How To Pick The Best SUV for Moms
When you own a Subaru, Mother’s Day isn’t just one day in the year where you get to feel looked-after. It’s all about the big and small things that make your life easier because they’ve been considered, planned and accounted for.
Why? Because we know that being a mom isn’t about packing overnight luggage in something the size of a sandwich bag and off you go (no offense Dads!). Most of those mom’s-taxi duties include one child going to one school with their school bag, cricket kit, yo-yo and a science project under the ballooning igloo of a black dustbin bag, with another child and her school bag, netball kit (that you had to have ready) and a netball dropped off at a different school. It’s no wonder that top SUVs for moms is an actual list — and one we’re confidently ready for! But… just as impossible as it is to state (in public) which child is your favourite, we’ve got to tell you about more than one model.
What are the top 3 SUVs to buy for moms?
- Subaru Outback
- Subaru Forester
- Subaru XV
One of the first SUVs for moms that comes to mind is the Subaru Outback. With its sleek interiors and technologically advanced capabilities, this is a top-class town car with rugged off-road readiness that is the most advanced, most capable and safest car in the brand’s history — specifically designed to help you nurture your adventurous spirit (even if that adventure is just getting your kids to school and yourself to work on time).
Ah! The Subaru Forester, with its Boxer® 4-cylinder engine and Symmetrical all-wheel drive (SAWD) capabilities, you and your family are all good to go where both daily-life and adventure are concerned. This is a class-defining SUV for all seasons with both practicality and sporty aesthetics that delivers maximum traction in any weather or road conditions.
This list wouldn’t be complete without the Subaru XV. With superior handling in all-weather capabilities, this is one of the leading crossover cars available on the market with a lot of capability that packs plenty of space along with plenty of high-tech features; more than enough reasons for why this model earned itself the Wards Top 10 Best Interiors Award for quality finishes and user experience.
Negotiating the topic of the best affordable SUV for moms comprises broad strokes at best. We’re respectful of every family’s differences, financial standing and how and where you commit to spending your money. Nobody should be deciding “affordability” factors other than you, so what we can do is give you the big picture on these three models’ prices:
Subaru SUV Pricing:
- The Subaru Outback currently starts at R699 000*
- The Subaru Forester currently starts at R486 000*
- The Subaru XV currently starts at R458 000*
All parents deserve a medal (on a daily basis!), but any parents a little further along the journey will recognise that being a “new” mom or dad is different to anything else you thought you could prepare for. So the best SUV for new moms is also something we at Subaru can weigh in on, but not necessarily in the context of any one model specifically, but rather as far as safety goes.
What is the safest SUV for babies?
The safest SUVs for babies include all Subaru models as they have ISOFIX, which is the international standard for attachment points for child safety seats in passenger cars. This alternative to using seat belts to secure the child seat in place is a more effective, stable and safe way of enabling child seats to be quickly and safely secured by securing the seats with a single attachment at the top (top tether) and two attachments at the base of each side of the seat.
Not only has this changed the game for baby-safety but has been done so with the focus on simplifying the installation of child restraints (baby car seats). You and baby are guaranteed all the safety features, precautions and groundbreaking tech with every Subaru model — ISOFIX included.
While we’re sure you get the tongue-in-cheek assumption of who does the fetching and carrying of your family’s sprogs, we salute parents and families of all shapes and sizes! There are moms who do dad jobs and dads who do mom jobs… Here’s the real truth of the matter: it all works best when humans do human jobs, and when those humans drive a Subaru (of course!).
If you would like to know more about any- and everything that a Subaru can do for you, call us on +27 11 608 0116 or email info@subaru.co.za and a skilled member of our team will be happy to assist you. Alternatively, use our store locator to find your nearest dealership, and of course if you’re looking to experience any of our six incredible models first-hand, get behind the steering wheel by booking your test drive today.
*These prices were correct at the time of this article’s publishing in 2021. Please check our site for price updates should you be interested.
