Best New Mix - Size SUV ?

[edyvw]

Kids & off road sometimes .

HL is too small. If light off road, Pilot TrailSport!

 

[02SE]

Kids & off road sometimes .

What do you consider "off road". Are you talking smooth gravel/dirt roads, or something requiring good ground clearance and low-range?

 

[Silverado12]

I have a Cadillac XT4 and it's only had one minor issue that GM has corrected with an upgraded part (EVAP purge pump). I would get the XT5, which is a little bigger but with GM's same 2.0L four cylinder and 9 speed auto which is a proven reliable powertrain. My XT4 is all wheel drive and it gets over 30 mpg average with recommended (but not required) premium fuel. These are still union made in the USA if that matters.

 

[ChrisD46]

It's kind of difficult to clearly define "mid-size" SUVs these days. It really depends what your references are.

Again , the Kia Sorento , or Toyota Highlander are my yardstick of measure for a mid-size SUV … Conversely the Toyota RV4 (or similar) SUV is too small thus I put them into “large compact SUV’s but not mid size like the Highlander or Sorento are.

 

[mcrn]

Jeep Grand Cherokee

 

[lovcom]

These days, I would suggest you only consider hybrids. The price differences are not significant, like in prior years. Toyota hybrids have better acceleration than their gas-only counterparts, and, of course, the significantly improved MPG cannot be ignored. Additionally, Toyota hybrids do not experience CVT problems, and the company boasts the best hybrid system available.

In 2025, WHY do people buy gas-only SUVs these days?!

I would stay far, far away from anything Stalantis/Jeep/Ram, and steer clear of the inferior GM/Ford counterparts, and the Korean brands.