Crossover

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

We're only three months away from the New York Auto Show, site of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe debut, but as you well know, the inter-webs don't much like that waiting stuff. Thanks to the enthusiastic folks at the Hyundai Blog, we've got a sneak peek at Hyundai's redesigned crossover. One ...    Read more

Like it or loathe it, the BMW X6 created the crossover "coupe" segment, with its high-riding stance, less practical setup by way of its Quasimodo-inspired rear, and sporting demeanor. For 2013, BMW is further upgrading its niche-market machismo machine. Differences for the 2013 model year include: ...    Read more

It's been decades since diesel-powered cars lived up to the old stereotype perpetuated by those old soot-belching Mercedes-Benzes beloved by today's hipsters. Yet the perception of diesels being slow and archaic persists, at least in this country. Across the pond however, things are different, as proved by the introduction of ...    Read more

Because the yen isn't being kind to Japanese automakers doing business in North America, they've begun migrating from the Land of the Rising Sun to the Land of Spring Break the world over. Nissan, with its swell on, is no exception. Announced today, Japan's third-largest automaker will be moving west and ...    Read more

With the recently introduced 2013 Dodge Dart bowing at the North American International Auto Show Chrysler is riding a rising wave of momentum, and the Dart is at its core. Today, the Detroit-based auto announced it will introduce a new mid-size sedan to replace the unloved Chrysler 200 and Dodge ...    Read more

The winter represents different things to different people. Many people pack up and head to warmer climates at the first sign of snow. Others wait for it to pile up so a weekend at a favorable ski resort can happen. If you fall into the latter category of those who ...    Read more

The Buick Enclave and its platform mate, the GMC Acadia, have been on sale since 2007 without much of a refresh. It appears that’s about to change. Spotted out in the wild for the first time, it appears the 2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia are making way for extensive upgrades. ...    Read more

Kia Motors is recalling 145,755 Kia Optima and Kia Rondo models to repair a faulty clock spring in the steering column that could potentially stop the driver's front airbag from working. The recall affects 2006 to 2008 Kia Optima sedans manufactured between Sept. 29, 2005 and Jan. 29, 2008 and model ...    Read more