Trucks, Vans & SUV's

Question

I know that a Camión is a Truck.

So is a Camioneta a small Truck or Van?

And if not, what is Spanish for Van and/or SUV?

Sí tengo una camioneta todo terreno (4-wheel drive pickup truck) - readytodictate, Apr 3, 2013

Answer 1

I find that these are nouns that vary depending on which country you are.

In some places "camioneta" refers to a pickup truck, sometimes to a Station Wagon. In some places a pickup truck or SUV is a "guagua". As far as I know, Camioneta is never used to designate a Van, which I have heard as "Van", "Buseta" or sometimes even "Camionetica".

Edit: Betsytorres reminded me of another word for Van, which I think is a pretty good standard translation: "Furgoneta".

Answer 2

se usa Camioneta para las SUV y Van para las Van o tambien camioneta furgonada

Answer 3

It depends where you are, really.

I know the following designations:

Bike: motocicleta or just 'moto'

Truck: camión as in lorry, camioneta as in a Dodge Ram

Van: furgón, furgoneta, minibús, buseta

Midsize bus: microbús or just 'micro'

Big bus: flota

Station Wagon: vagoneta (specifiers; 'urbana', 'baja' or 'de ciudad')

SUV: vagoneta (specifier; todoterreno) as in Toyota Land Cruiser, utilitario (specifier; deportivo) as in Jeep Wrangler

Those are all I know off the top of my head. Cheers.

Answer 4

Great answers by Betsytorres and Gekkosan....A while back, I remember wondering about this distinction myself, and I did a bit of investigation only to find that there seems to be quite a bit of variability regarding what people call different vehicles - I have seen vans and trucks variously referred to as camionetas, furgones, furgonetas, utilitarios, and pickups. What I found helpful was to do a picture search (google) for each of these words so that I could see for myself what other people were using these words to describe.

Answer 5

foto de furgoneta

fotos de camionetas usadas en México

I forgot "buseta" - Izanoni1, Mar 4, 2010