Shoppers Choose 10-best Road Trip Vehicles; Suburban, Acadia Make the List

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Editors of Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com Choose 10 Great New Road Trip Cars, Shoppers Rank Top Choices
5/21/07
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Rank Vehicle
1 Jaguar XKR Convertible
2 BMW 3-Series Convertible
3 Chevrolet Suburban
4 Dodge Charger SRT8
5 Mercedes-Benz E320 BLUETEC(R)
6 GMC Acadia
7 Land Rover LR3
8 Ford Edge
9 MINI Cooper
10 Mazda MX-5 Miata Convertible Hardtop

Chevrolet Suburban -- For really big road trips, the strapping Suburban
is the hauler of choice. Load it up with nine people, and Chevy's
family-style workhorse still has room for 45.8 cubic feet of gear. Combine
that kind of space with a maximum towing capacity of 9,700 pounds and
you've got a vehicle that can do the work of three.

GMC Acadia -- A three-row troop transport that's more stylish than a
minivan and more efficient than a full-size SUV, the GMC Acadia is
attractive and comfortable inside and has excellent road manners to boot.
Along with its cousins -- the Saturn Outlook, forthcoming Buick Enclave and
a yet unnamed Chevrolet version -- we expect the Acadia to become a common sight on road trips around the country.

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[BusyBody]

Man I love the Acadia in that Graphite colour!!

[1931Chevy]

It looks like Ford is doing something right with their Luxo brands + Mazda

[69Firebird400]

I wouldn't mind taking any of those vehicles on a road trip.

My brother in law in Georgia wants to buy an Altima Hybrid, but they're not sold in Georgia. I offered to pick one up for him in NJ and deliver it...and I'd probably be going solo! That would be a heck of a road trip. But he hasn't decided for sure if he wants to do it.

[ronald mcretard]

How in the hell did the Mini Cooper make the list? Did they survey people that are 4 feet tall?

[gardnet1]

Originally Posted by ronald mcretard

How in the hell did the Mini Cooper make the list? Did they survey people that are 4 feet tall?

That was for Ogre's & Trolls and whatever that guy on Lord of the Ring was.

[jbartley]

Mini cooper? Miata? 3-series coupe?

(a) can we say cramped?
(b) and if i'm on a road trip, i don't want to feel like i'm going to be run over by a truck?
(b) can we say cramped back-seat? no thanks.

were some of these cars picked for midget road trips?

[EldoFan]

Originally Posted by jbartley

Mini cooper? Miata? 3-series coupe?

(a) can we say cramped?
(b) and if i'm on a road trip, i don't want to feel like i'm going to be run over by a truck?
(b) can we say cramped back-seat? no thanks.

were some of these cars picked for midget road trips?

No, they were picked because not everone is six-foot something, needs to drive something big and bulky to make them feel safe or needs a backseat to haul around a handful of friends..........

[TuffG929]

9 and 10 don't make too much sense

[asim]

GM SUVs were 2 of the 4 SUVs on that list. The others may not be such great roadtrip vehicles, in terms of functionality and with family. They probably are loads of fun to drive around though.

[johnct2005]

Which editorials from Edmunds, which is a partner of KBB I believe, should I trust?

[PA Dweller]

Man the Acadia is an amazing vehicle. I can't wait to test drive one.

[BerettaZ]

Originally Posted by ronald mcretard

How in the hell did the Mini Cooper make the list? Did they survey people that are 4 feet tall?

Actually, I'm 6'5", and have PLENTY of room in a Mini . Granted, no one could sit behind me, but Minis have a ton of room for bigger folks. Now the Miata, on the other hand...

[stevecmh]

wow the burban was 3

nice to see the GMC up there too being that it is soo new..

my friends parents just bought one it looks nice

[GMFreak8]

Where's the Ford Expedition EL? I'm really warming up to it, and I'm surprised it didn't make the list.