Top Off-Road Trucks & SUVs for Any Terrain
When it comes time for vacation, or going on an adventure, many Canadians will look outside the border, but here I ask why, when Canada has some of the most diverse terrain and geography across the world, all at home. The gorgeous mountains of British Columbia and Alberta, the rolling prairies of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the Canadian Shield in Ontario and Quebec, the lowlands of the Maritimes, the tundra of the Yukon and Northwest Territories, the coasts on either side and the forests in between! Forgive the geography lesson, but my point being any type of landscape you want to explore, Canada’s got it. Sure, a few things beat doing it on foot, but you need a vehicle to get you there and to support your adventuring when the going gets tough. Let me highlight the top 3 SUVs and trucks for any terrain here in Canada!
Jeep Wrangler
I’m sure you guessed this one as soon as you read the title of this blog. As much as I’d love to buck tradition and throw a curveball at you, you gotta respect the classics, and the Jeep Wrangler continues to show why it’s so deserving to top these kinds of lists. How is the Wrangler equipped to handle any terrain? I feel like just repeating that it was literally made on request by the U.S. Army for WWII is résumé enough. Today, the Wrangler in 2025 can be had in so many forms to meet the demands of the modern adventurer, from 2-door to 4-door, and also as an entirely fresh way to join the legend as a sign of the times as a 4xe PHEV. This plug-in hybrid is your sole way in the automotive landscape to get open-air ability with a PHEV. Experience the legend in any adventurous form.
Ford F-150
Let’s just skip all the way ahead to the crème de la crème of not only the pickup truck lineup, but also of the F-150’s own lineup, and humbly place the F-150 Raptor in front of you as an absolute beast for any Canadian terrain. Let’s start with the things that’ll actually touch the terrain under you, the tires. Gargantuan 37-inch all-terrain tires (hey, that’s what we’re conquering here) are available, allowing you to bite into those dirt and rocks below, and stay large and in charge high up for a perfect vantage point. To keep you confident and able to fluidly tackle the ground below, however treacherous, the available front and rear FOX Dual-Live Valve Shocks are some of the best of the best to support ultimate comfort when the land isn’t as forgiving. Oh, right, the engine, that’s kinda important, too. An available 5.2L Supercharged V8 equals a heart-pumping 720 horsepower, ready for anything thrown its way. It’s hard not to pick the Raptor as the representative of the F-150 line for all it can do, but make no mistake that the rest of the lineup are no slouches in the least. Experience Canada’s terrain like it was meant to be, in a pickup.
Toyota Land Cruiser
Maybe my favourite of the bunch, just alone on how truly unique this SUV is, and how Toyota’s adventurous spirit has been refocused and reinvented in the modern age to satisfy the adventurer of today’s day in 2025 and beyond, the Land Cruiser really does spell adventure just off at first glance. Similar to the Wrangler, the current Land Cruiser harkens back to the classic shape of the OG version, yet tastefully updated to truly fit in on today’s roads. I really do mean it’s modern, take for example how every trim is a hybrid presentation of this classic, mashing together hybrid power and a turbo 4-cylinder engine. That all equals a muscly 326 horsepower and 465 lb-ft of torque, alongside a slight 10.1L/100 km fuel economy. Of course, loaded with all the latest tech and Toyota safety reliability you’d expect from the brand, the Land Cruiser is an adventuring SUV that just might as well be a truck with its large size. Take on any terrain with excitement, knowing you’re doing so in a throwback re-invented for life in Canada.
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The Wrangler, F-150 and Land Cruiser are all such dynamic vehicles that I’m betting you can’t help yourself to at least peruse online what models may be available for you. Luckily for you, our Cars.ca team makes it easy to explore all of the local inventory from top dealerships right around your location. Not only that, but we’ve endeavoured to make our platform as seamless and user-friendly as possible so you can engage in some no muss, no fuss shopping for one of the most important purchases of your life, with no limited red tape. Shop now, and don’t miss some of our latest deals!
