Originally posted by Los Viajeros
Just bought an r-pod and looking for an SUV type vehicle that's good for off-road, comfortable for long distances, and not a truck. Would an FJ Cruiser do the job? |
This depends on your budget and what kind of off-road.
4WD, SUV, V6 as a minimum engine. Almost all mid-sized SUV's will be comfortable and able to do some off-road, but for serious trails you would need lockers and either air suspension or the ability to lift. A lift would hurt the towing characteristics of an SUV.
Also, how far would you like to tow? Mountainous highways, long uphill pulls? Better to get a V8 or diesel if that's what you'd like to do.
If you had a 2010 Touareg TDI with lockers and air suspension, you would have it all. That was, I think, the last model year for those two features in the USA. From 2011 onward, there is no air suspension or lockers. It would drive circles around an FJ on the road, and tows 7700 pounds. The FJ would of course be more capable off-road, cost less, cheaper to repair and own. Limit is 5000 pounds on the FJ (not positive on that).