Why the reign of SUVs on Irish roads should end

Jeez these elite liberals.. do they ever stop!?

I don't like SUV's either because

They block the view of car /pushbike drivers on the road and blind them with their headlights

It seems to be impossible to park them correctly

They are much less efficient than cars and so add to the greenhouse effect

To a certain extent, the last point can be dealt with via the tax system but I think its a losing battle on the other two.

They are not less efficient. Smaller and lower midsized ones are much the same emissions as similar saloons.

Looking at a few models road tax

Hyundai Kona is 120

Hyundai I30 is 270

Hyundai i40 is 180

Hyundai Tucson is 200

Hyundai ix35 is 280 (these were pre 2016)

This higher emissions is a fallacy

Hopefully my next vehicle of choice will be the Honda crv, hybrid or maybe good bargains to be had for a diesel.

Depends on which Range Rover you have..:)

I think OP wants a Range Rover Vogue which is one of the finest cars available. Miss mine terribly 😥

Not in my experience but some models do have a bit of a reputation

Will be interesting when these high performance EVs hit the 2nd hand market and become more affordable to younger drivers who are more likely to test out the 0-60 capabilities of the cars. They have great safety features / driver aids but there is only so much these features can protect against when the driver pushes the car to the limit in unsuitable circumstances. Will they be difficult to insure for the U25s, given the insane premiums charged for so called performance ice cars with only a fraction of the performance of these new EVs?

Agreed, however there is no comparison between an X5, Q7, XC90 etc and a Range Rover Vogue. RR is in a different league

Fuel price of 250c per litre,

That would sort out a lot of the non essential driving that I see.

It could happen soon, if Ukraine kicks off.

Block the view of the road ahead, mostly, so you can't read the road, as a car or bike user. For the same reason I think it's a bit selfish to have tinted windows.

The efficiency of crossovers seems a bit worse than the equivalent car... So yeah, something like a Tuxon or kashki probably in line with a big saloon, but worse than the hatchback on which it's based.

I wouldn't ban them, but at the same time I would incentivise more efficient and less lumpish vehicles if it were up to me.

Maybe you drive differently than I do, but I find the traffic flows better when you can see what the car two or three ahead is doing, which is much easier if the rest of the traffic is a similar height.

Yep if everyone drove fiestas and golfs unless they really needed a lump of a yoke it would go some way towards our co2 targets... They'd probably enjoy it more too 😊 the amount of suv I see with one person in them, and no towbar, suggests to me they're mainly a vanity car.

I have driven both (if a mokka counts as an Suv) and yeah, I get that they have a better view. I still think they're a bit anti social though. And awful handling on that one.

Easier access through the front doors.. Well maybe, if you have a bad back, but something like a Honda Jazz is pretty OK.

Maybe people will naturally gravitate to more efficient vehicles as fuel prices increase. Or maybe driving a builders car will become less trendy. Anyhow its not something I'm losing any sleep over.

Yep

Or farmers cars

Duster, Tuxon, Qashqai

Trendy because Celtic Tiger builders drove land cruisers and pajeros which these are styled after.

Part of it because the tax system favours diesels - you can't claim vat back on petrol.