Mazda CX-5 compact crossover gets upgrades, already wins some awards for...
On the Road By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III Mazda’s newest compact crossover, the CX-5, gets a refreshed exterior for 2016, along with other enhancements to the cockpit, seats and suspension, some of them...
View ArticleVolkswagen Tiguan offers a good choice in fast-growing small crossover segment
Woman at the Wheel By EMMA JAYNE WILLIAMS Volkswagen’s Tiguan arrived for 2009 and hasn’t been fully updated for a while, but is handling the years well. In fact, Tiguan counts on the proven...
View ArticleNissan’s 2015 Rogue a runaway best-seller in growing compact crossover...
On the Road By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III Since introducing the second generation of the Rogue just last year – at the same time transferring production to the U.S. – Nissan has seen sales of its compact...
View ArticleAcura MDX premium crossover returns for 2016 with 9-speed gearbox, upgrades
On the Road By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III Acura’s MDX midsize crossover entered its third generation two years ago, and for 2016, it returns with some significant upgrades and new technology, including a...
View ArticleCompact Buick Encore crossover offers style, comfort, versatility for the family
Woman at the Wheel By EMMA JAYNE WILLIAMS The Buick Encore is a small luxury crossover with style, comfort, versatility and adaptability to fit many busy lifestyles, from parents of small children...
View ArticleHyundai’s next-generation Tucson crossover arrives for 2016 – with a turbo...
On the Road By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III Hyundai has completely redesigned its compact Tucson crossover utility vehicle for 2016, giving it a sleek new look based on the company’s “Fluidic Sculpture”...
View ArticleSubaru Crosstrek brings technology, all-wheel drive in an affordable CUV
On the Road By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III Introduced for 2013, Subaru’s XV Crosstrek brought consumers yet another choice in small crossover utility vehicles, a segment that has become the...
View ArticleMitsubishi revs up the Outlander crossover for 2016, with room for 7 starting...
All About Cars By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III Now available at dealerships is Mitsubishi’s redesigned 2016 Outlander seven-passenger crossover, which already is ringing up as a bargain in its booming...
View ArticleCompact 2016 Subaru Forester crossover has standard all-wheel drive, turbo...
On the Road By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III There may be a good selection of affordable compact crossovers on the market, but there’s just one that comes with four-wheel drive as standard equipment on all...
View ArticleVersatile Acura MDX crossover for 2016 gets a new 9-speed automatic transmission
All About Cars By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III Acura’s MDX midsize crossover, which entered its third generation for 2014, returns for 2016 with some key upgrades, including a new nine-speed automatic...
View ArticleNissan’s Pathfinder crossover has room for seven, great styling, lots of...
On the Road By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III In its newest form, the popular Nissan Pathfinder has transitioned from a truck-style SUV into a modern crossover utility vehicle, but still featuring the...
View ArticleAll-new CX-3 brings a small crossover to the Mazda US vehicle lineup for 2016
Woman at the Wheel By EMMA JAYNE WILLIAMS Mazda has a new compact crossover for 2016, the CX-3, fifth in a lineup of new-generation Mazdas featuring a full range of SKYACTIVE Technology and KODO-Soul...
View ArticleNifty Chevrolet Trax gives consumers another small, fuel-efficient crossover
On the Road By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III With fuel prices at their lowest since before the Great Recession, consumers are buying lots of big vehicles such as pickups and SUVs that they’d mostly been...
View ArticleGMC introduces smaller Acadia crossover for 2017, but keeps option of...
All About Cars By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III A brand-new smaller and sleeker GMC Acadia is coming to market this spring, representing the second generation of the popular large crossover. The new Acadia...
View ArticleKia redesigns, upsizes the Sorento crossover for 2016; prices range from...
Woman at the Wheel By EMMA JAYNE WILLIAMS Kia Sorento has occupied a place sort of in-between the compact and midsize SUV segments since 2003. Now, for 2016, the Sorento has been completely redesigned,...
View ArticleMazda’s CX-5 compact crossover gets some upgrades, styling tweaks for 2016
On the Road By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III Mazda’s compact crossover, the CX-5, got some updates for 2016, including a new exterior appearance that conforms to the latest styling theme of the Mazda brand....
View ArticleRedesigned, third-generation Nissan Murano wins ‘Best Crossover,’ top IIHS...
All About Cars By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III Nissan’s Murano, which received a complete makeover for 2015, has been named one of 2016’s “Best Cars for the Money” by U.S. News & World Report, honored...
View ArticleInfiniti updates QX50 crossover for 2016, adding rear-seat room, extra...
On the Road By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III Infiniti’s popular QX50 compact luxury crossover – which started out as the EX35 – returns for 2016 with some major changes, including a longer wheelbase that...
View ArticleRedesigned Mazda CX-9 three-row crossover goes on sale in late spring,...
All About Cars By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III The redesigned 2016 Mazda CX-9 midsize crossover utility vehicle goes on sale in late spring with a starting price of $31,520 (plus $900 freight) for the base...
View ArticleVolvo’s XC60 compact crossover features choice of engines, transmissions,...
Woman at the Wheel By EMMA JAYNE WILLIAMS Volvo began introducing new its new design “DNA” throughout its model range with the compact crossover luxury SUV XC60 concept in 2007, which had a glass roof...
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