Wife's Daily Drive: Subaru XV vs. Mazda CX5 vs. Mitsubishi Montero vs. Hyundai Tucson

**yebo** · March 18th, 2013 12:40 PM

pag babae ang usual user wag mo syempre pipiliin yung favorite ng mga carnaper - montero, fortuner, rav 4, crv.

ang xv sobrang liit, pag nakikita kong katabi ng tricycle e napapa-smile ako ng sobra.

tucson ok din, pero sana sa gray market ka kumuha.

cx5 na, mas disenteng tignan kesa xv.

**CVT** · March 18th, 2013 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by yebo

pag babae ang usual user wag mo syempre pipiliin yung favorite ng mga carnaper - montero, fortuner, rav 4, crv.
ang xv sobrang liit, pag nakikita kong katabi ng tricycle e napapa-smile ako ng sobra.
tucson ok din, pero sana sa gray market ka kumuha.
cx5 na, mas disenteng tignan kesa xv.

Thanks bro.,- maliit nga ang XV.... Parang kotse rin ang ride height,- kaya nga ayaw niya ng kotse.....

Originally Posted by mateomarco

Hyundai and Kia's CRDI engines?!

Oo nga ano? Escaped me,- tignan namin ang Sportage at Sorento.... Within budget pa rin sana....

Originally Posted by skybison

ASX wala sa list? Hehe. Wifey likes to drive the ASX than the monty (and just last wk nasagi nya yun front left fender ng monty)
Kung kaya i park/manuever ni mrs mo yun monty and similar sized mid suv, why not?

Ayaw niya ng ASX bro. Thanks.

Siyempre, kailangan niya ng back-up sensors to help her in parking...

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**JohnM** · March 18th, 2013 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by CVT

Thanks bro.,- maliit nga ang XV.... Parang kotse rin ang ride height,- kaya nga ayaw niya ng kotse.....

It's an Impreza with hiking boots

**Retz** · March 18th, 2013 01:38 PM

Hyundai Tucson na lang. Alangan pa ako sa CX-5 ngayon.

**AntonM** · March 18th, 2013 02:49 PM

How about the Kia Sorento LX then - it's the cheaper alternative to the Sta Fe (same engine and chassis, only the body and brand are different). You'd be surprised that at the price of a Tucson, you can get the bigger and more powerful Sorento.

Originally Posted by CVT

Out of our league na ang Sta. Fe, bro... P1.8M+

The XV and CX5 were in the display yesterday at the ATC.... She's kinda leaning towards the XV, but is not sold on the driving height,... Parang kotse lang halos... The CX5 is huge compared to the XV, plus its attractive PMS package... [Did not bother to look at the CRV; And, the Elantra - kotse kasi - ayaw niya]

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**Retz** · March 18th, 2013 02:52 PM

^

Yep, pasok din ang 5 seater Sorento pero malaki. Kung kay wifi ung mga size ng Tucson or CX-5.

**frake** · March 18th, 2013 03:30 PM

ang pagkakaalam ko XV & Forrester pareho lang ng ground clearance. though mas mababa nga height ng XV.

type ko pareho XV and CX-5. Pero sa XV ako. yun pa lang kasi na-try ko i-drive...hehe.

**ReyMatt** · March 18th, 2013 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by CVT

Please do not include the Toyotas, Honda, Chevrolet, Ford nor Nissan in the discussion. They're definitely out of my list.

Budget is P1.5M more or less. Daily drive is 60% highway ; 40% city ; around 40Km/day total; Desired: 8Km/L; a bit tight parking space in the office... She regulary drives an MPV, occasionally our car, then once in a while our GS.... She likes the MPV "better" than our other rides... She can only drive A/T.

So, which do you recommend, bros?

1. Subaru XV
2. Mazda CX5
3. Mitsubishi Montero
4. Hyundai Tucson?

TIA.

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I went through the same dilemna. Wanted a compact SUV, mostly to be used by wife in the city. Parking space in our house very limited. Chose between XV, CR-V. ASX and CX5. Montero and Tucson have higher security risk (higher carnap rates). SUVs that are taller (Montero, Fortuner) usually have higher seats, so it takes a bit of climbing up from the ground just to get into the seats. Among the XV, CR-V, ASX and CX5, XV has the highest ground clearance, closely followed by the CX5. But even if the XV has the higher ground clearance, it is easier to get into the XV than the CR-V (seats are slightly lower in the XV IMO). In terms of body length, the ASX is shortest, followed by XV, CR-V, and CX5.
I test drove only the XV and CR-V; I was more comfortable with the former since it felt more car-like. Plus, it has more protection since it has side curtain airbags. So I bought the XV. The main issue with the XV is storage space. If you're NOT the type who carries a lot of cargo or makes a weekly trip out of the supermarket as if they own a sari-sari store, it won't be big issue. If I need extra cargo space, I'll just get a roof caddy for the rare out-of-town vacation.
There's also good feedback on the Skyactiv of the CX5, particularly the efficiency. If only the body styling was more to my liking, hands down that would be my choice. (Just a little more expensive than the standrd XV though)