What do car companies mean when they call a vehicle a "crossover"?

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A crossover is a vehicle that takes the characteristics of two standard classes of vehicles and attempts to combine them into one. There are a few distinct "crossovers" you can find:

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Cartruck - These are vehicles like the Chevrolet El Camino, Ford Ranchero, Holden Ute, and Subaru Baja, that combine the size and feel of a car with the utility of a truck's bed. It's also commonly called the Ute. The downsize is that they generally have only one row of seating for three people (except the Baja, which is a crew cab) and don't have the off-road ability of a true truck.

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Crossover SUV - These are unibody, Front-Wheel Drive or All-Wheel Drive SUVs or raised wagons that offer the utility and size of a compact SUV with a more carlike driving experience and fuel economy. The downside is they don't have the off-road ability of a true SUV and they aren't quite as fuel efficient as a true car.

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Mini-Minivan - This is a relatively new idea in which the automakers have a tall station wagon with a sliding door and three rows of seating for better people or cargo carrying capacity. There are only a few, like the Mazda 5 and an upcoming BMW model, but overseas they're very popular. Back in the 1980s, there were several of them in the United States, like the Eagle Summit Wagon, Nissan Stanza, Mitsubishi Expo, Plymouth Colt Vista, and Toyota Tercel.

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Its an SUV built on a car platform typically. Drives and handles like a car but has more room and ground clearance like a SUV.

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A "crossover" vehicle has qualities from two other vehicle types.

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It's kind of like a crossdresser, who wears clothing that doesn't fit what the majority of people expect.

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