Best SUV out right now?

Yea, Japanese brands are excluded just because they are... well.. Japanese.

Originally Posted by jimmyjed

Yea, Japanese brands are excluded just because they are... well.. Japanese.

Sounds like general bias.

Chevy Suburban is the best SUV if you want to carry a lot of stuff and/or tow.

Originally Posted by AB

Infiniti QX56. Except fuel efficiency sucks, but man, what a NICE vehicle. I got one for my wife a few months ago and she says it is by far the nicest car she has ever had. She came from an Imola Red 4.4 X5.

Sorry to have to break it to you but according to consumer reports, its like the LEAST reliable car ever. Scored a solid black circle. On top of that, my buddy is a tech at Infiniti and he says the car is so poorly put together that the Japanese execs flew in from Japan to inspect the factory and ask WTF was going on. Yeah, go figure. Hope they fixed whatever it was they were doing wrong. This was 2-3 yrs ago when the car first came out. Its probably not as bad now.

Originally Posted by JT///M3

Sorry to have to break it to you but according to consumer reports, its like the LEAST reliable car ever. Scored a solid black circle. On top of that, my buddy is a tech at Infiniti and he says the car is so poorly put together that the Japanese execs flew in from Japan to inspect the factory and ask WTF was going on. Yeah, go figure. Hope they fixed whatever it was they were doing wrong. This was 2-3 yrs ago when the car first came out. Its probably not as bad now.

Yep, tons of old problems with the older models I learned while researching them. 2008 was supposed to be the year that substantially all of issues were addressed.

The fit and finish of her 2008 is excellent, and she has had ZERO problems with it. Also 2008 saw the biggest redesign for the vehicle since inception (new front and rear treatments, new grille, standard 20 inch wheels, and a completely redesigned interior, among other things). What an awesome SUV.

Mercedes-Benz GL-Class

(The X5 isn't an SUV... it has limited cargo space.)

Originally Posted by AB

Yep, tons of old problems with the older models I learned while researching them. 2008 was supposed to be the year that substantially all of issues were addressed.

The fit and finish of her 2008 is excellent, and she has had ZERO problems with it. Also 2008 saw the biggest redesign for the vehicle since inception (new front and rear treatments, new grille, standard 20 inch wheels, and a completely redesigned interior, among other things). What an awesome SUV.

Glad they fixed those issues. It was pretty bad. The electronics would act up a lot I heard. I knew they could figure it out. Probably had to fire some lazy workers.