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Size:
SUVs and crossovers are large. In a country like India, where the might is right, size does matter. More road users are likely to give you way if you drive a large SUV than any other type of car. Smaller cars are often bullied by other road users, but you hardly see anyone messing with something like a Toyota Fortuner or MG Gloster.
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Macho styling and imposing road presence:
SUVs with big bodies and large wheels & tyres look macho in comparison with sedans and hatchbacks. They have an imposing presence. Not many would like a car that has no street presence. Hence SUVs and crossovers have gained ground in India.
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Driving position:
SUVs and crossovers are higher than other types of cars. Their seating is also higher than other cars. Therefore, they offer a much more commanding driving position. This gives the drivers a better view of the road which is very important in India. One can easily spot bumps, potholes and irregularities on the road while driving and take action accordingly. This is not so easy in a low-slung sedan or hatchback.
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Below is a perspective of a Sedan user, never owned an SUV but have driven them:
Terms that have been bolded above are the reason I have shunned away from buying an Crossover/SUV. These terms that most of the SUV owners use to justify their purchase are so cringe and People seem to really be buying SUVs for a wrong reason.
"Smaller cars are bullied"
Why are people now buying Cars to bully others on the road? A lot of SUV owners have some or the other story of how they bullied a smaller vehicle!
I also had a first hand experience where a SUV tried to bully me, he did get the realization later on that he messed with the wrong person.
"Macho styling and imposing road presence" - This statement is so cringe, I literally make a weird cringe face every time, I read such statements. I dont really get people need vehicles to show Macho-ness, this just implies that he/she is a nobody without their beloved SUVs. Looks are subjective - but from a Sedan guys perspective I find SUVs to be really boring to look at, they are just big rectangular boxes with wheels!
"Commanding driving position"? - This is another cringe statement boasted by SUV owners - Commanding position, Seriously, what is it anyways? Every time I drove a crossover or a SUV it felt like driving a Tempo, not that anything is wrong with it but I don't get why did people start preferring a Tempo/Truck like driving position compared to cool laid back F1/sports car like positions. Again from a Sedan guys perspective, you actually look cool when driving a Sedan in that laid back position compared to the head bobbing upright position of a SUV.
This fake feeling of being superior just because you are sitting 200-220mm above the road is really toxic and was probably the reason for my encounter as stated above.
SUVs are indeed functional but most of the reasons provided here are the same reasons told by the SUV owners while buying one. If I ever buy an SUV, it would only be because I want to go through roads where 170mm of ground clearance is not sufficient. SUVs don't really look good to me, except for a very few.
All other reasons are irrelevant, Sedans have a bigger boot space, I don't bully people on road, don't need an SUV for Maaaacho ness, I don't drive like a maniac to seep between every gap in traffic or go off the side of the roads to overtake or jump dividers; because I own SUV - I is Macho - give way!