[truth_seeker]

“Make, model and year of mfg. would be helpful. One would think that an evil SUV would be the match of a one ton truck.”

Many popular early SUVs were based on 1/2 ton pickup chassis. Some still are—Tahoe, Yukon, etc.

Others are based on car derived unibody chassis.

Few would be the match for a one tone truck, everything else being equal, which it is not.

Direction of impact, vehicle weight, speed, safety features employeed effectively vs. absent/ not effective.

A lot of variables. I was hit nearly head on, and gained respect for serious collisions immediately-in the ambulance ride to the emergency room.

[Paladin2]

Excursions and HD Suburbans are based on 3/4 ton trucks and should fare as well as can be expected against an unloaded 1 ton truck. My 1990 Suburban 1/2 ton 4x4 is of the high cg design where it would tend to go over 4x2 1 ton trucks.

The other SUVs are based on increasing tinfoil as they go down in size. So the question is still: Make, Model, mfg year.