SUVs : Car News And Reviews

Auto enthusiasts and performance car fans head to Austria each May to attend Wörthersee, and in 2014 Škoda will be bringing an aggressive sport compact SUV to the show, the Yeti Xtreme Concept. The concept car shows off bold styling both inside and out, with a shocking matte-grey paint and contrasting yellow-green roof and wheel inserts.

Inspired by the insane GT-R/Juke mashup that was the Nissan Juke R, the guys from UK tuning shop Severn Valley Motorsports decided to make a Nissan Qashqai with a GT-R R35. For those of you unfamiliar with the Qashqai, it’s a small crossover SUV that’s popular in the Middle East, New Zealand, Russia and the UK.

The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6 is already about as over the top as you can get in a vehicle, but that didn’t stop Mansory from taking the 6-wheeled, $500,000+  behemoth to another level. This tricked-out version of the already powerful off-roader now has a mind-bending 840 horsepower and 738 lb-ft.

Local Motors is known for building unique and highly capable off-road vehicles. As it turns out, they’re also known for pushing the limits of manufacturing, building one Rally Fighter in just five days at the at the International Manufacturing Technology Show and they are planning to 3D print and assemble another Rally Fighter at the 2014 IMTS.

Regarded among fanatics as the most rugged Land Rover ever made, this classic Series IIA recently popped up on our eBay radar screens. This sturdy off-roader can handle pretty much anything you throw at it, and is the perfect vehicle for impromptu safaris.

The guys from Regular Car Reviews take a sentimental look back at one of the most reliable and unassuming everyday drivers to ever hail from Jeep – the Cherokee XJ. Powered by a durable AMC straight-six engine, and built to take just about anything you could throw at it, the XJ is possibly one of the most unkillable cars ever made.

Lincoln unveiled its latest premium concept SUV at the 2014 Beijing Motor Show. The MKX Concept portends a new SUV that is expected to be the third of four all-new Lincoln vehicles to arrive by 2016.

UK tuners Twisted Performance create this very special Land Rover Defender that’s been decked out with all kinds of visual, performance and space improvements. In its top-of-the-line Alpine 110 configuration, the vehicle has been stretched to a long wheelbase five-passenger configuration, and bestowed with Twisted’s P10+ performance kit, and sport suspension.

ICON is perhaps best known for its updated FJ series of 4x4s that are modern versions of the Toyota Land Cruisers of the past. But they also enjoy reworking other classic off-road vehicles including this venerable Land Rover Defender 90.

The new Citroen compact SUV concept which was teased a few days ago has been unveiled at the 2014 Beijing Motor Show. Known as the C-XR, the new compact SUV concept was created as the result of a partnership between Citroen and Chinese auto manufacturer Dongfeng.

Mercedes-Benz tosses their hat into the crossover ring with this concept vehicle that’s designed to combine the best of a car and an SUV. The Concept Coupé SUV sports a style that’s distinctly Mercedes, while creating a form that’s unique in the market.

Just a couple of days ago, Land Rover revealed their impressive new Discovery Vision Concept, but all we had to share was some still images and descriptions of how some of the whiz-bang technology worked. Land Rover has since released a series of short videos which explain the interior and exterior design, as well as the multitude of high-tech features of the vehicle.

Nissan has revealed the all-new 2015 Nissan Murano crossover before its official debut at the 2014 New York International Auto Show. The most striking feature of the new Murano is the bold V-motion front end framed by LED boomerang headlights.

After teasing us and with its innovative Transparent Bonnet technology, Land Rover has taken wraps off of its latest concept vehicle, the Discovery Vision Concept. The full-size SUV is designed to establish a future direction for not just a single vehicle, but a full line of Discovery vehicles.

Citroen is readying a new Concept compact SUV for the 2014 Beijing Auto Show and has released a few teaser images in advance. Looking remarkably similar to the Audi Q4 Concept, the little SUV with the giant tires has a bold silver, red and black color scheme and with a wide, lowered stance hinting of a crossover vehicle.