SUVs

  • 2017 Volvo XC90 Excellence

    With the launch of its all-new XC90, Volvo is hoping to convince new car buyers that it can build an SUV that’s just as dynamic, high-tech and luxurious as the Germans, albeit it with a Scandinavian twist. To really send the message home, the automaker at next week’s 2015 Shanghai Auto Show will present this new range-topping variant, the XC90 Excellence. WATCH: Porsche 918 Spyder Chases Koenigsegg Agera R On Autobahn: Video It’s described as the most luxurious vehicle Volvo has ever built, and that certainly looks to be the case flipping through these official photos. The...

  • 2015 BMW X6 M
    2015 BMW X6 M first drive review

    BMW's X6 M is a venomous cane toad of an SUV, one with some obvious warts. Even so, it's made friends and set trends, spawning imitators in the Acura ZDX (extinct: mercy killing) and the upcoming Mercedes GLE Coupe (viability TBD). It's also an honest-to-God, track-capable car. Mmmmm, crossover...

  • 2017 Bentley Bentayga spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Bentley Bentayga Bodies To Be Built In Bratislava, Final Assembly In Crewe

    The Volkswagen Group will spend close to 500 million euros (approximately $530 million) on upgrading its plant in Bratislava, Slovakia to handle production of Bentley’s upcoming Bentayga SUV. But only the Bentayga bodies will be built at the Bratislava plant, with the final assembly to be...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe live photos, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Mercedes-Benz Starts Production Of New GLE Coupe At U.S. Plant

    Following its world debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show back in January, Mercedes-Benz’s all-new GLE Coupe is now in production at the automaker’s plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In addition to the GLE Coupe, the plant is also responsible for the regular GLE as well as the GL-Class (soon...

  • 2015 Aston Martin Rapide S
    Aston Martin To Replace Rapide With New Lagonda Sedan, Launch DBX-Like Crossover

    Last summer, we heard Aston Martin was planning to phase out its Rapide sedan following the introduction of the automaker’s next-generation sports car platform, which makes its debut next year in the DB9 replacement. The good news is that Aston Martin won’t be exiting the sedan segment...

  • Rolls-Royce Project Cullinan engineering mule
    Rolls-Royce Project Cullinan Previews Upcoming SUV Drivetrain

    The hyper-luxury British SUVs are coming. Bentley has its Bentayga in the works, and Rolls-Royce is joining the party too. The latest step toward fine hand-crafted off-roading procession is Project Cullinan. ALSO SEE: How To Drive Like An A$$hole: Video Project Cullinan is an engineering mule...

  • 2015 Porsche Macan

    In a move that would surprise no one, Porsche says it can see its Macan crossover take over the top sales spot from the best-selling Cayenne. For a number of years now, the Cayenne has been a volume leader for the German automaker. Now that the Macan will get a full calendar year of sales under its belt in 2015, Porsche expects it to wrestle the crown away from its larger sibling, Reuters reports. ALSO SEE: New Lincoln Continental Coming In 2016: Official It makes sense for this to happen, considering that the Macan is more affordable. Yet, by all accounts, it's a blast to drive as well. The...

  • Hyundai Enduro concept, 2015 Seoul Motor Show
    Hyundai Reveals Funky Enduro Crossover Concept At 2015 Seoul Motor Show

    Hyundai is giving us a clear look at the styling of its future crossovers with the Enduro concept car unveiled this week at the 2015 Seoul Motor Show. The vehicle is a three-door, compact crossover and it features an evolution of the design we first saw on the Intrado concept unveiled one year ago...

  • 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider
    Alfa Romeo 3-Series Rival Coming To U.S. In Early 2016, To Be Followed By SUV

    Alfa Romeo officially made its return to the U.S. last year with the arrival of its 4C, Motor Authority's Best Car to Buy 2015. The superb sports car will be followed this year by the open-top 4C Spider, and then it’s time for the long-awaited mainstream models that will really determine if...

  • 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2015 New York Auto Show
    2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Brings Sporty New Look To New York Auto Show

    Mitsubishi’s lineup of vehicles is about to take on an aggressive new look, starting with the 2016 Outlander on show this week at the 2015 New York Auto Show. The latest model is only an update of the one we saw when the current Outlander made its debut back in 2012, and it’s set to be...

  • 2016 Hyundai Tucson  -  2015 NY Auto Show live photos
    2016 Hyundai Tucson Debuts At The New York Auto Show

    Hyundai's 2016 Tucson made its global debut at the Geneva Motor Show at the beginning of March, but the New York Auto Show this week provided the first opportunity to get a look at the compact SUV in U.S. trim. CHECK OUT: Honda Confirms Type-R For U.S. At Civic Concept Debut: 2015 New York Auto...

