SUVs
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The Mazda CX-5 has always been one of our favorite compact crossover utility vehicles, not only for its fuel efficiency but also for its capacious functionality and fun-to-drive nature. First launched as a 2013 model, the CX-5 has been lightly updated for 2016 with minor tweaks to styling, suspension, and featured equipment. We spent a long weekend with a top-of-the-line 2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD model, putting more than 400 miles on it over four days. DON'T MISS: 2016 Mazda CX-5: full review Rated at 26 mpg combined (24 mpg city, 30 mpg highway), the all-wheel-drive CX-5 with the...
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Audi e-Tron All-Electric 'Coupe SUV' Confirmed For 2018
Audi will launch its "sport SUV with electric drive" in 2018.
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2016 Volvo XC90 T8: First Plug-In Hybrid With 240-Volt Charging Cord
The 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" will come standard with an AeroVironment TurboCord charging cord.
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2016 Fiat 500X AWD: Quick Drive Report
The 2016 Fiat 500X drives more like a tall car than a shrunken SUV.
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2015 Chevrolet Trax: Gas Mileage Review Of Small SUV
Sport-utility vehicles are all about hauling stuff, so collecting a set of 40-year-old wheels seemed like the perfect road test for the new 2015 Chevrolet Trax. The subcompact SUV offered cargo space for the wheels--which, frankly, would have fit into a sedan--along with decent gas mileage on our...
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New Vehicle Fuel-Economy Fell In April, Likely Due To SUV Sales
The sales-weighted average fuel economy of new cars and trucks was 25.2 mpg for April 2015.
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The 2016 Honda HR-V will start at just under $20,000.
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Audi Electric 'SUV Coupe' Arrives In 2018 Or 2019: CEO
It's now clear that we'll see a slew of all-electric luxury vehicles with ranges of 200 miles or more from German makers Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz starting in 2017 or 2018. What's less clear is whether those vehicles will be developed as electric cars from the ground up or whether they'll be...
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2016 Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-In Hybrid Priced At $69,100; Sportier R-Design Is $71,000
We'd missed it until now, but pricing for the 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 'Twin Engine' plug-in hybrid SUV was released earlier this month. The base XC90 T8 Momentum trim level carries a sticker price of $69,095, which includes a mandatory $995 delivery fee. The sportier XC90 T8 R-Design starts at $70,995...
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Hey, Media: Electric Cars Aren't Hybrids, The Difference Matters
It all started with an article by Edmunds that boiled down to "owners of green cars are trading them in for SUVs in record numbers." That may be true--and it has since been widely covered and recirculated by many other sites--but the auto-data giant neglected a crucial point that it really ought to...
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2016 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid Unveiled At New York Auto Show
The 2016 Lexus RX 450h was unveiled at the 2015 New York Auto Show.
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2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid To Launch At New York Auto Show
It took a bit longer than expected, but Toyota will launch a hybrid-electric version of its popular RAV4 compact crossover utility vehicle at next week's New York Auto Show. The company sent out a teaser photo this morning, showing the rear of a RAV4 with badges saying "Hybrid" and "Limited" on the...
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The 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE may seem like a new model, but in fact it's the renamed sport-utility vehicle we used to know as the ML-Class. And the company has released details of the full range of 2016 GLE models, including its first-ever plug-in hybrid SUV, to be known as the GLE 550e. It's the third plug-in hybrid in the range, after the 2015 S 550 Plug-In Hybrid (shortly to go on sale in California) and the 2016 C 350e (for which we'll release driving impressions shortly). DON'T MISS: 2016 Mercedes-Benz C350 Plug-In Hybrid: First Details From Detroit Auto Show The powertrain of the GLE 550e...
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Tesla Model X: Video, Spy Shots Of Prototype Testing On CA Roads
The Tesla Model X should be arriving in buyers' driveways within six months, if the company keeps to its latest schedule and starts delivering the all-electric SUV in the third quarter of this year. But Tesla Motors is being uncharacteristically quiet about its next model line, saying it'll simply...
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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid: Major Refinements Planned
The upcoming Mitsubishi Outlander refresh could be more significant than it appears.
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Mitsubishi Gives Up On Sedans, To Make Only SUVs Henceforth
With the 2012 departure of Suzuki from the U.S. market, the title of "most challenged" automaker probably passes to Mitsubishi. While it's backed by a huge Japanese conglomerate, it's a tiny player in the tough North American market, and has had few new products lately. Now comes news that the...
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Green 'Alternative Power' Vehicles No Longer A Top 10 Segment In 2014: Report
Green cars were bumped out of the top 10 new-vehicle segments in 2014, new research claims.
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2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e Plug-In Hybrid SUV To Debut In Shanghai Next Month
The 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e is the production version of the Concept X5 eDrive from the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Toyota is recalling certain RAV4 EV electric cars over a software issue.
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2017 Audi Q7 e-Tron Plug-In Hybrid Will Be Gasoline, Not Diesel, For U.S. And China
No diesel hybrids are now sold in North America, but diesel enthusiasts have lately been salivating over the Audi Q7 e-tron quattro diesel plug-in hybrid formally launched at the Geneva Motor Show. Sadly for those TDI fans, Audi will limit that model to European sale. Both North America and China...
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2016 Mazda CX-3 Gets Only A Diesel Engine In Japan (Forbidden Fruit)
The 2016 Mazda CX-3 will be be diesel only in Japan.
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2017 Audi Q7 e-Tron Quattro Diesel Plug-In Hybrid: Live Photos From Geneva Motor Show
The Audi Q7 e-tron quattro diesel plug-in hybrid model was official unveiled today at the Geneva Motor Show. The car's reveal followed last month's release of the first photos, details, and specifications of the all-new 2017 Audi Q7 line. Audi says the Q7 e-tron quattro is "the world's first...
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Infiniti QX30 Concept: Small Luxury SUV Previews 2016 Model At Geneva Show
The Infiniti QX30 previews an upcoming production model based on the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class.
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Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid: Missing In Action, Or Just Slow-Selling?
The Nissan Pathfinder crossover utility vehicle seems to be doing well for Nissan, following its 2013 reinvention as a seven-seat family vehicle rather than the tough truck-based 4x4 that had previously defined the Pathfinder name. There's one model of the Pathfinder, however, that seems to be...
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