Tag Archive for ‘Crossover’
Rough Roading the MINI Countryman Cooper S
Aaron Bartel takes the newest and largest MINI offroading at the Dirtfish Rally School’s back-lot. How well does the FWD MINI handle the mud and rocks?
2010 Chevy Equinox Makes the Grade
General Motors does this thing where every branch of the company shares a common platform and puts out pretty similar vehicles. Sometimes this is a strength – because customers are irrational and some of them just don’t like Chevy, but they liked the same car when it was made by Pontiac or Buick. Sometimes, though, [...]
2010 GMC Terrain – Return of the Son of Hummer
With the body of Hummer cold and in the ground, at least as a GM brand, GMC is back to its dominant position as the General’s tough truck and SUV division. The new 2010 GMC Terrain is a assertion of that dominance, taking its visual cues from the soon-to-be-Chinese Hummer like a warrior wearing a [...]
Kia’s All-New 2010 Sorento – Not Just Another CUV
“Thank you Jesus for KIA” reads the hand-lettered sign on a tidy front lawn in West Point, Georgia. That sentiment is shared wholeheartedly by residents throughout this small rural town on the Georgia/Alabama border. Before Kia entered a partnership with the Georgia state government to build a billion-dollar factory complex here, the town was just [...]
2010 Lincoln MKT: Crossing Over
Lincoln tries to shed its stodgy image with the brand-new MKS crossover. This Flex-based wagon features the 350hp EcoBoost turbo motor and is designed for someone named “Susan.” Is it any good?
2009 Mitsubishi Outlander SE
It’s been a little over a year since I took a 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander on the Alcan 5000 winter rally. With some friends, I drove that Outlander over 10,000 miles from Los Angeles, California to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, and then back again. Tuktoyaktuk is located at about 70 degrees north latitude at the end of [...]
2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X
Most of the evaluation cars sent to reporters for review are top-of-the-line models, with every possible option included. That’s good, for the most part, because it allows us to take a look at everything you might want to include on your personal car, and render some judgments on whether those options are worth the money. [...]
Subaru Legacy Concept to storm Detroit
Only a day after Subaru’s parent dropped a bombshell that it was departing from WRC action in 2009, Subaru of America dropped some news of its own: the Subaru Legacy Concept will be shown at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Historically, Subaru tends to use alphanumeric nomenclature for its “far out” concepts. For example, the [...]
2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara
2009 is shaping up to be about the worst year in modern history for the auto industry – maybe in all of history. By the time the 2010 models start arriving, we are likely to see a drastic reduction in models, manufacturer nameplates, and options. As it is, 2009 is probably going to be a [...]
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