I think you are one of the most active authors here and this is seen in the comments of your article.
As for the article it's well written and I really enjoyed reading it. SteemSTEM is voting better and better articles lately or just the community is better :P
Regarding the eternal discussion about SUV's and 2WD and 4WD or AWD, it's only about what we need. I doubt that many of us need a real 4WD SUV to do offroad. Most of the time it's just the comfort of having it and the fact that the marketing shoves it up our.. throats :D
I have a pretty low clearance 2WD car and I have driven on dirt roads everywhere in my country. I wouldn't prefer an SUV because having an increased center of gravity would make it less stable at Highway speeds in case of a sudden avoidance maneuver (the Moose Test).
So the best choice for me would be a 2WD low clearance car or at most an AWD.
You are totally right about the marketers (they are the base of the confusion) and the performance at highway speed. The 4WD used to be a military vehicle in times past because of the terrains they might encounter, only recently that the every day man buys a 4WD for normal driving.
One thing some do not know is that the added load of the special parts tell on the fuel consumption too. But hey! who doesn't like cruising in an suv.
I prefer the AWD because it somehow gives one a taste of both worlds.
Thanks for your kind comment. steemSTEM on is like the best community i have seen here and it is nice to have people contributing knowledge from all over the world. I particularly have learnt a great deal since i joined steemit (all thanks to steemstem).
We work together to make the community greater.
Thanks once again!