SUVs
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Toyota is about to take a radical step by entering a crossover in one of the world’s toughest races, the Nürburgring 24 Hours. That's right. Toyota and its motorsport partner Gazoo Racing will enter a modified version of the C-HR subcompact crossover concept. This will be the 10th year that the automaker has been represented in the race and CEO Akio Toyoda wanted to do something special. He explained that the race is also important for Toyota’s strategy of developing cars under intense racing conditions. CHECK OUT: Watch A Red Bull F1 Car Hit The Slopes: Video The version of...
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Jeep Cherokee Adds Overland ModelEven as the Detroit Auto Show gets set to open to the public, Jeep is making more auto show news, only it's in Boston. At the New England International Auto Show today Jeep unveiled the new Cherokee Overland trim level. The Overland is a premium model that sits atop the lineup with a price of...
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New Lincoln Among Ford’s Plans For Four All-New SUVsThis week at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] confirmed plans to launch four all-new SUVs over the coming years to cater to strong demand for high-riding models—and one of them will be a Lincoln. With SUVs now outselling sedans in the United States, the move makes sense for...
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Hellcat-Powered Jeep Grand Cherokee Here By End Of 2017: OfficialWe’ve known since about June of 2015 that a Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with the same supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V-8 found in the Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcat duo was coming—and now Jeep has made it official. When asked at this week’s Detroit Auto Show whether Jeep...
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2017 GMC Acadia Drops Weight, Ups The Power: Live PhotosGMC has pulled back the sheet on its all-new 2017 Acadia. The vehicle before you has slimmed down while upping its available power, and it's done that in an attempt to tackle the rest of the mid-size crossover competition out there. General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] engineers were able to scale down...
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Kia Telluride concept debuts in Detroit, hints at potential Borrego successorThe Borrego (a Mohave in other markets) is long gone. That full-size SUV offering from Kia bowed out of the United States back at the end of 2009. The Sorento has been pulling three-row duty for the brand in the meantime and has done an admirable job with the task at hand. Still, a larger, more...
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When you want to advertise a product, you should try and get the best talent you can find. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] isn't messing around with regards to its 500X subcompact crossover. The automaker has reached out to the greatest model on the planet. Derek Zoolander is now the face of the Fiat 500X, which means it's probably going to become the greatest selling vehicle of all time. CHECK OUT: VW Tiguan Plug-in Hybrid Off-Road Concept: Live Photos And Video Zoolander is bringing his trademark Blue Steel to the driver's seat of the 500X, just as his new movie—or is it Ben...
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VW Tiguan plug-in hybrid off-road concept debuts in DetroitWith diesels in the rearview mirror, Volkswagen is pursuing an electric future. At this week's Detroit Auto Show, VW is showing a kind of plug-in hybrid we haven't seen before: an off-road oriented crossover. The Tiguan GTE Active concept is based on the European-spec next-generation Tiguan compact...
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Audi Hints At Q6 Fuel Cell With h-tron quattro ConceptAudi has demonstrated the versatility of its new MLB Evo platform by unveiling yet another concept based on the platform, this time packing a hydrogen fuel cell stack. The latest concept is virtually identical to the battery-electric e-tron quattro rolled out at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, though...
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2016 Buick Envision coming next summer… from ChinaIt’s been rumored for some time that General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] could import its Chinese-made Buick Envision to the United States, and recently the automaker made it official. The small crossover, which has been in production at a plant in China’s Shandong province since 2014...
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2017 GMC Acadia Teased Ahead Of Detroit Auto ShowAn all-new GMC Acadia goes on sale in the spring and we have our first look at the vehicle courtesy of a teaser shot uploaded to GMC’s Facebook page. GMC hasn’t confirmed that this is in fact a new Acadia but we know a new generation of the popular crossover is due at next week’s...
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Jeep Turns 75 And Offers Up Anniversary Models To CelebrateJeeps first started slinging mud around back in 1941. The original Willys were created to assist the war effort and the Government or General Purpose vehicles were nicknamed GPs. That name transformed into Jeep, and 75 years later the brand remains beloved by its loyal fans. To celebrate its...
