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Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by kumari089(m): 7:59pm On Jul 13, 2013
House please what's the difference between a Jeep & SUV?
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by ocheezie: 8:10pm On Jul 13, 2013
All jeeps are SUVs, not all SUVs are jeeps.jeep is a brand that makes SUVs mostly and had become synonymous(then) with SUVs, like omo,maggi,macleans ets

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by elektra80: 8:24pm On Jul 13, 2013
Jeep is a brand name just like Toyota, Honda, BMW, Audi, etc. Jeep make suv mostly and lots of Nigerians call all suv jeep. Just like they call all toothpaste mcleans, call all seasoning maggi, call all mayonnaise bama, etc.

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Nobody: 9:25pm On Jul 13, 2013
Jeep is a brand of suv

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Nobody: 9:26pm On Jul 13, 2013
Same difference

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Oyinprince(m): 9:30pm On Jul 13, 2013
elektra80: Jeep is a brand name just like Toyota, Honda, BMW, Audi, etc. Jeep make suv mostly and lots of Nigerians call all suv jeep. Just like they call all toothpaste mcleans, call all seasoning maggi, call all mayonnaise bama, etc.
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Kenny4lyfe(m): 9:31pm On Jul 13, 2013
A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a vehicle similar
to a station wagon or estate car, usually equipped
with four-wheel drive for on- or off-road ability.
Some SUVs include the towing capacity of a
pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of
a minivan or large sedan.

The term is not used in all countries, and outside
North America the terms "off-road vehicle", "four-
wheel drive" or "four-by-four" (abbreviated to
"4WD" or "4×4"wink or simply use of the brand name
to describe the vehicle like " Jeep" or "Land Rover"
are more common. In Europe the term SUV has a
similar meaning, but being newer than in the US it
only applies to the newer street oriented one,
where-as " Jeep", "Land Rover" or 4x4 are used for
the off-roader oriented ones. Not all SUVs have
four-wheel drive capabilities, and not all four-
wheel-drive passenger vehicles are SUVs.

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by dayokanu(m): 9:32pm On Jul 13, 2013
A jeep is a brand of SUV like Toyota, Honda BMW etc see below

[img]http://2.bp..com/-dzrE3EIPPa4/UBk24ejVl_I/AAAAAAAIbRM/o2T2ubfoHTo/s800/Untitled-3.jpg[/img]

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by ZACHIE: 9:36pm On Jul 13, 2013
jeep is a vehicle
SUV is an acronym
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by lifestyle1(m): 9:38pm On Jul 13, 2013
dayokanu: A jeep is a brand of SUV like Toyota, Honda BMW etc see below

[img]http://2.bp..com/-dzrE3EIPPa4/UBk24ejVl_I/AAAAAAAIbRM/o2T2ubfoHTo/s800/Untitled-3.jpg[/img]


i like this

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by ITbomb(m): 9:42pm On Jul 13, 2013
Jeep is what we call all SUV in Nigeria. Just like maggi which is what we call all seasonings in the market
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Kennyblues(m): 9:42pm On Jul 13, 2013
Origin of the name

Many explanations of the origin of the word jeep have proven difficult to verify. The most widely-held theory is that the military designation GP (for Government Purposes or General Purpose) was slurred into the word Jeep in the same way that the contemporary HMMWV (for High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle) has become known as the humvee.

An alternative view launched by R. Lee Ermey, on his television series Mail Call, disputes this, saying that the vehicle was designed for specific duties, and was never referred to as "General Purpose" and it is highly unlikely that the average jeep-driving GI would have been familiar with this designation. The Ford GPW abbreviation actually meant G for government use, P to designate its 80-inch (2,000 mm) wheelbase and W to indicate its Willys-Overland designed engine. Ermey suggests that soldiers at the time were so impressed with the new vehicles that they informally named it after Eugene the Jeep, a character in the Popeye comic strip and cartoons created by E. C. Segar, as early as mid-March of 1936. Eugene the Jeep was Popeye's "jungle pet" and was "small, able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problems."[7]

Words of the Fighting Forces by Clinton A. Sanders, a dictionary of military slang, published in 1942, in the library at The Pentagon gives this definition:

Jeep: A four-wheel drive vehicle of one-half- to one-and-one-half-ton capacity for reconnaissance or other army duty. A term applied to the bantam-cars, and occasionally to other motor vehicles (U.S.A.) in the Air Corps, the Link Trainer; in the armored forces, the ½-ton command vehicle. Also referred to as "any small plane, helicopter, or gadget."[citation needed]

This definition is supported by the use of the term "jeep carrier" to refer to the Navy's small escort carriers.

