SUVs
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This might look like one of the many prototypes we previously saw for the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC, the replacement for the GLK small SUV, but it’s actually a prototype for a performance-oriented GLC variant due out next year. We’re not talking about a dedicated performance model from Mercedes-AMG, though that's expected at some point as well, but rather one of the tuner's tamer models sporting the 43 designation. This means the vehicle should be labeled a GLC43 and powered by the same twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 found on other 43-series models. The list already includes the C43...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 Coupe spy shots
Mercedes-Benz’s replacement for the GLK-Class, the GLC, has just arrived on the scene, and soon it will be joined by a version with coupe-like styling that—everyone look surprised!—will be called a GLC Coupe. The GLC Coupe was previewed in concept form at this year’s...
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2020 Ford Bronco Confirmed By UAW Deal, Ranger Pickup Timeline Set
Ford Motor Compacy [NYSE: F] has several new, more modestly sized trucks in the works—including a new Ranger pickup and Bronco SUV. The confirmation of the Ford Bronco comes ahead of a United Auto Workers (UAW) vote, as part of a tentative labor agreement reached this past week. The timeline...
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First Two Models In Alfa Romeo’s Brand Renaissance Delayed: Report
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] CEO Sergio Marchionne is notorious for setting goals that end up being pushed back, particularly in the case of the struggling Alfa Romeo brand. So new reports of two upcoming Alfas being delayed don’t come as much of a surprise. Automotive News...
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Jeep Wrangler Red Rock Concept Rocks SEMA 2015
The Jeep Wrangler Red Rock concept previews an upcoming special edition.
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Mercedes-Benz GL-Class phased out with arrival of 2017 GLS
Just as the mid-size M-Class was rebadged a GLE as part of Mercedes-Benz’s new naming strategy announced late last year, the full-size GL-Class has now been rebadged a GLS. The name change coincides with a mid-cycle update being introduced for the 2017 model year and signifies that the...
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Mercedes-Benz’s full-size SUV, the GL-Class, is about to undergo a mid-cycle update. In the process, the vehicle will be rebadged a GLS in line with Mercedes’ new naming strategy. We’ve been spying prototypes for months, but now we have our first look at a completely undisguised version. Some brochure scans were recently posted to the online forum Worldscoop and show the GLS from the front and rear. Unfortunately, we still don’t know what updates are planned for the interior, though a redesigned dash, new trim materials and an updated infotainment system are all...
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Sample Bentley’s New Bentayga By Attending Automaker’s Ice-Driving Event: Video
Bentley’s Power on Ice driving event has been running successfully for a number of years. The next one, which runs in January and February of next year on some frozen lakes in Finland, will be quite different to any of the previous events, though. That’s because it will be the first...
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Mitsubishi eX Concept Previews Future All-Electric Outlander Sport: Live Photos
Mitsubishi has been showing off a series of compact crossover concept vehicles in recent years that are meant to preview a successor to the Outlander Sport debuting at next month's 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. A new concept has just been revealed at this week's Tokyo Motor Show, and this one comes...
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Subaru Viziv Future Concept Previews Next-Gen XV Crosstrek, Tech
Subaru brought two concepts to this week’s 2015 Tokyo Motor Show that preview new production models from the firm. We’ve already detailed the Impreza 5-Door concept, which previews the all-new 2017 Impreza compact. Now we have details on the Viziv Future concept, which previews...
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2017 Porsche Macan GTS Arrives With 360 HP, $68,195 Price Tag: Video
Porsche is expanding its Macan lineup for 2017 with the Goldilocks GTS, which was unveiled today at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. Porsche’s GTS models are aimed at buyers seeking something sportier than the S-badged cars but aren’t quite ready to hop into high-performance Turbo versions...
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Zarooq Sand Racer Is Middle East's Answer To The Rally Fighter
Do you remember the $3.4 million Lykan Hypersport? That supercar created by W Motors that later found its way into the last Fast and Furious film. The person behind the supercar's lines is designer Anthony Jannarelly, who is now responsible for the shape of a brand new machine. This one, however...
