Which Crossover Should You Buy for Your Next Road Trip?

By: Mark Lichtenstein

6 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Crossovers are comfortable, practical, spacious, and let's face it, necessary if you have a family these days. If you're planning a road trip, you'll probably need one. The question is, which one?

How important is tech to you?

It's all I care about

Nothing is important to me, for I am a Zen master
I like the latest safety tech

It's pretty important

How important is styling to you?

I like my vehicle to look like an old Toyota

I like aggressive styling that has nothing to do with real performance
I like styling that says I have no style

I like styling done with little imagination, by a committee

How important is value to you?

Not at all

I like being ripped off
I crave a perfect value

I like a good value as much as the next person

How important is comfort to you?

Not too important. Give me at least one or two things to complain about.

Give me pain. Back pain specifically.
I want spartan comfort

I want to be massaged by angels

How much of a brand loyalist are you?

I'm so brand loyal, it's sickening

I don't care at all
If my loyalty is earned, it is kept

I chase brands with prestige

What should a brand represent?

Innovation

Heavy industry
Dead dictators

Luxury

Where do the best cars come from?

'murica!

Japan
I don't care

Germany

How much do you have to spend?

Loads, but I only want to spend it on tech, not anything else

Next to nothing, but I want to spend it stupidly
I have a modest budget

I have about a hundred grand, but not much more

How important is fuel economy to you?

Very, but only because of the environment, not because of cost

I want good fuel economy, but only because of the cost
I've no need to spending money needlessly

I don't care at all

How important is range to you?

Not important at all. I don't mind refueling every ten feet.

I need decent range. At least give me something for my money.
I don't mind not having a huge range.

I demand thousands!

How important is torque to you?

I want all the torque possible

I no longer care, because there is no God
I want just enough to be safe

I want good torque figures, but only in balance with horsepower

How important is horsepower to you?

A little

Not at all
I want enough to be safe on the highway

There's never enough horsepower

How important is a warranty to you?

Not very, but it would be nice

So important
Somewhat, though as long as I have confidence in the build quality, I'm not too worried

For what I'm willing to spend, there had better be a warranty

What other product should a car company have a history in?

Solar panels

Kamikaze planes
Rear wheel drive sports cars

Tanks

How often do you mind stopping to fuel up?

I love stopping to fuel up! If I could just sit there for hours at a time, several times over the course of the road trip and just kill time while my vehicle refuels, I would love that. Really.

I don't mind as long as I saved money on the vehicle
I don't mind stopping at intervals provided I can find the most efficient points on my route to refuel before getting near empty

I don't mind stopping to refuel because when I pay for it on my Centurion card, I get airline miles and style points

Do you plan on doing any pleasure driving on this road trip?

If I can spare the miles

Driving is not pleasure. Driving is suffering.
Driving isn't about pleasure, it is about travelling from point A to point B efficiently

Yes

How much of a masochist are you?

If I could build one of those "sun boxes" they used to torture people with back in the day, I would climb in it once a week

I own an Iron Maiden
I like spartan accommodations

I like black leather

How sadistic are you?

Not very

I want my passengers to suffer!
I want my passengers to sit without any kind of distractions so I can control what they see, hear, and talk about. I am the driver and I am God!

I just want other drivers to fear that my car might eat them

Do you take pride in being cheap?

No. Who would?

I don't take pride in what I am
I do!

I'm not cheap! I'm a spendthrift!

Do you like to show off how wealthy you are?

Yes, but only to other people like me

No
I like to show off how sensible I am

Yes, to everyone

Will you pay more money just for a badge?

All the yes

No
If it's good value, yes

Not unless it means good resale value

How important is visibility to you?

Very

Not really
I'd like a rear camera as standard

I must have cameras, radar, and BLS monitors everywhere

How important is build quality to you?

I don't care

I'd like it if the factory built it with some precision
If it's solid, I don't mind some dings and dents

It must be perfect in every way

How inconvenient do you like your crossover?

I want it to be super-inconvenient

I want it to be convenient, but awful
I want it to be as convenient as I can afford

I need total convenience, even if I need to mortgage my home

How comfortable must passengers six and seven be?

I don't mind if they're uncomfortable

To hell with them
I'll strap them to the roof, in a box

It must feel like they are at the spa

How much off road capability do you insist on?

None

Minimal
Some

When push comes to shove, I want to be able to cross any terrain

What do you consider off road?

If it rained on a recently paved road about a week ago

Sections of puddles
A thin sheet of ice

Waist deep mud

What is the most important type of "Gs"?

Gs pulled in a straight

Gs saved in the purchase price
mpGs

Lateral Gs

Who will be traveling with you?

My spouse and single perfect child we grew in a lab

My spouse, our child, and two of their awful friends
My spouse, my parents, and our kids

My spouse, a couple we are friends with, and both couples' kids

Who do you wish was traveling with you?

Steve Jobs

Someone with more money for a crossover
My high school sweetheart

A supermodel

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