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You’d be forgiven by thinking that an Eclipse from Mitsubishi shouldn’t look like this. Only five years after retirement, the automaker is hoping the 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross will bring back repeat buyers with short memories and short pockets. Starting at a modest $24,240, the Eclipse Cross offers a crossover shoppers relatively...View the full article

Truck guys love feats of strength, but splitting hairs may not rise to that occasion. Ford announced Tuesday that its new 2018 Ford Super Duty would lay claim to the best available horsepower and torque figures—for now. When equipped with an optional 6.7-liter turbodiesel V-8 engine, the 2018 Ford Super Duty makes 450 horsepower and 935...View the full article

Faulty bolts that secure front seats on certain 2016 Ford F-150 pickups and 2016 Ford Explorer SUVs have prompted the automaker to issue a recall. Owners of more than 200,000 examples of the industry's best-selling pickup and one of its most popular SUVs will receive letters asking them to bring their vehicles back to Ford dealers to have bolts...View the full article

U.S. NAFTA demands “not viable” according to Mexican Economy Minister The Trump administration’s proposal to require 50 percent of the value of vehicles to be produced in the U.S. remains a hotly contested sticking point in ongoing NAFTA negotiations. Mexico’s Economy Minister, Idelfonso Guajardo, underscored that point in...View the full article

Don’t call them snow tires. If you live where fall colors give way to snow and ice-covered roads, buying a set of winter tires may be a prudent decision. We recently put Michelin’s latest and greatest X-Ice Xi3 winter rubber to the test in a controlled setting—the hockey rink at the University of Notre Dame, not far from retailer...View the full article

The Trump administration’s proposal to require 50 percent of the value of vehicles to be produced in the U.S. remains a hotly contested sticking point in ongoing NAFTA negotiations. Mexico’s Economy Minister, Idelfonso Guajardo, underscored that point in front of reporters on Wednesday, after emerging from several meetings with...View the full article

The Lexus RX is a big seller for Toyota's luxury brand. In fact, it's the company's biggest. And here at the Los Angeles auto show, the smooth-riding crossover is getting bigger. Literally. Lexus is stretching the RX to add a third row of seats and create the RX L. The 2018 Lexus RX L is the same RX crossover SUV you know and love, but it's 4.3...View the full article

If you're on a budget and looking for a quality ride, Hyundai's been there for you with a good value. Now it's ready to take that formula to subcompact crossover shoppers. Slotted below the compact Tucson in the Hyundai lineup, the 2018 Kona is a small SUV that'll square off against the likes of the Honda HR-V, Toyota C-HR, and new Nissan Kicks...View the full article

Congratulations, you’re a family. Or you had one. Or maybe you want one. You’re shopping for a minivan, we take it? We assume a lot. Since you’re here, we assume you want the most flexible, most useful, most safe vehicle you can buy. The 2018 Kia Sedona isn’t those things, but it’s close enough that it’s worth a...View the full article

The 7 most important cars at the 2017 Los Angeles auto show Swimming pools, movie stars, and lots of brand new cars: that's Los Angeles in a nutshell. America's biggest new car market served as the backdrop for more than a dozen new car debuts. 2018 Hyundai Kona small crossover debuts at LA auto show The 2018 Hyundai Kona small crossover utility...View the full article

Small is big again. The new 2018 Nissan Kicks is here, and it'll be the new small crossover for a massively growing number of buyers. And let's get one thing out of the way first: The Nissan Kicks isn't much of an SUV at all—not that it matters anymore. The Kicks effectively replaces the Juke and comes to us from south of the border. Well...View the full article

The 2019 Lincoln MKC continues to represent the entry level of the brand's crossover range, manipulating the bones of the Ford Escape into a competent, comfortable luxury runabout. Sales begin in summer 2018 with the MKC continuing to roll out of Ford's Louisville, Kentucky factory. Lincoln hasn't announced pricing or given an indication of the...View the full article

Swimming pools, movie stars, and lots of brand new cars: that's Los Angeles in a nutshell. America's biggest new car market served as the backdrop for more than a dozen new car debuts. With relatively cheap gas and increased consumer interest in high-riding crossovers and SUVs, this year's show is a reminder that new car buyers want room...View the full article

