21.   Automakers have taken steps to make sport utilities less prone to rolling over, and to make them protect their occupants better during such crashes.

22.   Because European roads are smaller than in the United States and gas prices higher, automakers have bred a miniature species of sport utilities for Europe.

23.   Becker said manufacturers were too interested in preserving the social acceptability of sport utilities.

24.   Based on a new Porsche platform, the sport utility is described as larger than a Jeep Grand Cherokee, with full-time all-wheel drive.

25.   Based on the Montana minivan, the Aztek has the exterior style and all-wheel-drive prowess of a sport utility.

26.   Beyond that, the Durango will be a big headache for GM and Ford, and everyone else selling sport utilities.

27.   Both automakers said that they did not have separate inventory figures Tuesday for cars and for light trucks, which encompasses minivans, sport utilities and pickups.

28.   Both appeal to drivers who want the comforts of a luxury car along with the best attributes of sport utilities.

29.   Both Ford and Mazda recognized that they needed a small sport utility and initially went their separate ways.

30.   Both sport utilities are well-equipped with standard cruise control, three power outlets, power windows and locks and reclining second-row seats.