http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.co...ack-is-Motor-Trend-Sport-Utility-of-the-Year/
How the hell can a Subaru Outback be Motor Trend's SUV of the year? It's not an SUV. Subaru markets it as being "not an SUV." So how can it be the best SUV?
This is frustrating as hell, considering I'm some one who owns and likes SUVs it drives me nuts with cars on oversized tires are counted as true SUVs and compared to them. Of course the car will get better MPG and will corner better. It's apples and oranges. Why don't we look at other numbers, like towing capacity, cargo capacity, approach, departure, and breakover angle. How about torque or bhp, wheel articulation, wheel travel, body flex or the ability to get a low range transfer case?
"You can't do that! It's not the same as an SUV!"
Arg!
How the hell can a Subaru Outback be Motor Trend's SUV of the year? It's not an SUV. Subaru markets it as being "not an SUV." So how can it be the best SUV?
This is frustrating as hell, considering I'm some one who owns and likes SUVs it drives me nuts with cars on oversized tires are counted as true SUVs and compared to them. Of course the car will get better MPG and will corner better. It's apples and oranges. Why don't we look at other numbers, like towing capacity, cargo capacity, approach, departure, and breakover angle. How about torque or bhp, wheel articulation, wheel travel, body flex or the ability to get a low range transfer case?
"You can't do that! It's not the same as an SUV!"
Arg!