SUVs

  • 2021 BMW X5 xDrive45e iPerformance

    BMW was one of the first in the luxury segment with a plug-in hybrid when it launched the X5 xDrive40e for 2016 based on the third-generation X5. However, the vehicle's lowly 14 miles of electric range left many wondering whether a standard hybrid would have sufficed, since the vehicle would end up being driven in hybrid mode for most users. BMW has since launched a fourth-generation X5, and this one will offer a plug-in hybrid model too. It was revealed on Friday but isn't due in showrooms until 2020. It will arrive as a 2021 model. Being so far out from the market, BMW is yet to lock in...

  • 2019 BMW X2 M35i
    2019 BMW X2 M35i is a 302-horsepower hot hatch alternative

    After driving a 2018 BMW X2 xDrive28i at the track earlier this year, we found the compact crossover to be a competent handler but still dynamically lacking compared to what its sporty good looks suggests. Enter the 2019 BMW X2 M35i. The X2 M35i is an M Performance model and sits alongside the...

  • 2020 Kia full-size SUV based on Telluride concept leaked - Image via saudi_shift
    2020 Kia full-size SUV based on Telluride concept spotted in the wild

    Kia's new full-size SUV based on 2016's Telluride concept is currently testing in the Middle East sans camouflage gear and photos are starting to hit social media. These shots from Instagram user saudi_shift and the Bobae Dream forum give us a good look at the design which appears to stay true to...

  • Audi management inspect first e-tron electric SUV off the line at plant in Brussels, Belgium
    2019 Audi e-tron enters production, full reveal coming Sept. 17

    Audi's first volume electric car, the e-tron, is almost here. Production of the first customer example, finished in Catalunya Red, was completed on Monday at the car's plant in Brussels, Belgium, a high-tech facility where automated transport systems bring the batteries to the assembly line just in...

  • Byton M-Byte electric SUV prototype
    Byton M-Byte electric SUV begins real-world tests

    Following a reveal at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, Chinese electric car startup Byton is showing it's full-speed ahead for its debut model, the M-Byte crossover SUV. The company announced on Tuesday that it's begun testing prototype vehicles in the real world in Nanjing, China. Company...

  • Jeep Wrangler Moab Edition
    Moab Edition added to the 2018 Jeep Wrangler lineup

    Jeep and Moab go together like apple pie and ice cream. Every year, the automaker holds its annual Easter Safari in Moab, Utah, and thousands of Jeep lovers flock to this off-road mecca in an exercise of shared passion. To commemorate its love affair with all things Moab, Jeep is serving up its...

  • Faraday Future completes first pre-production FF91 on August 28, 2018

    Electric car startup Faraday Future appears to be back on track with development of its first model, the FF91, following a rough couple of years resulting from cash shortages and a senior executive exodus. The Chinese-backed, U.S-based company reached a major milestone Tuesday with the completion of its first pre-production FF91 at its plant in Hanford, California. In the auto industry, pre-production represents the stage of development where final testing and certification and registration processes take place. It also provides plant employees with an opportunity to iron out any production...

  • 2021 Ford electric SUV spy shots - Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2021 Ford electric SUV spy shots

    Feast your eyes on the first spy shots of Ford's performance-oriented electric SUV. This is the 300-mile small electric SUV promised for 2020. Ford in early 2018 teased the possibility of using the Mach 1 name for the vehicle but only this week we learned that a strong negative response from...

  • 2019 Ford Mustang
    Ford's Mustang-inspired electric SUV won't use Mach 1 name

    Ford's performance-oriented electric SUV due in 2020 won't be called a Mach 1. Ford teased the possibility of using the name of the cherished Mustang trim for the SUV back in January, but a strong negative response from fans has persuaded the automaker to seek another name. "We put that out there...

  • 1966 Ford Bronco Icon Derelict
    1966 Ford Bronco Roadster gets the Icon Derelict treatment

    Back in 1966, Ford created the Bronco in an effort to capture the growing enthusiasm for off-road adventure. The most basic example is a model called the Roadster, which arrived from the factory sans doors and roof. Expert restorer Jonathan Ward and his Icon outfit got ahold of one and turned it...

  • 2019 Rolls-Royce Cullinan
    Rolls-Royce Cullinan makes US debut in Monterey

    Monterey Car Week is the perfect place for truly luxurious vehicles to become acquainted with potential future owners. That's why any automaker worth its exotic luxury salt packs up its finest wares and treks to Northern California once a year. For Rolls-Royce, the surrounds of the Pebble Beach...

  • Hyundai Terracan
    Hyundai reportedly working on Nissan Armada, Toyota Land Cruiser rival

    Hyundai is working on a full-size SUV expected for launch next year as a 2020 model. It was previewed in June by the Grandmaster concept and there rumors it will carry the Palisade name into production. But a second big SUV could be in the works at the Korean automaker. Australia's Car Sales...

