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Do you hate SUVs because they guzzle gas or do you hate the haters?

The days of the SUV carnivals are over. The motor press in the UK is engaged in a debate on the social acceptability of SUVs. Which? Car recently posted a story asking if it was time to ditch the 4x4 (the UK term for SUVs. The Association of British Drivers wasn't about to stand for that and fired back with a press release (pasted after the jump) that said that Which? Car's claim that gas-guzzling SUVs "are becoming socially unacceptable - unless you are a farmer" was an "insensitive and unjustified comment" that was in appropriate given ... Read more →

Videos: Referees against SUVs in Brussels Xavier Navarro

This video shows a group called 4x4info Action (4x4 is what SUVs are called in French) took 11 activists dressed as football (ok, soccer) referees and pulled out red cards at passing by SUVs ...

Video: Jeremy Clarkson says 4X4 = uncool, bad sex? Lascelles Linton

In the video above, Jeremy Clarkson, host of the popular English car show Top Gear, removes all the four by fours from the cool part of the Top Gear cool board. His reason? Cars are all about ...

Editorial: Point and counterpoint on having a 4X4 for bad weather driving Jeremy Korzeniewski

Point: Here in Toledo, Ohio, where I live, we just got abut a foot of snow. I had to drive into work last night and would have had a very tough time if I did not have a 4x4 truck. Thankfully, I do ...

Do you hate SUVs because they guzzle gas or do you hate the haters? 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The days of the SUV carnivals are over. The motor press in the UK is engaged in a debate on the social acceptability of SUVs. Which? Car recently posted a story asking if it was time to ditch the 4x4 (the UK term for SUVs. The Association of British Drivers wasn't about to stand for that and ...

Videos: Referees against SUVs in Brussels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This video shows a group called 4x4info Action (4x4 is what SUVs are called in French) took 11 activists dressed as football (ok, soccer) referees and pulled out red cards at passing by SUVs drivers in the center of Brussels, Belgium. This non-violent action was so publicised that it eclipsed for ...

Video: Jeremy Clarkson says 4X4 = uncool, bad sex? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the video above, Jeremy Clarkson, host of the popular English car show Top Gear, removes all the four by fours from the cool part of the Top Gear cool board. His reason? Cars are all about getting women and socialist women, who he claims are better in bed, don't like four by fours. Here are his ...

Editorial: Point and counterpoint on having a 4X4 for bad weather driving 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Point: Here in Toledo, Ohio, where I live, we just got abut a foot of snow. I had to drive into work last night and would have had a very tough time if I did not have a 4x4 truck. Thankfully, I do have one. While I was there, the snow drifts made the parking lot almost impassible, and our security ...


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