Crossover

Infiniti welcomed its latest crossover into its lineup yesterday morning as a 2013 JX doused in emerald green paint was the first to roll off the assembly line. A special ceremony was held at Nissan's Smyrna Vehicle Assembly facility with many Infiniti executives on hand to see the first production ...    Read more

The all-new Nissan Pathfinder SUV concept made its debut at this year's Detroit Auto Show. Heck, the automaker mercilessly teased the public and the press as early as December 2011 with silhouettes of the full-sized crossover and even a short video of its rear. The ...    Read more

You say tomato, I say Macan. Porsche has a long history of using typically terse, Teutonic numbers for their cars—it’s only through sheer will and perseverance that the three-digit numbers 911, 928, and 914 have passed into the realm of legend. But when Porsche actually starts giving us real names, ...    Read more

BMW is already bringing the 2013 BMW X3 to dealerships, replete with a new four-cylinder engine replacing its base model non-turbo inline-six. But with the new engine, among a long list of upgraded technology, BMW is holding the price of its new model to 2012 prices—$37,995 for the 2013 BMW ...    Read more

In 2010, Porsche announced intentions to introduce an all-new crossover to be slotted under the mid-sized Porsche Cayenne and designated the moniker "Cajun" as the crossover's unofficial new name. Today, the sports car company announced the compact SUV will be called the "Porsche Macan" and is scheduled to go ...    Read more

When walking up to your vehicle with a handful of groceries there's nothing more annoying then setting everything down to dig your keys out of your pocket. Many auto makers have finally realized this and have taken the necessary steps forward to make unloading goods as simple as kicking a ...    Read more

The all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5 crossover has all the bells and whistles you'd expect in a vehicle tasked with revitalizing a quiescent brand. In today's Video of the Day, Mazda shows off its Smart City Brake Support (SCBS), a technology which helps the driver avoid a front-end collision at low ...    Read more

Keeping things fresh in the BMW crossover camp, the German automaker is introducing a new engine for its X3 compact and a new M Sport package for the midsize X5. For the X3, BMW will bestow its new 2.0-liter twin-turbocharged four-cylinder engine to replace its base 3.0-liter inline-six. Its official name ...    Read more

This week marked the start of the Chicago Auto Show, showing us new Hyundais, Kias, a family crossover from GMC, and more, sustaining its reputation as the "consumers' auto show." Oh yeah, and there was a 650-horsepower Mustang GT500 convertible, surely an outlier. Regardless, it was a week of news, ...    Read more

We're really reticent to follow Nissan's lead and call the Pathfinder you see before you a "concept." After speaking with Nissan officials yesterday at the Chicago Auto Show, we're confident that with a few minor changes, the Nissan Pathfinder will make it to ...    Read more

A silent war is being fought by the German automakers and the U.S., and Spartanburg, N.C., is the latest battleground. Spartanburg is the center of BMW's manufacturing here in the states. Last year, the automaker sold 1.38 million vehicles worldwide, just ahead of rival Audi's 1.30 million units sold but well ...    Read more

Toyota announced yesterday it plans to expand its Princeton manufacturing facility in Indiana, and will add 400 jobs with it. The added support will increase production of the Highlander and Highlander hybrid. The Highlander is currently exported to Russia and Australia, and the Indiana production facility will be in charge ...    Read more

Mitsubishi claims to have coined the word "Crossover" when it first introduced the Outlander 11 years ago, but it's sad to think that this once relevant automaker is now resorting to such words as "will better comply with the times" when describing the third generation of its all new crossover. ...    Read more

Since coming to terms on an agreement five months ago, Chrysler and the United Auto Worker's union have been able to work so well together,  the pentastar's workers are being rewarded for their duties with an early payday. Chrysler is coming off its first net profit ($183 million) in fifteen years ...    Read more

Toyota has big plans for 2013, and aims to introduce 19 new Toyota, Lexus, and Scion models to the market, including the 2013 Toyota Avalon. We've heard rumblings about Toyota's premium sedan for several months now, that a radical redesign is on the horizon. This news, and more, was unveiled last weekend in ...    Read more

The GMC Terrain has been one of GMC's best-selling vehicles since its inception back in 2010 and the Detroit-based auto maker is looking to continue that trend. Last year saw Terrain sales rise 37 percent, its biggest gain ever with 83,179 vehicles finding new homes. In an effort to boost ...    Read more

The not-yet-released 2013 Ford Escape is almost here, and though we've seen Ford's popular crossover previously at the Los Angeles Auto Show, advanced details are finally starting to emerge. The latest feature on Ford's crossover is that it will feature some of Ford's most advanced technology in the form of ...    Read more

In 2010, the remains of the entity once known as Saab managed to hack out 147 examples of the Saab 9-4X crossover before giving up the ghost for good, guaranteeing that the number of owners of the handsome crossover would fill a Southwest flight with more empty seats than, say, ...    Read more

The Honda CR-V and the Ford Escape are not the only new and exciting crossover redesigns coming for 2012. The handsome new Mazda CX-5 offers bold, sporty styling and a class-leading non-hybrid fuel economy of up to 35 mpg highway. Best of all, Mazda undercut the competition with a $21,490 ...    Read more

Just days after Honda announced pricing for the Crosstour, they're forced to announce something else: the Crosstour, along with its Accord platform-mate, are being recalled for an airbag system that could fail to deploy the driver's side airbag. The driver's side airbag inflator is defective on about 341 Accords and ...    Read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has said that Toyota is recalling more than 400 of its 2011 model year RAV4 crossovers. The issue involves the vehicle's airbag system, specifically the curtain airbag. According to the federal agency, the wrong propellant was installed with the airbag system. The concern is that ...    Read more

Korean auto makers Hyundai and Kia had a very lucrative year in 2011 and that trend of success appears to have carried over into the first month of 2012. Both auto makers had a January for the record books (again) moving a staggering 78,211 units combined. Kia is up 27.8 ...    Read more

For fans of large-schnozed pseudo-coupe people movers, the Honda Crosstour now comes with a smaller engine, and a lower price: $27,655, for the well-equipped EX model. This is before an $810 destination charge, but also comes in at $2,685 less than the V-6-engined Crosstour. The big-engined model has 79 more horsepower ...    Read more

These days, we get worried when BMW's marketing and sales people say something like "This is a completely new category." The last time we heard that, BMW gave us the 5 Series Gran Turismo. Eek. This time, though, ...    Read more

In the United States, hybrids are generally thought of as the most fuel efficient option available. But in the case of the Audi Q5, the European diesel engine gets better fuel economy than the hybrid. So how do you market the Q5 Hybrid's fuel-sipping benefits here in America? By making ...    Read more