SUV
noun
plural SUVs
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : sport utility vehicle
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Thanks to its unique powertrain, the Luce seats more people than any other Ferrari vehicle, including the Purosangue SUV.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 26 May 2026
In the instance that fueled the witness-dissuasion conviction, a teen boy, John Doe 2 reportedly suffered a serious head injury after drunkenly hanging from O’Connor’s SUV — driven by another teen — then falling during a joyride in the high school parking lot.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
This is the new Cayenne Turbo Coupe, a fastback, dual-motor, upgraded version of Porsche’s electric SUV.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Four days earlier, a collision between a car and an SUV on Interstate 8 in Lakeside claimed the lives of two motorists.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 26 May 2026
In the instance that fueled the witness-dissuasion conviction, a teen boy, John Doe 2 reportedly suffered a serious head injury after drunkenly hanging from O’Connor’s SUV — driven by another teen — then falling during a joyride in the high school parking lot.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
This is the new Cayenne Turbo Coupe, a fastback, dual-motor, upgraded version of Porsche’s electric SUV.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Four days earlier, a collision between a car and an SUV on Interstate 8 in Lakeside claimed the lives of two motorists.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
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“SUV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUV. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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