SUVs : Car News And Reviews

The 2014 Geneva Motor Show is just a couple of days away, and numerous car companies have already revealed images of the vehicles they’ll be showing off on the exhibit floor. One car that has yet to be shown in its full glory is BMW’s upcoming two-door mini-crossover, the X4.

The Mercedes-Benz GLA 45 AMG is a true sports car disguised as a small crossover SUV and Autogefühl were lucky enough to get the chance to take this car for a test drive through southern Spain.

Porsche is doing everything they can to make its new Macan compact SUV sportier than any other SUV on the road. Autocar’s Steve Sutcliffe managed to get behind the wheel of an early Macan Turbo, and was genuinely impressed with the handling and drive of the little utility vehicle, which clearly owes more to the Cayman than it does to the Audi Q5, that shares the same platform as the Macan.

Yet another vehicle being shown off in advance of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the Hyundai Intrado looks like a major step in the right direction for Hyundai’s styling. The compact crossover coupé  has a bold, large grille with a shape similar to the 2015 Genesis Sedan.

Land Rover has announced two new option packs for the sturdy Land Rover Defender: the Black Pack and Silver Pack. What, did the marketing team not get their hands on these? The Black Pack (above) has a Santorini black finish on the roof, grille, grille surround, headlamp surrounds, and wheel arches.

While Citroëns haven’t been sold in the U.S. since the 1970s, they’re still going strong in Europe. The latest vehicle to surface from the French automaker is a compact crossover SUV called the C4 Cactus. The Cactus’  body styling reminds us a bit of Audi’s crossovers, but the similarities end at the bumpy, quilted side panels on the Cactus, as well as its downplayed grillework.

The ATON IMPULSE VIKING-2992 is a Russian built (of course) off road amphibious vehicle that is quite possibly without equal. We don’t know if the company building them still exists or whether these are still possible to find, but ATON IMPULSE claims they sold a number of vehicles in the 2009-2010 timeframe.

Volkswagen has updated their Touareg snow monster, the “Snowareg” for this year’s Rally Sweden. Fitted with snow tracks, this Touareg chugs through the snow and even drifts on ice with aplomb. This may be the most snow-worthy Touareg on the planet at the moment and it’s certain to come in handy over a Swedish winter.

The 2014 Range Rover Sport is known for its power and maneuverability, but we’re used to seeing them climbing muddy hills and country roads. But for this demonstration video, Land Rover decided to try something a bit different, driving one inside of a Boeing 747, and over a variety of obstacles inside the belly of the gigantic aircraft.

Robert Llewellyn is a British comedian and TV host who is also an electric car and alternative energy enthusiast. His YouTube program, Fully Charged, focuses on the world of electric cars and renewable energy. In this episode, Llewellyn discusses his love for the Land Rover Defender he drove for nearly 20 years while going for a drive in an all-electric Defender which he takes for a bit of off-road adventure.

We already really like the 2014 Jeep Cherokee – especially in the off-road ready Trailhawk edition. But if you’re looking for something a little more urban, the newly-revealed Altitude package could be just the thing. The package adds a variety of gloss black accents to the Cherokee, including shiny black bits around the grille, lower front fascia, roof rails, badges and 18-inch black wheels.

Audi sent an SQ5 quattro to the Alps along with filmmaker David Tindale and freeskier Roy Kittler to see what sort of action video they could create on the slopes. With the help of a drone camera from aufmschlau.ch

Bloomberg is reporting that we’ll see the Lamborghini Urus SUV on the road in 2017. Lamborghini Chief Executive Officer Stephan Winkelmann said that “the expectation” is to introduce the SUV in that year. The Urus isn’t Lambo’s first SUV.

Ford has unveiled the new iteration of the full-size Lincoln Navigator SUV prior to its debut at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. Lincoln has given the Navigator a facelift for 2015, bringing over some of its updated styling cues from its other vehicles.

We’ve seen the Jaguar CX-17 SUV concept before, but we have to say it looks better than ever in the candy-like red color as it heads to the Brussels Motor Show this week. Other than its beautiful red body, the only other change is the two bucket seats in the rear instead of the cramped three seat configuration seen in the previous design.