Cadillac responded with the Escalade, and the race was on for the luxury SUV.
Not that there are a whole lot of more efficient choices out there in the large luxury SUV field.
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Across the border in Guatemala, we pulled past a large luxury SUV with blacked-out windows and large dust-covered chrome rims.
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Look, gas is certainly far cheaper than it was -- is far cheaper now than it was last summer, but -- I'm not entirely sure that Hummer is such a bad example when you had a very specialized, luxury SUV that GM is looking to sell.
Nissan says a bigger shift is on the horizon: it plans to move production of its two popular sport-utility vehicles to the U.S. The small Rogue crossover is scheduled to make the move this year, while the next generation of the Murano luxury SUV will follow when production is expected to begin in 2014.
Other notorious flops on the top 10 list include the sedate Lexus HS 250h hybrid sedan, the virtually forgotten Acura RL luxury sedan and Lincoln MKT crossover luxury SUV, the otherwise amenable BMW 1 Series and a few longstanding models that were just plain getting long in the tooth, including the Hyundai Azera, Lexus GS and Toyota Yaris.
Available in front- and all-wheel-drive versions, the stylish midsize hybrid luxury crossover SUV is quicker and gets better mileage than its gasoline powered equivalent.
Cristian Crespo of Valley Village, California, said he found it ridiculous that automakers hadn't yet come up with a way to combine fuel efficiency with luxury provided by a SUV.
Cars compete in broad, crowded segments: sedan, minivan, SUV, crossover, luxury, performance and so on.
If you are in the market for an SUV or mid-priced luxury car, I urge you to try the Volt.
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