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I’ve always had a crush on the Acura MDX, so getting a week to spend in it was kind of exciting. Of course, no fantasy turns out perfectly, and the reality of the MDX was somewhat less than perfect – as reality often is.

Just when you thought Detroit was being overrun by men in pinstriped suits, along comes Sue Wilson, the vehicle line director for the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse. A modern mom of four, Sue knows what we want in a car, and she’s delivered (mostly).

The 2009 Land Rover LR3 is tall, thin and luxuriously appointed, but it lacks some of the typical kid-hauling SUV amenities of its competitors. It’ll go on safari in the African savanna with aplomb, but it suffers in the U.S. drive-through confines.

Suzuki has a little more work to do. There are pieces of the XL7 that are quite impressive, but it’s lacking in areas like performance and safety.

Several of the 2009 Lexus GX 470’s features seem like a throwback to the ’80s. Yes, the GX has seats aplenty and luxuries galore, but there’s nowhere to put my mommy gear. Luxury is supposed to make things easier, right? Well, in the GX luxury seems a bit dated.

I’ve heard nothing but glowing reviews of Mazda’s three-row crossover, the CX-9, so this mama was super excited to try it out. Well, I must be either hard to please or just plain dense, because I wasn’t blown away by the 2009 Mazda CX-9.

Oh Subaru Tribeca, I so want to love you, but something holds me back. Maybe it’s your lack of space for my booster seats or your lackluster lumbar support. While your all-wheel drive, dependable reputation and super-fun puddle lights do excite me, I just don’t see this relationship going anywhere long-term.

Driving the 2009 Infiniti QX56 was just as awesome as looking at it. A huge 5.6-liter V-8 engine not only sucked up the gas, but it moved this ride with awe-thority. The ride was smooth and quiet, and I was surprised, actually, by how agile the QX was. What’s not awesome about the QX56: the mileage.

I found the 2008 Toyota Sequoia awe-inspiring. I’ve never, ever, ever been in a SUV of these proportions. Standing next to it, I admired the height of her hood and the sheer size of her doors. Wow! Each door had to be the size of our dining room table.

In the 2009 Forester, Subaru has made an effort to appeal to the granola-light consumer who wants to have as much convenience and style as possible in a car that delivers good gas mileage, value pricing and the ability to get out of the ’burbs at a moment’s notice.

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