SUV
noun
plural SUVs
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : sport utility vehicle
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During the pursuit, a police SUV struck a car driven by Jacqueline Reynolds, who was killed.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Tesla Cybertruck Is The Auto Industry’s Biggest Flop In Decades
The list of famous auto industry flops is long and storied, topped by stinkers like Ford’s Edsel and exploding Pinto and General Motors’s unsightly Pontiac Aztek crossover SUV.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Butler estimates that about 330 members in Kokomo were laid off due to the temporary pausing of production at the Canadian plant in Windsor, Ontario, which builds Chrysler minivans, as well as the plant in Toluca, Mexico, which builds the Jeep Compass small SUV and the electric Jeep Wagoneer S.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The driver of the black SUV involved in the crash was not injured and cooperated with officers at the scene, police said.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Tesla Cybertruck Is The Auto Industry’s Biggest Flop In Decades
The list of famous auto industry flops is long and storied, topped by stinkers like Ford’s Edsel and exploding Pinto and General Motors’s unsightly Pontiac Aztek crossover SUV.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Butler estimates that about 330 members in Kokomo were laid off due to the temporary pausing of production at the Canadian plant in Windsor, Ontario, which builds Chrysler minivans, as well as the plant in Toluca, Mexico, which builds the Jeep Compass small SUV and the electric Jeep Wagoneer S.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The driver of the black SUV involved in the crash was not injured and cooperated with officers at the scene, police said.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“SUV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUV. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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