SUVs

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate (wagon)

    Mercedes-Benz is rapidly expanding its lineup with new SUVs, with models like the subcompact GLA and midsized GLE Coupe being introduced in the past 12 months and additional models like a compact GLC Coupe and an ultra-luxurious Maybach SUV still in the works. But the automaker sees room for even more additions due to the seemingly insatiable thirst for high-riding models around the globe. And according to a new report, one possibility is an Audi A4 Allroad-like soft-roader based on an existing Mercedes station wagon. ALSO SEE: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC Revealed: Video “We are studying...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
    2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC Revealed: Video

    Mercedes-Benz’s boxy GLK has been replaced by a rounder, much smoother successor badged the GLC, and beyond its handsome exterior the latest small SUV out of Stuttgart represents a big step forward on several fronts. This is made possible by the modular platform that underpins the GLC. The...

  • 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 'Twin Engine' plug-in hybrid, Spain, Feb 2015
    Volvo Combats Wait Times For New XC90 By Subsidizing Rental XC60s

    Volvo has a problem on its hands. Its new XC90 SUV, which starts at $49,895 (with shipping), is generating plenty of excitement from buyers, but with wait times of up to three months, the Swedish automaker is in danger of losing them to competitors with vehicles ready to roll. To insure these...

  • Teaser for 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC
    Mercedes Teases GLC Ahead Of June 17 Reveal

    Mercedes-Benz’s replacement for its GLK-Class, the GLC, has been confirmed for a June 17 reveal and in the lead up to the new small SUV’s arrival the German automaker has released this teaser sketch. We’ve been spying prototypes for months and the latest examples doing the rounds...

  • Queen Elizabeth II rides in a 2015 Range Rover Hybrid Long-Wheelbase
    This Open-Top, Hybrid Range Rover Is Fit For A Queen

    The British royal family have been supplied with vehicles from Land Rover for a number years but we’re quite positive it’s never received one like this. A Range Rover Hybrid Long-Wheelbase with a missing roof was used by Queen Elizabeth II recently during a military parade in Wales...

  • Tesla Model X testing on California road, Mar 2015  [Twitter: ModelXnews]
    Tesla Model X Anticipated In “Three Or Four” Months

    Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] let out a few pieces of information during its shareholder conference earlier this week, and CEO Elon Musk also shared that the company’s upcoming Model X SUV is on track to be out in “three or four” months. The high-riding electric car has been delayed a...

  • Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 by Mansory

    Back in February, Mercedes-Benz ended its limited run of its monstrous, $400,000 G63 AMG 6x6. Just 100 examples exist, and while we don't know the fate of all of them, we now know Mansory got its hands on one. MUST WATCH: Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 Terrorizes Supercars At Zandvoort: Video And the result looks like something a drunk Russian oligarch would commission for his mistress' toddler. Which is about what we expected. Because while Mansory has worked on some of the world's most desirable vehicles—Ferrari 458, Lamborghini Aventador, Bugatti Veyron—and there been successes like...

  • 2012 Hyundai Veracruz
    Hyundai Eyes Genesis-Based SUV: Report

    Hyundai may be about to give the large SUV segment another go, according to the latest reports. The automaker has been burned in the past with vehicles like the Veracruz as well as the Borrego from sister brand Kia, but given the strong demand for high-riding models with third-row seats, both here...

  • 2014 Lincoln MKT
    Lincoln to replace MKT with new Aviator based on next-gen Ford Explorer?

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is working on a highly modular platform to underpin most of Lincoln’s next-generation lineup as well as a few Ford-badged models, and according to a new report one of the models could be an SUV reviving the Aviator nameplate. The last Lincoln Aviator bowed out...

  • Jaguar C-X17 concept, 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Jaguar’s Next SUV Likely To Be Smaller Than F-Pace

    Not that long ago, the idea of a Jaguar SUV seemed preposterous. Now Jaguar is just months away from unveiling its new F-Pace SUV, and there’s mounting talking of a second high-riding model from the British brand. Jaguar, like many of the major automakers, is simply meeting the market’s...

  • 2016 Audi Q3
    2016 Audi Q3 Priced From $34,625

    Audi’s Q3 compact crossover has just been updated, even though it only hit showrooms last year. And with the update comes a slight price rise. Audi has confirmed that the latest 2016 Q3 in base Premium Plus trim will start at $34,625, which includes a $925 destination charge and is exactly...

  • 2017 Bentley Bentayga spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Bentley Bentayga Spy Video

    Bentley is in the final stages of development of the Bentayga SUV, which is expected to be unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September before heading into showrooms sometime next year. The new SUV was first hinted at with 2012’s controversial EXP 9 F concept car, but since then the...

