The Resort Squeeze On SUVs

3 December 2000 - 1:00pm

SUVs keep getting bigger. What will drivers do when they don't fit in garages?

"The planners of the new $85 million Steamboat Springs Grand Resort Hotel, with its tastefully appointed suites, luxurious spa, classy ballroom and fine dining, clearly paid attention to every detail - except one.The clearance in the underground parking lot at the slopeside resort measures a mere 6 feet, 8 inches, meaning drivers of some SUVs may get an unexpected headache."

Source: The Denver Post, December 3, 2000
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Its very unsuitability for an urban center justifies its current usage as a suburban or ex-urban pattern.