Fordlover wrote:
And there you have it. The downside to tall(er) vehicles with more weight up high is driving dynamics, mostly handling. RV forums most people don't care, but on the SCCA forum, I bet you'll find more opinions. I drive my sporty sedan much differently than I can drive my old explorer, wife's Edge, sisters Jeep, and certainly the new Super Duty. I can take a freeway flyover ramp at higher than the posted limit, passing someone on the outside lane without a sweat. Sweat would definitely be involved if I was in a marshmallow suspended crossover.
But such is life. In my commuting experience through America's 4th largest city, most folks I drive to work with every day on the road don't want to drive, they would much rather apply makeup, play on the cell phone or chat to a friend, or just get lost in thought while blocking the left lane and backing up 10+ cars behind them. No wonder SUV's and crossovers have become the go to..
A crossover and a 3/4 ton 4x4 are wildly different in terms of handling and height. A crossover sits just a bit higher with it mostly being about a more upright seating position as opposed to a significantly higher vehicle center of gravity. It's not like your 40yr old range rover that feels like it's going to roll over it you hit a pothole at freeway speeds. It really is far closer to a car than a truck. Then again, I take freeway ramps at higher than the advisory speed all the time in my 3/4 ton 4x4. Unless you do something erratic, not much more risk than doing it in a sedan.
Yeah, there will be a few sports (or sportier) cars kicking around but for most a car is a utilitarian device and better to get a comfortable one where you don't stare at the rear axle of the guy in front of you.
My brother used to have a Fiero. It was actually a fun little car on the open road but I hated the thing in traffic because you never knew what was ahead unless it was a jacked up 4x4 and you could see all the way under it.
