Filed under: Crossovers/CUVs, BMW
Audi came out and said it was going to bring 26 new models by 2009. The way BMW is going, they have the same idea, they simply haven’t announced it. We don’t know who started it, but BMW appears determined not to let Audi or Mercedes occupy any segment without a BMW-branded […]
Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, China, Euro, Crossovers/CUVs, Infiniti, Nissan
Dave Guilford of Automotive News sat down with Carlos Tavares, Nissan MoCo’s global product chief, and the fruits of his investigative labors revealed that Infiniti has big plans over the next three years. A product push that involves a number of new models and expansion of the […]
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Marketing/Advertising, Crossovers/CUVs, Audi
Audi is going to put off the launch of three new SUVs into its arsenal until the end of the decade, primarily for marketing reasons. Really, it’s only one new model - the compact Q5 - plus diesel and hybrid versions of its Q7 crossover.
The reason for the delay is […]
Filed under: Crossovers/CUVs, Chevrolet, GM
Inside Line has got the, ummm, inside line on Chevrolet’s future CUV offerings, and the big news is that GM’s suppliers are saying a “crossover pickup” is in the cards. A four-door crew cab version in the same vein as the Honda Ridgeline is planned with both a sizable bed and […]
Filed under: Garage, SUVs, Crossovers/CUVs, Subaru
click above image for high-res gallery of the 2007 Subaru Forester Sports 2.5X
Subaru’s Forester is well into its second generation, but the styling and driving experience isn’t far removed from the unflappable friendly wagon that bowed in 1998. Why mess with a good thing?
The Forester Sports 2.5X is a handsome […]
Filed under: Concept Cars, SUVs, Euro, Crossovers/CUVs, BMW, MINI
When the X3 dries up, there’ll still be a BMW trucklet for the Austrian assembly and engineering firm to bolt together. BMW’s MINI brand has been reportedly getting an SAV (BMW parlance for CUV) for a while now, and that prospect looks like it’s inching toward reality. […]
Filed under: Euro, Crossovers/CUVs, Alfa Romeo, FIAT
The Italians are known for making great sports cars, touring cars, supercars, even little itty-bitty cars. Sport-utes, not so much. Lamborghini’s monster LM002 notwithstanding, the last time few times Fiat tried its hand at SUVs, it came up with the Sedici (a slightly taller than normal compact car built […]
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Crossovers/CUVs, Buick, GM
click above image to see more of the increasingly exclusive Buick Enclave
General Motors has a hit on its hands with the big, beautiful Enclave CUV. People all over the country are trying to get their hands on Buick’s luxurious iteration of the Lambda Ute. Rather than follow the time-dishonored practice […]
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Crossovers/CUVs, Nissan
With only two days between us and the unveiling of the redesigned Nissan Murano, The Car Connection saw fit to let out a couple of images of the 2009 CUV. The new front end is visible in all its, ummm… glory, and the shot of the freshened interior may […]
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Crossovers/CUVs, Nissan
click above image to view TONS of new 2009 Nissan Murano pics
var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/television/2009_Nissan_Murano_looks_like_a_Cylon’; The new front end of the 2009 Nissan Murano is now visible in all its, ummm… glory, and the new shots of the interior may have eschewed Alex’s initial concerns about […]
