With The Unofficial Start Of Summer Behind Us, What Do YOU Think Is The BEST Road Trip Vehicle Offered Today?

Mercedes E63 wagon.

Cullinan.

While of course it depends on the cargo (Family and Kids) and roads - or lack of them - but assuming Highway driving and some local roads - I would suggest that - for A family vacation - the ideal Road Vehicle would be a Chrysler Pacifica Mini-Van - with the Independent Rear (Unlike the Dodge that does not have that).

It rides smoothly - has decent power( A vacation is one time when I am not likely to heavily speed - I am not in any hurry) - gets really good gas mileage (Even without Hybrid I easily get over 30 on the interstates). It is small enough to be used as a car at a destination - yet - without having to take them out - you can STOW the second and third row seats - and lay down a sleeping bag inside at a campground. ANd it is prevalent enough that if something does happen - it can be fixed locally almost anywhere and I worry less about it being stolen as well. And it can carry a LOT of stuff inside. (mine also has a temp spare that I have used)

While I do have some very expensive other choices right now in my garages - it turns out I actually bought the Van for a 5-6 week tour of the National Parks Of the Upper Western States - this early Fall. I have driven it to Florida (From NJ) several times - plus road trips to Texas and New Orleans.

We love our Escalade.

I think there are a lot of good highway cruisers. We enjoy our Toyota Sequoia for long road trips as it's super spacious inside with a very soft comfy ride on highways.

Bentayga or Urus.

One of the places where that brand cannot be the answer because of the need to have charging stations - something you do not see a lot of in rural counties

@Aspy11 Please remember that people with Alzheimers often cannot discern sarcasm.

Here on the east coast I recently saw a Tesla with California plates. (While not a lover of the brand) I wish I could have asked the driver just how difficult or easy was it to take cross country.

It is actually doable if you have lots of time.

What you need to do is schedule your driving between Supercharging stations
WIth the range on 1 charge of a Model s100 about 300 miles and two hours to full charge - instead of driving around cities - you map yourself from big city to the next big city with a Supercharger - It takes about an hour and a half for a charge - so you can go about 600 miles per day - charge overnight and be there in about 6 days. However - this assumes something - that you can actually get to a charger after the morning drive. Since there are very few super chargers around - that is NOT likely. A 240 Volt full charge takes almost 10 hours. That can really mess up a schedule if it is the only option.

For me - the worry of not getting a charger alone is enough to keep me in Hybrids or regular ICE cars. Since the EVS are actually not any GREENER than an ICE vehicle - I see no reason to even try an EV. When they find cleaner ways of Mining the rare earth materials for the cars and the cars - over their life- end up cleaner - I would consider them for Local Driving - not a long distance one though.

Jeep Wrangler... you can go anywhere with it.

If I am on vacation - at my age - I want to be able to actually stand up and get out of the car when I stop - something unlikely for me and a Wrangler - with its punishing ride.

Just because you CAN go anywhere with a Wrangler does not mean you SHOULD.

F150 -its huge so you can carry lots of peeps and luggage, is super comfy to drive long distance, reliable so no trip anxiety as you pass all the broken down Rovers on the side of the road and it's not a sports car so you don't drive like an asshole (talking about myself here). Only downside is MPG but its a huge truck and is a business expense anyways...

A full size 7 seat luxury SUV makes for a great ride.

I would choose the BMW Alpina B6 and take the long way where possible. Big enough for 2-4 people, surprisingly good truck space and you would actually enjoy the driving part of the trip.