1.   But it also is futuristic in that it represents a new generation of so-called crossover vehicles that defy categorization.

2.   Indeed, soaring sales of sport utility vehicles, minivans, pickups and crossover vehicles have produced a wave of innovation in these market segments.

3.   Its new architecture will also serve as the platform for a new line of midsize pickups and crossover vehicles.

4.   Most crossover vehicles ride high off the ground and have all-wheel drive.

5.   Sales were stronger for sport utility vehicles, especially for the new breed of so-called crossover utility vehicles like the Ford Escape and Chrysler PT Cruiser.

6.   Such asymmetry, he said, is appropriate to the contradictions of a crossover vehicle like this.

7.   The result is an array of so-called crossover vehicles that defy easy categorization.

8.   These crossover vehicles are intended to provide the handling and comfort of a car with the no-nonsense practicality of a truck.

9.   This, too, is an unboxy crossover vehicle that is part sport sedan, part SUV and part big wagon.

10.   Toyota calls its Matrix a crossover utility vehicle.