I need help with some good options on a new or used SuV

DseanLoyd

Hi, I am looking for more info on 2017-2021 SUV with sporty HP panoramic sunroof and luxury interior it’s hard to narrow down my search I’m looking for something no more Than 25K preferably 20k-23K max I Live in Houston so it’ll get mostly Highway miles so I need something good on maintenance and gas mileage any advice would be much appreciated thanks for your time

xwesx

What is your definition of "sporty?" Is that an appearance thing, or an actual performance thing? If performance.... what sort of performance? Acceleration, handling... all of the above? And, what's "luxury interior..." is that leather seating, or are you looking for a prestige factor as well?

stickguy

You do have some conflicting desires. Sporty (I assume that means lots of) HP to go fast, and good gas mileage in an SUV don't usually go together.

Maybe look at a Santa Fe turbo. Limited trim, gets you all the goodies you want and a very nice interior.

xwesx

Yeah, that's a good option. With pricing considerations, I was going to suggest a Flex Limited or Titanium (Ecoboost, of course). However, while you do get solid performance, fuel economy is not a strong point!

DseanLoyd

xwesx said:

What is your definition of "sporty?" Is that an appearance thing, or an actual performance thing? If performance.... what sort of performance? Acceleration, handling... all of the above? And, what's "luxury interior..." is that leather seating, or are you looking for a prestige factor as well?

When I said sporty I meant good HP at least 200 if possible luxury interior I meant panoramic sunroof leather or some type of clean finish to the design of the seats and dashboard I want more accelerating speed than anything with good ride value on Highway if I don’t get good gas mileage so be it it’ll be a daily driver I was interested in the Infiniti QX70’s, BMW X5, Genesis SUV’s but that last one was little out of my price range I just want the balance of luxury and sporty like the 2017 QX70 provided before discounting but a little more space

DseanLoyd

stickguy said:

You do have some conflicting desires. Sporty (I assume that means lots of) HP to go fast, and good gas mileage in an SUV don't usually go together.

Maybe look at a Santa Fe turbo. Limited trim, gets you all the goodies you want and a very nice interior.

I’ll look into the turbo but I want some luxury with sport HP/Acceleration if possible a panoramic sunroof gas mileage I’m willing to swallow my pride and not have that if I can get the look and feel I want at a affordable price

DseanLoyd

xwesx said:

Yeah, that's a good option. With pricing considerations, I was going to suggest a Flex Limited or Titanium (Ecoboost, of course). However, while you do get solid performance, fuel economy is not a strong point!

I’m willing to spend 25K if that means I get a good suv with at least 200 HP panoramic sunroof and newer interior designs up to date technology features clean finish to Seats and dashboard gas mileage I can do without

xwesx

Consider a 2015 Audi Q7 TDI. These get fantastic economy, have pretty good grunt, good handling, excellent road manners, very luxurious.

The interior design (dash, really) is somewhat dated compared to the new tech available, but still quite functional there and ticks all the rest of the boxes. In addition, the value proposition is DEFINITELY there, and they have pretty stellar warranties (most are still under a fairly extensive warranty) after the TDI debacle of several years ago. Pricing has been heavily depressed on them every since then (when compared to their gasoline bretheren), and they get far better economy.

Honestly, for all of the whips you mentioned, resale is very strong on them and getting down into your price range is going to require high miles, questionable history, or both. The SUV market is in the seller's favor right now.

I have a 2014 Q7 TDI as my daily driver, 104,000 miles. It's great. Basically a really big sedan.

andres3

xwesx said:

Consider a 2015 Audi Q7 TDI. These get fantastic economy, have pretty good grunt, good handling, excellent road manners, very luxurious.

The interior design (dash, really) is somewhat dated compared to the new tech available, but still quite functional there and ticks all the rest of the boxes. In addition, the value proposition is DEFINITELY there, and they have pretty stellar warranties (most are still under a fairly extensive warranty) after the TDI debacle of several years ago. Pricing has been heavily depressed on them every since then (when compared to their gasoline bretheren), and they get far better economy.

Honestly, for all of the whips you mentioned, resale is very strong on them and getting down into your price range is going to require high miles, questionable history, or both. The SUV market is in the seller's favor right now.

I have a 2014 Q7 TDI as my daily driver, 104,000 miles. It's great. Basically a really big sedan.

For a second there I thought you were going to offer yours up for sale, the Q7 that is. I think the Q7 is what he'd enjoy best out of all mentioned.