The Hyundai-Kia automotive conglomerate is on a roll of late with its stong crash test scores. Just over a week ago the 2009 Hyundai Genesis scored a perfect five-star rating, and now the Kia Borrego SUV has scored the same, which should help the big vehicle with its recently-announced North American launch.
Criticized by some as […]
The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class was first introduced in 2006 and didn’t appear in most markets until a year after this, but despite its relatively young age engineers are already hard at work testing prototypes for an updated version of the SUV. Like the facelifted ML-Class introduced earlier this year, the 2010 GL will only […]
Toyota, Honda and nearly every other major manufacturer has beaten Hyundai to market with a hybrid powertrain solution, but the Korean company is making up for lost time as the Paris Motor Show draws near. The latest development, scheduled to make its first appearance at the French show in October, is the Santa Fe petrol-electric […]
The two smallest SUVs in Jeep’s lineup, the Compass and Patriot, are getting all-new interiors for 2009 to help boost sales and fix problems with the previous models’ design and materials. The two vehicles are the only ones in Chrysler’s lineup that will be getting the upgrades for the 2009 model year, in […]
Land Rover’s third-generation Range Rover was first introduced in 2002 and was updated in 2005 with some minor styling revisions as well as a range of new V8 engines sourced from Jaguar. The luxury SUV is set to undergo another minor update, as revealed by these latest spy shots of a camouflaged prototype […]
Boxy urban utility vehicles have a strong following in many Asian countries, and have been around for many years. The theme is slowly beginning to catch on in the U.S. and Europe - Scion’s xB has made some inroads, the Ford Flex appears to be floundering and Nissan’s upcoming Cube hopes to expand […]
Mercedes’ GLK compact SUV is still not officially on sale despite being revealed in production form ahead of the Beijing Motor Show in April. But that’s not stopping RENNtech from tuning a special Pikes Peak-inspired version for the upcoming SEMA trade show in November.
So far actual information about the car’s performance […]
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The next couple of years will be very busy for BMW as it launches a handful of new models including new versions of current top sellers and some models we’ve never seen before. The new X1, revealed in these latest spy shots, falls into the latter category, taking the […]
New spy shots of BMW’s latest X3 prototype indicate the company may be moving the car’s development forward to match the competition. Previous reports had indicated that the current BMW X3 would have to soldier on for a few more years until the arrival of an all-new model at the end of the […]
General Motors’ truck-focused brand, GMC, has been hit hard by changing consumer preferences, which has led to several reports that certain scheduled GMC products could be scrapped altogether. While GM continues to deny the rumors, the most likely candidates on the chopping block include the Acadia, the Envoy mid-sized SUV, and the Canyon.
The Acadia, if […]
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Currently sitting atop BMW’s X5 range is the 4.8is but recent news from the boss of BMW’s M division, Ludwig Willisch, has confirmed that performance variants of both the X5 and X6 SUVs are in development. A performance SUV doesn’t really fit in with the M philosophy […]
A UK man has set a record as the first to cross the Bering Strait in a land vehicle. Deciding to tackle the problem in a unique way, Steve Burgess decided that instead of attempting to cross the icebridge that forms across the water in winter, he’d wait for it to melt and float across. […]
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Currently sitting atop BMW’s X6 range is the xDrive50i but if these latest spy shots and previous rendering are anything to go by there may be a new top dog in the X6 lineup, and this one could wear an M badge. After witnessing Porsche and AMG rack up […]
Following this morning’s premature reveal of the upcoming Seat Exeo sedan are new images of the Spanish carmaker’s Tribu compact SUV. The vehicle was first showcased in concept form at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show and was confirmed for production just one month later.
These latest images were registered by Seat with […]
Chrysler’s new Dodge Durango and Aspen hybrid SUVs finally began rolling off assembly lines this week at the company’s Newark plant in Delaware. The two SUVs are Chrysler’s first entries in the hybrid market and are claimed to offer a 25% improvement in mileage compared with the regular petrol versions (EPA figures are […]