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The original Land Rover Defender is nearing the end of its long production run, yet it will still be celebrated for decades to come. Additionally, there are companies out there that turn your average Defender into the monster it truly wants to be. Twisted, for example, has installed a 6.2-liter V-8 engine in one. And then there's Kahn Design that can even build you a six-wheeled version. Another company known as JE MotorWorks has been wrenching on Land Rovers for 40 years. One of their craziest creations is the Zulu2 Super Defender, which sees a supercharged V-8 beating beneath its bonnet...
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Bentley Bentayga Diesel To Feature Electric-Aided Turbocharger
Bentley’s new Bentayga debuted with a W-12 gasoline engine, but the British automaker has confirmed that the SUV will eventually offer diesel and plug-in hybrid options. We can now reveal that the diesel engine fitted to the Bentayga will be equipped with an electric-aided turbocharger. The...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE450 AMG 4Matic Joins Growing AMG Sport Arsenal
Mercedes-Benz has today unveiled the GLE450 AMG 4Matic. It joins the growing range of AMG sport models that already includes the GLE450 AMG 4Matic Coupe and C450 AMG 4Matic models. The AMG sport cars sit between the most potent of the standard Mercedes models and the dedicated Mercedes-AMG...
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Nissan Patrol Full-Size SUV Gets NISMO Treatment
The Nissan Patrol isn’t sold in these parts, although we do get its Infiniti QX80 corporate cousin. That’s a shame because the Patrol is a much better looking vehicle than the ungainly QX, and now it’s even got a performance-oriented NISMO version. ALSO SEE: Acura Bringing...
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Elon Musk: there will be a Model 3 and Model Y
Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk may have inadvertently announced the name of the electric car company’s planned fifth model, believed to be a high-riding, hatch-like car similar to the Model X but based on a third-generation platform debuting in the Model 3 small sedan due out in 2017...
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Lamborghini confirms plug-in hybrid, turbocharged engines for Urus SUV
The upcoming Lamborghini Urus won’t be the first SUV to come from the supercar maker, but it will have a lot of firsts for the brand. Slated to be released around 2018, the Urus is expected to debut with Lamborghini’s first turbocharged engine. And it’ll be followed some time...
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Land Rovers are capable off road. Period. It doesn't matter if it's a new convertible based on a stylish crossover, it still has to handle just about any terrain. Ahead of its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, Land Rover has released a video that highlights the all-terrain testing of the Range Rover Evoque Convertible. In fact, Land Rover calls its new droptop the most capable convertible in the world, though the Jeep Wrangler and the European Mercedes-Benz G-Class Professional would probably like to argue with that assertion. ALSO SEE: Meet The Very First Koenigsegg We'll have...
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2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS Spy Shots
Mercedes-Benz is working on some subtle updates for its GL-Class, updates the German automaker confirmed will be introduced for the 2017 model year. The current GL was all-new for 2013, so the 2017 model year roughly coincides with the full-size SUV’s mid-cycle. Prototypes for the updated...
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New Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Convertible Teased Ahead Of Los Angeles Auto Show
Land Rover recently updated its fashionable Range Rover Evoque, but the British automaker isn’t done yet. Next month we’ll see the covers come off a new convertible variant which Land Rover this week teased in the form of life-size wireframe sculptures located in some of London’s...
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2016 BMW X4 M40i M Performance Model Makes Debut
It’s been known for some time that BMW was working on a performance-oriented X4 destined to fall under the automaker’s M Performance banner, and now the vehicle has been revealed in full ahead of its official world debut at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show next January. Called the X4 M40i...
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2016 Tesla Model X preview
It was in early 2012 that Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] first unveiled a prototype version of the Model X and confirmed the electric crossover for production. Now the first examples have been handed over to their eagerly awaiting customers, an event that took place overnight at a special ceremony held...
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2016 Tesla Model X EPA Ratings, Range Now Available
The long-awaited Tesla Model X crossover is getting closer to reality. It's so close, in fact, that EPA ratings are now available. Head over to fueleconomy.gov and you can see the EPA ratings for the 2016 Model X. CHECK OUT: Watch The Tesla Model X SUV’s ‘Falcon’ Doors In Action...
Kirk Bell