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Honda Pilot 2018. (Photo: HONDA)

Consumers continued to fill up on SUVs, crossover vehicles and pickup trucks in September, as US preferences evolved in the face of persistently low gasoline prices and the desire to drive more spaciously.

Passenger cars suffer. The sturdy cars offered by Toyota, Nissan, Ford, Honda and others are fighting hard.

But the buyers did not leave the showroom empty-handed. They just improved their size.

Here are five of the best-selling vehicles in the US in September, based on a subjective assessment of sales, momentum and buzz.

1. Honda Pilot

Sales: 15,464, up 50.2 percent

The soaring SUV driver in 2018 was the grace of Honda.

While the Accord and Civic sedans are struggling, the pilot is taking a good part of the delay. It's now the fourth best-selling model of Honda.

And it is not a wonder of a month. Sales rose 42.4% for the first nine months of the year.

2. Jeep Cherokee

Sales: 23,836, up 86.6%

The Cherokee is hot and it is above all a reflection of the Jeep brand. The rise of Jeep has allowed Fiat Chrysler to sell its best American rival, Ford, in September.

The Cherokee is the favorite place of buyers when the SUV boom continues on a national scale. And it does not slow down. Sales increased 52.5% for the year.

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3. Lincoln Navigator

Sales: 1,257, up 77.3%

The Navigator remains a luxury vehicle at low volume. But that pays a lot to Ford, who needs all the good news possible.

The luxury SUV was redesigned last year for the first time in ten years and customers respond to it. This was the only Lincoln model to show a sales increase in September.

4. Acura RDX

Sales: 5,669, up 54.3%

This premium crossover SUV has been redesigned for the 2019 model year and is already connecting with customers.

The prototype version debuted at the Detroit auto show, followed by the production version at the New York auto show earlier this year.

It was Acura's bestseller in September and for the first nine months of the year.

5. Toyota Tacoma

Sales: 22,265, up 23.3%

This mid-size pickup will soon have more company in its segment when the Ford Ranger will be relaunched.

But with competition currently limited to models such as the Chevrolet Colorado and Nissan Frontier, the Tacoma capitalizes on the demand for pickup trucks.

Want to know how much the SUV, Crossover and SUV sales boom has changed Toyota?

Check out this stat: Toyota sold about three times more Tacomas than Prius hybrids in September.

Follow USA TODAY reporter Nathan Bomey on Twitter @NathanBomey.

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