Our feelings towards these leggy vehicles, which hide behind the anglicism SUV (for "Sport Utility Vehicle"), are akin to the stripping of a daisy.
I love you a little, a lot… When we don't look askance at them (and their driver), we impose a weight tax on them and threaten to ban their advertising.
Some unlearned people even go so far as to degrade them (bodywork scratches) and sabotage them by deflating the tires, under the pretext of saving the planet.
Initiatives are multiplying to dissuade consumers from buying them and to make their drivers feel guilty.
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At the same time, these bulky vehicles are steadily gaining ground.
This architecture has become a worldwide phenomenon.
These models represented 38.2% of the European market last year, against 20.9% in 2016. Their penetration exceeds 40% in China and is around 50% in North America.
More than one in three vehicles sold worldwide is an SUV.
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