5 Award-Winning SUVs to Consider Buying Used at Southwest Motors

Your family deserves a reliable, quality vehicle for daily drives to school, grocery store runs, and weekend road trips across Colorado. Southwest Motors wants to connect you with the best SUVs on the market. Based on their abundance of awards, these are the five SUVs we recommend buying in Pueblo, Colorado.

Nissan Rogue

The Rogue is consistently Nissan’s top-selling model as it has captured the widespread appeal of compact SUVs in its comfortable ride, comfortable seating, and roomy cargo area. It’s not a powerful vehicle, but it’s appealing for the price—especially since its 2021 redesign. Some of the awards the Rogue has earned include:

2021 PARENTS “Best Family Cars” award recipient
2021 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Award
Best-in-class on 2021 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards
2022 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems for VC-Turbo engine
com’s 2023 Compact SUV Challenge winner
Multiple consecutive years of an IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ designation

Toyota RAV4

The RAV4 has been the top-selling SUV model in America by far in the past half-decade, as Toyota sells around 400,000 of them every year. Why do so many people love the Toyota RAV4? Many owners praise its fuel efficiency, roomy seating, abundance of standard features, and longevity.

The RAV4 typically receives a 5-Star safety rating from the NHTSA and a Top Safety Pick designation from the IIHS, and it’s included Toyota Safety Sense in recent years. Other awards it has won are:

2021 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards for the RAV4 and RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid
S. News’ 2020 Best Compact SUV for Families award
Japan’s 2019 Car of the Year award
2020 Hispanic Motor Press Award for top crossover

Chevrolet Equinox

An SUV people know and love here in Pueblo is the Equinox. It’s the top-selling Chevy SUV and a prime example of the brand’s appeal. Although it’s only been in production for 20 years, it quickly became a popular buy due to its peppy turbocharged engine, smooth handling, and great fuel economy — all at a competitive price. Notable recent Equinox awards include:

2019 J.D. Power award for Most Dependable Compact SUV
2022 “Segment Model Loyalty Award” in the Small Utility segment
Frequent receival of 5-Star safety ratings from the NHTSA and Top Safety Pick designations from the IIHS

Ford Escape

Another smart midsize SUV for families in Pueblo is the Ford Escape, which has proven itself to be versatile when accommodating your everyday needs. Its available Hybrid and PHEV versions are noteworthy, as is its abundance of easy-to-use digital technology.

2023 Best CPO Value Award from Vincentric (PHEV model)
2020 J.D. Power APEAL Award
2020 Wards 10 Best UX winner
S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Hybrid SUV
Winner of Cars.com’s 2017 Compact SUV Challenge

Jeep Grand Cherokee

Every vehicle in the Jeep lineup is a gem, but the Grand Cherokee is a standout for families in Pueblo, Colorado. The SUV lives up to its “Grand” moniker with its roomy cabin, available V8 engines, and signature 4×4 system. It’s a stellar off-roading SUV that outdoes many similarly sized SUVs in its class.

Jeep claims that the Grand Cherokee is “the most awarded SUV ever” by getting more awards over its lifetime than any other SUV. A handful of these include:

com's People's Vote Award winner (2018)
2020 Fleet SUV of the Year award from Automotive Fleet
Best SUV to Buy for 2020 by The Car Connection
MotorWeek’s Best Large Utility Vehicle (2021)
Newsweek’s Best Family SUV award winner (2021)
Multiple consecutive AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards

Southwest Motors usually has these popular used SUVs in stock at our Pueblo car dealership. Browse our current inventory now to find the SUV that appeals to you — and then contact us for a test drive.

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