Crossovers

Compact luxury crossovers are the new darlings of the automotive industry, as they give buyers the amenities they expect while delivering improved fuel economy (compared to their larger siblings) for their respective manufacturers. Land Rover has its Range Rover Evoque, BMW has its X1 and Audi will...

While it was certainly outshone by the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, and even the Ford F-150 Atlas Concept, the 2014 Acura MDX Prototype garnered a notable share of the attention at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. That's remarkable considering the big-name unveilings it was up against, and it...

Following the earlier sighting of crudely-built test mules, the first completed prototypes for the 2014 Jeep Liberty have now been spotted testing ahead of the vehicle’s debut later this year. While it’s not clear whether the new vehicle will retain the Liberty name, or possibly end up...

The 2014 Acura MDX, seen here in live images from this week’s Detroit Auto Show, is officially listed as a “prototype.” As with most new product introductions from Honda and Acura in recent years, we suspect the production version will look a lot like the vehicle pictured here...

Crossovers don’t have to be bland, something that automaker Nissan proved with its stylish Murano and Murano Cross Cabriolet models. Abandoning the utilitarian box-on-box styling traditionally favored by SUVs and crossovers, the Murano was one of the first such vehicles that customers bought...

Honda has revealed its Urban SUV Concept at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and the subcompact crossover foretells the styling of an all-new model expected to debut here in 2014. Honda bills its Urban SUV Concept as “dynamic and youthful,” while promising that the crossover will...

The MINI John Cooper Works Paceman is already familiar--if not quite pleasing--to our eyes. But do the official details on MINI's latest car persuade us to want to like it? Close, but not quite. You see, this is arguably the most confusing and least attractive cut of MINI's one-sausage-many-lengths...

Bringing an all-new model of a popular vehicle to market is a complicated dance. Preview it too early, and you risk closing down sales of the current version before the new one ships. On the other hand, there are vendors and ancillary manufacturers who need to know what the car looks like, so they...

If you have a need for a compact luxury SUV and you have a passion for contrast, Land Rover may have just what you’re looking for. A new special edition of its Range Rover Evoque has just been announced, and it comes wearing a bold exterior hue known as Sicilian Yellow, with a contrasting...

Joining the Volkswagen Touareg R-Line at next week's North American International Motor Show in Detroit, VW is also launching an R-Line option on the smaller Tiguan crossover. Both models join the older VW CC R-Line and recently-introduced Beetle R-Line in the automaker's lineup, promising a...

The 2012 Range Rover Evoque, along with the LR2, are being recalled for faulty brake calipers.

Italian luxury brand Maserati has ambitious plans to boost its sales to 50,000 units annually by the middle of the decade, close to a 10-fold increase on current levels. To do so the automaker plans several key model introductions, including two new vehicles in segments it’s never competed in...

Luxury manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has had a busy year. In addition to debuting the eagerly-awaited F-Type roadster, the company has announced new design centers for the United States and China, signed a production deal with Chinese auto giant Chery, and laid the framework for a possible factory...

If you’re a fan of the Jeep brand who embraces change, we’ve got some good news for you: the coming years will be filled with new model introductions and even customization kits from the Mopar catalog. If you’re more of an “all real Jeeps have round headlights”...

BMW has announced the recall of some 29,800 X5 crossover xDrive35d models, built between September 1,2008 and November 15, 2012. The recall also extends to a stop sale for vehicles in dealer inventory but not yet sold or delivered to customers. At issue is an engine belt idler pulley bolt, which...

With the financial backing of its Indian parent, plus a string of recent successes, Land Rover is about to embark on an ambitious plan to expand its lineup to 16 models (up from six) and potentially double its sales by 2020. While Land Rover has no plans to move away from SUVs and crossovers, to...

In September, prior to the Paris Auto Show, we caught word that Lexus was working on an all-new compact crossover. At the time, we expected the new grocery-getter model to debut in Paris, but instead, Lexus surprised us with the LF-CC concept. That doesn’t mean that a Lexus-badged compact...

BMW is working on updated versions of several of its key models, including its 5-Series sedan and X3 crossover. Another updated BMW we should be seeing in the near future is the 5-Series Gran Turismo, which first came on the scene in late 2009 as a 2010 model. We’ve just got our hands on spy...

MINI’s first offering with available all-wheel-drive, the Countryman crossover, enters its third year on the market in 2013. That means it’s time for a bit of a refresh, though those expecting significant differences between 2012 and 2013 models will likely be a bit disappointed. New...

The covers have finally come off the new 2014 Subaru Forester, a completely redesigned and much more fuel-efficient version of the popular crossover that’s due to go on sale shortly after its debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show at the end of this month. In addition to being more...