Soccer mom: (noun) a typically suburban mother who accompanies her children to their soccer games and is considered as part of a significant voting bloc or demographic group. (source: Merriam Webster Online Dictionary)
Soccer mom car: (noun) a vehicle with 5 seats or more, usually from the minivan or SUV category, that is used by female parents to transport their offspring to soccer (European football) practice or various extracurricular activities. (source: an autoevolution male member)
First made popular after the 1996 presidential election campaign in the United States, the coined term “soccer mom” has spread to an unbelievably high usage area. But what about the car of choice for this respectable demographic group? Or, even better, what about the car of choice for the mentally insane... erm... we mean track going soccer mom?
We have therefore comprised a small(ish) list of cars suitable for all the Michele Moutons with kids out there:
The BMW X6 xDrive50i is the slowest (if you consider a 5.4 seconds 0-62mph time slow) and probably the most impractical of the bunch (only four seats). The top of the range X6 model is a mixture between a four-door coupe (which in turn is a mixture between a sedan and a coupe) and an SUV.
Of course, BMW doesn't like SUVs and instead uses the SAV (Sport Activity Vehicle) moniker for its 4WD behemoths. Let's just say that it certainly looks like a good start for a soccer mom who likes going sideways on the track every weekend while her (maximum two) kids are practicing ball games.
The Audi Q7 V12 TDI is the latest example of German Wagner-like insane-awesome creation. Under the locomotive-from-the-30s-looking hood lies a gigantic 6.0 liter diesel V12 pumping out no less than 500 hp and 737.6 lb ft of Earth-moving-out-of-orbit torque.
The figures alone are enough to put a smile on any speed-addicted mother face. Of course, if she's an oldschool petrolhead she might not appreciate the oil-burning twelve cylinder beast under the hood, but times are changing, and the low fuel-consumption might turn things around.
Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG. The AMG lettering and check-me-out bodykit rolling on at least 20 inch of alloy “dubs” might scare off soccer moms looking for a wolf in sheep's clothing. The 6.2 litre high-revving V8 with natural aspiration and 510 hp might give her a second or third thought about the Affalterbach tuned SUV.
With a 5.0 second trip from 0 to 62 mph and an electronically limited speed of 155 mph, the ML 63 AMG looks like a good contender for the world's fastest way to pump your youngsters' adrenalin on the way to soccer practice. Plus, the shining tri-star on the hood is more than enough to give you rapid access to any luxury golf club parking lot, in case you get tired of shredding tires on inefficient circuit laps.
The Porsche Cayenne Turbo S is currently the fastest SUV in the world. 550 hp come standard, via a twin-turbocharged V8 with direct injection. If a herd of pure-breed ponies on a 4WD chassis isn't everything to a rally-addicted soccer mom, then the 174 mph top speed and the 4.8 seconds needed from naught to 62 mph might make her pull out the checkbook.
Also, when other pistonheads long for Porsche brakes on their cars, the Cayenne Turbo S comes with them as standard. Did we mention they're part ceramic, so that those powerlaps will be brake fade-free?
The Renault Espace F1 Concept from 1995 is just what its name suggests... a one-off concept. This small detail should be more than enough not to put it on our list of deranged-soccer-moms car list, but the sheer lunacy of this car made us change our mind. The regular Espace is your average “I've given up on my youth” van, but this ridiculous neck-snapping, blood-boiling, Formula 1-powered Espace isn't.
You read it right, where the rear seats used to be now lies an 800 hp V10 with a 14,000rpm redline. Sure, the practicality is almost gone but who needs ergonomics and child seats in a car like this? The only two downsides we can find are the 60 litres required to go every 100 kilometres and the fact that you can't quite have one in your garage, since it's a prototype.
So, 2767 hp split between five "family friendly" automobiles, which would you choose?
Soccer mom car: (noun) a vehicle with 5 seats or more, usually from the minivan or SUV category, that is used by female parents to transport their offspring to soccer (European football) practice or various extracurricular activities. (source: an autoevolution male member)
We have therefore comprised a small(ish) list of cars suitable for all the Michele Moutons with kids out there:
The BMW X6 xDrive50i is the slowest (if you consider a 5.4 seconds 0-62mph time slow) and probably the most impractical of the bunch (only four seats). The top of the range X6 model is a mixture between a four-door coupe (which in turn is a mixture between a sedan and a coupe) and an SUV.
The Audi Q7 V12 TDI is the latest example of German Wagner-like insane-awesome creation. Under the locomotive-from-the-30s-looking hood lies a gigantic 6.0 liter diesel V12 pumping out no less than 500 hp and 737.6 lb ft of Earth-moving-out-of-orbit torque.
The figures alone are enough to put a smile on any speed-addicted mother face. Of course, if she's an oldschool petrolhead she might not appreciate the oil-burning twelve cylinder beast under the hood, but times are changing, and the low fuel-consumption might turn things around.
With a 5.0 second trip from 0 to 62 mph and an electronically limited speed of 155 mph, the ML 63 AMG looks like a good contender for the world's fastest way to pump your youngsters' adrenalin on the way to soccer practice. Plus, the shining tri-star on the hood is more than enough to give you rapid access to any luxury golf club parking lot, in case you get tired of shredding tires on inefficient circuit laps.
Also, when other pistonheads long for Porsche brakes on their cars, the Cayenne Turbo S comes with them as standard. Did we mention they're part ceramic, so that those powerlaps will be brake fade-free?
You read it right, where the rear seats used to be now lies an 800 hp V10 with a 14,000rpm redline. Sure, the practicality is almost gone but who needs ergonomics and child seats in a car like this? The only two downsides we can find are the 60 litres required to go every 100 kilometres and the fact that you can't quite have one in your garage, since it's a prototype.
So, 2767 hp split between five "family friendly" automobiles, which would you choose?
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