aley
5/22/2006 2:23:58 AM
The term hybrid now applies to gasoline/electric-powered vehicles, and 'crossover' has been used to describe everything from SUV/pickup combinations to car-based vehicles with trucklike features.
So the term transformer is used to describe a vehicle that attempts to fit into two classes. Vehicles like the 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac are handy, but they're really just short-bed crew-cab pickups. Transformers require a structural doohickey like the Avalanche's midgate, which folds to extend the cargo bed into the cabin.
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Avalanche offers more.
