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Sport Utility Vehicle
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Rollover accident attorneys have been kept very busy with the unfortunate knowledge that Sport Utility Vehicles are ... more likely to have an accident than regular cars. Because of the high center of gravity and the wheelbase that is much too narrow for the height of the SUV, Sport Utility Vehicles often crash in rollover accidents when regular cars under the same circumstances wouldn’t. Rollover accident attorneys have been able to prove this in court, and have brought about very high awards for those who have been involved in rollover accidents.
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The manufacturers of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) are under increasing criticism for not improving the safety of these popular vehicles. Because the manufacturers do not want to pay compensation for personal injury or wrongful death, manufacturers aggressively defend SUV rollover accident cases and attempt to blame the driver rather than accept responsibility for the vehicles’ defects.
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The Ford Escape Hybrid, gas-electric, sport utility is the first product of its kind to hit the market, and the first to be built in the United States. It is beating the Toyota Highlander and Lexus RX to market giving it an early opportunity to demonstrate its use to the American public.
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Honda will introduce an all-new sport-utility vehicle called the Pilot, scheduled to debut in the summer of 2002. A pre-production version of the new SUV will be unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced today.
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IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ — MOTOR TREND today named the Mazda CX-9 crossover SUV its 2007 Sport/Utility of the Year. Beating one of the toughest fields in recent memory, the CX-9 was, according to MOTOR TREND editor in chief, Angus MacKenzie, the judges’ unanimous decision. It topped 11 other contenders.
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The 2003 Escape is a 4-door, 5-passenger sport-utility, available in 12 trims, ranging from the XLS 4X2 Value - 100A to the Limited 4X4 - 600A. The 2003 Escape's closest competitors include the Buick Rendezvous, the Land Rover Freelander, and the Toyota RAV4.
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