Top Crossovers for 2009

Crossover vehicles (CUVs) are today's answer to consumer demand for truly versatile vehicles. Besides having more passenger and cargo room than your typical four-door sedan, CUVs are usually more fuel efficient and more fun to drive than clunky SUVs. For 2009, automakers are continuing to refine the CUV, making these vehicles a good overall value. Are you ready to trade in your compact car, old sedan or giant SUV? Check out these 2009 model CUVs for some transportation inspiration.



Suzuki SX4

Suzuki's 2009 SX4 Crossover is one of the year's best buys. At around $16,000, the 2009 Suzuki SX4 comes standard with a super cool flip-top Garmin navigation system. This five-seat CUV has a fun-to-drive 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine. Plus, the 2009 Suzuki SX4 Crossover is an all-wheel-drive vehicle, making it great for driving in all kinds of weather. The Suzuki SX4 also has rather good cargo space with its large hatchback and fold-flat second row seats.


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Toyota Venza

Toyota considers its 2009 Toyota Venza a passenger car. In actuality, Toyota's five-seat Venza is blend of hatchback wagon and CUV with tons of high-tech features for about $26,000. The Venza is offered in four - and six-cylinder engines, which have been described as powerful and agile. Inside, the Venza is spacious with 70 cubic feet of cargo capacity and is built with upgraded materials and trims. Toyota's Venza also comes with tons of luxury-minded features.

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Infiniti FX35

The 2009 Infiniti FX35 is one of the most luxurious CUVs on the market today. With a base price of $42,150, the five-door, five-passenger 2009 Infiniti FX35 comes with a long list of standard features, an uber stylish interior and a sexy, curvaceous exterior. As for performance, the 2009 Infiniti FX35 has a powerful 3.5-liter V6, seven-speed automatic transmission engine, which also features futuristic engineering like intelligent brake assist and lane departure prevention.

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Nissan Murano

Nissan's Murano was one of the first CUVs to offer style, a sporty attitude and excellent performance. For 2009, the second-generation Murano continues to combine Nissan's premium 3.5-liter V6 engine with tons of technology, lots of luxury appointments, versatile cargo room and rather masculine, yet thoroughly pleasing interior. Outside, the 2009 Nissan Murano gets a mini makeover with a wider front grille, stronger body lines and a more distinctive back end.

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Subaru Forester

Subaru is an oft overlooked car maker, but CUV lovers should be sure to check out the award-winning 2009 Subaru Forester. Starting around $20,000, the Forester is an excellent all-weather vehicle with its handles-like-a-car 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine and standard all-wheel-drive. No longer geeky-looking inside or out, the 2009 Subaru Forester is now a sophisticated, sporty ride for commuters, soccer moms and especially for those who need reliable, versatile vehicles for colder climates.

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2010 Kia Soul

Not available until late 2009, the 2010 Kia Soul may be worth the wait. Built to compete against Toyota's Scion and Honda's Element, the five-seat Kia Soul is a funky urban utility vehicle. Kia calls the Soul's interior cabin a "personal lounge on wheels" with its roomy cabin, 14 storage zones and highly customizable colors, fabrics and audio systems. As for performance, the Kia Soul has two options: a 1.5-liter and a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine.

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Mazda CX-9

Mazda's 2009 CX-9 compares to the best luxury CUVs on the market, with its room for seven, sporty engine, sexy design, luxury features and versatile cargo space. Available in either front-wheel or all-wheel-drive, the Mazda CX-9 offers superior driving performance with its 3.7-liter V6 engine. The interior's wrap-around cockpit design is superbly elegant as well as highly functional. The Mazda CX-9 also boasts a superb audio system and optional DVD entertainment system.

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Ford Flex

You may think the 2009 Ford Flex is an SUV with its large size and seating for seven adults, but you'd be wrong. This award-winning CUV is super stylish both inside and out, has tons of room and has rather unique features from the Vista sunroof to a built-in refrigerator to Ford's high-tech SYNC connectivity system. The Flex's powerful 3.5 liter V6 engine is also exceptional with excellent acceleration, handling, braking and suspension.

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Honda CR-V

Honda's CR-V is one of the best-selling CUVs ever. Why? The 2009 Honda CR-V has it all: a stylish exterior, spacious interior, excellent safety, a low price, great reliability and a sporty drive. The 2009 CR-V comes in three trim levels from the basic LX to the EX to the EX-L, which has premium features like GPS navigation and a rear view camera. Plus, the CR-V's zippy 2.4-liter, four-cylinder engine is definitely a fun-to-drive ride.


