SUVs

  • Citroën C-Aircross concept, 2017 Geneva auto show

    Citroën will use next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show to unveil a funky compact SUV called the C-Aircross. The car may be a concept but it’s actually a thinly-veiled preview of the French automaker’s replacement for the C3 Picasso. Whereas the C3 Picasso is more of a minivan, the production version of the C-Aircross, likely to be called a C3 Aircross, will be more of an SUV. (Aircross is the tag Citroën uses for its SUVs.) The lines are similar to those of the latest C3 hatchback, the donor vehicle for Citroën’s 2017 WRC car. For example, the vehicle...

  • Lamborghini Urus concept
    Lamborghini sticks with Urus name for SUV

    The Lamborghini Urus concept, unveiled in 2012 to both fanfare and criticism, as well as comparisons to the LM002, will finally enter production this year. The design is expected to have been given an overhaul since the concept’s reveal all those years ago but the Urus name will be sticking...

  • 2018 Dodge Durango SRT, 2017 Chicago auto show
    2018 Dodge Durango SRT: The family hauler gets meaner

    The Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee share different versions of the same architecture. Yet, while the Jeep has offered a high-performance SRT model for two generations, the Durango never has. Now we have it. Just ahead of the Chicago Auto Show, Dodge pulled the wraps off the 2018 Durango SRT...

  • 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport LE, 2017 Chicago auto show
    Mitsubishi shows new 2017 Outlander Sport LE trim ahead of Chicago debut

    The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport isn't exactly new. Released as a 2010 model, it has been refreshed over the years, but it soldiers on as one of the backbones of the struggling brand. For 2017, Mitsubishi is expanding the Outlander Sport's model range with a new Limited Edition trim. The not-so...

  • Teaser for 2018 Mercedes-AMG G65 4x4² Landaulet debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    New Mercedes-AMG G-Class variant to be a Landaulet

    Mercedes-AMG has released a teaser for an open-top version of its wide-body G-Class to be labeled a Landaulet and due for a debut during next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show. A Landaulet is typically a sedan where part of the roof can be folded away to provide an open-air experience for those...

  • 2017 Lexus LX 570
    2017 Lexus LX 570: The luxobarge value?

    We live in an era in which flagship luxury SUVs start around $70,000, and they can easily top $100,000. Heck, the Mercedes-AMG G65 exceeds $220,000. And that's before we start talking about the Bentley Bentayga and its available dash clock priced at $170K (no, that's not a typo). To say things have...

  • 1978 Land Rover Range Rover Classic

    Would you buy a 132-horsepower vehicle from the 1970s for $170,000? Now's your chance. Land Rover Classic is now offering the second series in its line of Reborn classics. The first was the Land Rover Series 1, and now its the first-generation Range Rover. Only 10 of these vehicles will be restored by the factory team at Land Rover Classic and they will all be 1978 models. CHECK OUT: 25 original Land Rovers to be restored The vehicles come complete with the Buick-derived 3.5-liter V-8 and its 132 British-American horses and 186 pound-feet of torque. They also get a 4-speed manual transmission...

  • 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Coupe spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Coupe-like Range Rover SUV to be called a Velar?

    It’s been called everything from a Range Rover Sport Coupe to a Grand Evoque. Now, Land Rover’s new coupe-like SUV slotting between the Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Sport is being reported to be adopting the Velar name. The information was first reported by Autocar which points...

  • Ford Bronco logo, 2017 Detroit auto show
    Reborn Ford Bronco could use solid axles

    It looks like Ford is truly making good on its plans to revive the Bronco nameplate. Not only is it bringing back the off-road SUV, now comes word that the Bronco may very well use solid axles rather than a fully-independent suspension. According to the Toledo Blade, axle supplier Dana has been...

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger with Kreisel Mercedes-Benz G-Class electric conversion
    Arnold Schwarzenegger helps Austrian firm Kreisel launch electric G-Class

    He may be famous for owning Hummers, Unimogs and even a tank, but Arnold Schwarzenegger is also a strong proponent of more ecological forms of transport. He demonstrated this during a recent visit to his homeland where he helped launch an electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class built by local firm Kreisel...

  • 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Coupe spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Coupe spy shots and video

    Land Rover is set to emulate BMW’s niche-oriented lead with the introduction of a new sloped-roof SUV tipped to be called a Range Rover Sport Coupe. Land Rover already has the Range Rover Evoque Coupe in its lineup, but as confirmed by our latest spy shots and video the British automaker...

  • 2017 Tesla Model S
    Tesla announces Model S 100D with 335-mile range

    Ever since last August’s introduction of a 100-kilowatt-hour battery in its Model S P100D, it was known that Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] would eventually offer a 100D minus the larger and more powerful rear motor of the P100D to boost range even further. Tesla has now finally added the 100D to its...