  • 2013 Land Rover Defender

    You can file this one under Enthusiast Victory. It's that small dusty drawer at the bottom of the filing cabinet... yeah the one with barely any papers in it. In a surprising bit of news, it seems that Homeland Security will be returning a large pack of Land Rover Defenders that it previously seized. About a year ago, agents coordinated Operation: You Can't Have This Neener Neener where they grabbed over two dozen Land Rover Defenders. ALSO SEE: Man Considered "Too Drunk" Is Acquitted of Hit & Run Charge The vehicles were all imported by the same North Carolina Land Rover lover. Federal...

  • 2016 BMW X1
    2016 BMW X1 Preview

    The current BMW X1 only reached U.S. shores in 2012, but overseas the compact crossover has been on sale since 2009. That’s why BMW is already introducing a new model, which has been revealed in full ahead of a likely debut at September’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. A sales launch has...

  • Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept  -  2014 New York Auto Show
    LR4-Replacing Discovery SUV To Be First With ‘SVX’ Special Off-Road Treatment

    Earlier this month we reported that Jaguar Land Rover’s new Special Vehicles Operations (SVO) was looking at SVX branding for fully-capable off-road versions of Land Rover’s SUVs, something along the lines of the hardcore off-roaders found in events like the Dakar Rally and the...

  • Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann and the 2012 Urus SUV concept
    Lamborghini SUV confirmed, sales to start in 2018

    Lamborghini has finally confirmed plans to launch on the market an SUV. Lamborghini first previewed the vehicle in 2012 with the Urus concept but concerns over the health of the global economy as well as labor relations and potential incentives from the Italian government kept delaying the green...

  • 2016 Range Rover Sport SVR first drive
    2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR first drive review

    It’s already claiming the fastest production SUV lap time around the Nürburgring. It’s been sideways on video showing its chops. But now it’s been in our hands for a long day on the road, on the trails, and on the track. Does the 2016 Range Rover Sport SVR really measure up?...

  • 2017 Audi Q7 first drive
    Audi confirms Q1 for 2016, electric Q6 for 2018, and Q8 for 2019

    With growth in SUVs proving to be stronger than in any other segment, Audi, like many of its rivals, is pushing ahead with the launch of more high-riding models. The automaker has now confirmed three additional SUVs for its lineup which will be growing from 52 distinct models today to 60 by 2020...

  • 2015 Jeep Wrangler

    In its five-year strategy announcement for its Jeep brand made one year ago, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] said new versions of the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee would be introduced in 2017. Now there have been some changes made to the original plans. There’s been a lot of talk about the Wrangler and, in particular, how the vehicle will feature a number of elements aimed at reducing fuel consumption. One of these elements was said to be an all-aluminum body. However, speaking with Automotive News (subscription required), FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne said the automaker has now changed...

  • 2017 Audi SQ7 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Audi SQ7 Spy Shots

    We’ve just been in the new Audi Q7 and find it to be incredibly nimble despite its size. The versions we drove were the regular gasoline and diesel V-6 models but a more powerful, more dynamic Q7 is in the works and has been spotted in prototype form for the first time. The new version will...

  • Borgward logo
    Borgward Enlists Ex-Daimler China Chief, Plans SUV For Frankfurt

    The last Borgward rolled off the assembly nearly half a century ago. But that isn't stopping the grandson of the founder together with Chinese truck company Foton from trying to resurrect the long-dead German luxury brand. And now Ulrich Walker—ex-chief of Daimler China—has joined the...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC (GLK-Class) spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC (GLK-Class) Spy Shots

    Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation GLK-Class is in the final phases of its development, and it looks like the popular small SUV will sport a very handsome new look—in addition to a new name. Yes, as part of Mercedes' new naming strategy, the GLK will be retitled a "GLC" to reflect its...

  • 2017 Audi Q7 first drive
    2017 Audi Q7 first drive review

    Don’t worry, America, it’s not a wagon. It just drives like one, is as useful as one, and, if you squint at it the right way, kinda looks like one. But it’s still one of God’s Own Vehicles: a fully Merkuh-approved crossover. But I didn’t drive the new 2017 Audi Q7 in...

  • Aston Martin DBX concept, 2015 Geneva Motor Show
    Aston Martin CEO Calls Alabama “Obvious Choice” For New Plant

    It emerged last month that Aston Martin was looking to add a second plant in preparation for several new models due out in the coming years and the extra capacity they’ll require. A possible location for the new plant was said to be here in the U.S., though Aston Martin could just as easily...

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