four-wheel drive
 
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Despite his SUV rolling onto its side, he was not injured in the accident.
The area's roads can be bone-jarring even in an SUV, and nearly impassable after a rainstorm.
We call it the SUV syndrome: people who are nonfarmers, in nonmountainous areas, buy far more car than they need.
Next time you're on the road during rush hour, note how many SUVs and trucks have more than one passenger. Not many.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Cars
4×4
all-wheel drive
artic
automobile
banger
beach buggy
beetle
black cab
classic car
dragster
hardtop
Jeep
marque
Mk
motor
rear-wheel drive
road racer
sport utility vehicle
sportily
sprint car

SUV | American Dictionary

SUV
noun[ C ]
us/ˈesˌjuˈvi/
abbreviation for sport utility vehicle

SUV | Business English

SUV
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌesjuːˈviː/us
abbreviation for sport utility vehicle: a large car with an engine that supplies power to all four wheels, that is normally used as a passenger vehicle