TCC Test: 2007 Suzuki XL-7

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TCC Test: 2007 Suzuki XL-7

Your first thought when shopping a crossover might not be Suzuki. It's one of the few brands known more for its name than its vehicles (what exactly is a Forenza, anyway?). And even then, the Suzuki most of us know has two wheels and a 200-mph top end.

But that may change after a first drive of the new XL7. Suzuki doesn't have the cachet of a Honda or a Toyota , but its XL7 readily compares with the RAV4 and CR-V, and now offers seven-passenger seating, too. The sharply-dressed new XL7 is also a cheaper alternative to the coming class of crossovers that includes Ford's Edge and the Honda Pilot, as well as existing Subaru wagons.

The Car Connection

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If it weren't for the Suzuki nameplat (and crappy advertising), the XL7 would do very well. It's a good $10K less than crossovers like the Pilot and Acadia, yet it does 98% of the same tasks.

[siegen]

If it weren't for the Suzuki nameplat (and crappy advertising), the XL7 would do very well.

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And if it wasn't crying.

[ocnblu]

This is an historic first. I actually agree with siegen. This XL7, especially in white, looks like a crying clown.

[SuperSport623]

And if it wasn't crying.

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those things under the headlights look like makeup running