The situation is REALLY interesting in South Africa.
You basically get 2 types of 4x4 drivers (NEVER S.U.V).
type 1 is typically male, into offroad in a big way, driving
on beach, in the bush and desert, typically drive LandRover
Defenders (series I or III not II it sucked eggs), old toyota
landcruisers.
Type 2 is typically female, need 4x4 to go shopping and to
drive up on the pavement (sidewalk for all north americans)
to get to better parking, and sometimes even put it
in 4 low when its raining. Typically drive LandRover Discovery,
Freelander (good vehicles) New Toyota landcruisers, Rav4's
Mercedes and BMW vehilcles. Generally referred to as
Sandton 4x4 (sandton is a larney shopping mall).

I had a Toyota Landcruiser, used it to transport Scuba
equiptment (for 20 people) into Mozambique, where there
is no difference between off road and on road (except
off road sometimes got you blown up).
SUV's in the USA are generally a waste.

Marty