SUVs

  • 2018 Jeep Wrangler

    You can warm a breakfast burrito under the hood of a 2018 Jeep Wrangler, chief designer Mark Allen told us. That’s not something endorsed by Jeep’s lawyers, of course. Allen, stepping out of the way of a dangling cholla cactus in the desert outside of Tucson during the 2018 Wrangler media preview, told us “there’s nothing like eggs in a burrito first thing in the morning in Moab.” MORE: 2018 Jeep Wrangler preview Jeep’s chief enthusiast learns just everything he needs to know from the brand’s rabid enthusiast base during the annual Easter Jeep Safari...

  • 2018 Ford Focus Electric
    Ford to build electric SUV in Mexico instead of Michigan

    Ford in 2015 outlined plans for 13 new electrified cars to be launched by 2020, one of which will be an electric SUV with a range of 300 miles. The original plan was to build the SUV at Ford’s Flat Rock plant in Michigan, where Ford is spending $700 million to transform the site into a hub...

  • 2019 Volvo XC40 First Drive
    2019 Volvo XC40 first drive review: fountains of hope, and crossover SUV potential

    Shooting through the streets of Barcelona behind the wheel of the 2019 Volvo XC40 is doubly appropriate. Not only because the Spanish city has been dubbed “Gothenberg South” after regular visits by Volvo engineers, but also because the XC40 is the automaker’s version of Juan Ponce...

  • 2019 Cadillac XT4 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Cadillac XT4 spy shots

    Cadillac’s rival to the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA premium compact crossover SUVs has been spotted again. The vehicle is confirmed to be called an XT4 and is due on sale in the second half of 2018, as a 2019 model. The prototype is heavily disguised but the general shape is similar...

  • 2019 Lamborghini Urus
    How Lamborghini evolved from the LM002 to the Urus

    Lamborghini built a record-setting 3,457 cars, mostly by hand, in its Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, factory last year. The Italian supercar maker intends to sell 3,500 of its new Urus SUVs per year. It doesn’t require a doctorate degree in applied mathematics to figure out where...

  • Lexus LF-1 Limitless concept teaser
    Lexus LF-1 Limitless crossover concept teased ahead of Detroit debut

    Lexus has something to show us, and it's coming to the Detroit auto show next month. Wearing the LF-1 Limitless name, the concept promises a "striking" new design and the brand believes it will carve a new genre in luxury crossovers. The teaser, published on Tuesday, reveals a sweeping LED...

  • 2019 Land Rover Range Rover P400e PHEV

    A cynic could argue that the 2019 Land Rover Range Rover P400e PHEV is a compliance special for the well-heeled. But the reality is that adding an electric motor both keeps the world's flagship SUV a viable option for city dwellers in places like London and points toward the future of off-roading. Due to go on sale next summer in the U.S., the 2019 Range Rover PHEV pairs a 2.0-liter turbo-4 with a 13.1-kWh lithium-ion battery. MORE: The 2018 Range Rover P400e PHEV debuts Let's start with the obvious: European cities like London are increasingly considering and adopting tailpipe emissions-free...

  • Toyota FT-AC Concept, 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
    Toyota's planning a new subcompact urban crossover SUV

    Where there's smoke, there's crossover. At the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota showed off its latest small urban crossover, the FT-AC Concept, its third preview of small urban crossover SUV concepts in the last six months. That many concepts in a relatively short time is no coincidence. The...

  • 2019 Lamborghini Urus
    Lamborghini Urus: modern-day Rambo Lambo is finally here

    Lamborghini on Monday unveiled its first SUV since the famous LM002 “Rambo Lambo” of the 1980s. The modern SUV is the long-awaited Urus, a vehicle first hinted at by a concept of the same name unveiled at the 2012 Beijing auto show. The production Urus looks almost as good as the...

  • 2018 Jeep Wrangler, 2017 Los Angeles auto show
    Jeep boss Manley: Plug-in hybrid was always planned for Wrangler

    Even the best-kept secret at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show was whispered in Jeep hallways years ago, the automaker’s CEO said last week. “Electrification was always on the books for Jeep—it was inevitable,” Jeep CEO Mike Manley told Motor Authority on Wednesday. Only...

  • 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
    Land Rover mulls 2-door SUV as flagship

    Land Rover is busy charting its future path, and aside from a possible S-Class rivaling "Road Rover", the brand is also looking at a 2-door SUV as a flagship vehicle. On Friday, Drive reported that Gerry McGovern, Land Rover's design boss, alluded to such a flagship vehicle during the 2017 Los...

  • Mopar-modified Jeep Wrangler features all-new items from the performance parts catalog
    Mopar shows off two customized 2018 Jeep Wranglers

    While Jeep is more than ready to pull back the wraps on its brand-new Jeep Wrangler, it's the good folks at Mopar that are equally excited to see this happen. That's because the performance parts suppliers for Chrysler has a bevy of big upgrades already lined up to appeal to future 2018 Wrangler...

