Toyota seized the moment at this year’s Stagecoach Music Festival just outside Palm Springs, California to debut the newly updated 2014 Toyota 4Runner midsized SUV. Much of the core componentry for the 4Runner carries over from the previous model, though with several minor changes. To start, the 4Runner is still powered by Toyota’s 4.0L V6 [...]
So it’s pretty obvious that crossover SUVs have been the buzz for the last decade or so as the mass market leans towards the “one for all” mentality—in other words, most typical buyers these days want the most they can get out of one automobile. And crossovers have been the answer to that as they [...]
Acura showcased a new design study concept called the Concept SUV-X, which provides the Chinese market with a taste of what to expect for a potential new compact crossover for the most populous country in the world. In essence, this would be China’s own RDX crossover SUV. The Concept SUV-X takes a lot of Acura’s [...]
Volkswagen unveiled an all-new concept that they call the CrossBlue Coupe Concept for the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. But a coupe is something the CrossBlue Coupe Concept is not, despite its name. According to Volkswagen, it provides a glimpse into the future for a potential crossover SUV segment a la affordable BMW X6-style. “The disproportionate [...]
Toyota has officially announced that the 4Runner SUV will be getting a visual update for the 2014 model year with the 2013 Stagecoach Music Festival being the stage for the debut just outside Palm Springs in California. It marks the brand’s first-ever public reveal at a major music festival. The event is slated for Saturday, [...]
Preceding the automotive festivities at the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show in China, Mercedes-Benz unveiled their all-new 2013 Concept GLA compact SUV crossover, which is supposedly their answer to BMW’s X1, Audi’s Q3 et al. The new 2013 Mercedes-Benz Concept GLA promises to offer some all-new technology such as headlamps with “laser technology” that outshine the [...]
General Motors is looking once again to expand its lineup by introducing some new midsized pickup trucks to the mix. According to a report by TheDetroitNews, the new midsized trucks will be aimed more towards the “lifestyle” market and are due by next year. However, there is one key thing that GM of North America’s [...]
I’m not married. Nor do I have any kids, a 401K, a mortgage, and an underlying fear for discoloring hair and sagging body parts invoked by the stress of a nine-to-fiver and coming home some to juniors running around…yet (no offense). But all in all, I pretty much seem like the worst candidate to be [...]
CARandDRIVER briefly reports that Audi is already in the works with revamping their entire design language, after hearing from “internal sources.” Audi’s design chief, Wolfgang Egger, has apparently made some executive orders for the former Auto Union’s design studio. Audi has been known to be a trendsetter in the aesthetic department for quite some time. [...]
Acura announced the pricing for its compact 2014 RDX crossover, which asks that its buyers dolly up $34,520 for the starting base model with front-wheel drive. Should you want Acura’s Technology Package, which essentially adds sat-nav and other high-tech features, you’ll be asked to dial up a total of $38,220. Non-Tech Package equipped models with [...]
