Archive for the ‘SUV’ Category

Audi Q7

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Audi is readily admitting that this will not be a true SUV, rather designing it for on road use and only light duty off-roading. The 20”whells clearly drive home this point. The Audi Q7 is more of  a crossover vehicle rather than a rough-and-tough SUV. The ...

The Volkswagen touareg

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

The Volkswagen touareg  is luxurious and comfortable, It’s more practical than the BMW x5 and offers better off-road capability than the BMW or the Volvo XC 90 or most other midsize sport utilities. On the highway ,the Touareg offers a firm but reasonably smooth ride, though opting ...

Mitsubishi Motors to Unveil European Market Outlander On-road SUV at 2007 Geneva Motor Show

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Tokyo, Japan, Feb 5, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is to unveil the European market version of the Outlander on-road SUV and to display the Prototype-X concept for the next-generation high-performance 4WD sedan at the 77th Geneva International Motor Show in March. The 2007 Geneva Motor Show ...

Power Mirrors: Must-Have SUV Accessory

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

What's the one tech accessory that quickly pays for itself in lower repair costs? Without a doubt, it's the power-folding-mirrors option available on most SUVs and big passenger cars. They can make a vehicle half a foot narrower or more, and that may be all the difference when you zip ...

Hands On With the Phoenix Electric SUV

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Although Tesla Motors has received most of the attention recently, there's another cool new electric car about to debut in California, and it's surprisingly familiar looking. Phoenix Motorcars , along with the Tesla Roadster, were on display—and giving out test drives—at the Future in Review 2007 conference this week. Unlike the ...

Lexus RX 400h: A Stylish Hybrid SUV

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

The term "soccer mom" defined perhaps too well how many mothers lived the child-rearing parts of their lives in the 1990s. They hated that researchers could predict their voting and buying patterns just because they drove slab-sided Dodge Caravans and repair-prone Ford Windstars. That—and clunky design—helped dampen enthusiasm for the ...

Mercedes tweaks SUV range

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

At a time when most SUV purveyors are considering downsizing displacement of their V8 engines to improve fuel economy, Mercedes-Benz is putting bigger engines under the hoods of its ML- and GL-Class SUVs. The mid-size ML says farewell to the venerable 5.0-liter V8 engine and replaces it with the new ...

Maura Ciardello left her dog locked in her SUV at night when she ran into a store to pick up groceries

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Maura Ciardello left her dog locked in her SUV at night when she ran into a store to pick up groceries. Stephen Sexton, an off-duty, un-uniformed New Jersey cop, objected to this; according to Ciardello, he confronted her without immediately identifying himself as an officer and threw her against the ...

Mazda Demio Wins 2008 RJC Car of the Year Award; Mazda CX-7 Crossover Sports Utility Vehicle also Receives Special Award for ‘Best SUV’

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

This year's RJC Car of the Year winner, the Mazda Demio (known as the Mazda2 overseas), is a compact car that combines distinct styling, superb handling and very competitive running costs with the fun-to-drive spirit of Zoom-Zoom. Demio received high marks from RJC for its great fuel efficiency and drivability. ...

An SUV That Makes Sense

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

You might not be able to bear hearing nice things about a vehicle that weighs close to three tons—if so, you better flip the page. But if you need to carry a lot of cargo and pull a trailer, the 2007 GMC Yukon XL makes a fair amount of sense, ...