Tag: Crossover
First Drive: 2016 Volvo XC90 T6
My first drive opportunity in the 2016 Volvo XC90 was in a T6 Inscription model. This is the top-end trim level, and it felt very much its place the moment I sat behind the wheel. It's clear Volvo has paid a great ...
First Look: 2017 GMC Acadia
The all-new more now than ever mid-sized 2017 GMC Acadia remains a three-row crossover SUV with seating for up to seven passengers, in spite of it being re-sized downward to the tune of six inches of length. Now ri...
First Drive: 2014 Hyundai Tucson Limited
The Tucson is Hyundai's smallest SUV in North America, first introduced in this current generation as a 2010 model. Thus it's styling is the oldest in the Hyundai showroom, not fully embracing the company's freshest F...
Test Drive: 2015 Ford Edge Titanium AWD
Our 2015 Ford Edge Titanium comes with most of the bling and flash available with exception to the larger 21-inch wheels you can get on the top-dog Sport model. Even here though, ours was optioned with some pretty hea...
First Look: Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe
Just when you thought they had enough crossover sport utility models in their lineup, this week they unveil the new Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe. What is it? First lets get our naming structure right. The GLE Coupe is b...
Motoring Minute: 2015 Volvo XC90 T8 Twin-Engine
Volvo this week announced the top line trim for their upcoming 2015 XC-90 luxury SUV, the T8. While T8 would have previously meant a V8 engine, the new T8 has what Volvo calls Twin Engine technology. Since the comp...
Is Top Safety Pick for passengers? Not so much
The 2016 Hyundai Tucson was the only compact SUV in its class of Top Safety Pick contenders to be true to the honor this week when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tested them all for the small-overla...
First Drive: 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line
The 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan has been with us for some time in its current form, and is likely in its last year as we see it today. Next year an all-new redesigned model debuts that will be a larger seven passenger, thr...
Test Drive Review: 2015 Jeep Patriot 4×4
The 2015 Jeep Patriot remains a strong seller in spite of its age, outselling the new Jeep Renegade by a significant margin, so we test drive it to see why that is. As I said at the outset, the Jeep Patriot has bee...
First Look: 2017 Ford Escape
The 2017 Ford Escape, which makes its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, gets a significant infusion of style, features and powertrain options to keep it fresh in the landscape of new crossover competitors. While ...
