cherokee XJ (not the new Cherokee). It's unibody, but, I'd consider it a SUV and very capable offroader.
Earthling1984 the truth
Great video! Unlike some people, the sound effects didn't bother me at all. I thought the images and editing were really well-done. I appreciate the work you guys put into these videos! I've been subscribed to your channel since were around 100k subs and I've watched the majority of the videos you've published since then!
I agree basically an SUV is a truck while a crossover is a large car I even called them a large hatchback sedan and just as common as Passenger cars
I wish GM hadn't quit making the "3/4 ton" Suburban.
KYoss68 They still make it. Question now is, can you find it and/or afford the price. m.gmfleet.com/chevrolet/suburban-hd-heavy-duty-suv.html
Roman or Tommy, I request that you don't use audible tones when including tips (sidenotes) in your videos, I found it really distracting. Otherwise I really appreciate your program, it's impartial, honest and look forward to you'r videos.
the honda Ridgeline perfectly fits into the crossover category. just throwing that out there. independent suspension, unibody, cross over based, lower tow rating, ect...good video like always guys!
CUV = car with "suv" body
SUV = truck with "suv" body
The advantages of a true SUV are too numerous to list here, but sadly most every company makes no SUVs anymore due to govt. regulations.
OFFRD Damn EPA and their CAFE fuel economy goals.
OFFRD CUV = SUV bod on car frame
damn clean air and water. why can't we all die from cancer sooner damnit!
CUV - better gas mileage, smoother ride, better handling, used to be better crash performance without the body on frame but I think they fixed that. Anyways if you don't need a real truck you are better off without it.
The fuel mileage honestly isn't that different between a suv and cuv. Well, at least on some of them. In my Tahoe I average around 18-19mpg in the city, and get 23-24mpg on the highway. Those are pretty similar numbers to the majority of crossovers today. Plus, is much rather have a stout v8 under the hood than a whiny v6 any day.
Which is exactly why I call my Tahoe, and full size SUVs like it, trucks. Because they are built on a truck chassis. And up until about 2003, chevy trucks and SUVs were identical from the b pillar forward.
You're not the only one.
Spencer Delpho Those were the good ol days
i have a ford expedition. i call it a truck and correct people when they say car
Chevrolet suburban was a great looking car back in the day, what the hell happened its hideous now
logtothebase2 It looks like a hearse now. 2014 and older were way better
Looks like a brick
Hilarious that in #3 (solid rear axle) ALL the vehicles you name except the 4runner have 4 wheel independent suspension and not solid axles.
Yup and That's why Roman says "In General" often in the video.
The Fast Lane Car I guess, but I don't even think that half of the vehicle that fit the other criteria have this...not sure if its what I would call a defining trait of the class, if such a class needs to be defined at all.
Patrick Rich hilarious that you don't understand the meaning of "in general".
Nate C of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category?
Generally speaking means the assumption is that all thing in a category ought to share a trait...
Perhaps he meant "historically"
a person would be wise to know what a word means before accusing someone that they don't...Generally speaking.
Patrick Rich yeah I was about to say my 04 expedition has IRS. That's the model year Ford switched to IRS because the model year before it had a solid Axel.
And people will still call crossovers SUVs and trucks.
Well, they are SPORTY Utility Vehicles.....so....
CUBEoneVX Nothing is sporty about a crossover 😂 Let alone the utility space is not even that great compared to station wagon which both have the same space.
ECDT1089 and everytime i want to kill myself
@@CUBEoneVX Crossovers' cargo area are smaller than station wagon, so the utility is not very great.
Good show! I especially liked the history of the Suburban. Thank you.
So a Ridgeline is a crossover truck?
The latest truck SUVs - such as the latest Ford Expedition and latest Chevy Suburban - have moved over to the independent rear suspension. Yes, I was surprised.
That fucking ring tone almost makes me want to unsub...either turn down the volume or get rid of it..please...
So you take a truck and give it a station wagon body it becomes an SUV. If you take a unibody Stationwagon and make it taller and give it AWD (generally) you get a crossover... what if you go the other way? You take a Crossover and give it a truck body... is that still considered a truck or a Crosstruck? Looking at you Ridgeline....
