On the SUV from the spirits of the enemy for a practical, trend car for the other divorce. The ADAC has looked at some of the Sport Utility Vehicles in more detail.

Munich (dpa/tmn) – In August 2019 SUV, according to ADAC for the first time, the best-selling vehicle category. Reason enough for the traffic club, the city of all-terrain vehicles under different points of view to compare with a standard flat model of the respective brand. The result in short: an SUV for the heavier and more expensive option, they offer more space, but more security.

Ten couples, the ADAC took the magnifying glass from small cars to luxury class, also an electric and natural gas variant. Including the SUV weighs around 250 pounds. And the larger frontal area will lead to more consumption. In the case of real consumption of 6 liters per 100 kilometers with gasoline and 5.5 liters with a diesel engine, one could not speak but hardly of fuel chutes. With a four-wheel drive, the fuel consumption could be up to a third more.

The monthly cost of the SUV, depending on the vehicle class, up to 200 euros more per month. In terms of safety, it is according to the ADAC not better but also not worse off than in the comparable standard model. In addition, the SUV does not offer a proper pedestrian protection: Depending on the front design pushes even in the case of an accident, the head of the pedestrian against the hard A-pillars or the windscreen frame. Undeniable SUV-advantages are Get a lot of space and a comfortable.

ADAC Test SUV