2024 Subaru Ascent

The 71 vehicles that qualified for the awards for 2024 is an increase of 23 over 2023, when stricter requirements began to take effect.

An increasing number of vehicles with sticker prices of $40,000 or less, some much less, offer heated mirrors.

There are lots of choices among the cheaper-to-buy-and-drive mid-size SUVs that, when properly configured, can safely tow at least 5,000 pounds.

Having received minor styling and technology updates last year, the Subaru Ascent rolls into the 2024 model year largely unchanged.