SUVs
Design Q Gives Range Rovers Wings, Plus Other “Desirable” Features
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The whole term of VIP has really progressed over the last few decades. When it comes to automotive, there’s an entire VIP trend that outfits cars with a low-to-the-ground ride height and wildly aggressive wheels that poke beyond the fenders. This style, extremely popular in Japan, normally sees outfitted black vehicles with dark tint and…
Lincoln MKT Press Car Gets Wheels Jacked in Detroit
“this stuff happens all the time, I get around two calls a day on stripped cars. Some people will take anything, mirrors, headlights you name it.”
Range_e Range Rover Hybrid Coming in 2013
Land Rover has announced that its first hybrid models will arrive 2013 and has unveiled the Range_e, a concept based on the Range Rover Sport, but using a hybrid diesel powertrain. Tests for the hybrid models will begin later this year with a production date set for 2013 – coinciding with a complete overhaul of…
Consumer Reports Drops “Do Not Buy” Label from Lexus GX460
Consumer Reports has removed the “Do Not Buy” label from the Lexus GX460 luxury SUV, announcing that changes made by Lexus to the vehicle’s stability control program have solved the issue that CR initially said could cause a roll over and, therefore, posed a safety risk. In response to the magazine’s initial test, Lexus halted…
2012 Ford Explorer Previewed, But Launch Date Unclear
The 2012 Ford Explorer was shown to dealers at a meeting Tuesday, but confusion over the launch date of the vehicle put a damper on the buzz surrounding the pivotal Ford product. The Explorer is a popular vehicle for Ford, but the new generation will change from a traditional truck-based SUV to a car-based crossover….
2011 Mercedes ML-Class Grand Edition; Another Way For MB To Part You And Your Money
Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled its Grand Edition package for the ML-lineup (ML63 excluded) and as far as we can tell, it’s an appearance package with new wheels, blue tinted glass, fancy LED headlights and some other minor cosmetic upgrades. Make ours an ML350 Bluetec in white. If the outrageous ML63 AMG isn’t available, then we…
Arden Reveals Renderings of 2010 Range Rover Sport AR5
Arden has been a long time tuner of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, dating all the way back to 1976. They’ve done some radical things with Range Rover Sports in the past, including wing doors that are reminiscent of Lamborghini’s vertical doors. Their choice of styling is a nice blend of subtle, yet aggressive –…
Report: BMW Considering X4 Model
Proving that you can never have enough niche vehicles, BMW is reportedly considering production for a possible X4 after the X6 SUV/Coupe sold 80,000 units worldwide last year, beating expectations by 100 percent. Now, BMW is looking into the prospect of building something smaller, but with the same profile and styling cues as the X6….
Lexus Resumes Sales Of GX460, Soccer Moms Denied Opposite Lock Hoonage
Lexus has resumed selling its awesome drift-wagon full-sized GX460 SUV, with a new software update for the stability control system. The “stop-sale” order was given after Consumers Reports magazine deemed the GX460 unsafe and put it on the magazines “Do Not Buy” list, after the GX460 oversteered during Consumer Reports’ “Throttle Lift Test.” Astute readers…
Recall Notice: Ford Recalling 2010 Explorer Sport Trac for Faulty Seat Recliner
Ford Motor Company recently announced that it is recalling 2010 Explorer Sport Trac models, built between December 15 2009 and February 3 this year, for faulty seat recliner mechanisms
Mercedes Test Driver Crashes ML Prototype, One Dead
A heavily disguised prototype of the 2012 Mercedes ML crashed into a Mazda that was stranded on the side of a road near Stuttgart, Germany. The driver of the Mazda was killed, and the ML rolled down the road for 800 feet before coming to a stop. Three fatal crashes involving manufacturer test vehicles have…
Report: New Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 To Debut In 2012, Targeting BMW X5 M Performance
The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is a vehicle commonly driven by backwards-hat types, who like to blast loud music and cut you off indiscriminately, as well as ostentatious chairmen of multinational corporations. With a new Grand Cherokee premiering in 2011, a void will be left in the lineup for those who aspire to the heights of…
