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Originally Posted by rayhawk
Well, they also called the CR-V an SUV, and gave it the SUV of the year despite the fact it can barely tow a bicycle rack.
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Would you prefer it if they had:
Car of the Year
Truck of the Year
SUV of the Year
Crossover of the Year
Wagon of the Year *
Personal Urban Mobility Device of the Year **
Miscellaneous Transportation Machine of the Year ***
* wagons are technically trucks in terms of vehicle classification, but just as it seems strange to include crossovers as SUVs, wagons aren't really trucks.
** small, single or double seat vehicles of limited speed that are ideally suited to navigating congested urban areas.
*** Any people-mover that isn't covered by the above categories. Excludes mass-transit.
If crossovers like the CR-V are going to be put into a category, the best one is SUVs because 99% of the time, people buy them for the exact same reasons: they sit high, have lots of space, and they look truck-ish.
And since it has to be said every single year ... a significant part of the Motor Trend ____ of the Year award is how well it does its intended function. If its not
meant to tow things, why should it be penalized for not being able to? It makes as much sense as whining about sports cars getting bad fuel economy or an economy car for having poor acceleration.