SUV Cars: All You Need To Know

Posted by Sam Smith
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Apr 16, 2017
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For the people who loves sports and racing, cars must be there first love. Majorly the youngsters and the children are fascinated by the same. You can see the amount of toy cars being sold and how each one is involved with the video gaming and racing. There is a revolution in the car industry. From Sedan to bulky cars and vans, we now have SUV. The SUV stands for Sports Utility Vehicle and is an upcoming trend in the automobile industry! It has drastically changed the outlook of the automobile industry. So let’s get to know about it from top to bottom!

To start from the bottom, we have the tires. SUV tires aren’t normal tires and so we need to give some attention here. SUV tires are performance tires 4x4 tyres as they provide us with a 4 wheel drive. . It has many features which differ from the normal passenger tires, let’s find out!

Tread: The treads of the black rubber in case of an SUV is filled with groves and is soft as well. The groves are deep. The deeper the better to provide better grip and ensure safe drive even in high speed.

Traction: The contact patch, the area of the tire which comes in contact with the road, is generally large in case of the best suv tyres. This increases the traction and hence enhances the speed of the vehicle. It is because of this that SUV tend to run faster than the normal cars.

These 2 are the basic needs of a suv tire, going deeper the tire brands do come up with add-on features like the sips and its styles, valve stem through which the air is pumped in and others.

Moving on the chassis of an SUV car it similar to that of a light truck. Earlier the SUV came in 2 door style but with consumer demand it was shifted to 4 doors. There are further types of SUV for you to know!

Compact SUV: The compact suv have small cargo and passenger space, also it comes with smaller engine as a result they get better fuel economy.

Mid-Size SUV: The mid-size SUV is in between the compact and full size SUV. Majorly popular in the North American region.

Full Size SUV: Full size SUV are large cars with good amount of cargo space. Also, the passenger space is big enough to make space for everyone comfortably. Usually these cars are 7-8 seaters and the engine is highly powerful. Further, it is given more safety provisions than the other 2 models.

These are the basic type of SUV and is usually modelled by high level automobile brands. So next time you plan to buy one, be sure of your need and especially the tire, branded is preferred in such cars to avoid any road troubles. Be sure of the purchase! 

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