SUVs

  • 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio at the Nürburgring

    Alfa Romeo’s Stelvio in Quadrifoglio guise is now the fastest SUV around the Nürburgring. The 505-horsepower SUV needed just 7:51.7 to lap the circuit, squashing the previous record of 7:59.7 set by the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S in 2014. Alfa Romeo also holds the fastest time for a sedan, with its Giulia Quadrifoglio in 2016 requiring just 7:32 for a full lap of the 12.8-mile circuit. Porsche holds the record for all cars, with its 911 GT2 RS this month setting an insane 6:47.3 time. At the wheel of the Stelvio Quadrifoglio was Fabio Francia. The Alfa Romeo tester was also the driver...

  • 2018 Nissan Armada Platinum Reserve
    2018 Nissan Armada goes lux with Platinum Reserve trim

    Nissan on Thursday unveiled the 2018 Armada Platinum Reserve at the 2017 Texas State Fair. The Platinum Reserve trim is the highest for the Armada and adds a number of features that brings the big SUV closer in spec to its Infiniti QX80 sibling. The list includes a dark chrome finish for the front...

  • 2019 Porsche Cayenne
    2019 Porsche Cayenne deep dive

    It’s the very antithesis of Porsche. Or is it? The Cayenne, an SUV, is the sports car company's second best seller, behind another SUV, the Macan. It may be an SUV, but it’s still a Porsche and that means it has to be sporty. Porsche is introducing the third generation of the Cayenne...

  • 2019 BMW X3 M spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 BMW X3 M spy shots and video

    Feast your eyes on the latest spy shots and video of BMW’s upcoming X3 M. The high-performance crossover SUV is based on the recently revealed third-generation X3, and when it arrives it will do battle with the Porsche Macan Turbo as well as a new GLC63 from Mercedes-AMG. We've also heard...

  • 2018 Land rover Range Rover Velar
    Land Rover to reportedly target Mercedes-Benz S-Class with Road Rover

    Land Rover is poised to offer a road-biased luxobarge to rival the Mercedes-Benz S-Class by the end of the decade. That’s according to Autocar which reports that Land Rover is developing the vehicle, code-named the Road Rover, in parallel with a next-generation Jaguar XJ. The vehicle will...

  • 2019 Volvo XC40
    2019 Volvo XC40 allows your friend or family to borrow the car without a key

    Say you’re away on vacation and someone you trust, perhaps a close friend or family member, needs to borrow your car. With the 2019 Volvo XC40 arriving next spring, you’ll be able to grant a person access to the car via an app. The person borrowing the car will be able to access and...

  • Wey XEV concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

    Great Wall is China’s largest producer of SUVs and pickup trucks but the company has ambitions to be much more than that. Great Wall has openly admitted its desire to acquire Jeep in its attempts to become the world’s biggest producer of SUVs but at the same time the company wants to develop its own brands. Two of its leading brands are Haval and the eponymous Great Wall. Now the company has added Wey to the list. Wey is Great Wall’s new luxury brand specializing in SUVs. The brand draws its name from Great Wall founder Wei Jianjun and adopts his philosophy of accessible...

  • Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept, 2016 Paris auto show
    Mercedes investing $1B in Tuscaloosa plant to build electric SUVs

    Mercedes-Benz will spend $1 billion in its Tuscaloosa, Alabama assembly plant to build batteries and electric SUVs, the German automaker confirmed Thursday as part of the 20th anniversary celebration for its U.S. plant. The electric SUV is scheduled for early next decade. The plans call for a new...

  • 2019 Volvo XC40
    2019 Volvo XC40 preview: buy your SUV like you buy your smartphone

    The 2019 Volvo XC40 may change the way cars are bought–or, rather, subscribed to. With the XC40, which reaches showrooms next spring, as a 2019 model, Volvo says it will not only introduce its third new crossover SUV in four years. It will also offer buyers a choice between a traditional sale...

  • Dodge Durango Hellcat by Plum Floored Creations
    Someone built a Durango Hellcat because Dodge won't

    You know what didn’t exist until now? A Dodge Durango Hellcat. Add some motivation and mechanical knowledge—a lot of elbow grease—and let's make tire-shredding history. You’re welcome, America. A 2012 Dodge Durango R/T owner wanted to get her husband a gift, so she called...

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger introduces the Kreisel Hummer H1 electric conversion
    Arnold Schwarzenegger’s dream of an electric Hummer H1 comes true thanks to Kreisel

    Arnold Schwarzenegger was influential in getting AM General’s military-duty Humvee converted for civilian use in the 1990s. Since then his environmental consciousness has grown, making his beloved Hummer H1, the name of the civilian Humvee, quite the contradiction. Now, thanks to Austrian...

  • Infiniti QX50 concept, 2017 Detroit auto show
    Mull and crossbones: Infiniti QX50 on hiatus; QX60 Hybrid killed

    Infiniti is pausing two of its crossovers for 2018, the automaker confirmed Tuesday. Nissan's luxury brand said it won't offer a 2018 QX50 ahead of a completely overhauled model that's expected to hit dealers early next year. This new 2019 Infiniti QX50 will closely resemble the QX50 concept shown...

