AutoWeek Magazine Selects 10 of Its Favorite Tailgate Vehicles

With tailgating season upon us AutoWeek reveals the Ultimate in tailgate rides.

DETROIT, Sept. 4 -- Fans across the country have long since graced the fields and parking lots of football stadiums across the country in anticipation for the big game. And before they start packing their coolers, loading up the trunk and firing up the grill, prospective tailgaters need an affordable (well, in most cases), reliable, and spacious ride that will leave plenty of room the necessities that make this Fall tradition worthwhile. AutoWeek editors pick their list of favorite tailgate vehicles. The list includes:

  --  Four Winds Serrano. . .a luxury motorhome for a base of operations
  --  Dodge Ram. . .with the tailgate cooler box. Honorable mention: Honda
      Ridgeline, again with the trunk in the bed that can double as a cooler
  --  Chevrolet Suburban. . .the quintessential American tailgate vehicle
  --  Honda Element. . .you can hose out the interior in case anything gets
      spilled
  --  Ford Flex. . .funky and flexible
  --  Land Rover LR3. . .with an actual tailgate!
  --  Acura MDX. . .spacious and luxurious enough for a long weekend
  --  Chrysler Town & Country. . .the minivan; haul your entire kitchen to
      the tailgate site
  --  Subaru Forester. . .roomy enough to bring all the necessary supplies

  --  Lamborghini Gallardo. . .pull up in the Lambo and you don't need to
      bring anything else to the tailgate. Everyone will want to be your
      friend.

For more detailed information on the list above be sure to check out AutoWeek Radio this Saturday, September 5, at 10:00 p.m. ET.

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