First Performance Utility Vehicle

[SlowPro48]

Is the VX the start of aggressive styling that even the new Honda Crosstour sports?

Before there was the Crosstour, there was the BMW X6.

And before the X6 there was...

[blacksambo]

Before there was the Crosstour, there was the BMW X6.

And before the X6 there was...

Good stuff! The VX is definitely the predecessor to the X6, but the Eagle didn't handle like a Miata or have 4 Low. Right?

[Riff Raff]

I think a key criteria factor to whatever PUV/SUV/CrossOver is being considered, it must have a seperate switchable lever/switch to engage 4WD "LOW RANGE". Otherwise, it ain't squat and should be excluded from our discussion.

[pbkid]

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)

[circmand]

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.

[vt_maverick]

What was really the first performance utiility vehicle? Said differently, what is the VX's palce in automotive history. Was the Mercedes G-Wagon the first? I'm guessing the Porsche Cayenne thinks it's first but it would seem to owe alot to the VX, at least in terms of styling innovation. What does the group know about this subject? I hate to see the "obscure" history words used when describing the VX in Wikipedia. Don't you?

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.

I think you see what you want to see.

[circmand]

I think you see what you want to see.

That proves my point even I saw it difeerently then it was. Thanks VT for proving my point even if it was at my expense