SUVs - from the most prestigeous to the least?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The most prestigious car is a paid off one that won’t cost an arm and leg to fix, is reliable, and is less likely to be a target for carjackers.

You'd love my 2019 Subaru Forester which I bought used with just 8k mileage and for which I paid cash. Try not to be jealous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
1. Lexus
2. Land Rover
3. Mercedes
4. BMW
5. everything else

Lol to Lexus being at the top of the list. It’s just a cheap, plastic Japanese “luxury” brand.

Haha, kind of agree. Lexus is way too reliable to be a modern "luxury" brand.

[Anonymous]

2024 Ferrari Purosangue SUV
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[Anonymous]

Lambo.

But people who spend loads of money on a high performing SUV are douches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. Lexus
2. Land Rover
3. Mercedes
4. BMW
5. everything else

Lol to Lexus being at the top of the list. It’s just a cheap, plastic Japanese “luxury” brand.

BMW X3 driver eh?

DP but this is funny because we got rid of our X3 for a Lexus GX
I don't think it's luxury at all. I love that it has Toyota Prado DNA, and I can take it all over off road on our mountain top.

[Anonymous]

An older LR/MB/Jaguar originally owned by you or someone in your family ... and then everything else

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Out of those brands how would you rank them from the most to least prestigious?

Lexus, Acura, BMW, Porsche, Jaguar, Land Rover, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Mercedes Benz, Tesla, Volvo

You can keep all of them. When you’re ready to up your game…

https://www.gatewaybronco.com/vehicles/available-now/

[Anonymous]

Typical vehicle for a millionare is an F-150, but not at the base trim level. See the book “Millionare next door”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I drive a Volvo suv specifically because it’s not prestigious and would never be included in a thread of this sort. Remove it immediately. Who wants a prestigious car?

Laugh. Colleague bought a Volvo precisely because he thinks it is more prestigious. (We have plain jane Toyota cars, corolla and camry.)

[Anonymous]

I like a lot of SUVs but I think the 2023 or newer full size Range Rover is classy perfection.



I love the Tesla Model X too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jeep CJ/Wrangler, Land Rover (when actually running), Bronco, GWagen are the most capable (non-truck) off-roaders. These are the most prestigious in my mind, because they are able to fully perform the function for which SUVs were originally designed (in the case of Land Rovers, at least so long as the electrical system holds out). Everything else is basically a mall-terrain vehicle.

GX and LX Lexus and the Toyota counterparts are the most capable off road vehicles stock from the manufacturer. 4Runner is also good. G Wagon is great but it’s not typically purchased for off road use in the U.S.

Land Rover has gone to hell - still better than all crossover/car chasis “SUV” lines. But no where close to the Toyota platforms, for example.

Wranglers are like driving a UTV around. Sure they’re capable but you look like a weirdo. They’re fine in certain settings and for certain niches but people in DC area who use a wrangler as a daily driver are the same sort of people who slap a salt life sticker on their vehicles. For non daily drivers, you could probably get a used Land Cruiser for less than the price of a wrangler + mods to be comparable. 4Runner would also be a better bet as it’s capable stock and way more space at a low price.

For off-road/utility use, Toyota is best. But this is about “prestige” among city drivers - so I don’t have a clue. Bentley sounds right. None of us will own one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeep CJ/Wrangler, Land Rover (when actually running), Bronco, GWagen are the most capable (non-truck) off-roaders. These are the most prestigious in my mind, because they are able to fully perform the function for which SUVs were originally designed (in the case of Land Rovers, at least so long as the electrical system holds out). Everything else is basically a mall-terrain vehicle.

GX and LX Lexus and the Toyota counterparts are the most capable off road vehicles stock from the manufacturer. 4Runner is also good. G Wagon is great but it’s not typically purchased for off road use in the U.S.

Land Rover has gone to hell - still better than all crossover/car chasis “SUV” lines. But no where close to the Toyota platforms, for example.

Wranglers are like driving a UTV around. Sure they’re capable but you look like a weirdo. They’re fine in certain settings and for certain niches but people in DC area who use a wrangler as a daily driver are the same sort of people who slap a salt life sticker on their vehicles. For non daily drivers, you could probably get a used Land Cruiser for less than the price of a wrangler + mods to be comparable. 4Runner would also be a better bet as it’s capable stock and way more space at a low price.

