What's the fastest 7-seater SUV below P3M?

**viper888** · January 18th, 2014 05:11 PM

Ford Expedition 5.4L 300HP 6AT, its slightly over budget at around P3.3M
Its actually an 8 seater
0-100 in about 8.5

Im not so sure but I believe a V6 Prado is P2.9M
275HP, dunno 0-100

If you are willing to go used I'd recommend a 3-4 year old Land Cruiser LC200

**larry0609** · January 18th, 2014 05:35 PM

How about Subaru Tribeca http://www.motorimage.net/PH/buying/.../pricelist.pdf

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**SiRbossR** · January 18th, 2014 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by foresterx

i'm pretty sure the explorer sport isn't available in our country yet. both the cx-9 and explorer are just 5 + 2 seater not a full sized 7 seater suv. but for under 3M they are the best choice available in our market.

i just included it. I don't know if gray market importers have them. And if they do, will it be less than 3m?

**foresterx** · January 18th, 2014 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by larry0609

How about Subaru Tribeca http://www.motorimage.net/PH/buying/.../pricelist.pdf

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i'm a big subaru fan and owned 4 subarus already but would never recommend the tribeca.

Originally Posted by SiRbossR

i just included it. I don't know if gray market importers have them. And if they do, will it be less than 3m?

i haven't seen one for sale in the grey market and i'm sure it wont be below 3m.

**ano727** · January 19th, 2014 01:28 AM

Love the V6 hum of the CX9 on highways! So sweet!

**niky** · January 19th, 2014 02:43 AM

Guys, don't confuse 0-60 times with 0-100. Many websites use the two interchangeably, but there's a world of difference. 0-100 km/h times (0-62 mph) are often half-a-second or more slower than 0-60 mph times.

Originally Posted by SiRbossR

Ford Explorer Limited 3.5 = 7.5-8 sec

Ford Explorer Sport 3.5 Ecoboost = 6.2-6.7sec

0-60 mph, siguro. 0-100 km/h (0-62), the Explorer V6 limited sits at around eight and a half. We don't have the sport here.

I've driven the Pajero V6. No contest. It won't keep up.

The Sorento/Santa Fe twins are quick, especially in FWD. The FWD can almost match the Explorer Ecoboost to 100... ALMOST. But they're all slower than the V6s.

Originally Posted by viper888

Ford Expedition 5.4L 300HP 6AT, its slightly over budget at around P3.3M
Its actually an 8 seater
0-100 in about 8.5

Im not so sure but I believe a V6 Prado is P2.9M
275HP, dunno 0-100

If you are willing to go used I'd recommend a 3-4 year old Land Cruiser LC200

The Expedition is powerful, but it's a whale. Quoted 0-60 time is actually 9 seconds. If I recall from the last time I drove it, 0-100 km/h times are about 9.5. The Explorer V6 is hella faster. The LCs are even slower.

The CX-9 3.7 FWD will be the quickest you can get. The AWD CX-9 was about as quick as the Explorer when I tested it (0-100, don't recall... it was listed on the bigbigcar website... but it was under 9 seconds) Expect it to do the dirty in just over 8 seconds. And it sounds great. And it handles better than any other 7-seater out there under 3m.

And the CX-9 FWD costs under 2m. Big performance bargain, right there.

**SiRbossR** · January 19th, 2014 04:27 PM

OT question: Is the Alphard V6 faster than any of those mentioned? For example like the Explorer V6?

**niky** · January 19th, 2014 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by SiRbossR

OT question: Is the Alphard V6 faster than any of those mentioned? For example like the Explorer V6?

If I recall, same range as Explorer. 8.8 with two on board. Should be close to 8.5 with driver only. Odyssey is much slower because it's heavier.

**ano727** · January 19th, 2014 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Guys, don't confuse 0-60 times with 0-100. Many websites use the two interchangeably, but there's a world of difference. 0-100 km/h times (0-62 mph) are often half-a-second or more slower than 0-60 mph times.

0-60 mph, siguro. 0-100 km/h (0-62), the Explorer V6 limited sits at around eight and a half. We don't have the sport here.

I've driven the Pajero V6. No contest. It won't keep up.

The Sorento/Santa Fe twins are quick, especially in FWD. The FWD can almost match the Explorer Ecoboost to 100... ALMOST. But they're all slower than the V6s.

The Expedition is powerful, but it's a whale. Quoted 0-60 time is actually 9 seconds. If I recall from the last time I drove it, 0-100 km/h times are about 9.5. The Explorer V6 is hella faster. The LCs are even slower.

The CX-9 3.7 FWD will be the quickest you can get. The AWD CX-9 was about as quick as the Explorer when I tested it (0-100, don't recall... it was listed on the bigbigcar website... but it was under 9 seconds) Expect it to do the dirty in just over 8 seconds. And it sounds great. And it handles better than any other 7-seater out there under 3m.

And the CX-9 FWD costs under 2m. Big performance bargain, right there.

Thanks niky. Very comprehensive comparison. This confirms earlier info I gathered when I was looking for the answer to this question, but you put them together nicely.

CX9 FWD is the fastest 7-seater SUV there is under P3M, in fact slightly under P2M.

**Egan101** · January 20th, 2014 12:02 PM

*niky - How does the Pilot match up with its competitors? That V6 in it is good enough in performance inside the Accord but not sure how it performs on a Pilot.

+1 on the CX9 FWD. It's a bargain for its price.