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CGX car nut:
 

Consumer trends, especially in the premium and luxury classes, are prone to rapid changes too and one would not be surprised to see SUVs less dominate in this sector within five years. 

Well it's a trend that has been steadily growing for over 2 decades after BMW introduced the world to the X5 and proved that a high sided car could be made to be fun to drive. Congestion isn't getting any better so high speed capabilities are becoming increasingly irrelevant. Other fads like minivans/people carriers have come and gone in shorter timeframes but the SUV format persists.

I'd like to think good taste would prevail and the coupe and sedan would return to being in favour but there is little prospect of that happening any time soon. The majority of new electric cars are following a similar high rise bulky styling route which is forced upon them by the need to package so many batteries in the floorpan. The SUV silhoutte lends itself perfectly to hiding this high rise styling and as a result I can't see manufacturers rushing to drop it, especially in the premium sector. Customers perceive they are getting more real estate for their money as it were with these cars and that is a perception, however misguided it may be, which manufacturers are keen to encourage.

Quite true for the mass market vehicles but the trend will revert initially for the premium and luxury sectors.