 The rising cost of fuel along with the rising popularity of "going green" has caused even the most affluent car shopper to start paying attention to the fuel economy rating of their new vehicles. The Auto industry has responding by cutting back at their production of overly huge SUV and rolling out a new line of "crossover" vehicles, Crossover vehicles are essentially coup bodies slapped onto the chassis of an SUV, These new crossover coups allow for greater gas mileage while still maintaining the power and control of a sport utility vehicle. Many people like the room these new crossovers breeds have when compared to a car, however, they are forced to deal with the sometimes-awkward looking design features that come about when engineers decide to play Frankenstein. High-end car manufacturers have struggled to design a crossover that blends a defining, sophisticated look of a sporty coup with the power and handling of a S.U.V. BMW's X6 crossover is the latest attempt at such a creation. |