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7/1/2025, 10:32:07 AM
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>the reason you don't see those suvs outside the us is poverty and convenience
These gulf Arab countries aren't poor and they have plenty of space on roads to use whatever they like. Chevy/Cadillac is used solely for US delegations. I've checked and in case of delegation from other countries Saudis are using Mercs (limos, not suvs). When Putin was visiting Dubai locals bought Russian Aurus (limo built on Porsche Panamera) just to pick him up from the airport. When costs and space doesn't matter rich Arabs still prefer European cars for themselves and everyone else (except for Americans). Their wives nowadays are as fat as some of American women, but they still fit in Range Rovers and GLS along with driver and 5 children.
When you need plenty of space with more seats you can use a bus/van. If you need plenty of space in luxurious car, there's something like Rolls Royce Cullinan with 4 huge seats (or 2, 3, 4 such cars when there are more people to drive around).
Huge SUVs on pickup's platform aren't made of practicallity or luxury but are very specific, cultural, American thing where wasting space around you is identified with personal freedom. Finding niche for these glorified farmer's trucks anywhere else is pure cope, because even for thousands of kilometers of highway, body on frame will never feel as smooth and comfy and fast as unibody (and we can agree that using these in cities is pure masochism). Offroad? You can't do that on these modern, thin tires anyway.
>But there are 7 of us and we're all 200 kgs and we need holders for our 2 liter soda cups along with place for laptops for doing serious business when we ride
No, you don't. Truth is, that if you can't fit into something like XC-90 or even Q7, there's something wrong with you and riding in a car is least of your problems.
>the reason you don't see those suvs outside the us is poverty and convenience
These gulf Arab countries aren't poor and they have plenty of space on roads to use whatever they like. Chevy/Cadillac is used solely for US delegations. I've checked and in case of delegation from other countries Saudis are using Mercs (limos, not suvs). When Putin was visiting Dubai locals bought Russian Aurus (limo built on Porsche Panamera) just to pick him up from the airport. When costs and space doesn't matter rich Arabs still prefer European cars for themselves and everyone else (except for Americans). Their wives nowadays are as fat as some of American women, but they still fit in Range Rovers and GLS along with driver and 5 children.
When you need plenty of space with more seats you can use a bus/van. If you need plenty of space in luxurious car, there's something like Rolls Royce Cullinan with 4 huge seats (or 2, 3, 4 such cars when there are more people to drive around).
Huge SUVs on pickup's platform aren't made of practicallity or luxury but are very specific, cultural, American thing where wasting space around you is identified with personal freedom. Finding niche for these glorified farmer's trucks anywhere else is pure cope, because even for thousands of kilometers of highway, body on frame will never feel as smooth and comfy and fast as unibody (and we can agree that using these in cities is pure masochism). Offroad? You can't do that on these modern, thin tires anyway.
>But there are 7 of us and we're all 200 kgs and we need holders for our 2 liter soda cups along with place for laptops for doing serious business when we ride
No, you don't. Truth is, that if you can't fit into something like XC-90 or even Q7, there's something wrong with you and riding in a car is least of your problems.
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