  • 2016 GMC Terrain Denali, 2015 New York Auto Show
    2016 GMC Terrain Debuts At 2015 New York Auto Show: Live Photos

    The Terrain was first introduced for the 2010 model year to help General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] GMC brand, known for its big and brawny SUVs and pickup trucks, capitalize on growing demand for compact, fuel-efficient crossovers. The segment is still booming, growing 17.4 percent last year...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S, 2016 New York Auto Show

    While "performance SUV" might sound like a funny category to enthusiasts—remember, it's relatively recently that the vehicles have become a hot item in the new car market—the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GLE63 injects even more testosterone into what's currently a booming segment. ALSO SEE: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Puts The M-Class Out To Pasture No one has ever accused Mercedes' tuning wing of delivering under-powered product, and the GLE63 4Matic, based on the M-Class-replacing GLE, has the beans to match up to its brethren. Its 5.5-liter twin turbo pumps out a robust 550 horsepower and 516...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e Plug-In Hybrid, 2015 New York Auto Show
    2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Puts The M-Class Out To Pasture: Live Photos

    The Mercedes-Benz M-Class has been with us since the 1998 model year, and during that time has managed to become one of the German automaker’s best-selling models. Now, it’s being put out to pasture—well, its name at least—with the new GLE set to replace it. The GLE arrives...

  • 2016 Range Rover Sport HST Limited Edition, 2015 New York Auto Show
    2016 Range Rover Sport HST Limited Edition: 2015 New York Auto Show Preview & Live Photos

    The new generation of the Range Rover Sport is already a hot SUV thanks to the arrival of the new SVR model, which takes the Jaguar-Land Rover 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 and turns up the handling wick as well, rocketing to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds and around the ‘Ring in 8:14. Now...

  • Range Rover SVAutobiography, 2015 New York Auto Show
    Land Rover Launches New Range Rover SVAutobiography Flagship: Live Photos

    With prestigious brands Bentley and Maserati readying new luxury SUVs, fearing that its own contender in the segment, the Range Rover, may soon be seen as a bit too plebeian, Land Rover has launched a new flagship version developed together with its personalization department Special Vehicles...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG G65, 2015 New York Auto Show
    2016 Mercedes-AMG G65 brings V-12 goodness for $218,825

    If you thought the G63 AMG wasn’t badass enough, wait until the G65 AMG hits the scene later this year. The V-12 brute has been on sale elsewhere since 2012 but it’s now coming to the U.S., priced from a staggering $218,825, including a $925 destination charge. This means the...

  • 2016 Lexus RX  -  2015 NY Auto Show live photos
    2016 Lexus RX: 2015 New York Auto Show Live Photos And Video

    Lexus has unveiled a much more aggressively styled RX SUV at this week’s 2015 New York Auto Show. The RX nameplate is a significant one for Lexus, with three out of every 10 of the brand’s vehicles ever sold being one of the family-friendly SUVs, yet the design team has been brave...

  • 2016 Infiniti QX50

    Infiniti’s QX50 dates back to the EX35 launched in 2007. The vehicle is long overdue for replacement but we’ll have to wait a little while longer for any successor as Infiniti has some updates planned for the 2016 model year. The updated 2016 QX50 is on show this week at the 2015 New York Auto Show and will go on sale this fall. ALSO SEE: Lincoln Continental Concept Debuts At The 2015 New York Auto Show The biggest update is a stretched wheelbase that’s common to the long-wheelbase QX50 launched in China late last year. An extra 3.2 inches have been added between the wheels...

  • 2016 Land Rover Range Rover
    2016 Land Rover Range Rover Gets New Diesel Option, More Tech

    Land Rover’s latest Range Rover continues to be one of the most popular models in the luxury SUV segment, partially because the British brand continues to add features and refine the vehicle with each new model year. At this week’s New York Auto Show, Land Rover will present its 2016...

  • 2017 Mitsubishi Montero spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mitsubishi Montero spy shots

    Update: The vehicle has been unveiled as a Montero Sport and is not due in the United States. Click here for more details. It was at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show where Mitsubishi presented three concept cars all previewing future production models. One of these was a concept called the...

  • 2016 Buick Enclave Tuscan Edition
    2016 Buick Enclave Gets Tuscan Edition Trim

    Buick’s Enclave is billed as the vehicle that ignited the brand’s renaissance, and in a sense that’s true considering its styling, premium-feel materials and technologies are still influencing some of the brand’s newer models. The Enclave has been with us since the 2008...

  • 2015 Infiniti QX50 Long-Wheelbase (Chinese-spec)
    Longer, Taller 2016 Infiniti QX50 To Debut In New York

    Infiniti’s QX50 dates back to the EX35 launched in 2007. The vehicle is long overdue for replacement but we’ll have to wait a little while longer for any successor as Infiniti has some updates planned for the 2016 model year. The Japanese automaker has confirmed that an updated 2016...

  • 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
    2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Preview

    Land Rover yesterday took the covers off its new 2016 Range Rover Sport HST Limited Edition, but the addition of this variant is just one of the changes that’s coming to the Range Rover Sport for the 2016 model year. Other changes include the addition of a diesel-powered HSE Td6 variant as...

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