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== Nicknames == Several derogatory or pejorative terms for SUVs are based on the combination of an affluent suburb name and "tractor", particularly for expensive vehicles from luxury brands. Examples include "[[Toorak]] Tractor" ([[Melbourne]], Australia),<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.australiantraveller.com/australia/the-australian-travel-slang-dictionary/|title=The Australian travel slang dictionary|work=Australian Traveller|location=Australia|date=2015-06-09 |access-date=2018-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.e-motor.com.au/2018/01/03/evolution-of-the-suv/|title=The evolution of the SUV|work=eMotor|date=2018-01-03|access-date=2018-02-18|archive-date=17 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217144800/https://www.e-motor.com.au/2018/01/03/evolution-of-the-suv/|url-status=dead}}</ref> "[[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] Tractor" (London, England)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/sep/26/usnews.theobserversuknewspages|title=Terminator guns for the Chelsea Tractor |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2004-09-26|access-date=2009-07-19|location=London|first=Denis|last=Campbell}}</ref> and "[[Remuera]] Tractor" ([[Auckland]], New Zealand). These terms relate to the theory that four-wheel drive capabilities are not required by affluent SUV owners, and that the SUV is purchased as a status symbol rather than for practical reasons. In Norway, the term {{lang|no|Børstraktor}} ('Stock Exchange Tractor') serves a similar purpose.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dn.no/dnBil/article1783421.ece|title=Bloddopet børstraktor|first=Embret|last=Sæter|date=2009-11-26 |publisher=DN.no |language=no|access-date=2012-01-02}}</ref> In the Netherlands, SUVs are sometimes called "P.C. Hooft-tractors" after the exclusive [[P.C. Hooftstraat]] Amsterdam shopping street.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.deondernemer.nl/nieuwsbericht/160/lamborghini-lanceert-ook-pc-hooft-tractor |title=Lamborghini lanceert ook PC Hooft-tractor |language=nl|trans-title=Lamborghini also launches a PC Hooft-tractor |last=Nizet |first=Rik |date=2014-01-14 |work=De Ondernemer ('The Entrepreneur')|publisher=De Persgroep|access-date=2018-02-17}}</ref>
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