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This more carlike approach also offers better handling than the more trucklike body-on-frame process.

2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit: Off the canvas and off the road, in style Warren Brown 2011

Honda introducing a more trucklike Pilot when consumers were flocking to more carlike crossovers, or the Kia Borrego designed like a Chevrolet Trailblazer clone as GM was fleeing from the dwindling market are a couple of memorable examples.

2011 Detroit Auto Show: Fewer stunts, more sensibility 2011

I will continue to maintain this vehicle, but we are looking for a similar small, carlike vehicle that has that much cargo space, that can tow 2,500 pounds and has good gas mileage.

Matching the 1996 Honda Odyssey Jonathan Welsh 2010

Then I discovered that if I kept "skitching it forward" over and over again, very quickly, I could move at carlike speeds!

Making Light: Open thread 136 2010

On the road, the Murano feels substantial, with nicely weighted steering and a comfortable, carlike ride, yet it offers the elevated view of the highway enjoyed by SUV drivers.

New Murano: Better, but Is It Enough? 2008

So now, Ford's biggest, toughest safari vehicle has a tight, carlike frame and an optional deflator that lowers the vehicle when you pull up to the curb.

Comfort For Codgers 2008

Now the domestic automakers are playing catch-up on their own turf and plan to launch their own carlike SUVs next year.

Speed Bumps Ahead For Suvs 2008

Coming next year from Honda and Toyota are bigger SUVs, but with the carlike ride that boomers now demand.

Speed Bumps Ahead For Suvs 2008

As for handling, the Tribeca's low center of gravity and somewhat taut suspension allowed for a confident carlike ride, assisted by all-wheel-drive traction.

Road Test: Subaru Tribeca 2007

The original MDX combined carlike handling, a silky V6 engine, a flexible seating arrangement for seven, and all the creature comforts one could ask for.

Personal picks: Luxury SUVs, part 3 2007