  • Teaser for Mitsubishi e-Evolution concept debuting at 2017 Tokyo Motor Show

    After multiple generations, Mitsubishi put its rally-bred Lancer Evolution out to pasture last year. Execs at the Japanese firm have been hinting for several years about a radical successor that would utilize electrification, come in new body style, and finally shed all vestiges with the humble Lancer on which every Evo has been based. Now, just a month out from the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi has dropped the first image of what it’s calling the e-Evolution concept. All Mitsubishi is willing to say is that the concept features a coupe-like SUV body, a sophisticated all-wheel-drive...

  • 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque test mule spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Next-gen Range Rover Evoque will offer plug-in hybrid option

    Land Rover is working on a redesign for its Range Rover Evoque. The new compact SUV is expected in 2019 and should offer a plug-in hybrid option. The information was reported by Autocar and follows news this week that the larger Range Rover Sport and Ranger Rover models will offer a plug-in hybrid...

  • 2018 Jeep Wrangler spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Jeep Wrangler spy shots

    Jeep’s next-generation Wrangler, the JL, is almost here. The reveal is now just a few months away and the latest prototypes are wearing barely any camouflage gear. They reveal a number of details such as the new grille, front and rear fascias, front and rear LED lights, hinges for the...

  • Reservation for EQ electric SUV on Mercedes-Benz’s Norwegian website
    You can already reserve Mercedes’ EQC electric SUV in Norway

    The first product from Mercedes-Benz’s new EQ sub-brand for electrified cars will be a small electric SUV labeled the EQC. The vehicle was previewed by the Generation EQ concept unveiled at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, and it has already been spotted in test mule form. It’s confirmed to...

  • 2,000,000th Land Rover Defender
    Unofficial Land Rover Defender successor gets a name: Projekt Grenadier

    Decades of Land Rover Defender production finally came to a close in early 2016. While Land Rover has confirmed a successor is coming soon, there are concerns this modern Defender won’t quite the match the original’s rugged, no-nonsense design and ability to master everything from muddy...

  • Bentley Bentayga Le Mans Editions by Kahns Design
    Kahn Design takes on the Bentley Bentayga

    Kahn Design is known for taking exotic sports and luxury vehicles and transforming them into aggressively styled bespoke builds. The latest machine to capture the British outfit's attention is the Bentley Bentayga. If you polled the average enthusiast on how they felt about the styling of the stock...

  • Land Rover Experience "Defender Driving Experience" with vintage Defender

    Early last year, its maker laid the Land Rover Defender to rest, but it certainly hasn't forgotten about the SUV. In fact, it still lets enthusiasts have a go behind the wheel of the iconic off-roader at its newly-launched Land Rover Experience. The brand announced the Land Rover Experience will take place at new "Experience Centers" in California, Vermont, and North Carolina, including the chance for a full- or half-day behind the wheel of a vintage Land Rover Defender. Those interested will have to schedule the "Defender Driving Experience" where they will be able to put the Defender...

  • 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Hybrid (European spec)
    Land Rover readying plug-in hybrid Range Rovers

    Land Rover has already paired one of its diesel engines with an electric motor and battery pack to create a hybrid Range Rover. There's nothing too special about that model except its massive price premium and curb-weight jump. Now, though, Land Rover has a more optimized solution in the pipeline...

  • 2018 Mazda CX-8
    Mazda CX-8 revealed: a new 3-row SUV for Japan

    Crossover SUVs with three rows are all the rage with families, and one of the more handsome options in the mainstream segment is the Mazda CX-9. However, the CX-9 is just a tad too big for some markets so Mazda is introducing a slightly smaller, more dynamically-styled 3-row SUV called the CX-8...

  • Bentley EXP 12 Speed 6e concept, 2017 Geneva auto show
    Bentley ditches sub-Bentayga SUV in favor of electric sports car

    From the sound of it, the Bentley Bentayga will soldier on as the luxury brand's sole SUV for the foreseeable future. Brand boss Wolfgang Dürheimer made this clear when he recently said an electric sports car has taken priority over a SUV slotting in below the Bentayga. The two models were the...

  • Lamborghini Urus concept, 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Lamborghini Urus will be fastest SUV around Nürburgring, top 187 mph

    The biggest bull from Lamborghini will ride around the Nürburgring Nordschleife faster than any SUV before it and top 187 mph. Lamborghini research and development chief Maurizio Reggiani made those claims Wednesday at the Frankfurt auto show ahead of the SUV’s global debut later this...

  • 2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo, 2017 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo takes familiar route to high performance

    Porsche knows chemistry. Take an engine from the Porsche Panamera Turbo that can reach 150 mph (ask me how I know), and add the third-generation Cayenne. The solution is the 2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo that appeared Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). Or maybe it's alchemy because the...

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