Is there a cool SUV?

[exc911ence]

I thought that my old Dodge Ramcharger was pretty cool:



Might be the last of the cool SUV's... you know, the trucks built just before they were called SUV's and dumbed down for suburbia.

[onewhippedpuppy]

I really don't get the newer "soft-road" unibody SUVs. Why not just get an AWD wagon? Better to drive on road, better MPG, same cargo capability.

[MarkRobinson]

2002-2003 BMW X5 4.6is

[MarkRobinson]

badass.

Originally Posted by Fresno Bob

[ErVikingo]

from some of the suggestions, I guess cool=maintenance intensive?

[craigster59]

[RWebb]

did somebody say.... PowerWagon?

[David McLaughlin]

I like this one. Not as cool as some of the above but still...

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

I really don't get the newer "soft-road" unibody SUVs. Why not just get an AWD wagon? Better to drive on road, better MPG, same cargo capability.

So you are saying the Jeep GC isn't a capable off roader?

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by flipper35

So you are saying the Jeep GC isn't a capable off roader?

I wouldn't classify the Grand Cherokee as a "soft road" SUV, it's more than capable off of the beaten path. I'm speaking more of vehicles like the CRV, RAV4, Jeep Compass, etc. Though considering that it's optimized for the soccer mom I also wouldn't consider it to be "cool".

[dheinz]

[tc-sacto]

very cool.

Originally Posted by carreraken

VW Touareg Rally edition:

New hummer Concept

[RWebb]

by far the coolest one:

[exc911ence]

The Marauder - Top Gear - BBC - YouTube

[speeder]

I personally think that almost all Toyota Land Cruisers are cool, but then I really only care about what I like so it's a moot point. Drive what you like and who cares if it's considered "cool".

TLCs have a purpose-built quality to them, much like a 911. And they share the same bullet-proof atributes and the same rabid following of owners.

[imcarthur]

To answer the original question: No.

If you want a truck, buy a truck. An SUV is 1/2 a truck - and not necessarily the best 1/2. Ditto for minivans. Hideous things. I have driven many & have never & will never own one.

Ian

[vonsmog]

I just got this one in and it is FOR SALE!

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by imcarthur

To answer the original question: No.

If you want a truck, buy a truck. An SUV is 1/2 a truck - and not necessarily the best 1/2. Ditto for minivans. Hideous things. I have driven many & have never & will never own one.

Ian

ok, since you are a Canadian, how about this?

[imcarthur]

If I lived in Muckyuktuk, Northern Ontario & hunted seals for sustenance, I'd be all over it.

In a city, I prefer my AWD euro sedan with real snow tires on it. That way I get the best combo of comfort, stability, safety, center-of-gravity etc etc etc. My wife blows by the masses of skidding SUVs whenever it snows.

Ian

[RWebb]

got ya Muckyuktuk Mobility right here: