"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
07/26/2017 at 00:31 • Filed to: Crossoverandover
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"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
07/26/2017 at 00:31 • Filed to: Crossoverandover | 2
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Just stumbled on these sales numbers and it tells the tale of the crossover pretty convincingly.
Rav4 sales figures
Some say the RAV4 was the first modern crossover, for example !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . In any case, its an very early stat for the growth of the segment. Can you Spot when crossovers took off?
BigBlock440
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/26/2017 at 00:34 |
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Looks like when the Durango and Explorer became CUVs.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/26/2017 at 00:37 |
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Title is lacking unnecessary caps
shpuker
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/26/2017 at 00:48 |
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Theory: During the economic recovery from the financial crisis in 2008 a lot of younger families have been either downsizing to a single vehicle (thus opting for something that tries to cover every base all at once, the crossover) or they buy a small used car and a large CUV/small SUV to get their kids around without the fuel economy of big SUVs and without the shame of buying a mini-van.
Also: Where’d you find that data? I’d really like to track similar data for all vehicle types.
bhtooefr
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/26/2017 at 00:49 |
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It’s amazing how closely the yellow and green regions are correlated with RAV4 and CR-V launches. The 2000 spike correlates exactly with the XA20 RAV4's launch (and then the plateau maintained with the second-gen CR-V’s launch a year later), the 2005 spike correlates exactly with the XA30's launch, and is boosted by the third-gen CR-V’s launch.
Really, the MY2011+ range is where it stops being tied to generation launches.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> bhtooefr
07/26/2017 at 00:54 |
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Well, this is the sales data for the rav4 and i color coded the generations so they ought to line up
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HammerheadFistpunch
> shpuker
07/26/2017 at 00:55 |
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This was on the wiki page for the rav4 but you can find it for most models at goodcarbadcar.net
DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/26/2017 at 00:56 |
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THE SECRET CAR SALESMAN DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW!
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shpuker
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/26/2017 at 01:02 |
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Yea I know goodcarbadcar, didn’t know if someone had gone and compiled it all together in one spot or not.
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bhtooefr
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/26/2017 at 01:03 |
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Oh, I didn’t see the caption. I thought it was crossovers in general for some reason.
I think you’re off a year on a couple of the generations though? But, yeah.
DrJohannVegas
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/26/2017 at 01:52 |
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one part of me is very glad you used real data for your argument
the other part of me is crying that you projected a linear trend through said data.
#socialscientistlife
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HammerheadFistpunch
> DrJohannVegas
07/26/2017 at 09:53 |
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Excel took that one and ran with it. I didn’t even know it was there until you said something
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DrJohannVegas
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/26/2017 at 11:41 |
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Haha. Excel will do that. Kinda had the urge to goof around w some data, but it was 2am and I should be using my data time in a more career-oriented way right now.
shop-teacher
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/26/2017 at 12:02 |
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I’ll go with you on the first crossover being the RAV-4 and/or CRV. In my memory they came out virtually at the same time, although I really don’t know if that’s true. They were both quite popular in my home town during the SUV boom of the mid 90's through the 2005ish.
The real crossover specific crave is on the right side of your graph. While enthusiasts loath them as good at nothing, the average buyer sees it the other way around. Compared to sedans, modern crossovers get nearly as good fuel economy, offer more space, handle just fine in normal driving, and offer an easier step in/out height. They offer a pleasing driving and ownership experience to the average person. In short, moden CUVs are quite good at what most people want, and so they’re selling like hot cakes.
superhead
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/27/2017 at 10:31 |
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First crossover
4WD - check
Car platform - check
Not truly a wagon, because the Civic wagon was taller than the sedan and had different proportions. A wagon is a sedan with an extended roof.