Fmarano,
It wasn't mine intent to stereotype everyone driving a crossover. I will update my original post and hopefully it will make you happy.
TomT,
You actually make my point about the confusion. The Rav4 was called a small (or compact) SUV before there ever was the name "crossover". I agree the Rav4 is a small SUV. The Rav4 looks like a small SUV.
To me, the main difference between a small or compact SUV and a crossover is the looks. Crossovers look more short, squat, wide, and wagon-like while small and compact SUVs look taller, narrower, and more like a miniature SUV.
But again, this is all just my bias. I don't consider a crossover to be a SUV. I consider it to be a cross between an SUV and a car/wagon/mini-van. There already were mini and compact SUVs before there were crossovers (case in point, the Rav 4).
But like I said, that's just me. The industry likes to call them SUV and make them part of the SUV market when convenient, and also say they are NOT SUVs when it serves a different purpose (wiggling away from the SUV bashers).
Isn't marketing grand?
TJR