Recall Notice: Toyota Recalls 2003 Sequoia for Stability Control Upgrade
Toyota‘s recall issues just keep coming, with news from the Japanese automaker that it will recall 50,000 Sequoia SUVs from 2003. The problem with the trucks stems from the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system, but it is quite unlike the VSC problem recently identified in the Lexus GX460 – which was recalled for a stability…
China’s Huatai B35 SUV Combines Porsche, Bentley, Audi and Who Knows What Else
Having been to BYD Auto’s facilities in Shenzhen, China, we have witnessed first-hand the development stages of China’s new-age automotive manufacturers. What was most entertaining was how BYD Auto blatantly copies well-established auto manufacturers when it comes to the styling of its vehicles. In fact, one of the vehicles they had displayed in their museum…
Recall Notice: Toyota Announces Lexus GX460 Recall to Update Stability Control Software
Toyota has just announced that it will recall the Lexus GX460 luxury SUV in order to update the vehicle’s stability control software. The recall applies to just 9,400 2010 model year SUVs – which only recently went on sale. This recall comes as just a few weeks ago Consumer Reports issued a “Do No Buy”…
Next-Gen Ford Explorer Getting Easy-to-Use “Trail Management System”
While Ford has made the decision to turn the Explorer from an SUV into a crossover, it seems committed to making that crossover as capable as possible. Ahead of its debut, Ford has announced the new Explorer will get a “terrain management system” to help owners get the most out of the 4WD system. After…
Report: Volkswagen Considering Rear-Drive Touareg
Volkswagen may be looking to offer a rear-drive version of the Touareg SUV. This news comes from a report by French publication L’Automobile, citing an unnamed member of the Touareg engineering team and comes not long after the world premiere at the Geneva Auto Show. The reason for the two-wheel drive option would he to…
Report: Porsche Expects One in Seven Cayennes Sold to be a Hybrid
Porsche has high hopes for its first every hybrid production car – the Cayenne S Hybrid – with word that the company expects as many a one-in-seven Cayennes sold to be of the green variety. Word comes from an unnamed Porsche representative, who made the comments to Auto Telegraaf in the Netherlands. The Cayenne S…
“Concerned” Scientists Give BMW X6 Hybrid a Failing Grade
BMW’s X6 ActiveHybrid compares unfavorably against the Mercedes-Benz S400, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Report: Lexus GX460 on Consumer Reports “Do Not Buy” List Due to Rollover Concerns [with Video]
When it rains it pours, and that’s certainly what’s been going on for Toyota Motor Corp when it comes to bad PR. In the midst of the automaker’s current recall crisis, it is now being faced with an issue that’s sure to put the brakes (pun intended) on sales of one of its models. According…
Report: Next-Gen Range Rover to Drop Almost 1,000 Lbs
The next generation Range Rover is due out in 2012 and according to a new report by AutoCar, it will be drastically different – although it might not necessarily look that way. The biggest change planned is that the fully-capable luxury SUV will ride on an all new platform similar to that used for the…
2011 Audi Q7 Gets New 3.0T Engine, 8-Speed Automatic Transmission
Audi‘s Q7 SUV is getting a new Supercharged 3.o-liter (3.0T) engine for 2011, as well as an 8-speed automatic transmission, two features that will no doubt deliver vast improvements in fuel economy. The same engine offered in the A6 3.0T and Audi S4, the 3.0T motor will be offered in both a low boost and…
New York 2010: Porsche Debuts 2011 Cayenne Models Including New Cayenne S Hybrid
Porsche chose the New York Auto Show as the first North American venue to showcase its second-generation Cayenne luxury SUV, including the high-performance Turbo model and fuel-efficient Hybrid. The Cayenne S Hybrid, the first production hybrid from the German sports car maker, is powered by a 3.o-liter V6 engine that is supercharged and mated to…
New York 2010: 2011 Infiniti QX56 Unveiled with 25% More HP, Same Price as 2010 Model
The 2011 Infiniti QX56 was unveiled at the New York Auto Show with more power, better fuel economy, but the same price as the 2010 version. Unless its predecessors which were based on the Nisssan Armada, the new QX56 shares DNA with the Nissan Patrol. The direct-injected 5.6l engine has a claimed output of 400…
