#COMPACT SUV RANKINGS PLUS#

Two categories in particular showed near parity: convenience features and fuel costs, the latter designed to account for the Cadillac’s regular-gasoline requirement rather than focusing on mpg.

Ashish Bodhanwala, an in-market consumerĪs always, the results were enlightening, proving what did and didn’t distinguish each vehicle from another.

Kelsey Mays, senior consumer affairs editor.

All categories combined for a possible maximum score of 1,000 points. Half-point scores were rounded up to the next whole number. All came equipped with optional all-wheel drive.įour judges individually awarded points in 13 categories: interior quality, front-seat comfort, backseat comfort, cargo storage, in-cabin storage, multimedia features, convenience features, handling, powertrain, ride quality, noise, visibility and worth the money (see our methodology in the How We Tested article).Įach luxury SUV model was also awarded points based on zero-to-60-mph times, panic-braking distances, fuel costs, the advanced active-safety and driver-assistance features with which the test vehicle was equipped, and its grades in our Car Seat Check, which gauges the accommodation of various child-safety seats. Willing contestants included several new or freshly redesigned models: the 2019 Infiniti QX Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Audi Q5, BMW X3 and Volvo XC60 the popular 2018 Cadillac XT5 and Lexus NX 300 also participated.

#COMPACT SUV RANKINGS PLUS#

We set a price target of $50,000 as equipped, plus or minus $3,000, and requested volume-selling engines. Results | Track Testing | How We Tested | Video But the luxury SUV action right now is in a smaller size class, so has staged its first Luxury Compact SUV Challenge, pitting seven models from around the world against one another in more than a week of testing in the city, suburbs and on a drag strip. When you think of a luxury SUV, a Cadillac Escalade or Land Rover Range Rover might come to mind.

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