Reko Sri SUT
Hakuna Matata That makes sense... Thank you
Originally Body-On-Frame was the money maker and marketed as toughness, but strategy regrouped under the Unibody structure to emphasize Third Row Seating and the lovable All Wheel Drive system. Crossovers maintained the traditional SUV shape and appeal, especially by including luxury items previously featured on the larger heavier platform. Despite their structural differences, over time the general public would refer to both of these configurations simply as SUV’s.
The Suburban is also possibly the biggest SUV you can buy today, along with its two GM triplet siblings, the Yukon XL and Escalade ESV.
actually the ford expedition el and lincoln navigator l is the largest suvs.
Paul Toledo
I know they're about the same size; are the Ford twins slightly larger?
MultiPurposeReviewer yes the the Ford and Lincoln are just a few inches different from each other but the Ford is bigger than both Chevy and GMC in both normal and long and the Lincoln is bigger than the Cadillac in both. the Lincoln navigator is the largest SUV out there for now
MultiPurposeReviewer and Ford are also better than GM cars
In Australia we call a CUV a soft-roader as opposed to an SUV being a proper off-roader or just plainly a '4WD'.........generally ;)
crossovers are better for most people
Yeah sadly.
awesome videos love them ! keep up the goood work
The best explaination on the topic on yt.
Beautiful video shots!
Kudos from Mongolia!
I don't get it, I still can't understand why some cars are called SUVs and others not? Just what is the difference between an SUV and a road going car?
I have a Mitsibushi Colt CZ2. This seems to be an SUV given that:-
S) Does my Colt do 'Sport'. Well, I often go out just for a drive around the New Forest, or the Purbecks. Not particularly going anywhere, or for no particular reason. Just to enjoy the drive So, yes it does Sport very well. In fact even better than many cars specifically labelled as 'Sport' as it very undemanding on the petrol.
U) Does my Colt do utility? Well, I go shopping in it very often. I am often transporting stuff in it. So, yes it definitely does Utility.
V) Is my Colt a a vehicle. Well, I can't see anyone arguing with that. Even though it is like driving a childs pram it is obviously a Vehicle.
So my Colt MUST be a Sport Utility Vehicle, along with many others ranging from bicycles to buses, and Model T Fords to Rolls Royces. It strikes me that aside from a few very specialist ones, Formula 1 racers for example, all cars are SUVs. But I am told by many that this is not so. When I ask 'Why is my Colt not an SUV?' I am given meaningless answers, such as pointing to another car and saying that that is an SUV even though my Colt is just as capable. Can anyone resolve my confusion?
Good video Roman , Very informative . You guys make great videos....
I love your videos, but the cheap lower thirds and jingle are annoying and unprofessional.
Crossover are more popular because they're taller than cars so they are more comfortable in a long road trip. They have more cargo space than cars. And the biggest advantage over SUV is that they are much more fuel efficient than SUV.
AMC Eagle was one of the first CUV back in 79. CUVs are generally unibody by the way.
Nu Duo so my 08 grand cherokee with 4wd is a crossover just because its unibody and has all time 4wd? You sound dumb.
Great Video. Very sensible and well done. The Sound Effects were very distracting but not because of the sound itself. It was the VOLUME of the sound effect as compared to the "talking" volume. Listening intently on head phones to Roman and then a clear loud overlaid jingle PIERCES the "conversation". Please tone it down and check with headphones.
A Jeep Wrangler should be in every families driveway.
Great video Roman, I'm glad you mentioned the grand Cherokee until recently. I've always seen the Compass and Patriot, including more recently the renegade as crossovers.
Grands, Liberty's and Cherokees are SUVs. The wrangler personally is a class of its own.
Like the original defender (90 & 110) from Land Rover. Which btw may make an interesting production of 10 year old wrangler vs defender.
according to this video my 2002 olds Bravada is a mix of both. it has AWD and front independent suspension but it has a frame and a solid rear axel, but the trailblazers (basically the same) has 4wd as well as auto 4wd. so which is it a cuv or an SUV??
+Luke Buck you have to ask yourself is the Bravada based on a car or a truck to get the right answer.
The Bravada is an suv.
Then there's the LUV, Luxury Utility Vehicle segment.
Paul Stone name some cars
shakke52 Fiat Multipla
Mel Laknanurak haha!
From the manufacturer's point of view, there is an extraordinarily important and incalculably crucial difference between a crossover and an SUV that subsumes all others -- TAX LAWS.
