Why SUVs are sometimes better than your average sedan [video]

Hurricane Sandy has given us proof as to why sometimes SUVs are better than sedans, hatchbacks or any car that sits moderately low to the ground.

In the clip below, a BMW 5 Series driver is trying to move his car through the flooded roads of New York – probably overestimating his car’s capabilities – only to find himself in the middle of a storm with a stalled engine as a Cadillac Escalade owner drives by so smoothly as if nothing is going on.