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Nick @ Oct 16th 2007 12:15PM
The Murano is the first CUV? Really? If you define a CUV as a car based truck with a transverse front engine, unibody construction, and standard fwd, then the Lexus RX300 must certainly be the first one, released as a 1999 model.
SherbornSean @ Oct 16th 2007 12:32PM
Quite true!
DJ @ Oct 16th 2007 12:48PM
Perhaps we need to look back at when the term 'CUV' was first applied and when the 'C' changed from referring to these as 'Cute-Ute' as it was first applied to the CR-V/RAV4/Sidekick to the more fashionable 'Crossover'.
It's arguable that car-based utility vehicles have been around for a very long time -- going backwards examples include the Subaru Outback (1995), the Suzuki Samurai, 1984 Chysler Minivans, AMC Eagle, VW Microbus ... 1930's Suburban.
That One Person @ Oct 16th 2007 5:29PM
Wrong. The CR-V came out in 1996 as a 97. Same with the Rav4 (technically it came out in 94 in Japan and Europe).
Nick @ Oct 16th 2007 5:30PM
Right, right, totally forgot about those.