SUVs are classified as a "like good" to light trucks, which subjects them to different taxation and/or tariffs when exported to various regions. Crossovers skirt that by doing things like unibody construction or using car-based chassis or lacking low-range transfer cases. The specifics aren't that important and you can do without certain ones in that list, but the important thing is that you cross that threshold of what can be legally argued as no longer "like" a truck.
Summary 😊
SUV:
Truck base
4WD
Solid rear axle
Tow over 5000 lbs
Body in frame
CUV:
Car base
AWD
Independent Suspension
Tow less than 5000 lbs
Unibody Construction
To me, it’s about capability and not construction. The “S” is for “sport” as in activities that include boating, camping, hunting, fishing, skiing, snowmobiling, and mountain biking. And the “U” is “utility”. All vehicles have some utility but here it means something more, something like towing a riding lawnmower on a trailer. So, if it sort of looks like a station wagon, can launch a ski boat into a lake or tow a camper to Yellowstone, and can go off road when needed, then I’m willing to call it an SUV. I’ve owned a couple of Chevy Blazer 4X4’s, a GMC Envoy 4X4, and now a Ford Expedition 4WD. And if you are the sort of person who calls your little FWD family grocery hauler an “SUV”, yes, you should know, we are laughing at you.
I still consider a WD Durango an SUV. While its unibody, it tows and doesn’t offer FWD like many crossovers. The thing is just a stretched Grand Cherokee and that has 4WD not AWD.
You need to make update of this video.
I bought a 2013 highlander SE and it is a crossover. What I don't get is why toyota calls it 4-wheel drive instead of all-wheel drive. It's in "4-wheel drive" 100% of the time with power 50-50 front and rear wheels.
No 4Lo on the new suburban??? But the pick up do have it?? Hmmmm. No wonder consumer report rated the suburban/Yukon/escalade as the worst(trans issues) but the pick ups we not mentioned.
Seems like he wanted to hurry this vid and get out of there 🤣.
Love the historical perspective. Thanks
but Cherokee's were originally body on frame. In the 90's Jeep was making a Cherokee Sport- body on frame.
So what would you classify a Jeep Cherokee XJ as? SUV? CUV? It had solid axles, but a unibody. The Wrangler of same years had essentially the same drivetrain & suspension, but was BOF. So if the Cherokee is an SUV, is the current Grand Cherokee an SUV or CUV? It can tow over 7k lbs, but has a unibody, independent suspension, and full time 4WD (RWD bias with xfer case)... The lines are way more blurred than the video presents it as ;)
And then there is my vehicle, the Jeep Liberty KK Sport. A Unibody vehicle with a solid rear axle with proper 4wd. (switchable 4hi and 4lo using an electronic transfer case, but NO full time AWD)
I defy your organizational boxes!
It's a Jeep Thing!
Indeed!
+The Fast Lane Car love my jk wrangler
your kk has a partial frame. so I'd throw it on the suv side.
+Halv you are correct
The difference between an SUV and a Crossover is very simple. If the vehicle is rear wheel drive biased, it's an SUV. If the vehicle is front wheel drive biased, it's a crossover.
Subaru Crosstrek manual 6 speed is neither front or rear wheel biased, 50/ 50.
The difference is that one of them is a lot worse than the other one. (Hint, the worse one starts with a C)
Thanks for doing this video. I always wondered why you guys said the Grand Cherokee was a CUV
You said a crossover is basically a car with a station wagon body on top of it. Weren't station wagons cars to begin with? So that means crossover = station wagon, right? The lines are so blurred these days. GM refers to my Chevy Trax as a compact crossover suv. I've also heard them refer to it as a subcompact suv. It's a unibody, but my vehicle registration says it's a truck. Nothing makes sense anymore.
What about the pilot, specifically the 2006 model? Is that considered a crossover because it has a car frame or a suv because it has 4wd?
Well then what are jeeps, is wrangler the only SUV? I don't think all those Fiat's have solid Axel's or ladder frames but TFL gave Cherokee a good review. I think this is old info and the lines are blurred now.
Another difference is that the 4wd quits working after a year or so, whereas AWD doesn't quit working, ever. I piled up hundreds of thousands of miles on Subarus and awd always works, even after 25 years. A 4wd, works for a year and then you have to fix it to have it working again. Year after year. You will have issues like the truck has 4wd but you can't engage it or you can't disengage it. I have had it happen so many times with different makes and models. 4wd doesn't work when you need it the most.
Y10Q so true , I hate 4WD. also when condition change you have to switch it on or off.
