Crossovers
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The 2016 Mazda CX-3 will join a growing cadre of subcompact crossovers.
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Toyota To Launch Subcompact Utility Vehicle As Nissan Juke Competitor
The Toyota C-HR concept will reportedly spawn a production subcompact vehicle.
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2015 Chevrolet Trax Crossover: Price To Start At $21,000
The 2015 Chevrolet Trax goes on sale in January.
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Jeep Renegade Is 'Male,' While Fiat 500X Will Be More 'Female': Analyst
The 2015 Jeep Renegade, a subcompact crossover from Jeep's owner Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, won't go on sale for a few more months--although it's now in dealerships in Europe. The littlest Jeep will add incremental sales in North America, although its main markets are likely to be Asia and Europe...
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2015 Honda CR-V: New Engine, CVT For Higher Gas Mileage, New Features, Mild Restyle
The 2015 CR-V boasts improved gas mileage thanks to a new CVT.
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2015 Jeep Renegade On Sale In Europe Next Week, U.S. Sales Start Dec Or Jan
The 2015 Jeep Renegade is Jeep's smallest modern utility vehicle.
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Pity poor Mitsubishi, whose Outlander Plug-In Hybrid has been on sale in Europe and Asia for almost two years. But the plug-in hybrid SUV's U.S. debut has been delayed several times, and now is set for the fall of 2015, likely as a 2016 model. Now we can get a glimpse of what the revised plug-in hybrid 2016 Outlander will look like, courtesy of a "concept" that will be shown at next week's Paris Motor Show. DON'T MISS: When Will Plug-In Electric SUVs And Crossovers Go On Sale? The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Concept-S is a thinly disguised version of the updated Outlander, which will receive a...
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2015 Honda CR-V Revealed; Updated SUV's Details To Come Next Week
The 2015 Honda CR-V will feature updated styling and other changes.
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2005-2008 Ford Escape Hybrid Recalled, Also Mercury Mariner Hybrids
Certain Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mariner Hybrid crossovers are being recalled to fix a coolant issue.
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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid: Gas Mileage Drive Report
The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid isn't a "forbidden fruit", but it sure feels like one to American customers right now. A series of delays has pushed its on-sale date to fall 2015, almost two years after it debuted in Japan and a full year after it went on sale in Europe. Luckily, that...
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2015 Buick Envision Compact Crossover Unveiled In China
The 2015 Buick Envision will be sold in the U.S. as a 2016 model.
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2015 Tesla Model X Electric SUV To 'Devour' Premium Segment: Report
The 2015 Tesla Model X could be a bigger success than the Model S, according to Morgan Stanley.
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Mazda is set to field a competitor to cars like the Nissan Juke, Jeep Renegade and Buick Encore by 2016. Likely dubbed 'CX-3', the subcompact crossover would slot in under the CX-5 in Mazda's lineup. Speaking to The Motor Report, Mazda Australia boss Martin Benders has said that a new, smaller Mazda crossover is "not that far away". The new car would likely share a platform with the new Mazda2 subcompact--a car also sharing its underpinnings with the next-generation Toyota Yaris. It'll allow Mazda--one of the world's few remaining independent large carmakers--to gain greater economies of...
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Sure, SUVs Are Back--But They're Not Your Father's SUVs
Bad news for green-car fans: SUVs are back, and sales are stronger than ever. Good news: They're not the same old SUVs. Don't resign yourself to a hermetically-sealed, solar-powered bunker to avoid the pollution from all those sport utilities just yet. The new SUVs and crossovers are significantly...
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Why Your Car Is A Truck, Under Federal Law, And What Makes It One
If you've got any plans to buy a 2015 Lexus NX 300h when it hits the U.S, you might be surprised to learn that it's not actually a car. According to the EPA, your new luxury crossover vehicle is nothing more than a light truck. It doesn't look like a truck. It doesn't drive like a truck. So why is...
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Ten Compact Crossovers With Great Gas Mileage
Whoever invented the crossover must have been a marketing genius. Few segments have grown as quickly over the last decade than these SUV-like cars that offer greater utility without the efficiency sacrifices of a larger vehicle. Gas mileage is improving all the time too, allowing the average...
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SUVs And Crossover Utility Vehicles Now Outsell Sedans In U.S.
SUV and crossover sales outpace sedan sales for the first time ever.
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2015 Lexus NX 300h Hybrid: First Drive Of Luxury Compact Utility Vehicle
The 2015 Lexus NX is the first compact crossover from Toyota's luxury brand, and it's been a long time coming. Unlike the mid-size Lexus RX, which helped to launch the luxury crossover category 15 years ago, the smaller NX faces established competitors from the German luxury brands. But Lexus will...
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While the keys of the first Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell to be leased in the U.S. were handed over last month, the automaker is putting the final touches on the new 2016 Hyundai Tucson. It's expected to launch early next summer. Hyundai's chief U.S. designer, Chris Chapman, told us the next Tucson will be "as big a leap in design as the first-generation Elantra to the second-gen." DON'T MISS: New Diesel SUVs & Crossovers: Jeep, Audi, Mercedes, VW Fuel Economy Tested While we're curious to see the new aesthetic, we're also curious about the automaker's powertrain strategy. With Hyundai tapping...
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2014 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: Gas Mileage Review
The Toyota Highlander Hybrid remains the sole seven-seat hybrid vehicle on the market, and it has been redesigned and updated for the 2014 model year. While smaller vehicles--the Prius far ahead of any other model--make up the bulk of U.S. hybrid sales, the 2014 Highlander Hybrid stands at the top...
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When Will Plug-In Electric SUVs And Crossovers Go On Sale?
Have patience, all you SUV and crossover fans who desperately want one that plugs in and runs electrically. They're coming, but you've got a year to wait--or perhaps a bit less, with luck. Only two vehicles remotely qualify today as plug-in crossovers or SUVs, and neither offers all-wheel drive--a...
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New Diesel SUVs & Crossovers: Jeep, Audi, Mercedes, VW Fuel Economy Tested: UPDATED
You read a lot about hybrids and electric cars these days, but fuel-efficient diesel engines will be coming in certain classes of cars this year and in the future. The most recent crop of diesel launches has been in the crossover utility vehicle class, of which we've now driven three different...
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2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid U.S. Arrival: Fall 2015 After All
Within the next year and a half, three different plug-in hybrid SUVs or crossovers will arrive on the U.S. market, or at least some parts of it. And one of them will be the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid, whose limited launch is set for sometime in autumn 2015--despite quite recent...
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2016 Fiat 500X Crossover To Be Officially Launched On July 4
While the Chrysler portion of the newly constituted Fiat Chrysler Automobile company moves ahead on its revised product plan, there will be a new Fiat coming soon as well. The long-awaited 2016 Fiat 500X crossover utility vehicle, with available all-wheel drive, will be unveiled on July 4th...
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