Big Family or Lots of Friends? 6-8 Passenger Cars and Pickups

2011 Chrysler Town&Country

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Auto Central: All of this "small car" talk is meaningless if you have a big family or lots of friends or run a gypsy cab company. So The Auto Channel has gone through its massive database and ranked all of the new 6-15 Passenger Vehicles that are available for sale now (2011's) at new car dealers right now.

Our editors tell us that many of the 6 passenger sedans will not be offered with a bench seat in front in the 2012's so ya better buy now or have to move up to a CUV or MiniVan.

Your 6-15 passenger vehicle purchase consideration list should first start with your budget, so we have ranked these 6-15 passenger vehicles by the MSRP, and then we sorted them by Combined MPG.

From here you can create a short list and then sort it by over 100 other dimensions and capacities: horsepower, crash test ratings, ground clearance, torque, towing capacity, cargo space, head room, hip room, shoulder room, fuel capacity, turning radius, etc. etc. etc. Have fun and make sure you only buy the right vehicle for your needs and budget; today's cars and trucks last a long long time.

• 6 Passenger Sedans Ranked By MSRP
• 6 Passenger Sedans Ranked By Highway MPG
• 6 Passenger Sedans Ranked By Combined MPG

• 6-7 Passenger Wagons Ranked By MSRP
• 6-7 Passenger Wagons Ranked By Combined MPG

• 9 Passenger SUV's Ranked By MSRP
• 9 Passenger SUV's Ranked By Combined MPG


• 8 Passenger SUV's and CUV's Ranked By MSRP
• 8 Passenger SUV's CUV's Ranked By Combined MPG


• 7 Passenger SUV's CUV's Ranked By MSRP
• 7 Passenger SUV's CUV's Ranked By Combined MPG


• 8 Passenger Minivans Ranked By MSRP
• 8 Passenger MiniVans Ranked By Combined MPG


• 7 Passenger Minivans Ranked By MSRP
• 7 Passenger Minivans Ranked By Combined MPG


• 8 Passenger Full Size Vans Ranked By MSRP
• 8 Passenger Full Size Vans Ranked By Combined MPG


• 12-15 Passenger Full Size Vans Ranked By MSRP


• 6 Passenger Pickups Ranked By MSRP
• 6 Passenger Pickups Ranked By Combined MPG



EDITORS NOTE: Due to Search Engine Lag Time Go To Big Family or Lots of Friends? Updated With 2011 Vehicles
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Washington DC April 30, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that transportation for big families used to be simple. Gas was cheap and cars were unabashedly big. Not anymore.

Finding a car that can fit five or more meant, until recently, shopping for a big, usually American-made SUV. And while these vehicles have the room to accommodate a small army, they also have gas mileage that is only slightly better than an M1 Abrams tank.

Fortunately, BusinessWeek has discovered some alternatives, ones that are made even more attractive in the light of rising gas prices. Automakers have been scrambling to offer families smaller, more fuel-efficient, or simply less powerful SUVs or crossovers. And while none are as thrifty as the Prius, they can still save a lot of money on gas.

Consider the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. With a starting price of $28,750, this hybrid gasoline-electric crossover gets 27 mpg city and was redesigned last summer for the 2008 model year. Other crossover competitors are likely to follow suit and roll out their own hybrid power trains.