Y10Q I still have a '94 Explorer on the original drive train/transfer case and shift motor and never had an issue with it, which is why I still have it for winter (it's my 3rd backup vehicle). Same thing with my wife's Trailblazer, no issues with 4x4 since we've had it in 10 years.
Y10Q not sure what junk you buy but the 4WD in my 1999 4Runner works fine. I go off roading every other weekend.
1 Vehicle you's haven't done a review on, based on the SUV VS CUV class, is the Jeep Commander Limited edition with the Hemi... I own 1 and I would honestly like to see you guys do an actual real world review on them and see what you gents think... Thanks for the great videos...
And also if you're into it take it up Goldmine Hill and see what you think of the Quadra Drive 2 system...
Great but:
Could you do a test on black ice or icy wet roads please, and also a tire chain test for FWD cars, not everyone has access to AWD/4WD or budget for an extra set of winter tires for about a month's worth of bad winter weather in some states.
Second request would be for you to review cars and tires in rainy weather roads, some winter tires are not even well rated for hydroplaning.
nice... that noise tho dear goodness x.x
So what would you classify a Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and a discovery? Through the evolution of them?
You guys should do some sort of SUV competition of sorts one of these days, Jeep Vs Chevy Vs Ford Vs Toyota.. Why?.. for Fun.
Can you take the Suburban off road?
hconn With a leveling kit and M/Ts, and if it was a 4x4 with the chin spoiler delete; probably.
hconn you can but it's not going to do well. The Suburban is an inroad family hauler and so it not a good off-road like other competition. If you want a good off-road SUV, go with Wrangler or 4 runner and if you want bigger go with Land Cruiser.
No, I mean can TFL car take it off-road for a video?
Andrew Draxlar or the ultimate Range Rover
hconn they can but they probably won't since they already did one with the twin version Yukon/Denali GMC I think it's called.
I know they're not as common as other cars, but a mashup or old vs new of the '08 touareg 2
Hi Roman. Many in the press have compared the Cadillac CT6 with the Mercedes S Class and E Class, the BMW 5 Series and 7 Series and said that it's sized in between the mid and full sized models from both of those manufacturers. So I have a question. Would a comparison between a CT6 and a 640i Grand Coupe be something that could be arranged? It seems the natural comparison to me.
I used them almost synonymous, because manufacturers themselves seem unable to make up their mind on what to call their own products. However don't think I will be the type to confuse a Range Rover for a MDX; I know which can be used off-road and one can't.
AWD vs 4WD vs 4x4. If none of them have lockers on, anyone of them can be superior. Should start implementing Diagonal tests on all of them to show if the AWD/4WD/4x4 systems can compensate for the open differentials. My friends 2008 Toyota Highlander 4WD for some reason always gives power to the front driver side tire and the passenger rear tire and neglects to give power to the other tires for some weird situation. Including a flat surfaces.
I find that the subarus symmetrical AWD and audis Quattro is the best in the AWD spectrum. As for the 4WD if I had to guess it probably would be the Nissan Xterra and Toyota 4 runner. If I had to rank the 4x4s I'd but the wranglers rubicon on the top of the list.
Roman, what category is the new Jeep Cherokee in? I believe it has 4wd but is car-based and front based. Correct me if I'm wrong.
That Suburban looks so awesome!!
ya'll have really improved the music, I like it. This is obviously a hard video to make, because there is an exception to every rule. A lot like biology, sometimes a hard distinction between species is completely arbitrary, there is really a full spectrum of traits between one species and another. And as fanboy, I would just like to point out that the Jeep Grand Cherokee is the absolute best combination of traits on sale today. Too bad they no longer make the unibody with two solid axles and a manual transmission, as that is the ultimate best combination of traits (Jeep XJ).
Some military vehicles are unibody, because they don't need ladder frame at all, so are they CUV ?
Based on the snowfall it looks like this was filmed late Wed or early Thur. That's a quick turnaround.
Wow this explained so much thanks Roman
sales guy at a dealership gave this reply: Crossover is soccer moms vehicle, SUV is a guy's vehicle!
Yeah!!!
AWD is not sometimes a four wheel drive as was suggested.
Because a lot of people are car ignorant.. you will have problems with both types of vehicles been treated as if they were grandma's church sedan.
Costly transmission problems and tire failures will happen if you don't know what you're doing
Why do you guys put Jeep Wrangler videos on TFL Car, but you put body on frame vehicles like the Suburban on TFL Truck?
