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Date: 2 May 2024 02:52:56 GMT
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On Wed, 1 May 2024 20:28:07 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On 1 May 2024 14:54:49 GMT, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> I've seen a few SUVs or whatever you want to call them that looked like
>> a disaster waiting to happen with a high CG and relatively narrow
>> tread.
> 
> “Ya canna change the laws of physics, Cap’n!”
> 
> I honestly don’t understand this fondness for SUVs.

I don't know from a consumer standpoint although there always was a market 
for vans and station wagons for soccer moms.

From a manufacturer's standpoint, thank the government. Tight fleet 
mileage restrictions were placed on passenger cars but the rules for light 
trucks were much more lenient. Put a more refined body on a F150 chassis, 
and it still falls into the light truck category. 

https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/fact-726-may-7-2012-suvs-are-they-
cars-or-trucks