Posted in Buick, Crossovers, Luxury vehicles, SUV on Sep 20th, 2012
“Can I get an Encore, do you want more? Cooking raw with the Brooklyn boy.” – Jay-Z, Encore Buick is selling the Encore as the perfect upscale city car, which means that it would be perfect for cruising through Brooklyn on a tour of Jay-Z’s homewtown. Built on the same chassis as the diminutive Chevy […]
Posted in Compact cars, Crossovers, Mini, Sports cars, SUV on Sep 10th, 2012
Mini has revealed the 2013 John Cooper Works Countryman. The new Mini John Cooper Works Countryman will use the engine already available in the Mini Cooper, Cooper Convertible, Clubman, Cooper Roadster and Cooper Coupe. The 2013 Countryman John Cooper Works will also get suspension upgrades by Mini’s in house tuner. If you’re looking to have […]
Posted in Crossovers, Ford, SUV on Jul 3rd, 2012
Ford has released June’s sales figures, and the blue oval has had a great month. Ford’s sales are up 7% for June compared to last year and year-to date sales are also up 7% with 1.14 million vehicles sold. While a lot of Ford’s cars and trucks did well, including the F-Series which sold 55,025 […]
Posted in Crossovers, Kia, SUV on Jun 18th, 2012
The 2013 Kia Sorento will be redesigned and will get LED lights, joining the ever-growing group of non-luxury vehicles to get the upscale addition. In addition to the lighting changes, the Sorento will get a redesigned body with new bumpers, for lights and a body with less scratch resistant flat black plastic and more painted […]
Posted in Crossovers, Diesel, Future Cars, SUV, Volkswagen on Mar 30th, 2012
Audi announced yesterday that the Allroad would be returning to America , this time based on an A4 rather than an A6, and now Volkswagen is testing the waters to see if a non-luxury off-road capable wagon could be successful. Just like the Allroad you might be familiar with, the VW Passat Alltrak will be […]
Posted in Compact cars, Crossovers, Luxury vehicles, Mini on Mar 14th, 2012
Update: Mini has changed the name of the small 2-door SUV back to the Paceman and has released production photos. Mini’s Paceman concept vehicle (shown below) is a two-door crossover based on the Countryman, so it follows reason that the production version of the Paceman will be called the Countryman Coupe. When you read Countryman […]
Posted in Battery-powered vehicles, Crossovers, Electric cars, Fuel Economy, Fuel Prices, Hybrids, Mitsubishi on Feb 9th, 2012
Mitsubishi has revealed the new 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander, giving us a sneak peak at the company’s small SUV a month ahead of the official unveiling next month at the Geneva Motor Show. In addition to a redesigned exterior, the Outlander will be available as a plug-in hybrid that could get up to 140-mpg. The 2013 […]
Posted in Car Reviews, car shopping, Crossovers, Hyundai, Nissan, SUV on Nov 23rd, 2011
Looking for an SUV but need something inexpensive, good on gas and easy to maneuver around parking lots? The 2012 Nissan Rogue and 2012 Hyundai Tucson start below $22,000 and get over 25-mpg. The Rogue and Tucson are available in either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive with four-cylinder engines. 2012 Nissan Rogue The 2012 Nissan […]
Posted in car shopping, Crossovers, Future Cars, Infiniti, Luxury vehicles, SUV on Nov 21st, 2011
Infiniti has revealed the 2013 Infiniti JX, a large crossover SUV that will offer the size and three row seating of a huge SUV without the normal atrocious gas mileage. Smaller than the QX56 land yacht Infiniti has been selling since 2004, the 2013 JX35 will have seating for seven, optional all-wheel drive and a […]
Posted in car shopping, Crossovers, Fuel cell, SUV on Nov 16th, 2011
Ford is completely redesigning the Escape for the 2013 model year and embracing the CUV segment much more than in the past. Unlike the outgoing Escape, which is styled like a traditional SUV and marketed as a go-anywhere vehicle capable of doing daily duties, the 2013 Ford Escape will be 100% crossover – for buyers […]
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