FEB2008
9
$25,000 SOFT-ROADERSCOMPARISON TEST
C/D RESULTS BEST IN TEST PRICE ($) DIMENSIONS (inches) WEIGHT TOWING (lb)
FUEL
TAN
K (g
al)
INTERIOR VOL (cu �)*E
ST VEHICLE
BASE
AS T
ESTE
D
LEN
GTH
WID
TH
HEIG
HT
WHE
EL-
BASE
FRON
T TR
ACK
REAR
TR
ACK
CURB
(lb
)
% F
RON
T
% R
EAR
MAX
AS T
ESTE
D
FRON
T
REAR
FORDESCAPE XLT AWD $24,485 $24,485 174.7 71.1 67.7 103.1 61.1 60.4 3540 59.5 40.5 3500 2000 16.5 55 44
HONDACR-V EX 4WD $24,785 $24,785 177.9 71.6 66.1 103.1 61.6 61.6 3500 57.7 42.3 1500 1500 15.3 53 48
HYUNDAITUCSON LIMITED 4WD $24,505 $24,665 170.3 72.1 68.1 103.5 61.0 61.0 3700 59.5 40.5 2000 2000 17.2 56 47
JEEPLIBERTY LIMITED 4X4 $26,785 $27,230 176.9 72.4 70.6 106.1 61.0 61.0 4406 51.7 48.3 5000 2000 19.5 54 50
MITSUBISHIOUTLANDER SE 4WD $25,150 $25,150 182.7 70.9 66.1 105.1 60.6 60.6 3654 56.2 43.8 1500 1500 15.8 55 49
NISSANROGUE SL AWD $22,615 $24,925 182.9 70.9 65.3 105.9 60.6 61.0 3508 59.6 40.4 1500 1000 15.9 56 42
SATURNVUE XE AWD $24,570 $24,800 180.1 72.8 67.0 106.6 61.4 61.8 4104 59.4 40.6 3500 3500 16.7 53 47
SUZUKIGRAND VITARA 4WD $24,399 $24,399 176.0 71.3 66.3 103.9 60.6 61.4 3728 52.0 48.0 3000 3000 17.4 51 43
TOYOTARAV4 4X4 $23,185 $23,743 181.1 71.5 66.3 104.7 61.4 61.4 3454 57.8 42.2 1500 1500 15.9 56 49
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