autoevolution 21 Feb 2021, 13:45 UTC ·
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Crossovers are selling like hotcakes nowadays to the point where many automakers are dropping small cars to build crossovers of all shapes and sizes. This has been going on since the late 1990s, but the crossover concept is an idea that can be traced back to the 1940s. 5 photos
There s a lot of debate as to which company built the first crossover. Most enthusiasts credit the AMC Eagle, introduced in 1979 as a station wagon with a suspension lift. Some say it was the Matra Rancho, launched in 1977. But the Willys Jeepster, which first debuted in 1948, is also eligible as an early forerunner of the modern crossover.
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