a type of passenger vehicle which combines passenger-carrying and load-hauling abilities with features designed for off-road driving
Multi purpose vehicle, e.g. off-road vehicle
A vehicle that carries passengers and has an enclosed cargo area, larger and taller than a station wagon, often with four-wheel drive.
A sport utility vehicle, or SUV is a passenger vehicle which combines the towing capacity of a pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of a minivan or station wagon. Most SUVs are designed with a roughly square cross-section, an engine compartment, a combined passenger and cargo compartment, and no dedicated trunk. Most mid-size and full-size SUVs have three rows of seats with a cargo area directly behind the last row of seats.