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Scion xB

For 2009, Toyota has redesigned its Scion xB as a super sexy urban utility vehicle. With a low price and a long list of standard features, the 2009 Scion xB is a best buy for a five-seat CUV as the xB has decent fuel economy, a roomy interior, zippy 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine, tons of cargo space, excellent safety ratings and lots of cool optional features, especially when it comes to the xB's rocking sound systems.

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It has a four-speed gearbox and four-wheel independent suspension with coils springs and tubular shock absorbers. Since new, it has been treated to a professional restoration and finished in a dark-blue exterior. The gray leather interior and wood work have also been treated to a restoration that has brought them to concours condition.
The car came equipped from the factory with an authentic Becker Mexico radio, built-in luggage, and an optional folding rear seat.
It is one of only 98 examples produced.
It was offered for sale at the 2006 Gooding & Company Auction held in Pebble Beach, CA where it was estimated to sell for $225,000-$275,000. The car was offered with a reserve, which did not seem to matter, as bidding settled at $275,000.

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Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG), after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz. Mercedes-Benz has its origins in Karl Benz's creation of the first gasoline-powered automobile in January 1886,[1] and by Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach's conversion of a carriage by the addition of a petrol engine the same year. The Mercedes automobile was
first marketed in 1901 by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft.
The first Mercedes-Benz brand name vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz's and Gottlieb Daimler's companies into the Daimler-Benz company.[1] Mercedes-Benz has introduced many technological and safety innovations that have become common in other
Mercedes-Benz is currently active in three forms of motorsport, Formula Three, DTM and Formula One. In Formula One, the company part owns Team McLaren and has supplied the team with engines engineered by Ilmor[6] since 1995.
This partnership has brought success, including Drivers Championships for Mika Häkkinen in 1998 and 1999 and for Lewis Hamilton in 2008, as well as a Constructors Championship in 1998.
The collaboration with McLaren has been extended into the production of roadgoing cars such as the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.

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We were beginning to wonder if our exclusive on the Lamborghini Reventon Roadster back in March was going to fall apart. We’d heard that Lamborghini were struggling to find enough punters to stick a deposit on the 9 cars originally planned, and that was accounting for the delay. But it looks like Lamborghini has given up on that plan, and are instead going to unofficially reveal the Reventon Roadster today to a bunch of likely clients.

There now seems to be a bit of confusion over exactly which powerplant the Reventon Roadster will use. Lamborghini’s original plan was to make a Roadster version of the Lamborghini LP670-4SV, but they’ve been having problems with all that power in a Roadster. So it now seems possible that they will effectively Reventon-ise the Lamborghini LP650-4 Roadster, which is already rolling down the production line at Lamborghini. That will still give the Reventon Roadster more power than its Coupe sibling, but not quite the LP670’s power.

Word is that Lamborghini will make as many Reventon Roadsters as demand dictates – up to a maximum of twenty. List price is expected to be €1.1 Million. but with only six or seven deposits taken so far it seems a bit unlikely they will manage to shift 20 Roadsters – as they did Coupes. Especially when the LP670 SV is only £275k and the LP650-4 Roadster £300k. Still, the LP650-4 is a bit of an ugly duckling in its grey and orange livery, so maybe someone will be prepared to pay three times as much to have a Reventon Roadster in a better colour scheme.

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Porsche did keep part of the project alive by using the 5.5 L V10 from the prototype in a concept car shown at the 2000 Geneva Motor Show, mainly in an attempt to draw attention to their display. Surprising interest in the vehicle and an influx of revenue provided from the Cayenne helped Porsche decide to produce the car, and development started on a road-legal version that would be produced in small numbers at Porsche's new manufacturing facility in Leipzig. Porsche started a production run of Carrera GTs in 2004, shipping the units with an MSRP of $440,000 USD and a dealer invoice price of approximately $414,800 USD. In addition, the delivery charge could be as much as $5,000 USD. The first Carrera GT went on sale in the US on January 31, 2004.

Originally a production run of 1,500 cars was planned. But Porsche announced in August, 2005 that it would not continue production of the Carrera GT through 2006, citing discontinuation was due to changing airbag regulations in the US. As of May 6, 2006[update], 1,270 GT's had been manufactured, with 604 being sold in the United States.[4]