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Audi’s e-tron Quattro concept that we first saw at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show previews a new crossover thought to be called a Q6. An electric version of the new crossover is in the works and confirmed for launch in 2018. At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, Audi rolled out an updated version of the concept fitted with new technologies coming soon to the brand’s cars. The new technologies are mostly in the in the areas of autonomous driving and infotainment. Audi groups its autonomous technologies under the heading Piloted Driving. Initially, Piloted Driving will...
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2017 Infiniti QX30 first drive reviewThe very design of the 2017 Infiniti QX30 makes it clear that Nissan’s luxury marque—created for the United States market 25 years ago—wants to be an international player. It’s a hatchback that also blends elements of an SUV, you see, and Americans have never thought much of...
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2016 BMW X1 Long-Wheelbase Model Revealed In Patent DrawingsBMW is working on a long-wheelbase version of its second-generation X1 compact crossover that we’ve already spied in prototype form. The vehicle is expected to offer third-row seats, but given its small stature we’re not expecting it to be made available in the United States. Instead...
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Behind The Scenes With The Bentley Bentayga: VideoBentley has released a short video that takes viewers behind the scenes at the company's Crewe, England plant to see the development and building process of the world's first "ultra-luxury SUV," the 2017 Bentayga. With a twin-turbocharged W-12 engine under the hood spinning out 600 horsepower and...
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Kia Gears Up For ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ With Special Sportage: VideoThere’s a new X-Men movie coming next year and Kia is taking advantage of the popular comic book franchise with a special version of its 2017 Sportage inspired by one of the characters, in this case the shape-shifting character known as Mystique. The new movie is X-Men: Apocalypse, and it...
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Take a behind-the-scenes look at Tesla Model X productionTesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] started production of the first customer examples of its Model X electric high-riding hatch in the fall. The first batch are all high-end 90D versions equipped with Tesla’s biggest battery and you can watch as the vehicles are assembled in this video from YouTube...
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Like MINI, Fiat has turned one retro hatchback into an entire family of cars, and just like in the MINI lineup some of these Fiats have high-performance variants. We are, of course, talking about the Abarth cars, which at present include only the 500 Abarth and 500 Abarth Cabrio. However, more are coming, and soon. ALSO SEE: Ferrari LaFerrari Meets Its Predecessors... In A Drag Race: Video A senior executive at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] has already confirmed that an Abarth version of the new 124 Spider is coming, and now Abarth's head of marketing, Fabrizio Simoni, has revealed to...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA Gets New Tech, Extra Power For GLA45Mercedes-Benz’s GLA only arrived a year ago but is already coming in for a round of updates. The changes aren’t major so there’s no need to despair if you were one of the early adopters, but they do bring the GLA closer in line with versions of the compact crossover sold overseas...
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2017 Audi Q7: Driving The Only New SUV With All-Wheel SteeringNimble, agile, and even tossable aren’t words that you’ll often find in driving impressions of a big three-row utility vehicle. Yet they most definitely apply to the 2017 Audi Q7. The new Q7 manages to provide a driving experience that, on tight, curvy roads, feels like that of a tidy...
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2016 Infiniti QX60 Gets Tweaked Styling, New Chassis FeaturesAfter a dearth of new product this past year, Infiniti finally has something new to show us. Overnight, the automaker unveiled the ‘VR’ twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine series that will eventually make its way across the lineup. Now, Infiniti has unveiled an updated version of its...
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2016 Audi Q2 Spy ShotsThese are our latest spy shots of a prototype for the upcoming Audi Q2. Previously confirmed as the Q1, the vehicle is now thought to be called a Q2. The name switch was confirmed to Indian Autos Blog by former Audi R&D chief Ulrich Hackenberg. When asked about the upcoming Q1, Hackenberg...
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Two Sedans, Two SUVs And Sporty Coupe To Join G90 In Genesis Lineup: OfficialDuring last month’s announcement of its new Genesis luxury brand, Hyundai confirmed the brand would have a six-car lineup by 2020. The first of the new Genesis models was revealed yesterday in the form of the G90 flagship sedan. We’ve already speculated on what the other five models...
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