2015 MOTOR TREND SUV OF THE YEAR GROUP
Take this year’s crop. The term “running the gamut” is derived from music and can be explained as the entire series of recognized musical notes. Though we don’t have every SUV currently on the market in this contest (all our Of The Year competitions are limited to all-new or significantly revised vehicles), we have just about every type and interpretation represented here. SUVs, crossovers, even “Sport Activity Vehicles.” Body-on-frame and unibody construction. Transverse and longitudinal drivetrains.
Front-, rear-, all-, and four-wheel drive. Gasoline, diesel, and hybrid. Solid axles and fully independent suspensions. Coil springs, leaf springs, and air springs. Mass-market, luxury, and niche. Compact, midsize, full-size, and everything in between. This was our second-largest Sport/Utility of the Year competition ever. Nineteen individual contenders and 30 total vehicles were invited to Los Alamos, California, and the Tres Hermanas winery to compete this year. The additional 11 vehicles included available variants of the contenders, primarily to showcase the model’s range and optional powertrains. We do this because Of The Year contests take into consideration and reward the entire model range, not just one really good variant. More often than not, having the complete model range at our disposal reveals strong and weak points and has altered the outcome of more than one contest. This year was no exception.
Take this year’s crop. The term “running the gamut” is derived from music and can be explained as the entire series of recognized musical notes. Though we don’t have every SUV currently on the market in this contest (all our Of The Year competitions are limited to all-new or significantly revised vehicles), we have just about every type and interpretation represented here. SUVs, crossovers, even “Sport Activity Vehicles.” Body-on-frame and unibody construction. Transverse and longitudinal drivetrains.
Front-, rear-, all-, and four-wheel drive. Gasoline, diesel, and hybrid. Solid axles and fully independent suspensions. Coil springs, leaf springs, and air springs. Mass-market, luxury, and niche. Compact, midsize, full-size, and everything in between. This was our second-largest Sport/Utility of the Year competition ever. Nineteen individual contenders and 30 total vehicles were invited to Los Alamos, California, and the Tres Hermanas winery to compete this year. The additional 11 vehicles included available variants of the contenders, primarily to showcase the model’s range and optional powertrains. We do this because Of The Year contests take into consideration and reward the entire model range, not just one really good variant. More often than not, having the complete model range at our disposal reveals strong and weak points and has altered the outcome of more than one contest. This year was no exception.
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