The Best Large SUVs of 2025

Full-size SUVs — three-row behemoths that rule the road — are popular with drivers hauling people, pets or large equipment.

Some models carry seven people, and others can even haul eight. Large SUVs are adept at handling a variety of terrain and weather conditions, as well as family road trips. (Some can even tow a trailer or boat.) The downsides are that they can cost a lot to fuel up, be difficult to maneuver in tight spaces and feel lumbering on the highway.

Using a step-by-step methodology, we tested dozens of the latest models for performance, comfort, technology and everyday usability. Below are our top choices, as well as their pros, cons and key specs.

(If you’re interested in a broader look at the new vehicle marketplace, check out our full list of the Best Cars of 2025.)

Best Large SUVs of 2025

Best Overall: Hyundai Palisade
Best for Holding Value: Kia Telluride
Best for Affordable Luxury: Lexus TX
Best for Comfort: Toyota Grand Highlander
Best for Performance: Chevrolet Suburban

Reviews of Best Large SUVS

Best Overall: Hyundai Palisade

• Price: $36,800
• Mileage: 19 mpg city /26 mpg highway

The Hyundai Palisade is popular with families looking for a comfortable, well-equipped large SUV. It shares the same capable 291-horsepower V6 engine as the Kia Telluride. The ride is smooth and controlled, but rivals offer more oomph – and many are more fuel-efficient as well.

The $36,800 base model provides excellent value for your dollar, but you could also splash out with the range-topping Calligraphy trim. For $50,600, you’ll get Nappa leather upholstery, heated and ventilated seats, a heated steering wheel and a massaging driver seat.

Like the Telluride, the Hyundai Palisade is covered by a class-leading five-year/60,000-mile limited warranty and a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty. The extra protection could save you money over the long run.

Best for Holding Value: Kia Telluride

• Price: $36,190
• Mileage:20 mpg city /26 mpg highway

A perennial family favorite since launching five years ago, the well-rounded Kia Telluride SUV hits all the marks: a suitably-sized cabin for up to eight people and their luggage, carlike handling, and niceties aplenty – all for an unbeatable $36,190. It holds its value unusually well, earning a 2025 Residual Value Award from J.D. Power as the best 3-row midsized SUV for depreciation.

The Telluride’s 291-horsepower V6 is beefy enough to tackle family ski trips and other weekend pursuits. That’s especially the case if you opt for the $2,000 all-wheel-drive system, although adding that cuts this Kia’s already-middling fuel economy to 18 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway.
The SUV comes in 10 trim levels that ratchet up the amenities. We like the EX trim, which starts at $41,790 and features leather upholstery, a sunroof and ventilated front seats for a luxury-like experience.

Most importantly in a family ride, the Telluride boasts safety features in spades, including driver-attention monitoring, pedestrian and cyclist detection and adaptive cruise control with lane centering.

Best for Affordable Luxury: Lexus TX

• Price: $56,490
• Mileage:21 mpg city /27 mpg highway

Lexus’ new three-row SUV provides a luxury option without the hefty price tag most rivals sport. Starting at $53,700, the seven-passenger TX provides plenty of power, features and value for shoppers who want an affordable luxury three-row ride.

Though this family hauler is not as opulent as some rivals in the luxury segment, its cabin earns high marks for its spacious seating in all three rows, as well as for its class-leading cargo space. A 275-horsepower turbo engine provides ample muscle on the road.

The cabin is well-equipped, sporting a simple dashboard design anchored by a 14-inch touch screen. All models come with the Lexus Safety System+ 3.0, which includes dynamic radar cruise control, lane departure alert, and road sign assist.

Best for Comfort: Toyota Grand Highlander

• Price: $42,310
• Mileage: 21 mpg city /28 mpg highway

The Toyota Grand Highlander is built on the same platform as the Lexus TX but starts at $42,310. That’s $10,000 less than its upscale corporate cousin. The Grand Highlander may not have the performance chops of the Chevrolet Suburban or the trimmings of the Lexus LX, but the base model is adequately equipped with synthetic leather upholstery and a 12.3-inch touch screen.

Where the Grand Highlander truly shines is in space. It’s four inches longer than the standard Highlander, which adds up to a roomier third row for adults and more cargo room. If you care more about practicalities like comfort and fuel efficiency than performance, the Grand Highlander is worth a look.

Best for Performance: Chevrolet Suburban

• Price: $61,500
• Mileage: 15 mpg city /20 mpg highway

The Chevrolet Suburban is the workhorse of the list. Its 277-horsepower turbodiesel is sufficiently powerful, but its optional V8 engines are good for 355 and 420 horsepower and worth the upgrade if you value pep.

But the Suburban is cheap neither to buy nor to run. Its price of $61,500 and up is the highest by far of this group. It’s also the least fuel efficient, with an estimated 15 mpg in the city and 18 mpg on the highway. But if you want to add power to your three-row SUV, the Suburban is a great place to start.

The Suburban’s large footprint makes it difficult to maneuver on city streets and in packed parking lots, but it has class-leading cargo and passenger space and impressive handling for its size.