I preffer crossovers, best fuel economy, smaller, prettier. You should only get an SuV if you absolutely need it and you have a big family.
4 wheel drive being switchable isn't that good a criteria, a better way to compare is if the all wheel drive is achieved via a clutch pack vs a center diff.
But how they went about building it is not really that good a way of comparing them, I think a better way is actually based on capability. The Range Rover fits almost all the criteria for crossover but is clearly an SUV based on its capability.
So than how about the ZJ's and WJ's? They're pretty much an SUV with a unibody, but I don't think I'd ever consider it a truck or crossover
Jeeps are kind of their own thing. That's what makes it a Jeep Thing ;-)
Matt Parker I miss my ZJ
It is not as simple as they make it look in the video. While Jeep are unibody, they come with an external transfer case. And then you have Subaru with unibody and they came as recently as 2007 with an internal low range. There are all kinds of unique vehicles out there. Hummer for example has axles that are raised above the wheels, axial as they are called. Allows you to go high speed offroad. Then you have Audi and volvo that have limited slip differentials in the front . Not many cars have a limited slip front diff.
I don't like how people call crossovers suv's
So what's the difference, if any, between a 5 door hatchback and a crossover? Height?
Crossover is larger and slightly taller than 5 door hatchbacks (or the hatchback that based from it) and has some SUV accessoris like roof rack/roof rail and SUV-like overfenders.
I'd take a CUV over an SUV any day these days! The oversized SUV's are just gas guzzlers and most everyone driving them is annoying on the roads and in parking lots taking up too much room. We need to downsize what American's are driving and use less gas so CUVs for the win! If you need to tow something then you'd want a pick-up anyway. That being said I already have the top rated CUV/SUV on the market, the Subaru Forester, but I'm looking at getting a new Tacoma someday maybe just for a fun trail truck that can tow a little haha
Screw that only soccer moms drive those ugly things.
So, what’s a Ford Crown Victoria supposed to be? A trucky car, or a car-shaped truck? Or just a huge sedan.
Very informative, thank you
It's simple.
SUV has locking diff, making it a real 4x4 (low range)
CUV is all-wheel drive and transfers the power to the wheel that slips.
Just saying...
the 1994 Grand Cherokee is a unibody.
not a truck
He said SUV's are all Body on frame.
So is the 1984 Jeep Cherokee XJ, the Vehicle that invented Unibody SUVs.
Whats the red dot on the front bumper of the lexus ?
Wait Roman, did you say "solid rear axle" which may not be always true such as the Armada, if I am not mistaken has independent rear suspension so not a solid axle... Just being picky but I am sure we all know what you meant. Thanks for the video!
That CHIME sound is highly annoying..
I always prefer a full frame under me
mcinkyt agreed fellow patriot
Allows for way better towing and off road. Most people don't do either of these things, and that's why they are phasing out., but I also prefer body on frame like with my Lincoln Nav.
I think big cars private owners should pay double taxes, at least in cities, like in Europe there are no big vehicles in cities except utility and cargo business trucks.
Are you guys gonna do a vid on the 2017 4Runner soon?
What about sport utility trucks like the Cadillac Escalade ESV and the Honda Ridgeline and the Chevy avalanche?
Thank you for your enlightenment
does it make me a toddler that I giggled at the video id?
So why you guys call the Grand Cherokee a crossover? What car my srt is based on?
It's a unibody chassis with an independent rear suspension. That's why it qualifies as a crossover as would the Durango, and both Mercedes models GLE and GLS.
So I have a 2011 Jeep Liberty. Body on frame, solid rear axle, and it has a transfer case. However it only tows 5k pounds. Crossover or SUV?
Crossover is what you say when you're embarrassed to admit you drive a station wagon.
Suburban started out attractive and got uglier with each successive generation. The biggest difference between SUV and CUV is whether you can take it safely on moderate to difficult 4x4 trails.
What bout range rover??? Is it suv or crossover?? It has monocoque body air suspension, but a proper 4WD system?? What d you think??
SUV= Truck with larger attached compartment for passengers / cargo
CUV= Mini Van that looks kinda sorta like a truck with a sharper angle windshield.
SUV= Truck suspension generally stronger
CUV= Mini Van...... car weakness...
Go look Lexus website. RX is categorized under SUV.
great job explaining.