  • 2018 Mazda CX-8

    Mazda in August revealed plans for a new plant to be constructed in the United States in partnership with Toyota. Due to be operational in 2021, the plant will build Corollas for Toyota and an SUV for Mazda. In an interview with Automotive News (subscription required), Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai said the new SUV is being designed specifically for the U.S. market and has the potential to be the brand’s best-seller. Given the gaping hole in Mazda’s SUV lineup between the compact CX-5 and mid-size CX-9, a small SUV along the lines of the previous CX-7 seems the most likely fit. (The...

  • Toyota FT-AC Concept, 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
    Toyota FT-AC off-road concept debuts at 2017 LA Auto Show

    The 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show has played host to numerous world debuts, and among them is an off-road-focused SUV concept from Toyota dubbed the FT-AC, an acronym for Future Toyota Adventure Concept. It’s the Japanese automaker’s third rugged concept vehicle to be unveiled in just the...

  • 2019 Lincoln Nautilus, 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
    Set sail for luxury? 2019 Lincoln Nautilus video preview

    What’s in a name? Well, for Lincoln, it’s a lot. We’re looking at the 2019 Lincoln Nautilus now, and also the luxury automaker’s future. And we mean it this time. In reality, the Nautilus is an updated MKX with a new nose. From some angles we see a lot of styling elements...

  • 2019 Volvo XC40, 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
    Care by Volvo subscription service for XC40 starts at $600 per month

    With the arrival of the 2019 Volvo XC40 in showrooms next spring, car shoppers will have a new option for payment. Volvo is introducing a subscription-based payment system called Care by Volvo, and on Wednesday at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show we learned exactly what it will entail. The XC40 is...

  • 2018 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate Black Edition
    2018 GMC Yukon Denali spawns Ultimate Black Edition

    GMC’s Yukon Denali has been spiced up with Ultimate Black Edition treatment. What is this exactly? Well, the Ultimate Black Edition offers all the options available on the Yukon Denali, but with some special extras thrown in to help it stand apart. The big and burly SUV dons 22-inch wheels...

  • 2018 Jeep Wrangler, 2017 Los Angeles auto show
    Holy Jeep: Check out the new Jeep Wrangler's half door option

    Because removable doors aren't quite enough, the next-generation Jeep Wrangler will be available with a distinctive "half door" option package directly from the factory—a design that members of the media have already started calling "donut doors." But these aren't merely the half doors of...

  • 2018 Jeep Wrangler, 2017 Los Angeles auto show

    Jeep on Wednesday unveiled the redesigned 2018 Wrangler at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. There’s no mistaking the new off-roader, known to fans as the JL series, for anything other than a Wrangler. However, there are also modern touches such as the LED lights and more aerodynamically shaped grille. The vehicle also has plenty of tech thrown in for good measure. Jeep is calling the 2018 Wrangler the most capable yet. The unmatched capability is thanks to Command-Trac and Rock-Trac 4x4 systems, next-generation Dana axles, new Selec-Trac full-time two-speed transfer case, Tru-Lock...

  • 2019 Subaru Ascent, 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2019 Subaru Ascent SUV: row, row, row your crossover

    Subaru finally answered its biggest question. The 2019 Subaru Ascent crossover made its debut in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the largest vehicle ever built by the automaker and the first family-focused SUV since the Tribeca was retired four years ago. That burning question: "What do I drive to the...

  • 2018 Lexus LX 570 with two rows of seats
    Lexus LX 570 gets 2-row option for 2018

    Alongside the new 3-row RX unveiled on Wednesday at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, Lexus showed off a version of the bigger LX with its third-row seats removed. Until now, the LX has been offered exclusively as a 3-row SUV with seating for up to eight. The new 2-row version with five seats is...

  • 2018 Lexus RX L, 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2018 Lexus RX L adds third row to fast-selling luxury crossover

    Luxury automakers have chased after the winning formula offered by the Lexus RX for years, and now they will have one more element to compete with, the third-row seat of the 2018 Lexus RX L. A new longer RX L crossover will come with three rows of seats offering six- or seven-passenger capacity...

  • 2019 Lincoln MKC, 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2019 Lincoln MKC preview

    Lincoln’s MKC has been substantially enhanced for 2019, bringing major improvements to the looks department as well as safety. The luxury crossover made its public debut at the 2017 Los Angeles auto show. The enhancements constitute a mid-cycle update for the luxury compact SUV and will be...

  • Lamborghini Urus interior leaked - Image via Instagram user toysforboysbrasil
    Lamborghini Urus interior leaked

    Next week, Lamborghini will reveal the Urus, the brand's first sport utility vehicle since the classic LM002, but ahead of the reveal an Instagram user by the name of toysforboysbrasil has posted some photos that show the wild SUV's interior completely uncloaked. The Instagram post shared two...

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