I know we have a lot of members with small families so I wanted to post up our comparison of six small SUVs. Our requirements were that the SUV must be less than $25,000 and rated 30 mpg or better on the highway.
Overview of our testing procedures is here: SUV - New SUVs - Cars.com
Here are the players:
2012 Chevrolet Equinox
2013 Ford Escape (all-new)
2012 Honda CR-V (all-new)
2012 Hyundai Tucson
2012 Kia Sportage
2013 Mazda CX-5 (all-new)
And the winner is ... CR-V. Click through the links to read about results, testing, etc.
Results are here:
SUV - New SUVs - Cars.com
And the testing routine we put these SUVs through:
We tested the six SUVs on roads spanning the Chicago area, putting them through three days of testing:
Overview of our testing procedures is here: SUV - New SUVs - Cars.com
Here are the players:
2012 Chevrolet Equinox
2013 Ford Escape (all-new)
2012 Honda CR-V (all-new)
2012 Hyundai Tucson
2012 Kia Sportage
2013 Mazda CX-5 (all-new)
And the winner is ... CR-V. Click through the links to read about results, testing, etc.
Results are here:
SUV - New SUVs - Cars.com
And the testing routine we put these SUVs through:
We tested the six SUVs on roads spanning the Chicago area, putting them through three days of testing:
- A 200-mile drive, ranging from urban driving to wide-open interstate driving.
- One day of expert round-robin testing, where our five experts drove the SUVs over the same course again and again to experience differences in ride, handling, acceleration, braking, etc.
- Finally, one day with an in-market family of four that's looking for a compact SUV to replace their aging car.