Tag: SUV
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Power Through All the Posh Neighborhoods in the New LX
Updated for the 2025 model year, the latest Lexus LX now offers a hybrid powertrain, which carries the name LX 700h, and a new off-road trim called Overtrail. The Lexus LX, which started its fourth generation for 2022, gets an update for the 2025 model year. That includes adding a hybrid powertrain to the mix…
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Pack the New Forester Full. There’s Plenty of Room!
The new, sixth-generation 2025 Subaru Forester has a new structure, updated styling, and new technology inside. But maintains its longstanding identity. What’s Good: Lots of easy-to-use cargo space. Comfortable seating for adults in both rows. New styling is easier on the eyes. What Could Improve: Continuously variable transmission provides nonlinear acceleration under heavy throttle. Some…
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Leap into the Hybrid World with the Expedition, Ford!
We just saw the recently revealed, 2025 Ford Expedition. It includes several interior innovations and a new off-roading Tremor trim. But Ford stayed away from hybrid tech. Why? Ford introduced us to the fifth generation, 2025 Ford Expedition just a few days ago. It included several innovations, much of it with the idea of making…
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Blast Through the Bush in the Latest Big Boy Expedition
For the fifth-generation, Ford added a Tremor trim to the 2025 Ford Expedition. And added a bunch of snazzy tech and convenience. But the Blue Oval brand left much of the powertrain and platform alone. Good enough? Ford recently revealed the fifth-generation, 2025 Ford Expedition. The large SUV that the blue oval first introduced in…
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Reasonably Priced EV Luxury: The Q6 E-Tron Undercuts Competition
Less expensive than its German competitors, the 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron offers 302 horsepower to control—422 HP if you get all-wheel-drive. RWD version gets 321-mile range. Do you like the idea of a luxury, electric, midsize SUV in a Teutonic flavor, but the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV ($77,900), Porsche Macan Electric ($75,300) and the admittedly larger…
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Run Toward SUV Fun in the New Taos
Volkswagen updated its subcompact Taos for 2025. Giving it a new look, more power, and updated tech inside. It’s still VW’s closest to a base Golf offering. Volkswagen introduced the United States market to the Taos in 2022. And in this highly competitive segment, it’s already time for an update. Volkswagen tweaked the styling—focusing most…
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Drink In this Elegant New GLC Plug-in Hybrid
Mercedes-Benz now offers a plug-in hybrid version of its compact crossover SUV, the 2025 GLC 350e 4Matic. In it, you get 54 miles of EV driving range. Mercedes-Benz recently announced another plug-in hybrid, this time joining the line-up of the GLC compact crossover. Mercedes launched the third-generation of the GLC in 2023. I came away…
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Teasing the Travelers! Honda Drops Hints on the New Passport
Honda shared a few details on the upcoming Passport Trailsport. Running on a new platform, the 4th gen. Passport gets a new powertrain among many changes. This Summer, Honda revealed a brief release stating that a new-generation Passport will arrive early in 2025 for the 2026 model year. More specifically, engineers continue to develop the…
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Rip Through Suburbia in the New Kicks!
We finally got a genuine crossover SUV for the second generation, 2025 Nissan Kicks. It stands higher off the ground, offers more space in both rows, and offers AWD as an option. What’s Good: Sharper styling. More space in both rows as well as the cargo bay. New engine with more power. Available AWD…Finally! What…
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Pencil In this New Name to your RAV4 Rolodex
For 2025, the RAV4 Prime becomes the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, or RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid for short. Otherwise, the SUV carries on as before. In a fit of practical thinking, Toyota changed the name of its plug-in hybrid compact crossover SUV from RAV4 Prime to RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid. Technically, Toyota named it RAV4…