Enlarge / So far, this is as much detail about its first battery EV as Lincoln has teased us with. (credit: Lincoln) Lincoln has been Ford’s luxury brand for almost exactly a century now—the Blue Oval bought the Lincoln Motor Company from Henry Leland on February 4, 1922. Now the brand is getting ready for […]
Enlarge / The 2022 Wagoneer. Uncooperative weather forced us to rely on Stellantis media images for this review. (credit: Stellantis) Even as the automotive industry charts a course into a mostly electrified future, internal combustion engines still rule the particular roost in most segments. This includes the full-size SUV segment dominated in the US by […]
Enlarge / Sony has followed 2020’s Vision-S 01 sedan with this, the Vision-S 02. It’s an electric SUV, and the company} might well put it into production. (credit: Sony) In 2020, Sony surprised the world by unveiling a good electric concept car at CES. Called the Vision-S, it was designed to showcase technology from across […]
Enlarge / The $38, 350 Toyota RAV4 Prime is one of the most in-demand plug-in hybrid EVs on sale today. (credit: Toyota) I wouldn’t say that Toyota invented the crossover. But in 1994, the particular company debuted the first RAV4, an SUV with off-road-capable four-wheel drive—yet built on a unibody chassis, just like a Corolla. […]
That subdued Aviator nameplate is much better than spelling out the model name across the front of the hood. I’m looking at you, F-L-E-X. [credit: Eric Bangean ] Temptation comes in different forms, especially behind the wheel. With a plug-in hybrid SUV, there are two competing urges. Sometimes, the move is to put it in […]
Its looks might still call back to the battlefields of World War II, but there’s nothing old-fashioned about the Jeep Wrangler 4xe’s powertrain. [credit: Jeep ] It is not a hard-and-fast rule, but most cars would be better with the addition of some electric motors. There are always exceptions—heavy batteries|camera batterycamcorder battery|digital camera battery|batterie|cheap batteries […]
This is the Genesis GV60, a new battery-electric SUV that’s due in 2022 from the luxury Korean automaker. [credit: Genesis ] In previous years, you could always count on Genesis to bring something cool to the New York auto show. That auto show should have taken place this week, but for the second year running, COVID […]
Audi knows that some of its customers will pay a bit more for a stylish fastback derivative of many of its models. And the latest one to get that treatment is the Q5 Sportback SUV, seen here in sporty SQ5 form. [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] When I reviewed the Audi Q7 SUV a few years […]
With more than 190,000 orders already on its books, Ford is looking at quite the success with its new 2022 Bronco. [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] Ford provided flights to Austin and two nights in a hotel so we could drive the new Bronco at the Off-Rodeo. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. AUSTIN, Texas—Ford […]
Porsche is preparing an all-electric Macan SUV for 2023. Here’s an early prototype, seen testing at Weissach in Germany. [credit: Porsche ] This morning, in an email extolling the flexibility of in silico development, Porsche sent Ars the first official images of its next Macan crossover. And this Macan, which is still a couple of […]