Best Cars For Active Lifestyles

This past summer I took my girlfriend to Yosemite for the first time. We saw water falls, made friends with deer — literally drank water out of stream and didn’t get dysentery.  It was absolute blast. However, aside from the 16 mile round-trip hike to Half Dome, we faced some challenges.

First, I drive a black Pontiac G8. I know, I know. Pretentious as hell. What can I say? When I bought it I was living in L.A. and wanted a cool ride to pick up dates in. At least I’m honest… Point being — for a camping trip, it wasn’t happening.

We took my girlfriend’s car. A Mazda3. Sharp car. However, not quite sure it was ready for some of the terrain we would experience camping in the mountains…

We ended up blowing out a front tire (by we, I mean “I”) and had to make the 6 hour trip back home on a spare going 45 mph. Painful.

That’s when I realized I that if I wanted to go on weekend adventures — real ones that involve hiking Half Dome or surfing Huntington — I would need a vehicle to accommodate.

So if you’re in my shoes, congratulations. I did the research for you. 

Below are vehicles which are consistently rated online as the best for active lifestyles, most of them even earning an ALV Award (Active Lifestyle Vehicle).

Josh Helmuth is the editor of CraveOnline Sports.

MSRP values via AutoTrader for 2015 models. 

 

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