If we peel back the years to the late 1990s, the term “crossover” was an extremely new thing, and many average Joes had never even heard of it. At the time, SUVs were just that: SUVs. While the segment had gained quite a bit of traction thanks largely to the release of the Ford Explorer in 1991, these SUVs were still very much pickup truck-based vehicles with a smattering of luxury meant to offer just enough creature comfort to shuttle the entire family around.
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