Here in Alberta, the Motor Vehicles branch refers to the Patriot as a station wagon... talk about soccer-mom-ish.

 

I call mine a car. I figure it's either taken literally or as ironic...like calling a big Harley a scooter.

 

I use truck- easy to fall into this because my previous vehicle was a truck - a Dakota. Funny though- Before that I had a RAV 4 which I called a Jeep.

 

I call it simply "Jeep" (or "Heep," right Bren?!) - and be warned: there are certain Jeepies that will thrash you if you DARE to call a Jeep a "car!"

 

I am with Megs. It's a Jeep, dag nab it!

 

Here's a new one..

On my registration card, my Pat is considered..

..a Carryall!

No kidding.

(I thought any vehicle could be considered that, depending on how much you wanna cram in one )

 

Ehh, there is no point in trying to fool yourself.

The Patriot/Compass is a station wagon (not that that is a bad thing).

 

um, no. the patriot and compass are NOT station wagons. and i'm not saying that because it is offensive, i'm saying that because they are NOT.

THIS is a station wagon. PATRIOTS are not station wagons.

CALL IT A JEEP! but if anything else, there's no other proper name for it other than mini/compact SUV.

 

Compact SUV I believe is the term used in the automotive industry.

 

I call it a truck, because it definately isnt a car

 

I call mine a Jeep, then a SUV, then my wife's personal driver's vehicle lol

 

I call mine, Jeep.
Insurance has it listed as an SUV, Registeration has it listed that way also. I'll have to look later.

 

SUV/Station Wagon

Here in Wisconsin the state classifies it an SUV. Insurance classifies it a Station Wagon. Maybe an SUW (Sport Utility Wagon)???

 

I refer to mine as "Jeep", or "truck".

SUV isn't particularly useful when talking to people anyways... "I've just go to load a few more things in the SUV before we leave!" versus "I've just got to load a few more things in the Jeep/truck before we leave!"

 

I call mine a Jeep.

 

What do you call a Patriot, anyway?


In a very early post of mine, I mentioned 'Jeep-ette', as in Sport-ute. Caught a lot of flak for that! However, my registration lists the Patriot as a station wagon.

 

i call it 'noob' because that is his nick-name. But otherwise, "the Jeep" is used.

 

I call mine "The Bike Carrier."

 

By Garl Darn it! She's a JEEP and a mighty fine she is too!

 

When speaking of Smithers in conversation, I refer to him as "the Jeep." Occasionally as "the Heep," as a term of endearment - a flashback to my best friend's Cherokee of a decade ago. Great vehicles, those Jeeps.

If I were to call it a "truck," then it would be easily confused with Hubby's GMC Jimmy. And it certainly isn't a "car." A "station wagon" would be a stretch - I've had two wagons (loved them!) in my collection of vehicles, and the Pat is definitely more "truckish" than a wagon.

My mind views the Patriot as a compact SUV. And a great one at that! I *heart* my Heep!!

 

Almost every article I've read concerning the Patriot has referred to it as a "crossover." I think most people would look at the Compass or Caliber and think "station wagon", and the Patriot is essentially the same car. Like the Subaru Forester, it is basically just a tall station wagon. Unlike the Forester, it looks more like an SUV because Jeep gave it a high beltline (or short windows, if you want to look at it that way).

 

CUV, crossover utility vehicle.

same as my old RAV4, not a car but not a SUV. somewhere in between.

 

SUV = Sport Utility Vehicle; ok - that works. But is usually based on a truck-chassis. For example the Tahoe & Silverado, or Ram and Durango.

CUV = Compact Utility Vehicle. Its small, but is a utility vehicle (can carry relatively large amounts of crap, or people); can be based on a smaller chasis, sometimes a car, sometimes a designated chasis, like Caliber, Compass, Patriot. The Patriot is unique in that it has all the utility of an SUV in a smaller package for those of us who don't need something with a v8, and like the maneuverability that the small size gives us, not to mention classic Jeep off-road ability. Ours is not based on any car available on the market, which keeps it from being either a Hatchback or Wagon. This is why the CUV fits the bill in the case of the Caliber, Compass and Patriot.

Crossover = mix between car & suv/van; Crossovers tend to be more like the Pacifica and Mazda 5 in nature, and are closer to the wagon in size, but MiniVan in proportion. This is more for the people who don't wan to be labeled with the "MiniVan" stigma, but want to have the same functionality of a MiniVan. These are imo, basically minivans with forward opening rear doors, instead of sliding doors. [with exception to the mazda5]

Car = small people mover, can be 4 or 2 door & has a trunk for cargo, usually with flip down seats if necessary, but its purpose is carying people not things. Usually hatchbacks are derived from these vehicles, in 3 or 5 door form.

Wagon = people mover that has SOME utility, but is VERY based on a car-chasis. Magnum Wagon, Mitsubishi Lancer/Evo wagon, BMW 3&5 series & Mercedes C and S-Class wagons. Its basically a compact version of a mini van that is less people-mover and more stuff-mover. An option for those who want a car, but want to be able to carry more stuff than their car-counterpart can. These are usually extended-bodies of their given car-type however, so they wouldn't be given 'hatchback' terminology and are always 5-door in form.

Hatchback = small people mover, usually only seats 5 at most. Honda Fit, Yaris, Focus, anything really labeled as a "3 or 5 door" is usually a hatch-back, and has a sedan/coupe version of the same vehicle.

Truck = usually implies having an open-air bed from the factory; and is not really built to be a people-mover (except in some cases, like Avalanche/Escalade and "MegaCab" Rams), is built more for the function of carrying objects that don't need to be sheltered during a trip.

 

Voiture.

 

Yeah, I'm with "Jeep" too. Though a few friends have told me I have a nice "truck!"

 

We should have ours within the next week or two but when my wife and I talk about it we refer to it as "The Jeep".Its in a class by itself IMHO