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How the Matra Rancho invented the crossover in 1977

We pay tribute to the Matra Rancho: a front-driven SUV with a pioneering spirit – and a precursor of the many crossovers to ...
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The Matra Rancho Predicted The Off-Road Boom Nearly 50 Years Ago

Many carmakers claim that one of its different models was the first crossover, but as far as I'm concerned that's like being the first locust in the plague. Curbside Classics says the Matra Rancho was ...