Early in 1941, Willys-Overland demonstrated the vehicle's off-road capability by having it drive up the steps of the United States Capitol, driven by Willys test driver Irving "Red" Haussman, who had recently heard soldiers at Fort Holabird calling it a "jeep." When asked by syndicated columnist Katherine Hillyer for the Washington Daily News (or by a bystander, according to another account) what it was called, Irving answered, "It's a jeep."

Katherine Hillyer's article was published nationally on February 20, 1941, and included a picture of the vehicle with the caption:

LAWMAKERS TAKE A RIDE- With Senator Meade, of New York, at the wheel, and Representative Thomas, of New Jersey, sitting beside him, one of the Army's new scout cars, known as "jeeps" or "quads", climbs up the Capitol steps in a demonstration yesterday. Soldiers in the rear seat for gunners were unperturbed.

Although the term was also military slang for vehicles that were untried or untested, this exposure caused all other jeep references to fade, leaving the 4x4 with the name.

Trade name

The original trademark brand-name application was filed in February 1943 by Willys-Overland.[8] It is also used as a generic term with a lowercase (jeep) for vehicles inspired by the Jeep that are suitable for use on rough terrain.[9]

As the only company that continually produced Jeep vehicles after the war, in June 1950 Willys-Overland was granted the privilege of owning the name "Jeep" as a registered trademark






http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Nobody: 9:42pm On Jul 13, 2013
angry
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Nobody: 9:43pm On Jul 13, 2013
Jeep na Car! SUV na Motor!!











Datz All!!!! cheesygringringrincheesy

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by OkikiOluwa1(m): 9:46pm On Jul 13, 2013
Ati SUV, ati Jeep. What differences?
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Nobody: 9:47pm On Jul 13, 2013
RUBBISH QUESTION;

google don expire? undecided

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Nobody: 9:48pm On Jul 13, 2013
nadia_SA: Same difference

That's the thing, Nadia. They're not the same.
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by HolyHolla(m): 9:51pm On Jul 13, 2013
I once saw a documentary on the origin of the word. 'Jeep', is a name given to a type of rugged terrain transport vehicle manufactured by the U.S. auto-makers during the 2nd World War. Its utility was praised as one of the factors that helped the allied manouver the hard terrains of battle fronts to win the war. Later, some car manufacturing companies began to use the name or brand for their vehicles, which were improved versions of the war jeeps.

In modern parlance, the name is still used to brand some vehicles like Cherokee and other products, but loosely used in Nigeria and some other countries to refer to a type of sports utility vehicle (SUV).

SUV, as explained by several posts is the general name for types of vehicles that could not be classified as cars or merely as buses. As the nomenclature implies, they are generally compatible for conversion to certain uses, like mass transportation, load bearance, etc.

I remember when I used the term 'jeep' and my American friend couldn't even get a clue as to what I meant!
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Exponental(m): 9:51pm On Jul 13, 2013
A jeep is a car brand in SUV, just as MACKs are truck.
SUV means SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE!
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by midetinz(m): 9:51pm On Jul 13, 2013
The DIFFERENCE is the SAME!
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Nobody: 9:53pm On Jul 13, 2013
Chillisauce: RUBBISH QUESTION;

google don expire? undecided

It's not a "rubbish question", as you put it. Sure, the OP could have Googled, and found out the differences. But none of us would have taken part in his / her research. By posting this query here, we're discussing, AND sharing knowledge, which is what a Forum is all about.

Have you learnt anything from responses posted so far?

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Stylz69(m): 9:55pm On Jul 13, 2013
I think Jeep is a trademarked name for Grand Cherokee SUV... In other words, A Jeep is an SUV but an SUV isn't necessarily a Jeep ...
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Nobody: 9:55pm On Jul 13, 2013
Siena:

That's the thing, Nadia. They're not the same.
I've learnt something oo..
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by ACM10: 10:05pm On Jul 13, 2013
JEEP VS SUV

Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by rodeo0070(m): 10:07pm On Jul 13, 2013
Jeep is a brand name. They make
several different models of SUVs. A Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) is a
class of vehicle.
A sport utility vehicle
(SUV) is a generic marketing term
for a vehicle similar to a station
wagon, but built on a light-truck
chassis.
However, A Jeep is a SUV... it's the original SUV. A Sport Utility Vehicle exactly describes what a Jeep is designed for. It's great for outdoor type sports and is very
utilitarian...
FYI, we now have SAV's (Sport Activity Vehicles)...
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by 0Dynamic0(m): 10:08pm On Jul 13, 2013
An SUV is what you call jeep

