SUVs : Car News And Reviews

Porsche has revealed a new addition to its small SUV line called the Macan T. The 2023 Macan T is the first four-door sports car to wear the T designation for the Porsche brand. Porsche says the T stands for “Touring,” and these models will be tuned for agile handling and reduced weight.

Over at the f150gen14 forum, Sleuths discovered a Ford dealer memo outlining some significant price increases on some of Ford’s most popular cars, trucks, and SUVs. Apparently, the pricing changes went into effect yesterday, February 15, 2022.

Subaru has launched its reservation system for its fully-electric, all-wheel drive 2023 Solterra SUV. The strangest thing about the reservation process is that pricing hasn’t been announced. Anyone who plunks down their $250 refundable reservation deposit won’t determine how much their chosen trim level will cost until sometime in the spring.

During the 2022 Chicago Auto Show, Ford revealed a new special edition version of the Bronco called the Everglades. The Bronco Everglades has all the features of other high-end Bronco models, including the Sasquatch package, and adds a factory snorkel and a winch.

Italian automaker Alfa Romeo has revealed its first new vehicle in a few years, the new 2023 Tonale, a small crossover SUV that shares its platform with the Fiat 500X, Jeep Compass, and Jeep Renegade. Alfa says the vehicle stays faithful to the concept version announced in 2019 while adding customer-focused features.

A Ford Global Technologies patent was discovered by Muscle Cars & Trucks, showcasing a new kind of manual transmission system that could make its way into Ford vehicles like the Mustang. The patent, granted in November 2021, describes a transmission with a stick that the driver would move through shift gates manually, just as you would in a traditional manual transmission.

High-end luxury and exotic car manufacturers have been quick to get into the SUV segment and battling to have the most powerful and fastest SUV in the world. Aston Martin is now releasing a new SUV that lays claim to the title of the world’s most powerful luxury SUV called the DBX707.

Ford has worked with charitable organizations for many years by building customized vehicles, auctioning them off, and giving all the proceeds to the charity. The first custom vehicle up for sale in 2022 is today, January 27, at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction.

Toyota has taken wraps off the new 2023 Sequoia. It has styling very similar to the recently unveiled new Toyota Tundra full-size pickup, which is only natural since they ride on the same platform. The SUV shares its architecture not only with the Tundra but with the new global Land Cruiser and Lexus LX.

Nissan has confirmed the starting MSRP for the 2022 Rogue Sport SUV. The Rogue Sport compact crossover is available in both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions and has a range of standard safety and technology.

In the late ’80s and early ’90s, Daihatsu sold a little off-road vehicle in the US, but it has been gone from the States for many years. The Japanese automaker is showing off one of the interesting concept vehicles that will be on display at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon this coming January.

Jeep is talking about the 2022 Wrangler and some of the new items the vehicle will receive for the model year. Rubicon models with the 3.6-liter V6 engine will have an optional 4.88 axle ratio available.

Typically with the Dodge Durango, you have to go to the Citadel trim if you want luxurious features and all of the safety equipment. For 2022, a Durango R/T Plus trim will debut, bringing more luxury to the performance SUV.

We’ve known about the GMC Hummer electric vehicle for a while now. It’s an impressive ride that is big, bulky, and packs up to 1000 electric horses under the hood. GMC has been promising since they revealed the vehicle was a driving range of about 350 miles per charge.

Kia is at the LA Auto Show and has revealed the 2023 Sportage Hybrid crossover. The hybrid version is based on the completely redesigned Sportage that launched in October.  The compact crossover uses a 1.6-liter turbo engine paired with a 44-kilowatt motor making a combined 226 horsepower, and  Buyers can opt for the Sportage Hybrid in either front-wheel drive or with active all-wheel-drive.