Mercedes-Benz is hitting the 2010 New York Auto Show hard with a barrage of updated and new (to the U.S., anyway) cars, including the E-Class Wagon, which makes its U.S. debut today. Available only in E350 4Matic trim, the new car offers a touch more utility without the sacrifice to style and compactness required […]
Buick fender vents aside, there’s a lot of weird going on with the 2011 Infiniti QX, and the live photos do little to mitigate the ponderous proportions. Based on the Nissan Patrol SUV, the new QX56 is a big, real-deal SUV, but we have to wonder who’s going to find it attractive. Priced to […]
The Mercedes-Benz R-Class hits a different split for its crossover mixup: part SUV, part minivan, it’s not really either one. And until this latest facelift, it wasn’t really easy on the eyes, either. It’s still not as attractive as the rest of the Mercedes lineup, but it’s definitely much improved with a fresh facelift […]
The Toyota Highlander was completely redesigned for 2008. In the process, it grew a full size larger than the previous version, from compact to mid-size, adding an optional third-row seat in the process. It’s a popular family crossover, with the unusual feature of an available hybrid model, which only the compact Ford Escape and […]
It had been planned as the replacement for the military-ready Gelaendewagen, but when 2007 rolled around, Mercedes-Benz decided to keep that domesticated G-Class-and instead, pitched the newly developed GL-Class SUV as a more luxurious family vehicle with surprising off-road capabilities. Smart move: The GL-Class is among the best seven-seat SUVs…
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If car companies treated their products like TV families, Mercedes-Benz would have a Brady-style dilemma on its hands with the R-Class. It’s such a Jan-the obedient, plain B student unfortunately born between two cuter, smarter, more talented siblings. The R-Class all but disappeared in the shadows of the five-seat ML-Class and seven-seater…
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One year ago, Scion previewed its iQ mini-car, the smallest model yet from a brand known for its small, quirky cars. Today it revealed the production version of the 10-foot-long 2011 Scion iQ. The little “three-plus-one-seater” will go on sale between January and March next year, powered by a 1.3-liter engine producing 90 or […]
A couple of weeks ago, Nielsen ripped open a few envelopes and announced the nominees for its 2010 Automotive Ad awards. Unfortunately, last year’s economic storm clouds forced most automakers to be very conservative with their marketing, so the pool of ads Nielsen had to draw from was somewhat less than stellar. Nevertheless, Nielsen […]
Mazda is going diesel in the U.S. after all, with a new-generation diesel four-cylinder engine capable of achieving up to 43 mpg. The new diesel engine (SKY-D) and an all-new six-speed automatic transmission will be launched in the U.S. in 2012, in the automaker’s “next-generation mid-sized” car—almost certainly the Mazda6. Compared to the…
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The original Mercedes-Benz M-Class gave the automaker its foothold in the SUV market and in America. Legally branded the ML-Class, to avoid problems with BMW and Infiniti, the M-Class was the first vehicle to come from the company’s Alabama factory back in 1998. More than a decade later, the ML-Class is in its final […]
