what does AUV and XUV mean?

**newbee** · November 22nd, 2002 01:49 PM

**BlackMagic** · November 22nd, 2002 01:58 PM

AUV Asian Utility Vehicle
XUV Model ng Isuzu Crosswind which is an AUV rin. If i'm not mistaken, Xtreme Utility Vehicle daw meaning nito.

**newbee** · November 22nd, 2002 01:59 PM

whats the diff ng suv sa auv?

**mbt** · November 22nd, 2002 02:17 PM

the difference between a Land Cruiser and a Revo...

or between an Expedition and a Fiera.

**newbee** · November 22nd, 2002 02:22 PM

isnt toyota an asian car? can a car be an auv and an suv at the same time?

**BlackMagic** · November 22nd, 2002 02:30 PM

Toyota is an Asian brand, so technically it's an Asian car pero the term Asian Utility Vehicle is just a coined term. Since AUV are predominantly sold in Asia particularly 3rd world countries in Asia thus the term. It is designed for use in the Asian market as a vehicle that could seat 8-10 people, could haul goods and be used for commercial purposes. We are now seeing Adventures, Revos and Crosswinds being exported to Africa.
A car can be an AUV and an SUV at the same time. The new CRV is one. Downgraded ang interior compared to its US counterpart. Iba ang seats. It was made to fit 10 people for tax purposes. It was declared an AUV dito sa Pinas pero sa iba miniSUV pa rin.

**Leon275** · November 22nd, 2002 03:55 PM

Ang alam ko sa auv is "All purpose Utility Vehicle":mrgreen:

**crawdaddy** · November 22nd, 2002 04:49 PM

ako rin, Leon275. anyway, so ang mga Jeepneys natin dito considered as AUV yun, kasi sabi ni BlackMagic:

Originally Posted by BlackMagic

pero the term Asian Utility Vehicle is just a coined term. Since AUV are predominantly sold in Asia particularly 3rd world countries in Asia thus the term. It is designed for use in the Asian market as a vehicle that could seat 8-10 people, could haul goods and be used for commercial purposes.

tama ba?

**pajerokid** · November 22nd, 2002 04:58 PM

The term AUV (ASIAN UTILITY VEHICLE) is applied to vehicles such as the original Toyota Tamaraw, Ford Fiera, and Mitsu Cimarron developed in the 70s . These are vehicles which were meant to be Utility vehicles whose main purpose was to haul people and goods, in as affordable a manner as possible..... a far cry from what we see today, where modern AUVs are almost at par with SUVs in terms of interior comfort and features(If you compare the current XUVi to My 96 Pajero, Mas ok Pa yung XUVi eh :wink: ). Kung nakakita kayo ng Gen1 na Tamaraw (NOT the Fx, yung nauna pa) talaga namang Spartan na spartan ang dating.

This term was coined in the Philippines to describe such vehicles. :idea: