We received these spy photographs of two Ford crossovers running in the wild. These basically look like slightly modified and camouflaged versions of the Ford Galaxy MPV crossover, which is currently on sale in Europe. The Galaxy is a three-row crossover with up to 82 cu-ft of cargo/interior space, or about the same as the [...]
Assembled in Honda’s East Liberty, Ohio plant, the 2013 Honda Crosstour is, essentially, an all-wheel drive (AWD) Honda Accord wagon. When you look at the 2013 Honda Crosstour that way, it makes sense. Sure, it will never handle quite like a regular Accord, it will provide comfort over long miles with one of the best [...]
Jaguar has been on a mission to grow their fleet and expand their customer base. Jaguar sent the United States Patent and Trademark Office an application for a trademark under the name “XQ.” This story, originally reported on by Edmunds, has nothing else to offer the public in terms of who, what, when, where and why – [...]
The new 2013 Buick Encore is the automaker’s first small crossover vehicle. It comes with front- or all-wheel drive and has luxury, nimble handling, four-door hatchback versatility and decent fuel economy. The Encore also has just adequate open-road acceleration from its small, turbocharged and intercooled four-cylinder 1.4-liter engine. It’s fairly heavy at 3,180-3,309 pounds, so [...]
The mid-size 2013 Santa Fe Sport crossover has rakish new styling similar to that of Hyundai Sonata and Elantra sedans. It also has car-like road manners and plenty of room. The Santa Fe Sport should do well, even though it’s up against rivals such as the Honda Pilot, Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Edge, Nissan Murano and [...]
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Volkswagen will, once again, deny North America a slick product. The cute, little Volkswagen Cross Up! is a 74 horsepower, three-cylinder hatchback that’s based on the regular Volkswagen Up! Yes, the exclamation mark is part of the title. Not even the regular Volkswagen Up! is available for our market, what a bummer. Sure, a front drive runabout [...]
The refreshed 2013 Ford Flex continues to defy conventional thinking with in your face boxy styling. Is it a very large wagon, a crossover, an SUV, or a van? It doesn’t matter what you call it, because it can transport seven people in great comfort and carry a lot of their stuff as well. Isn’t [...]
There’s no better small crossover choice than the hot-selling 2012 Honda CR-V. With that said, Korea is on a roll and they have shaken up the compact crossover market with the turbocharged 2012 Kia Sportage SX. Styling The all-new 2012 Honda CR-V features a more sophisticated appearance. Body-lines are deeply sculpted and the [...]
The Lexus RX has been updated for the 2013 model year. It has a huge sales lead in the segment. Is this 2013 Lexus RX 350 AWD still doing all the right things to maintain its dominance? Lets break it down and find out. The most obvious change for 2013 is the new Lexus family [...]
What you’re looking at is a design study for Mercedes Benz, a design study that asks the question: what will the Mercedes-Benz G-Class be like in 2025? This is a design study only, but one that will appear in the flesh/sheet-metal at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show that The Fast Lane Car will be [...]
The 2013 Honda Crosstour is not very good looking. There, I said it! It’s slightly less disturbing to look at than the last generation, but that’s like saying a rhino is more pleasing when you place a flower behind its ear. Fortunately, the Honda Crosstour is an extremely well made vehicle – under the skin. There [...]
I declare the 2013 Volvo V40 Cross Country to be the best looking, small crossover in its segment – period. I know, I know – I’m shallow, but can you blame me? Nice job China, nice job Sweden – awesome job Volvo! The Volvo V40 Cross Country is one of the best designs Volvo has come [...]
Call it Kodo design, call it having its silly grin slapped off its face, call it a toughening of design resolve – the 2013 Mazda CX-9 finally looks cool. Thank god, Mazda got rid of that silly, gaping grin on what many consider to be one of the best handling, best made crossovers around. I could never [...]
Rolling around in the 2013 Acura RDX made my family’s tushies happy as it weaved its love over nasty surfaces. Seriously, this is one of the best riding vehicles in its class. It’s creamy even squishy over road surfaces that made the old RDX shutter like a tambourine. If you drive a Honda CR-V, you’re [...]
