Kia unveiled the new 2011 Sportage this week at the Geneva Auto Show. For 2011, Kia will add some much needed funk to the Sportage in the form of a more stylish exterior and sportier driving experience. According to Autoweek, the 2011 Sportage will be longer, lower and wider than the previous generation.
The [...]
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Mitsubishi and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have started a recall program on 21,493 Outlander vehicles equipped with L.E.D. brake lamps. Apparently the “brake lamp switch may malfunction and cause them not to light up during brake application”, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
“The failure of the brake lamps to illuminate [...]
Audi Will Bring A Hybrid Q5 Crossover To The U.S In 2010
Posted in Luxury vehicles, SUV on Jan 12th, 2009
Audi is looking to enter a market they’ve never been in before. Car’s like BMW’s X3 and Acura’s RDX have all but dominated the small SUV/Crossover segment. With the combination of high driving position without the intimidation of driving a large vehicle, this new segment has seemingly exploded with potential buyers over the last couple [...]
Lexus has been pretty much alone in the luxury hybrid SUV market for quite some time now. That’s ok, they like it that way anyways. The company is now on the eve of unveiling their newest line of RX vehicles, and wouldn’t you know it, there is a new hybrid RX too.
Now called the RX450h, [...]
Nissan Getting Rid Of It’s Full-Size SUV’s
Posted in Nissan, SUV, Uncategorized on Dec 14th, 2008
In what appeared to be a surprising move, Nissan Motor Co. announced that they would be considering the future of their full-size SUV lineup. The company has stated the usual economic excuses, but there is more to this tale than meets the eye.
The SUV’s being considered for execution are the Nissan Armada and the Infiniti [...]
The Los Angeles Auto Show will be the site of the unveiling of the new generation of Lexus RX sport utility vehicles. Though not ever intended for cruising the jungle (maybe the suburban jungles) the RX350 has firmly established itself as a top player in the luxury SUV class.
Now Lexus will unveil the third generation [...]
Spy Shots!: Acura’s BMW X6 Rival Is Caught During Testing
Posted in Acura RL, Automotive, SUV on Nov 9th, 2008
Acura is readying a BMW X6 fighter, that’s a fact. Many prototypes have been spotted recently, and as their sightings become more and more of a everyday occurrence for spy photographers, they tend to cover it and move on. But this new SUV or Crossover or SUC or whatever the heck they are calling these [...]
Photos Of The New Lexus RX Get Leaked Onto The Net
Posted in Automotive, Lexus, SUV on Oct 31st, 2008
In what probably seems to be happening at an alarming rate for manufactures, Lexus is now the latest victim of the world wide web. Photos of the company’s new RX SUV have been leaked onto the internet ahead the vehicle’s scheduled debut at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.
The pictures seem to have been taken [...]
Chrysler has got to get it together. The company is facing extinction if they don’t turn around, and fast. No better proof for my argument is needed than the announcement made by the company recently that they would be closing the factory that produces it’s brand new full-size hybrid SUV’s.
The 2009 Chrysler Aspen Hybrid and [...]
Nissan In Spain To Lay Off Over 1,600 Workers
Posted in Automotive, Nissan, SUV on Oct 13th, 2008
It has come to light that yet another manufacture is being forced to lay off some of it’s workers. Nissan’s Spain division announced they will be laying off about 1,680 workers from it’s factories. This ultimately will cut production from three shifts a day to two shifts.
Fumiaki Matsumoto, vice president, Nissan Spanish Industrial Operations said [...]
