![]() ![]() ![]() There is now a stretched Wagoneer L variant that compares exceedingly well to the Chevy Suburban and Ford Expedition Max on cargo and passenger space, and Jeep has fitted parent company Stellantis’ new “Hurricane” family of turbocharged six-cylinder engines that can return up to 20 mpg in combined driving. This year Jeep has rectified both shortcomings. Both attributes are best in class.īut the 2022 Wagoneer had two weaknesses-it came only as a fuel-hungry, 89-octane swilling V8 with fuel economy well below its GM and Ford competition and it didn’t offer a stretched version as they do. With lots of room inside, including nearly best-in-class space for cargo and a very roomy third row, the Wagoneer was a winner on utility alone, but it also boasted real off-road ability (we tested it) and up to 10,000 pounds of towing capacity when properly configured. The Wagoneer, which Jeep says is a sub-brand, also has a luxury sibling, the Grand Wagoneer, but both of these new machines are seriously capable. Read Less Read MoreĪfter a 29-year hiatus, the Jeep Wagoneer nameplate returned in 2022 on a brand-new full-size SUV. These are the best large SUVs available for 2023, and our list contains a mixture of 20 models. These mainstream brand vehicles also often offer luxury appointments that put them close to their luxury-brand counterparts in look and feel. And many are loaded with modern tech (think surround-view cameras and air suspensions) that helps eliminate the burden of their hulking size, especially when driving around town or navigating tight parking lots. Large SUVs are people (not just kid) hauling, toy-pulling and cargo-carrying superstars. Except for the Nissan Armada, every model on this list now offers a powerplant that can manage 19 or 20 mpg combined. Most SUVs this big got around 15 mpg combined in 2008, but today the average is closer to 18, and it’s mostly older V8s that keep it low. GM’s full-size SUVs offer diesel engines offering as much as 24 mpg combined, Ford’s Expedition uses a twin-turbo V6 and the 2023 Toyota Sequoia comes only as a hybrid. Still, fuel economy standards have meant improvements to how much fuel these big bruisers use. Not a single vehicle on this list weighs less than 5,400 pounds. Many midsize and smaller SUVs, where efficiency and ride comfort are higher priorities, use unibody construction, integrating both body and chassis into a single (much lighter) unit. The downside to full-size SUVs’ huge frames and acres of sheetmetal is weight, which means mediocre-at-best fuel economy and sometimes ponderous handling. Their brawn is in part due to their construction: nearly all are body-on-frame designs, with SUV wagon shapes sitting atop stout truck frames. Full-size utes advertise that you’re livin’ large just by their sheer size, but they’re also kings of the “utility” factor in “Sport Utility Vehicles.” They offer van-like room for people and cargo, truck-like towing capacity and very often genuine off-road capability. We have listed them below in no particular order.Americans love big SUVs and it isn’t hard to see why. As it stands, there are just the four General Motors SUV siblings and a handful of vans that can seat at least nine passengers. The Nissan NV2500 has been discontinued altogether, eliminating yet another option. The Ford Expedition no longer has a nine passenger configuration and neither does the Ram ProMaster. This is a niche segment, and it’s one that is shrinking. Vans on the other hand usually have two seats up front with any number of benches behind that could accommodate two, three, or even passengers per row. It’s sort of a cubed seating arrangement. Nine passenger SUVs rely on three rows of seats that sit three passengers per bench. This is the domain of full-size SUVs and large vans as not many vehicles have the interior capacity to seat so many people. Those unfamiliar with America’s pastime, baseball requires a lineup card consisting of nine players and that is what we are focusing on here 9 passenger vehicles. Not everyone has a need to transport the entire starting lineup of a baseball team. ![]()
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