For off-road/utility use, Toyota is best. But this is about “prestige” among city drivers - so I don’t have a clue. Bentley sounds right. None of us will own one.

Ahhhhhh…..DMV drivers. Paying for obnoxiously sized vehicles and off road performance when 99.9999999% of the drivers will be doing nothing more than driving 99.9999999% of the time to Whole Foods, soccer practices, and Target. The most off roading anyone does around here is going to the orchard for apple picking in the fall, lol.


SUVs should have an instant 200% tax for stupidity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeep CJ/Wrangler, Land Rover (when actually running), Bronco, GWagen are the most capable (non-truck) off-roaders. These are the most prestigious in my mind, because they are able to fully perform the function for which SUVs were originally designed (in the case of Land Rovers, at least so long as the electrical system holds out). Everything else is basically a mall-terrain vehicle.

GX and LX Lexus and the Toyota counterparts are the most capable off road vehicles stock from the manufacturer. 4Runner is also good. G Wagon is great but it’s not typically purchased for off road use in the U.S.

Land Rover has gone to hell - still better than all crossover/car chasis “SUV” lines. But no where close to the Toyota platforms, for example.

Wranglers are like driving a UTV around. Sure they’re capable but you look like a weirdo. They’re fine in certain settings and for certain niches but people in DC area who use a wrangler as a daily driver are the same sort of people who slap a salt life sticker on their vehicles. For non daily drivers, you could probably get a used Land Cruiser for less than the price of a wrangler + mods to be comparable. 4Runner would also be a better bet as it’s capable stock and way more space at a low price.

For off-road/utility use, Toyota is best. But this is about “prestige” among city drivers - so I don’t have a clue. Bentley sounds right. None of us will own one.

Ahhhhhh…..DMV drivers. Paying for obnoxiously sized vehicles and off road performance when 99.9999999% of the drivers will be doing nothing more than driving 99.9999999% of the time to Whole Foods, soccer practices, and Target. The most off roading anyone does around here is going to the orchard for apple picking in the fall, lol.


SUVs should have an instant 200% tax for stupidity.

For some of us, you can't get to your beach house without a jeep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eliminate Porsche, Jaguar, and Alfa Romeo. Those are sports cars, not SUVs.

Yes, I know they make SUVs, but those are for foolish buyers with emotional attachments to the sports cars of their younger days and they always thought it would be cool to own one. Not prestigious, just good marketing/branding.

This. So weird.

Rolls Royce makes an SUV, but I wouldn't kick it out of bed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeep CJ/Wrangler, Land Rover (when actually running), Bronco, GWagen are the most capable (non-truck) off-roaders. These are the most prestigious in my mind, because they are able to fully perform the function for which SUVs were originally designed (in the case of Land Rovers, at least so long as the electrical system holds out). Everything else is basically a mall-terrain vehicle.

GX and LX Lexus and the Toyota counterparts are the most capable off road vehicles stock from the manufacturer. 4Runner is also good. G Wagon is great but it’s not typically purchased for off road use in the U.S.

Land Rover has gone to hell - still better than all crossover/car chasis “SUV” lines. But no where close to the Toyota platforms, for example.

Wranglers are like driving a UTV around. Sure they’re capable but you look like a weirdo. They’re fine in certain settings and for certain niches but people in DC area who use a wrangler as a daily driver are the same sort of people who slap a salt life sticker on their vehicles. For non daily drivers, you could probably get a used Land Cruiser for less than the price of a wrangler + mods to be comparable. 4Runner would also be a better bet as it’s capable stock and way more space at a low price.

For off-road/utility use, Toyota is best. But this is about “prestige” among city drivers - so I don’t have a clue. Bentley sounds right. None of us will own one.

Ahhhhhh…..DMV drivers. Paying for obnoxiously sized vehicles and off road performance when 99.9999999% of the drivers will be doing nothing more than driving 99.9999999% of the time to Whole Foods, soccer practices, and Target. The most off roading anyone does around here is going to the orchard for apple picking in the fall, lol.


SUVs should have an instant 200% tax for stupidity.

Have you ever considered that you have no idea what you’re talking about?