The 2019 Kia Sorento is a three-row crossover SUV with a subtly revised look and an updated drivetrain for the 2019 model year. You'll have to squint to see the differences between the 2019 Sorento and the 2018 model—or perhaps you're better of parking them next to one another. The Sorento will be available in L, LX, EX, SX, and SXL trim... View the full article

2018 Hyundai Kona small crossover debuts at LA auto show The 2018 Hyundai Kona small crossover utility made its debut Wednesday at the Los Angeles auto show, adding another utility vehicle to the Korean maker's lineup as buyers snap up SUVs of all sizes. Crossover shoo-in: 2018 Nissan Kicks compact SUV comes to US Small is big again. The 2018...View the full article

The 2019 Lincoln Nautilus name may be new for luxury crossover shoppers, but the two-row SUV should be somewhat familiar. This week at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, Ford's luxury arm unveiled the 2019 Lincoln Nautilus, an updated version of the Lincoln MKX with a new name. The Nautilus adds a new name, a new face, and a new engine to the...View the full article

The 2018 Hyundai Kona small crossover utility made its debut Wednesday at the Los Angeles auto show, adding another utility vehicle to the Korean maker's lineup as buyers snap up SUVs of all sizes. Smaller than the Tucson, the 2018 Kona has expressive and extroverted styling like the Toyota C-HR and the new Nissan Kicks unveiled at the same show...View the full article

The 2018 Nissan Kicks is a far more conventional crossover than its Juke predecessor. That doesn't mean it's a dullard in the looks department, though. On sale in other parts of the world for the last few years, the 2018 Kicks arrives here in the U.S. with dramatic styling not matched by underhood muscle. With just 125 horsepower from its...View the full article

Small is big again. The 2018 Nissan Kicks broke cover Wednesday at the 2017 Los Angeles auto show as the automaker's smallest crossover in the lineup, an entry to replace the aged and outgoing Nissan Juke. Like the Juke, the Kicks offers plenty of outre style, albeit with a different approach. The Kicks was designed at the automaker's South...View the full article

Subaru is ready to tackle its next mountain. Except this time, it's not a Rocky, or a Green Mountain, or even an...um... Appalachia? Whatever, it's the virtual mountain of the three-row family crossover that tempts today's family buyers. Meet the 2019 Subaru Ascent. Now, having the average of 2.3 children doesn't mean giving up your beloved...View the full article

A powerful engine option could finally make the 2018 Mazda 6 live up to its sports sedan billing. For 2018, the Mazda 6's headliner is a new 2.5-liter turbo-4 engine option. Rated at 250 horsepower (227 hp on regular unleaded) and 310 pound-feet of torque, the engine should motivate the lithe four-door with far more authority than the standard...View the full article

The 2018 Jeep Wrangler is a long-awaited redesign of the iconic, wildly popular off-roader. The 2018 Wrangler, code-named JL (and likely to be referred to as such by the brand's devotees), will be available in four trims at launch—Sport, Sport S, Sahara, and Rubicon—and will arrive in dealers in January 2018. Jeep designers didn't get...View the full article

As Google spinoff Waymo continues its march toward fully self-driving cars, it has reached a significant milepost: four million self-driven miles. On public roads. While that number is impressive—it would take one person three centuries of driving over 13,000 miles annually to match—the distance covered doesn’t tell the whole...View the full article

The Lexus RX has been standard-issue equipment in mid- to upper-middle class neighborhoods. It's surprising that it wasn't sold with an HOA and membership dues. Until now. Two years ago, Lexus struck out of the tract-home mold and wants to attract defectors who've left for sport-tuned German crossovers. The 2018 Lexus RX boldly asks you to...View the full article

At the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, Lexus contradicted itself. The brand announced that its flagship 2018 LX 570 SUV will no longer come standard with a third row of seats and it showed off an extended-length version of its 2018 Lexus RX crossover that now offers three rows of seats. Confused? Actually, it all makes sense. The big newsmaker for...View the full article