> De SUV was in ons land vorig jaar voor de allereerste keer populairder dan de gewone personenwagen. Van dit type wagens werden er 187.106 nieuw ingeschreven, goed voor een marktaandeel van 51 procent. Net iets meer dan de 181.104 andere wagens. Het is een opvallende evolutie, als je weet dat tien jaar geleden nieuw verkochte SUV’s maar een marktaandeel van 16 procent haalden.
> …
> Denys: ‘Een SUV biedt meer ruimte om de grote batterij in te stockeren. En het is ook makkelijker om de hoge ontwikkelingskosten van een elektrische wagen terug te verdienen, de winstmarge bij SUV’s ligt hoger dan bij gewone personenwagens.’
>
> Vooral om die laatste reden trekken ook de constructeurs zelf volop de kaart van de SUV. De schaarste aan computerchips van de voorbije jaren versnelde die trend nog. Wisten autobouwers het voorbije jaar de hand te leggen op een levering chips, dan gebruikten ze die liever voor de bouw van dure luxewagens dan voor die van goedkope modellen.
>
> Audi kondigde een jaar geleden bijvoorbeeld aan dat het stopte met de A1, en ontwierp evenmin een opvolger voor de Q2. Het richtte de aandacht onder meer op de Q4 e-tron, de elektrische SUV die vanaf deze zomer in Brussel zal worden geproduceerd. Het Duitse Opel nam enkele jaren geleden al afscheid van de kleine modellen Adam en Karl, Ford schrapte de compacte Ford Ka+.
Basically big cars = more profit for companies and more costs for society. So maybe society should start reclaiming that cost by taxing those cars properly as right now car companies are abandoning the production of small cars for more profit.
Bloody hate SUVs
This is fine.jpg – most Belgians
Jesus… Could anyone who has a SUV here tell me why you bought one? I don’t really see why you’d get a car that is bigger than say a berline. I went from an audi A4 avant to bmw 3 berline because that was already way too big for me. Kinda sad to see the A1 go, it was my first car, had some really fun adventures with that car.
Huh, apparently i also bought an SUV. Didn’t realize they categorized it as one.
When I read the people here or elsewhere justifying why they bought an suv, I don’t want to discuss anymore. It’s just selfish and whatever we can tell, they will just buy it because it makes them feel safer, even if the other people in the street are less because of them.
More and more cars are being classified as SUV’s, and where most people think it means vehicles like in the thumbnail. In reality, many cars are classified (weirdly) as SUV these days. Therefore, the reported “increase” might not reflect a difference in buyer behaviour but of the weird labelling.
For example, the Renault Captur was Belgium’s second favorite “SUV” in 2017 ([https://www.auto55.be/nieuws/29818-dit-zijn-de-5-populairste-suvs-in-belgie](https://www.auto55.be/nieuws/29818-dit-zijn-de-5-populairste-suvs-in-belgie)). The Captur looks more like a hot hatch to me, and it’s engine displacement and dimensions also fit a hatchback more than a “SUV”.
“normal cars”, they are normal cars. Especially if you look at everything that counts as an SUV nowadays.
I think a big part of this, and what a lot of you are missing, is that a lot of cars fall in that “SUV” segment that actually are not even close to the SUV’s you guys have in mind. Renault Captur, Ford Puma, Peogeot 2008,….are all SUV’s but a lot smaller than a lot of “regular” cars…
I fucking hate this.
The article mostly talks about climate, which is indeed a reason for concern, but fails to mention risks to traffic safety.
The comments for SUV = bad: maybe but not mine
Ew. Please for the love of god, tax the shit out of these monstrosities.
“But company car.” Ok, increase the VAA like crazy.
Watch the comment section judge everyone who’s ever bought a car
Sad evolution…
Living in America…..
Some arguments here reminds me when I talk with my boss about his big Range Rover and its consumption. He always replied me it consume less that other suv from its range. To carry his ass, the one of his wife and children, and a computer… But never admit we must compare with an actual car with normal size. Even a normal car is most of the time useless. But anyway… We cannot change people. They must be forced sometimes by the law.
More getting blinded by big cars. Yaaaaaaaaaay /S
Fuck these suburbitanks and fuck the whole car industry. No one needs and SUV in this country. Fucking no one.
We have an SUV and even though we don’t do any mud crawling it’s still massively useful. We have 0 public transport in our village so bus isn’t an option. All the kids (including me) go everywhere by bike but if one breaks down it fits into the car. We also don’t have to rent trucks when buying something from IKEA or moving.
SUV = Samen Uitstoot Vergroten
I knew what to expect from the comments, I’m not disappointed…
Bmw XM will be out soon. More Patser sales incoming
While I’m not a big fan of large cars gobbling up the scarce parking spots in my city, I must admit there is also a benefit to them.
My parents are approaching 70 years old. And the higher car makes it easier for them to get in and out of the vehicle.
