Utility vehicle
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A utility vehicle (UV) is a vehicle, generally motorized, that is designed to carry out a specific task with more efficacy than a passenger vehicle. It sometimes refers to a small truck with low sides.<ref name="Oxford_Dictionaries">Template:Citation</ref>
Types of utility vehiclesEdit
Military light utility vehicleEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Military light utility vehicle, or simply light utility vehicle (LUV), is a term used for the lightest weight class military vehicle category.<ref name="Oxford_Dictionaries" /> A Jeep-like four-wheel drive vehicle for military use<ref name="Harraps_Dictionnary" /> by definition lighter than other military trucks and vehicles, inherently compact and usually with light or no armour, with short body overhangs for nimble all-terrain mobility, and frequently around 4-passenger capacity.
Armored utility vehicleEdit
The military also uses armored utility vehicles.
Multi-utility vehicleEdit
These are larger vehicles which can tackle a wide range of applications. They typically allow easy conversion between multiple combinations of passenger and luggage capacity.
Sport utility vehicle (SUV)Edit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Traditionally, these are vehicles similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis and equipped with four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, amongst other off-road hardware. Their primary purpose is to display better off-road and towing capabilities with higher seating capacity.
Crossover utility vehicleEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Station wagons based on a car chassis, but built to resemble sport utility vehicles. They have a limited off-road capability but sportier on-road behavior than SUVs. May also be referred to as a "Sports Activity Vehicle", as is the case with BMW's X-range of vehicles.
Light equipmentEdit
Vehicles like the Kawasaki MULE in which a flatbed is added to an all terrain vehicle. Generally used as a maintenance vehicle. A jeep is a type of light off-road vehicle, originally used by the US military, with four-wheel drive for general utility work that required travelling over rough terrain.<ref name="Harraps_Dictionnary">Template:Citation</ref>
Coupé utility or tray utility vehicleEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Vehicles featuring a coupé passenger compartment with an attached cargo bed. All-steel-bodied, sedan-cabined utility vehicles, more commonly called utes, were popular in Australia.
Utility truckEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Utility trucks or sport utility trucks (SUT), commonly known as pickup trucks in the United States, are similar to coupé utilities. The main difference is that they are either explicitly built for purpose or based upon sport utility vehicles rather than being produced by modifying existing passenger vehicles. They combine elements of road-going passenger cars with features from off-road vehicles, such as raised ground clearance and four-wheel drive.
Utility task vehicleEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Side-by-side (SxS), a utility task vehicle (UTV), is a small four-wheel off-road vehicle. It has a side-by-side seating arrangement, and UTVs often have seat belts, roll-over protection and a storage box at the vehicle's rear.
In 2017, the UTV category was added to the Rally Dakar.
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- Squad Solar – Electric light utility vehicle with a solar roof and removable doors