SUVs
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Despite the repositioning of SRT as an official tuner to Dodge, the awesome Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT isn’t going anywhere and to really send the message home the performance SUV has been given a power boost for the latest model year. Yes, our favorite Jeep muscles into 2015 with output from its 6.4-liter HEMI V-8 rising to 475 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque, up from the 2014 model’s 470 hp and 465 lb-ft. CHECK OUT: First Look At 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak: Video The engine remains mated to an eight-speed paddle-shifted automatic transmission, and with the pedal floored...
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2015 Buick Envision Revealed In Full At Chengdu Auto ShowBuick’s lineup is about to expand with two all-new models. One will be a rebadged version of the Opel Cascada convertible and the other will be the new Envision crossover, the latter of which was just unveiled at the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show taking place in China. Though yet to be confirmed...
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2016 Volvo XC90 Live Photos And VideoVolvo’s second-generation XC90 finally made its debut at an event in Stockholm, Sweden last week, and these are our first live photos of the all-new SUV direct from its premiere. The original XC90 was launched in 2002, and it revolutionized the SUV segment with its combination of space...
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Volvo’s Future Mapped OutWith the all-new XC90 SUV out in the open, attention can now turn to the other models Volvo plans to introduce over the next few years. Volvo’s plans are significant but we’ve put together a rough outline of what to expect and when. Volvo’s future lineup of vehicles will be based...
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Next-Gen Cadillac SRX To Be Built In TennesseeCadillac is set to introduce an all-new SRX for the 2017 model year, and production of the vehicle has been confirmed for General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Spring Hill plant in Tennessee. The current SRX is sourced from a plant in Mexico. MUST SEE: Nissan Juke-R (WITH NAWSSS) Laps The...
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Chevrolet Reveals Niva Concept At 2014 Moscow Auto ShowChevrolet used this week’s 2014 Moscow Auto Show to present a new crossover concept dubbed the Niva. The concept derives its name from the Lada Niva, a small off-roader built by Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since 1977, and previews a new subcompact crossover to be developed for the Russian...
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If you want to buy a classic vehicle re-manufactured brand new by the original automaker, you currently have two options. One is to spend well over a million dollars on one of the six brand-new Jaguar E-Type lightweight coupes being built. The other is to buy a brand new 1980s-era Toyota Land Cruiser, one of a year-long run being re-manufactured by Toyota to celebrate the model's 30th anniversary. DON'T MISS: Man Who Crashed Bugatti Veyron Into A Lake Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Called the Land Cruiser 70, the new/old model is based on the model that's been in continuous production since...
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2016 Volvo XC90 Preview: Full Details, First Photos & VideoIn Stockholm, Sweden, Volvo today pulled the wraps off the first of an entirely new generation of vehicles—with a fully redesigned, second-generation version of the Volvo XC90. MUST SEE: Tiny V-8 Nitro Engine Looks, Sounds Amazing: Video Developed in-house at Volvo, as part of a three-year...
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Nissan Juke Rebadged An Infiniti ESQ For ChinaThe Nissan Juke is hardly what you’d call premium, but Infiniti has seen fit to strap some of its own badges to the vehicle and market it to new car buyers in China. To be fair, we’re not talking about a base Nissan Juke here but the sporty Juke NISMO model. MUST SEE: Tiny V-8 Nitro...
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Mercedes To Rename M-Class The ‘GLE’ In SUV Nameplate Shakeup: ReportMercedes-Benz may be about to change the names of some of its most popular SUVs in an effort to harmonize the various nameplates ahead of the rollout of several all-new high-riding models. According to reports out of Germany, the transition will start with the facelifted M-Class due out later this...
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Land Rover Boosts Adventuring Spirit With Bear Grylls: VideoSurvival expert, adventurer, bug-eater and urine connoisseur Bear Grylls has been announced as a long-term global ambassador for Land Rover. The British TV presenter and writer is a natural fit for the Land Rover brand, embodying the firm's 'Above and Beyond' spirit. Bear, whose real name is Edward...
