Toyota
- These family-friendly SUVs are among the most-searched vehicles on Marketplace.
- All three are rated highly among the best SUVs, each earning least 9.5/10 points by Car and Driver‘s editors.
- They’re in demand, but some deals are still out there.
Hunting down enthusiast-friendly vehicles on Car and Driver’s Marketplace is a great way to spend your lunchtime—check out this delivery-mileage 2024 Nissan Z for thousands less than a ’25, or this time capsule 1991 Mazda MX-5 in silver. However, it’s not the sack lunch dreaming that racks up the most views on the site.Instead, and not much of a surprise, it’s the crossovers that dominate the clicks. Specifically, three family-friendly machines are drawing the most eyeballs: one three-row SUV from Kia and Toyota each, and one mid-size Mazda five-seater.The Toyota Grand Highlander, Kia Telluride, and Mazda CX-50 are all top performers in Marketplace views this week, and for good reason. Both the Grand Highlander and CX-50 rated 9.5/10 when judged in their categories, and the Telluride nailed a perfect 10 and was a repeat winner of 10Best honors for 2025.ToyotaToyota Grand HighlanderIn typical Toyota fashion, the Grand Highlander earned praise for a sensible blend of comfort, cargo space, and fuel efficiency. It also rated well in crash testing, and it comes with some clever interior features including a removable second-row console.While there are more value-oriented front-wheel-drive trims, the pick of the litter is the XLE AWD, which has everything you need but won’t break the bank. We dug up this 2025 Grand Highlander XLE AWD in hard-wearing silver with light gray SofTex seats for $48,218.Mazda2025 Mazda CX-50.
Mazda CX-50Mazda offers the CX-50 alongside the older design of the CX-5, but both are strong sellers. The CX-50’s the more sporty of the two, with chunky looks and an available turbocharged engine for extra punch. As you’d expect from a Mazda, the handling’s more lively than you’d expect out of a pragmatic family hauler.Our pick of the range is the Turbo Meridian trim, which gets the 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder pumping out 256 horsepower. It also sounds a bit like the title of a 1980s action movie. This summer, watch Arnold Schwarzenegger in (pause for effect) Turbo Meridian. We found this brand new 2025 CX-50 in a nicely rugged sand-beige paint with a handsome two-tone interior for $41,108. Quick! Get to the Mazda!Kia2025 Kia Telluride.
Kia TellurideWhen it arrived as a 2020 model, the Telluride caught more than a few people off guard. Kia’s transformation from value-oriented brand to a more stylish and sporting cousin to Hyundai kind of snuck up on you. Since then, the Telluride has been the poster car for Kia’s confidence.The 2025 model is still great, offering just a bit more refinement and luxury than some of its rivals. And you don’t have to reach deep into your wallet to get those luxuries: the SX trim slots in fourth place of 10 levels starting at the base model, and you still get twin sunroofs and a premium Harman/Kardon stereo. We found a 2025 Telluride SX in a classy blue-gray, with a light interior and the second-row captain’s chairs. It’s the all-wheel-drive model—the front-drive version is a little less expensive if you live in sunnier climes—and listed at $46,695. That’s a bit of a discount, despite the Telluride being such a popular option.➡️ Skip the lot. Let Car and Driver help you find your next car.Shop New Cars Shop Used CarsBrendan McAleerContributing EditorBrendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He grew up splitting his knuckles on British automobiles, came of age in the golden era of Japanese sport-compact performance, and began writing about cars and people in 2008. His particular interest is the intersection between humanity and machinery, whether it is the racing career of Walter Cronkite or Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s half-century obsession with the Citroën 2CV. He has taught both of his young daughters how to shift a manual transmission and is grateful for the excuse they provide to be perpetually buying Hot Wheels.
Source: caranddriver.com
