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1966 Ford Bronco is First Produced
The Ford Bronco was a sport-utility vehicle produced from 1966 through 1996, with five distinct generations. The Bronco was initially its own platform introduced as a competitor for smal...
1979 Mercedes-Benz G-Class is First Produced
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class or G-Wagen, short for Geländewagen (or cross-country vehicle), is a four-wheel drive vehicle / sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by German automaker Mercedes-...
1986 Nissan Pathfinder is First Produced
The Nissan Pathfinder and (Japanese: Nissan Terrano) were originally compact SUVs and they are now mid-size SUVs. Whereas the Pathfinder is sold in North America, the name first introduce...
1990 Ford Explorer is First Produced
The Ford Explorer is a mid-size SUV sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990, as a replacement for the smaller but related Ford Bronco II. It is manufactured i...
1994 Nissan Rasheen is First Produced
The Nissan Rasheen is a small SUV with 4x4 produced from November 1994 to August 2000 by Nissan. It was formally introduced at the October 1993 Tokyo Auto show. It was offered with three ...
1997 Ford Expedition is First Produced
The Ford Expedition is a full-size SUV built by the Ford Motor Company. Introduced in 1997 as a replacement to the Ford Bronco, it was previously slotted between the smaller Ford Explorer...
1997 Mercedes-Benz W163 is First Produced
The Mercedes-Benz M-Class is a luxury mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV), first offered in 1997 as a 1998 model, and built by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz. Gradually, the M-Class ...
2000 Ford Escape is First Produced
The Ford Escape is a compact crossover SUV sold by the automaker Ford Motor Company introduced in 2000 as a 2001 model year and priced below the Ford Explorer. The Escape was sold in Euro...
2000 Ford Excursion is First Produced
The Ford Excursion was a full-size sport utility vehicle produced by the Ford Motor Company between model years 2000 and 2005 (2006 in Mexico). Based on the Super Duty pickup truck platfo...
2000 Nissan Xterra is First Produced
The Nissan Xterra is a compact SUV built on the Nissan F-Alpha truck platform. Targeted at an adventurous consumer, the Frontier-based vehicle is named after the XTERRA off-road triathlon...
2001 Nissan X-Trail is First Produced
The Nissan X-Trail is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan since 2001. It is Nissan's first crossover SUV and was released at the same time as several compani...
2002 Nissan Murano is First Produced
The Nissan Murano is a mid-size crossover SUV first manufactured by Nissan in December 2002 and sold as a 2003 model. Nissan introduced the Murano as its first crossover SUV for the Unite...
2002 Porsche Cayenne is First Produced
The Porsche Cayenne is a five-seat mid-size luxury sport utility vehicle manufactured by the German automaker Porsche since 2002, with North American sales beginning in 2003. Its platform...
2003 Ford Everest is First Produced
The Ford Everest (model code U268) is a midsize SUV sold in Asia, Central America, and the Bahamas. The Everest is based on the local (Mazda-based) Ford Ranger pickup truck platform. In I...
2004 Ford Territory is First Produced
The Ford Territory is a crossover SUV built by Ford Australia and based on the EA169 platform of the Ford BA Falcon. It was released in April 2004. Its code name inside Ford was E265. It ...
2005 Ford Freestyle is First Produced
The Ford Taurus X is a 6- or 7-passenger full-size crossover SUV that was produced by Ford Motor Company in the United States. It was originally introduced in 2005 as the Ford Freestyle, ...
2005 Mercedes-Benz W164 is First Produced
The Mercedes-Benz W164 M-Class was introduced in 2005. It is a midsized unibody crossover SUV with seating for 5. The W164 replaced the body-on-frame W163 M-Class for the 2006 model year....
2006 Ford Edge is First Produced
The Ford Edge is a premium mid-size crossover SUV (CUV) manufactured by Ford, based on the Ford CD3 platform shared with previous generation Mazda6 and marketed in slightly modified form ...
2006 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class is First Produced
The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class (code name X164) is a full-size crossover SUV built by the German carmaker Mercedes-Benz since 2006. The GL-Class debuted at the 2006 North American Internation...
2008 Ford Flex is First Produced
The Ford Flex is a full-size crossover manufactured by Ford Motor Company. Its styling is based on the Ford Fairlane concept unveiled at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. T...