  • 2016 Lotus Elise Race 250

    Lotus is committed to adding an SUV to its lineup but the vehicle will probably not arrive for another four or five years, at the earliest. Speaking with Autocar, Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales said the automaker will renew its sports car lineup before adding the SUV. The first to arrive will be a redesigned Elise, most likely in 2020. It will be followed soon after by a redesigned Exige. Finally, a redesigned Evora should bow around 2022. This in contrast to the comment made by Gales in 2015 that the next new car from Lotus would be an SUV, suggesting that the automaker’s turnaround plan is...

  • Teaser for Mitsubishi SUV debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Mitsubishi teases new SUV between Outlander and Outlander Sport

    Mitsubishi has inundated us with a series of SUV concepts in recent years. Soon, though, the automaker will unveil an SUV that’s bound for production—an SUV that may end up being the basis for the next Evo. The automaker will use the 2017 Geneva auto show this March to present an SUV...

  • Subaru Crosstrek teased
    New Subaru Crosstrek teased ahead of Geneva

    Subaru is teasing the "next XV" on Facebook, saying the small raised wagon will be shown at the Geneva auto show on March 7. The current model was known as the XV Crosstrek when it came out, but now it is just called the Crosstrek. Subaru is likely using the XV name in its teaser because that is...

  • View the evolution of the Land Rover Range Rover
    How the Range Rover has evolved over its lifetime

    The Range Rover has been the flagship machine for the Land Rover family for decades now. You know it as a wealthy suburbanite mall cruiser but it's actually a wonderfully luxurious and extremely capable four-wheel-drive beast. The history of the Range Rover runs all the way back to 1970, and if...

  • 2018 Mini John Cooper Works Countryman
    2018 Mini John Cooper Works Countryman revealed ahead of 2017 Shanghai auto show

    A new generation of the Mini Countryman has just gone on sale and will soon be joined by a high-performance John Cooper Works model. Revealed today ahead of a world debut in April at the 2017 Shanghai auto show, the latest John Cooper Works Countryman follows a familiar formula with its...

  • Trumpchi GS7, 2017 Detroit auto show
    China’s GAC returns to Detroit auto show with 3 new cars

    State-owned Chinese automaker GAC unveiled three cars on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto show, in what was the company’s third appearance at the show. The cars were the GS7 SUV, GE3 electric hatchback and EnSpirit concept. GAC’s first appearance at the Detroit auto show was in 2013...

  • 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] on Monday confirmed that its planned Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer SUVs will be built at its Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Michigan. The plant is where FCA builds the body-on-frame Ram 1500 pickup truck, and FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed that the Wagoneer duo will also feature body-on-frame construction. Marchionne made the confirmation on Monday on the sidelines of the 2017 Detroit auto show, Automotive News (subscription required) reports. It was originally planned that the SUVs would feature unibody construction and share a platform with the...

  • Infiniti QX50 concept, 2017 Detroit auto show
    Infiniti QX50 concept debuts at 2017 Detroit auto show

    Infiniti stunned the automotive world last April when it rolled out the QX Sport Inspiration concept at the 2016 Beijing auto show. The concept combined flowing, sculptural lines and strong, muscular proportions with Infiniti’s signature design cues, resulting in one impressive-looking SUV...

  • 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
    US gets standard long-wheelbase Volkswagen Tiguan

    Volkswagen on Sunday unveiled the redesigned Tiguan that’s due in showrooms in the United States in 2017. The vehicle is on show this week at the 2017 Detroit auto show. Arriving as a 2018 model, the vehicle is a stretched version of the standard Tiguan compact SUV that was first shown at the...

  • 2018 Audi SQ5, 2017 Detroit auto show
    2018 Audi SQ5 debuts with 354 hp and 369 lb-ft

    Audi has a redesigned Q5 on sale this year, and the handsome SUV will be joined in showrooms soon by its sporty SQ5 variant. Revealed on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto show, the redesigned SQ5 follows a familiar formula so is sure to be welcomed by Audi fans. Power comes from the new turbocharged...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Traverse
    2018 Chevrolet Traverse debuts at 2017 Detroit auto show

    Chevrolet introduced a redesigned Traverse on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto show. It’s the popular crossover SUV’s first full redesign since the outgoing model was introduced for 2009. The redesigned Traverse will go on sale in the fall, as a 2018 model. Its platform is General Motors...

  • Ford Bronco logo, 2017 Detroit auto show
    Ford finally confirms return of Bronco, Ranger

    The Ford Bronco is back—or at least it will be back in just a few years. Ford confirmed on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto show that it will revive the iconic Bronco nameplate in 2020 for a global mid-size SUV. Additionally, the automaker confirmed that a version of the Ranger mid-size pickup...

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