Quote Originally Posted by pbkid View Post
hmm.. very interesting discussion for sure....
circmand- generally i would agree with you on jeep being the first....UTILITY vehicle... but there is nothing performance or sporty about the first jeeps.

im gonna have to go with the eagle as well... first of its kind to have ground clearance, AWD and a little power...(ya maybe lacking in power a little, but its definately more powerful than an old jeep)

The original post asked for the first utility vehicle so I answered that question. Following high jackers continue to try to change the question to high light their prefered vehicle. As for performance and sporty? Well think back to the 30s and 40s when it came out. You could not even 4 wheel anywhere. They actually created the vehicle that made 4 wheeling popular, suree a car invented 40 years later is going to do it better but that means they are not first. Add to that all the functionality of the Jeep and you have a winner.