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Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Midsize SUV
| Midsize SUV (over 106-IN WB) cont... | | Land Rover - Volvo | | Vehicle | Land Rover LR3 (Overall) | Lexus GX 470 | Lexus RX 350 (400h) | | Base price | $49,300 | $47,580 | $38,165 ($41,945) | | Wheelbase, in | 113.6 | 109.8 | 106.9 | | Engine | 4.4L OHV V-8 | 4.7L DOHC V-8 | 3.5L DOHC V-6 | | Opt engines | | | 3.3L hybrid $2100 | | Horsepower, SAE | 300 | 263 | 270 (268) | | Torque, SAE | 315 | 323 | 251 (282) | | Airbags | Dual, head, side | Dual, head, side | Dual, head, side, knee | | Brakes, f/r | Disc/disc, 4WAL | Disc/disc, 4WAL | Disc/disc, 4WAL | | Tires | 255/60R18 | 265/65R17 | 225/65R17 | | Fuel cap, gal | 22.8 | 23 | 19.2 (17.2) | | EPA fuel econ, city/hwy | 12/17 | 14/18 | 18/23 (27/24) | | Max pass | 7 | 7 | 7-May | | Base curb weight, lb | 5426 | 4871 | 3870 (4190) | | GVWR, lb | 6800 | 6200 | 5245 (5520) | | Max cargo cap, cu ft | 87.4 | 77.5 | 84.7 | | Max towing cap, lb | 7000 | 6500 | 3500 | | Vehicle | Mercedes-Benz ML350 | Mercury Mountaineer | Mitsubishi Endeavor | | Base price | $44,425 | $26,850 | $28,249 | | Wheelbase, in | 114.7 | 113.7 | 108.3 | | Engine | 3.5L DOHC V-6 | 4.0L SOHC V-6 | 3.8L DOHC V-6 | | Opt engines | 3.0L TDI V-6 $1000, | 4.6L V-8 $3600 | | | Opt engines | 5.5L V-8 $9000, | | | | Opt engines | 6.3L V-8 $43,000 | | | | Horsepower, SAE | 268 (215, 382, 503) | 210 (292) | 235 | | Torque, SAE | 258 (398, 391, 465) | 254 (300) | 248 | | Airbags | Dual, head, side | Dual | Dual, head, side | | Brakes, f/r | Disc/disc, 4WAL | Disc/disc, 4WAL | Disc/disc, 4WAL | | Tires | 255/55R19 | 245/65R17 | 265/65R17 | | Fuel cap, gal | 25.1 | 22.5 | 21.4 | | EPA fuel econ, city/hwy | 15/20 (18/24, 13/18, 11/14) | 14/20 (13/20) | 15/22 | | Max pass | 5 | 7 | 7 | | Base curb weight, lb | 4705 | 4567 | 4167 | | GVWR, lb | 6240 | 5740 | 5400 | | Max cargo cap, cu ft | 71.5 | 85.8 | 78.2 | | Max towing cap, lb | 7200 | 1500 | 3500 | | Vehicle | Nissan Pathfinder | Nissan Xterra | Saturn Vue | | Base price | $26,525 | $21,875 | $21,450 | | Wheelbase, in | 112.3 | 106.3 | 106.6 | | Engine | 4.0L DOHC V-6 | 4.0L DOHC V-6 | 2.4L SOHC I-4 | | Opt engines | 5.6L V-8 $4900 | | 3.5L V-6 $3000, | | Opt engines | | | 2.4L hybrid $3300, | | Opt engines | | | 3.6L V-6 $6000 | | Horsepower, SAE | 266 (310) | 261 | 169 (222, 172, 257) | | Torque, SAE | 288 (380) | 281 | 161 (219, 167, 248) | | Airbags | Dual | Dual | Dual, head, side | | Brakes, f/r | Disc/disc, 4WAL | Disc/disc, 4WAL | Disc/disc, 4WAL | | Tires | 245/75R16 | 265/70R16 | 235/65R16 | | Fuel cap, gal | 21.1 | 21.1 | 19.2 | | EPA fuel econ, city/hwy | 15/22 (13/18) | 16/20 | 19/26 (15/22, 22/28, 16/22) | | Max pass | 7-May | 5 | 7 | | Base curb weight, lb | 4427 | 3839 | 3824 | | GVWR, lb | 6500 | 5750 | 5000 | | Max cargo cap, cu ft | 145.7 | 65.7 | 56.4 | | Max towing cap, lb | 7000 | 5000 | 1500 | | Vehicle | Suzuki XL7 | Toyota 4Runner | Toyota Land Cruiser (Over $35K) | | Base price | $21,999 | $28,240 | $63,885 | | Wheelbase, in | 112.4 | 109.8 | 112.2 | | Engine | 3.6L DOHC V-6 | 4.0L DOHC V-6 | 5.7L DOHC V-8 | | Opt engines | | 4.7L V-8 $2015 | | | Opt engines | | | | | Opt engines | | | | | Horsepower, SAE | 252 | 236 (260) | 381 | | Torque, SAE | 243 | 266 (306) | 401 | | Airbags | Dual, side | Dual, head, side | Dual, head, side | | Brakes, f/r | Disc/disc, 4WAL | Disc/disc, 4WAL | Disc/disc, 4WAL | | Tires | 235/65R16 | 265/65R17 | 285/60R18 | | Fuel cap, gal | 18.6 | 23 | 24.6 | | EPA fuel econ, city/hwy | 16/22 | 18/21 (16/20) | 16/21 | | Max pass | 7-May | 7-May | 7 | | Base curb weight, lb | 3886 | 4045 | 5690 | | GVWR, lb | 5150 | 5330 | 7275 | | Max cargo cap, cu ft | 95.2 | 75.1 | 81.7 | | Max towing cap, lb | 3500 | 7300 | 8500 | | Vehicle | Volkswagen Touareg 2 | VolvoXC90 | | | Base price | $40,000 | $36,995 | | | Wheelbase, in | 112.4 | 112.6 | | | Engine | 3.6L DOHC V-6 | 3.2L DOHC V-6 | | | Opt engines | 4.2L V-8 $9000, | 4.4L V-8 $12,500 | | | Opt engines | 5.0L TD V-10 $19,000 | | | | Horsepower, SAE | 280 (350, 310) | 235 (311) | | | Torque, SAE | 265 (302, 553) | 236 (325) | | | Airbags | Dual, head, side | Dual, head, side | | | Brakes, f/r | Disc/disc, 4WAL | Disc/disc, 4WAL | | | Tires | 255/60HR17 | 235/65R17 | | | Fuel cap, gal | 26.4 | 21.1 | | | EPA fuel econ, city/hwy | 12/17 (15/20, 14/20) | 14/20 (13/19) | | | Max pass | 7 | 7 | | | Base curb weight, lb | 5086 | 4356 | | | GVWR, lb | 6500 | 5640 | | | Max cargo cap, cu ft | 71 | 88.8 | | | Max towing cap, lb | 7716 | 3970 | |
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