The term 'Sports-Utility Vehicle' has only found its way into the dictionary in
relatively recent years but already it has become a modern catchphrase - SUVs
are tough-looking vehicles that offer all the features of typical cars but which can
carry on motoring when the tarmac runs out and the going gets hard.
This fascinating book combines authoritative text with a superb selection
of stunning full-colour pictures to tell the full story of this unique
type of motor vehicle.

It traces the SUV timeline from the first spartan runabouts, created to provide essential transport over inhospitable terrain, to today's premium vehicles offering
luxury travel and levels of comfort that one normally expects to find in a top-of-the-range saloon. Readers will discover how, despite the criticisms of
an increasingly vocal environmental lobby, the SUV sector is currently mushrooming as more and more manufacturers add models to their range.
Of one thing we can be certain, the SUV is here to stay...