Ultimate Road Trip

forget overpriced flights—here’s the ideal vehicle using components from the besT road-trip cars out.

FORGET OVERPRICED FLIGHTS—HERE’S THE IDEAL VEHICLE USING COMPONENTS FROM THE BEST ROAD-TRIP CARS OUT.
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HYBRID ENGINE

2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid $50,490, CHEVROLET.COM
You’re going to be laying out a grip on your trip—food, strippers, etc. The Tahoe’s two-mode hybrid system, mated to a Vortec 6.0L V8, will get you 21 mpg in the city and keep you feeling green.

FUTURE HEADLIGHTS

2009 Lexus RX350 $39,100, LEXUS.COM
High Intensity Discharge headlights on the RX have auto-leveling tech that adjusts the lamp angle so oncoming traffic isn’t blinded. The Adaptive Front Lighting System also rotates the lamps when you turn a corner.

HI-TECH NAV SYSTEM

2009 Infiniti EX35 $35,450, INFINITI.COM
Infiniti’s slick hard drive–based navigation system has a touchscreen display, voice recognition, 3-D building graphics and user-friendly menus. It also has XM NavTraffic for real-time traffic updates.

COMFY SEATS

2009 Saab 9-3 Turbo X $42,510, SAABUSA.COM
Saab knows that the key to a good road trip is comfortable seats. If you’re not worried about getting jacked, you might want to skip the hotel altogether and camp out in the whip.

STABLE RIDE

2009 Audi Q5 $38,000, AUDIUSA.COM
If you strap luggage to the top of the Q5, a roof-rack sensor kicks in, adjusting the car’s stability-control threshold so it doesn’t get top-heavy. After all, flipping the car because of a few extra bags is no fun.

SICK ROOF ACCESSORY

2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe $400,000, ROLLS-ROYCEMOTORCARS.COM
The Phantom Coupe has hundreds of fiber-optic stars in the internal roof to give the impression of a star-filled sky. It’s a little limo-esque, but awesome if you’ve got it.

INTERIOR SPACE

2009 Ford Flex $28,295, FORDVEHICLES.COM
The Flex is a crossover with the road manners of a mid-sized sedan and the space-feel of an Expedition. The exterior looks are a definite head-turner, and the mini fridge makes it a road-trip favorite.

TAILGATE DOORS

2009 Mini Cooper Clubman $20,850, MINIUSA.COM
Where others see a rest stop, you see a chance to kick it. With the split rear doors in the Clubman, it’s easy to get wide-open access to the rear of your ride and set up shop with a grill, cooler or just some Mickey D’s.

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