Audi Q5

The Audi Q5 wins the Best Compact SUV for Families Award for the third time. The Q5 has top-notch crash test scores, as well as LATCH connectors that make installing car seats easier, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Q5 also has a ton of active safety features, like pedestrian detection, automatic braking, and lane keeping assist. All-wheel drive is standard.

Tech features like Wi-Fi, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto are great for entertaining passengers and staying connected, while features like rear sunshades, heated rear seats, and tri-zone climate control make the Q5 a comfortable place to spend time in – even if you didn’t get shotgun.Click www.oktilli.com for more

Mercedes-Benz GLE

For the second year in a row, the Mercedes-Benz GLE is the Best Luxury 2-Row SUV for Families. Though it isn’t as athletic as other luxury SUVs, the GLE is adept at handling whatever families throw at it.

With excellent cargo and passenger space, as well as features like rear-seat entertainment, heated rear seats, an automatic liftgate, Wi-Fi, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto capability, the GLE keeps everyone comfortable and connected.

The GLE also gets a rating of “Good” for its LATCH connectors, meaning that installing car seats is easier in the GLE than in many competitors.Read more at www.oktilli.com

BMW X5

If you want to share some driving thrills with the entire carpool, the BMW X5, the Best Luxury 3-Row SUV for Families, is the SUV to do it in.

In addition to handling and power that live up to the BMW name, the X5 packs in plenty of safety and tech features. The X5 has front auto braking with pedestrian detection and a 360-degree rearview camera. It also has rear sunshades, tri-zone climate control, and heated rear seats to keep everyone comfortable. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, as well as Wi-Fi and available rear-seat entertainment keep everyone occupied.Click www.oktilli.com for more

Kia Cadenza

Though the school pickup line has turned into an SUV meetup in recent years, plenty of large cars can handle family duty – and none do it quite as well as the 2018 Kia Cadenza sedan, the 2018 Best Large Car for Families.

The Cadenza has an upscale cabin that has both the space for car seats and the kind of finishes that won’t embarrass you when taking clients out to lunch. It also has features – like a surround-view camera, rear sunshades, a hands-free trunk, and heated rear seats – that you typically find on SUVs or luxury cars. Teen driver controls and tracking via a smartphone app make the Cadenza a wise choice for families with older kids.More at www.oktilli.com

Toyota Camry

Fresh off a redesign, the Toyota Camry sedan wins the Best Midsize Car for Families award. It’s the first win for the Camry and shows how a well-executed redesign can take an iconic automotive name and make it fresh.

The Camry not only has excellent crash test scores, but its revamped interior has more backseat and trunk space. Toyota’s suite of active safety features, like automatic braking and lane keeping assist, are standard on the Camry – you have to pay extra for similar features on other midsize cars. The Camry also has an around-view camera that makes it easy to park safely, even when there are little ones running around.Read more at www.oktilli.com

Honda Odyssey

We’ll just start by saying that every minivan on the market has the passenger and cargo space that most families need. The Honda Odyssey, however, outdoes them all with family-friendly features other minivans can only dream about.

The seats in the second row of the Odyssey not only slide back and forth, but also side to side – so families can configure them in whatever way works for them. The Odyssey also has available features like a vacuum, a cooler, and a cabin camera system that puts what’s happening in the backseat on the infotainment screen, making it easy to play referee or checking on sleepyheads. Wi-Fi, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto, as well as a rear-seat entertainment system with a monster viewing screen, are the icing on the cake.Read more at www.oktilli.com

Ford Expedition

The Ford Expedition has been getting rave reviews since the 2018 model debuted, and those reviews helped land it the Best Large SUV for Families award.

The Expedition goes above and beyond what most automotive journalists are looking for, with an incredible list of family-friendly features. It has USB ports in all three rows for everyone’s devices, Wi-Fi, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, a 360-degree rearview camera, and a rear-seat entertainment system.

All three rows of the Expedition are adult friendly, and the third row is easy to get to, as the second row moves out of the way, even when there’s a car seat installed.Read more at www.oktilli.com