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by Nobody: 10:14pm On Jul 13, 2013
Jeep is a brand name/make like Toyota, Nissan, honda and others
. . .
SUV refers to the general name of all those vehicles you call "jeep"
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by jhydebaba(m): 10:15pm On Jul 13, 2013
I don't care about the difference, just get me one cheesy
Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by nduchucks: 10:16pm On Jul 13, 2013
Here in Nigeria, Jeep is the terminology for what is called a Sports Utility Vehicle abroad. We no sabi the SUV thingy for here. If you come village and ask anybody whether Toyota Landcruiser na Jeep, 100% go answer Yes.

Oyibo people for America go get zero when dem answer the same question. Dem be olodos for dia.

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by CollinsLeSkillzMadumere(m): 10:22pm On Jul 13, 2013
Kennyblues: Origin of the name

Many explanations of the origin of the word jeep have proven difficult to verify. The most widely-held theory is that the military designation GP (for Government Purposes or General Purpose) was slurred into the word Jeep in the same way that the contemporary HMMWV (for High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle) has become known as the humvee.

An alternative view launched by R. Lee Ermey, on his television series Mail Call, disputes this, saying that the vehicle was designed for specific duties, and was never referred to as "General Purpose" and it is highly unlikely that the average jeep-driving GI would have been familiar with this designation. The Ford GPW abbreviation actually meant G for government use, P to designate its 80-inch (2,000 mm) wheelbase and W to indicate its Willys-Overland designed engine. Ermey suggests that soldiers at the time were so impressed with the new vehicles that they informally named it after Eugene the Jeep, a character in the Popeye comic strip and cartoons created by E. C. Segar, as early as mid-March of 1936. Eugene the Jeep was Popeye's "jungle pet" and was "small, able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problems."[7]

Words of the Fighting Forces by Clinton A. Sanders, a dictionary of military slang, published in 1942, in the library at The Pentagon gives this definition:

Jeep: A four-wheel drive vehicle of one-half- to one-and-one-half-ton capacity for reconnaissance or other army duty. A term applied to the bantam-cars, and occasionally to other motor vehicles (U.S.A.) in the Air Corps, the Link Trainer; in the armored forces, the ½-ton command vehicle. Also referred to as "any small plane, helicopter, or gadget."[citation needed]

This definition is supported by the use of the term "jeep carrier" to refer to the Navy's small escort carriers.

Early in 1941, Willys-Overland demonstrated the vehicle's off-road capability by having it drive up the steps of the United States Capitol, driven by Willys test driver Irving "Red" Haussman, who had recently heard soldiers at Fort Holabird calling it a "jeep." When asked by syndicated columnist Katherine Hillyer for the Washington Daily News (or by a bystander, according to another account) what it was called, Irving answered, "It's a jeep."

Katherine Hillyer's article was published nationally on February 20, 1941, and included a picture of the vehicle with the caption:

LAWMAKERS TAKE A RIDE- With Senator Meade, of New York, at the wheel, and Representative Thomas, of New Jersey, sitting beside him, one of the Army's new scout cars, known as "jeeps" or "quads", climbs up the Capitol steps in a demonstration yesterday. Soldiers in the rear seat for gunners were unperturbed.

Although the term was also military slang for vehicles that were untried or untested, this exposure caused all other jeep references to fade, leaving the 4x4 with the name.

Trade name

The original trademark brand-name application was filed in February 1943 by Willys-Overland.[8] It is also used as a generic term with a lowercase (jeep) for vehicles inspired by the Jeep that are suitable for use on rough terrain.[9]

As the only company that continually produced Jeep vehicles after the war, in June 1950 Willys-Overland was granted the privilege of owning the name "Jeep" as a registered trademark






http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep
Oga u try no be small, if to say u no add that link I for ask you whether na you be the jeep

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Re: Jeep Vs SUV: What's The Difference? by scholes23(m): 10:34pm On Jul 13, 2013
Jeep is an SUV brand of Cherokee product. Pple prefer to refer to SUVs as Jeep cos they're familiar with the name and its easy to pronounce. How many pple call their vehicles SUV in Nigeria?
The answer is less than few or even none.

Mind u apart from SUV, we also have CUV, which is Crossover Utility Vehicle. E.g: RAV 4 & CRV. So not all high vehicles can be referred to as SUV.

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