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Production BMW X5 Security Ready For Moscow Auto Show DebutBMW will roll out a production version of its armored X5, shown in concept form at last year's Frankfurt Auto Show.
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Earlier this year, Hyundai’s U.S. chief Dave Zuchowski revealed that the Korean automaker was considering a third premium model to join the existing Genesis and Equus sedans. Zuchowski didn’t say what segment the third model would compete in, but there have been rumors of a small, BMW 3-Series-like sport sedan being developed at Hyundai. Now, Zuchowski has revealed to Edmunds that Hyundai is considering a premium crossover to take on the likes of the Lexus RX. But unlike the Genesis and Equus, which sit on their own rear-wheel-drive platforms, the new crossover would likely be...
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Buick Shows Off Interior Of New Envision CrossoverBuick recently started teasing a smallish crossover called the Envision, which is scheduled to be revealed in full on August 28 and at this point has only been confirmed for the Chinese market. The vehicle is expected in local showrooms, however, most likely in the second half of 2015, where it...
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2016 Mazda CX-5 Spy ShotsThese are the first photos of a prototype for an updated Mazda CX-5, which we’re expecting to go on sale in the fall of 2015, as a 2016 model. Being a mid-cycle update, the changes won’t be too dramatic, with the camouflage gear on this prototype likely to be masking only a revised...
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2016 Honda Pilot Spy ShotsThese are the latest spy shots of a prototype for Honda’s next-generation Pilot SUV, which should roll into showrooms in the fall of 2015, as a 2016 model. The vehicle will once again share its underpinnings with the Acura MDX but this time around we can expect more expressive styling and a...
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2015 BMW X6 Priced From $60,550The BMW X6 has been completely redesigned for the 2015 model year, although it’s hard to spot the differences unless you’re a true fan if the coupe-like crossover. There’s fresh styling, inside and out, but the powertrains carry over, although at this point the redesigned version...
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First Ever Range Rover Going Up For AuctionNowadays you're most likely to find Range Rovers cruising the boulevards, ferrying children to school or taking groups of businessfolk to their next meeting. But the first Range Rovers launched back in 1970 had a much wider remit—they were to mix Land Rover's legendary off-road ability with...
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Mercedes-Benz is set to launch a second-generation GLK-Class next year, and it may feature a high-performance AMG variant. The key is the AMG division’s new twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, the M178, which debuts later this year in the Mercedes-AMG GT sports car and will eventually become the sole V-8 offered by the AMG hot house. According to Car and Driver, the M178’s smaller 4.0-liter displacement compared to the existing 5.5- and 6.2-liter engines offered by AMG makes the new unit more favorable in countries where tax regulations are based on engine size. This will allow the...
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Volvo Reveals 'Face' Of New XC90 In Latest TeaserVolvo’s second-generation XC90 is set to be revealed in a fortnight at a special event in Stockholm, Sweden. But this being the first all-new version of the SUV since the original’s debut at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show, Volvo simply can’t help itself from revealing many of the...
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2015 Cadillac Escalade Platinum Revealed, Priced From $90,270The range-topping Platinum version of the latest Cadillac Escalade has been revealed, and will join the rest of the 2015 Escalade range in showrooms in the fourth quarter of the year, priced from $90,270 with a $995 destination charge tacked on. The regular Escalade starts at $73,965, including the...
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Volvo Presents New XC90’s Modular SPA PlatformVolvo is about to introduce a new modular platform called the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) that will soon underpin all of its models sized from the S60 up. The first to be based on the SPA platform will be the all-new Volvo XC90, which thanks to the capabilities of its platform promises to...
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Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 Terrorizes Supercars At Zandvoort: VideoThe Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 was designed to go anywhere, almost.
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2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR Revealed: VideoLand Rover’s high-performance Range Rover Sport has finally landed. The vehicle is the 2015 Range Rover Sport SVR, and it’s the first volume production model from Jaguar Land Rover’s new Special Vehicles Operations unit. As expected, the vehicle packs the supercharged 5.0-liter...
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