2009 Mercedes-Benz M Class
Base Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price: $45,750 (up to $5,000 dealer incentive(奖励) on 2008 model)
Environmental Protection Agency(环境保护局) Combined Fuel Economy: 17 mpg(miles per gallon, 每加仑汽油可行驶英里数)
Safety Features: Dual front and rear side-mounted airbags; front and rear head airbags; driver and passenger head restraints that reduce neck injuries.
2009 Audi Q7
Base MSRP: $43,500
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 16 mpg
Safety Features: Driver and passenger head-restraint whiplash(由于头颈突然向前向后造成的对颈椎的损伤) protection; front side airbags for chest and pelvis(骨盆) protection; energy-absorbing padding under the instrument panel to protect feet and legs.
2009 Acura MDX
Base MSRP: $40,790 (up to $4,000 dealer incentive on 2008 model)
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 19 mpg
Safety Features: Front, rear and third-row airbags; driver and passenger head restraints that reduce neck injury.
2009 Volvo XC90
Base MSRP: $37,000 (up to $4,250 dealer incentive on 2008 model)
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 16 mpg
Safety Features: Front, rear and third-row airbags; driver and passenger head restraints that reduce neck injury.
2009 Acura RDX
Base MSRP: $33,695 (up to $3,000 dealer incentive on 2008 model)
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 19 mpg
Safety Features: Front and rear impact-absorbing crumple zones; side-impact door beams; emergency tailgate opener; breakaway inside rearview mirror.
2009 Subaru Tribeca
Base MSRP: $29,995 (up to $3,000 on 2008 models)
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 18 mpg
Safety Features: Standard curtain side air bags for front and second rows; roll sensor system that detects a potential vehicle rollover and deploys side curtain airbags.
2009 Honda Pilot
Base MSRP: $27,595 (up to $4,000 on 2008 models)
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 19 mpg
Safety Features: Front-seat head restraints designed to reduce neck injuries when impacted from the rear; three-row side curtain airbag with rollover sensor system.
2009 Ford Taurus X
Base MSRP: $27,575 (cash rebate $1,500 to $2,000)
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 19 mpg
Safety Features: Side curtain airbags for all three rows; seat-deployed side air bags for front-seat passengers.
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
Base MSRP: $23,200
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 21 mpg
Safety Features: Front and rear head airbag protection; rear-side thorax(胸部) airbag protection; rear head restraints.
2009 Saturn Vue
Base MSRP: $22,075 (10% employee discount on all 2008 and select 2009 models)
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 22 mpg
Safety Features: Driver and passenger head restraint whiplash protection system; dual front-seat-mounted airbags; front and rear head airbags.
2009 Mitsubishi Outlander
Base MSRP: $20,230 (cash incentives of up to $1,000 direct to the customer)
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 22 mpg
Safety Features: Passenger airbag occupant-sensing deactivation; driver and passenger head restraints that reduce neck injury.
2009 Subaru Forester
Base MSRP: $19,995 (cash incentives of up to $2,000 direct to the customer)
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 22 mpg
Safety Features: Seat-position sensor on the driver's track detects if the driver is sitting too close to the air bag, in which case the system delays deployment of the airbag's second stage; front-seat side-impact airbags for thorax-area protection.
2009 Acura RL
Base MSRP: $46,280
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 18 mpg
Safety Features: Front- and rear-impact absorbing crumple zones; front head-restraint system with adjustable front headrests for height and tilt(倾斜度); side-curtain airbags for front and outboard seats.
Appealing features: Hands-free phone connectivity; DVD-audio stereo entertainment; genuine wood-instrument panel trim.
2009 Acura TSX
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 25 mpg
Base MSRP: $28,960
Safety Features: Side curtain airbags for all outboard seating passengers; front five-mph bumper and rear 2.5-mph bumper that won't bend in fender-bender accidents; rear head restraints for all seating positions.
Appealing features: Leather-trimmed seats; thicker leather-wrapped steering wheel with fingertip controls; dash-mounted electronic compass.
2009 Honda Odyssey
EPA Combined Fuel Economy: 20 mpg
Base MSRP: $26,255
Safety Features: Three-row side-curtain airbags with a rollover sensor; active front seat head restraints; pedestrian injury mitigation design in the front of the vehicle.
Appealing features: Third-row seat accommodates up to three passengers or folds completely flat into the floor; DVD entertainment system with nine-inch screen.