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Utility vehicle is used to describe a vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
, generally motorized
Motorized

Motorized may refer to:* Motor vehicle** especially an automobile* Motorized military unit?see Armoured warfare* any item containing a motor...
, that is designed for a specific task.

cles similar to a station wagon
Station wagon

A station wagon in American English, Australian English, Canadian English and New Zealand English usage and an estate car in British English usage, is a passenger automobile with a car body style similar to a sedan but with the roofline following the full, sometimes extended rear cargo area, i.e. ending with a more vertical door...
 but built on a light-truck chassis, usually with off-road capability.

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Station wagon

A station wagon in American English, Australian English, Canadian English and New Zealand English usage and an estate car in British English usage, is a passenger automobile with a car body style similar to a sedan but with the roofline following the full, sometimes extended rear cargo area, i.e. ending with a more vertical door...
s based on car chassis, but styled to look like sport utility vehicles

cles like the Kawasaki's MULE in which a flat bed is added to an all terrain vehicle.






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Utility vehicle is used to describe a vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
, generally motorized
Motorized

Motorized may refer to:* Motor vehicle** especially an automobile* Motorized military unit?see Armoured warfare* any item containing a motor...
, that is designed for a specific task.

Types of utility vehicles


Armored utility vehicle


Sport utility vehicle

Vehicles similar to a station wagon
Station wagon

A station wagon in American English, Australian English, Canadian English and New Zealand English usage and an estate car in British English usage, is a passenger automobile with a car body style similar to a sedan but with the roofline following the full, sometimes extended rear cargo area, i.e. ending with a more vertical door...
 but built on a light-truck chassis, usually with off-road capability.

Crossover utility vehicle

Station wagon
Station wagon

A station wagon in American English, Australian English, Canadian English and New Zealand English usage and an estate car in British English usage, is a passenger automobile with a car body style similar to a sedan but with the roofline following the full, sometimes extended rear cargo area, i.e. ending with a more vertical door...
s based on car chassis, but styled to look like sport utility vehicles

Light equipment

Vehicles like the Kawasaki's MULE in which a flat bed is added to an all terrain vehicle. Generally used as a maintenance vehicle.

Coupé utility or Tray utility vehicle

Vehicles featuring a coupe passenger compartment with an attached cargo bed. All-steel-bodied utility vehicles, more commonly called utes, were invented in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
.

Utility Terrain Vehicle

A type of small vehicle like an ATV
All-terrain vehicle

An all-terrain vehicle is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control....
 (all-terrain vehicle
All-terrain vehicle

An all-terrain vehicle is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control....
) but with more truck-like features for working instead of recreation.