  • Opel GT X Experimental concept

    Opel on Wednesday provided the first look at a new concept previewing the design destined for models arriving in the mid-2020s. The concept is called the GT X Experimental, and it's a compact crossover designed under the themes of “bold and pure,” the characteristics of Opel's new design language. The concept also features an electric powertrain to signify the German brand's plan to electrify the full lineup by 2024. Key to design is the new face where two strong axes intersect at a prominent logo in the front grille. The vertical axis is emphasized by a central hood crease while...

  • 2018 Lincoln Navigator
    Lincoln Navigator gets up to $3,500 more expensive for 2019, crests $100K

    Luxury SUV shoppers will face higher Lincoln Navigator prices for the 2019 model year. CarsDirect reported pricing analysis on Friday that shows the popular luxury SUV will cost up to $3,500 more, depending on trim. The increase means the Navigator L Black Label now starts at more than $100,000...

  • 2019 BMW X7 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    BMW's X7 has been tested to the extremes

    BMW is working on a full-size SUV with third-row seats called the X7. Prototypes have been testing for a while and a world debut is expected at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show this November. While most owners of the X7 will likely never venture off the pavement with their luxury SUVs, for the few...

  • Ford's upcoming small off-road crossover SUV
    Ford's baby Bronco will share platform with Focus

    Ford is working on a small SUV with rugged looks to rival the Jeep Renegade, with the company releasing the above teaser shot back in March. With a new Bronco on the way to join it in a two-prong challenge against Jeep, many have started calling the new small SUV the baby Bronco. Maverick or...

  • 2019 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro
    Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro became $3,340 more expensive for 2019

    Toyota has doled out serious updates for its 2019 TRD Pro family. Specifically for the 2019 4Runner TRD Pro, this has resulted in a healthy price jump compared to the outgoing model. If you're interested in the newest version, you'll need to bring an extra $3,340 to the table in order to bring one...

  • 2019 Land Rover Range Rover P400e
    2019 Land Rover Range Rover Sport P400e priced from $79,295, Range Rover P400e from $96,145

    Land Rover Range Rover fans can now ease their guilt of driving big SUVs around town thanks to the addition of a plug-in hybrid option, badged P400e, for both the Range Rover and smaller Range Rover Sport for the 2019 model year. The 2019 Range Rover Sport P400e starts at $79,295, and the 2019...

  • 2019 Jaguar F-Pace SVR

    Jaguar Land Rover along with its Special Vehicle Operations blew the competition out of the water with the reveal of the 2019 Jaguar F-Pace SVR back in March at the 2018 New York auto show. The small SUV comes equipped with a 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 delivering 550 horsepower and 502 pound-feet of torque. And this is mated to an eight-speed automatic tweaked for faster shifts, along with all-wheel drive. In comparison, Alfa Romeo's Stelvio Quadrifoglio and Mercedes-AMG's GLC63 S make do with just 505 hp and 503 hp, respectively, and Porsche's Macan Turbo isn't even in the same league with...

  • 2019 Audi e-tron prototype drive, Pikes Peak
    2019 Audi e-tron first ride: pulling all the brakes

    Ignore the flashy, high-tech vehicle wrap, a cross between pixelated camouflage and hunting orange. The 2019 Audi e-tron is a non-event from inside, and that’s just what its maker intended. When it goes on sale next year, the e-tron electric crossover SUV will be the anti-Tesla. Its...

  • Mil-Spec Launch Edition #002 Hummer H1
    Mil-Spec Automotive unveils luxurious #002 custom Hummer H1 off-roader

    Mil-Spec Automotive (MSA) has quickly made a name for itself by building luxurious SUVs based on a reimagined Hummer H1. On Wednesday, MSA revealed its second custom creation based on the H1: the #002 Launch Edition. Fittingly, the #002 follows the #001 Launch Edition, but the follow-up SUV...

  • BMW X7 patent drawing
    BMW X7 full-size SUV leaked via patent drawings

    BMW is working on a full-size SUV with third-row seats called the X7. Prototypes have been testing for a while and a world debut is expected at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show this November. We've got an early look at the design thanks to patent drawings submitted by BMW to a patent office in...

  • 2019 Volkswagen T-Cross spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Volkswagen T-Cross spy shots and video

    Almost a year on from the reveal of the compact T-Roc, another member of Volkswagen’s expanded SUV family has been spotted. The latest prototype is for a new subcompact SUV that VW previewed at the 2016 Geneva auto show with the T-Cross Breeze concept (shown below). The production model keeps...

  • Faraday Future FF91 body-in-white
    Faraday Future hits key milestone with first FF91 body-in-white

    Electric car startup Faraday Future appears to be back on track with development of its first model, the FF91, following a rough couple of years resulting from cash shortages and a senior executive exodus. The company on Monday announced it has completed the first body-in-white for the FF91 at its...

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