Car, truck? Something between?

SUVs mix function, form; stay hot in 2001

Think Swiss Army knife – on wheels.

That’s Ferrero Auto Center general manager Ryan Ferrero’s take on the crop of 2001 cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles.

“There’s more features and functions than they’ve ever had,´ said Ferrero, whose Loveland dealership sells Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge automobiles. “People are looking for more out of their cars.”

Auto manufacturers are trying to give them more, too.

There’s more power outlets to plug in laptop computers and handheld vacuums, more hooks from which to hang shopping bags, more adjustable and removable seating and more consoles that look more like…