Thanks to boomers. “dan zitte hoog voor mijne rug”
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Some paragraphs:
> De SUV was in ons land vorig jaar voor de allereerste keer populairder dan de gewone personenwagen. Van dit type wagens werden er 187.106 nieuw ingeschreven, goed voor een marktaandeel van 51 procent. Net iets meer dan de 181.104 andere wagens. Het is een opvallende evolutie, als je weet dat tien jaar geleden nieuw verkochte SUV’s maar een marktaandeel van 16 procent haalden.
> …
> Denys: ‘Een SUV biedt meer ruimte om de grote batterij in te stockeren. En het is ook makkelijker om de hoge ontwikkelingskosten van een elektrische wagen terug te verdienen, de winstmarge bij SUV’s ligt hoger dan bij gewone personenwagens.’
>
> Vooral om die laatste reden trekken ook de constructeurs zelf volop de kaart van de SUV. De schaarste aan computerchips van de voorbije jaren versnelde die trend nog. Wisten autobouwers het voorbije jaar de hand te leggen op een levering chips, dan gebruikten ze die liever voor de bouw van dure luxewagens dan voor die van goedkope modellen.
>
> Audi kondigde een jaar geleden bijvoorbeeld aan dat het stopte met de A1, en ontwierp evenmin een opvolger voor de Q2. Het richtte de aandacht onder meer op de Q4 e-tron, de elektrische SUV die vanaf deze zomer in Brussel zal worden geproduceerd. Het Duitse Opel nam enkele jaren geleden al afscheid van de kleine modellen Adam en Karl, Ford schrapte de compacte Ford Ka+.
Basically big cars = more profit for companies and more costs for society. So maybe society should start reclaiming that cost by taxing those cars properly as right now car companies are abandoning the production of small cars for more profit.
Bloody hate SUVs
This is fine.jpg – most Belgians
Jesus… Could anyone who has a SUV here tell me why you bought one? I don’t really see why you’d get a car that is bigger than say a berline. I went from an audi A4 avant to bmw 3 berline because that was already way too big for me. Kinda sad to see the A1 go, it was my first car, had some really fun adventures with that car.
Huh, apparently i also bought an SUV. Didn’t realize they categorized it as one.
When I read the people here or elsewhere justifying why they bought an suv, I don’t want to discuss anymore. It’s just selfish and whatever we can tell, they will just buy it because it makes them feel safer, even if the other people in the street are less because of them.
More and more cars are being classified as SUV’s, and where most people think it means vehicles like in the thumbnail. In reality, many cars are classified (weirdly) as SUV these days. Therefore, the reported “increase” might not reflect a difference in buyer behaviour but of the weird labelling.
For example, the Renault Captur was Belgium’s second favorite “SUV” in 2017 ([https://www.auto55.be/nieuws/29818-dit-zijn-de-5-populairste-suvs-in-belgie](https://www.auto55.be/nieuws/29818-dit-zijn-de-5-populairste-suvs-in-belgie)). The Captur looks more like a hot hatch to me, and it’s engine displacement and dimensions also fit a hatchback more than a “SUV”.
“normal cars”, they are normal cars. Especially if you look at everything that counts as an SUV nowadays.
I think a big part of this, and what a lot of you are missing, is that a lot of cars fall in that “SUV” segment that actually are not even close to the SUV’s you guys have in mind. Renault Captur, Ford Puma, Peogeot 2008,….are all SUV’s but a lot smaller than a lot of “regular” cars…
I fucking hate this.
The article mostly talks about climate, which is indeed a reason for concern, but fails to mention risks to traffic safety.
The comments for SUV = bad: maybe but not mine
Ew. Please for the love of god, tax the shit out of these monstrosities.
“But company car.” Ok, increase the VAA like crazy.
Watch the comment section judge everyone who’s ever bought a car
Sad evolution…
Living in America…..
Some arguments here reminds me when I talk with my boss about his big Range Rover and its consumption. He always replied me it consume less that other suv from its range. To carry his ass, the one of his wife and children, and a computer… But never admit we must compare with an actual car with normal size. Even a normal car is most of the time useless. But anyway… We cannot change people. They must be forced sometimes by the law.
More getting blinded by big cars. Yaaaaaaaaaay /S
Fuck these suburbitanks and fuck the whole car industry. No one needs and SUV in this country. Fucking no one.
We have an SUV and even though we don’t do any mud crawling it’s still massively useful. We have 0 public transport in our village so bus isn’t an option. All the kids (including me) go everywhere by bike but if one breaks down it fits into the car. We also don’t have to rent trucks when buying something from IKEA or moving.
SUV = Samen Uitstoot Vergroten
I knew what to expect from the comments, I’m not disappointed…
Bmw XM will be out soon. More Patser sales incoming
While I’m not a big fan of large cars gobbling up the scarce parking spots in my city, I must admit there is also a benefit to them.
My parents are approaching 70 years old. And the higher car makes it easier for them to get in and out of the vehicle.
Thanks to boomers. “dan zitte hoog voor mijne rug”