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$400k Rolls-Royce Cullinan Somehow Won an Off-Road Race

It’s easy to dismiss expensive SUVs and crossovers like the Range Rover as little more than under-used toys. But it’s just as easy to forget that the automakers which design said SUVs know their products need to be off-road capable. Their reputations and clientele depend on it. Case in point, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. Even so, …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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Trucks & SUVs

Cheap SUVs That Aren’t a Terrible Deal

If you’ve got $20,000 or can swallow the payment for a $20,000 SUV there are some great choices. These won’t be full-size, but they’ll exhibit a quality that just a few years ago you would only find in more premium vehicles. We’ve found the lowest-priced SUVs based on MSRP. Since it’s the end of the …
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Trucks & SUVs

Why Can’t Pickups Get Better Safety Ratings?

Of all of the full-size pickups built by US manufacturers, only the Ram 1500 gets a Top Safety Pick + from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. And beyond that only one other manufacturer even gets a Top Safety Pick; for the Honda Ridgeline. Why can’t full-size pickups get better safety ratings? When you review …
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Trucks & SUVs

Is The 2020 Ford Explorer Jinxed? Problems Mount

The new 2020 Ford Explorer continues to amaze, but not in a good way. It seems to be jinxed with the number of problems it continues to face. Nothing about its launch or first year of production has gone well, and now it faces yet another challenge to overcome. Bloomberg first brought some of the …
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2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT single cab
Trucks & SUVs

Customer Demand Could Resurrect the Single Cab Silverado

The Chevrolet Silverado is a fairly-good work truck–albeit with some interesting recalls–and it’s also very configurable. Engine choices range from a turbocharged four-cylinder to a V8, there are a number of off-road special editions, and buyers can pick from a crew, double, or single cab. However, the only Silverado that can come as a single …
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Trucks & SUVs

Land Rover Will Battle Bronco With Entry-Level Beastie

Land Rover has always hinted about an entry-level model it would like to do someday. Well, that “someday” has arrived, helped in no small way by the Ford Bronco. With all of the hype and buzz about the Bronco, Land Rover has decided it’s time to develop what is codenamed L860. It is planned on …
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Trucks & SUVs

Cadillac Launches Live Digital Shopping To Figure Out Buyers

This week Cadillac launches a new digital shopping program where potential customers are “matched with a personal shopper.” The online video chat is called “Cadillac Live.” It will also be used by Cadillac to figure out how better to sell Cadillacs. The goal is to get the person online to schedule a test drive at …
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Trucks & SUVs

The Most Reliable SUVs Nobody Seems to Be Driving

With how long some owners keep their SUVs on the road, reliability is no doubt a key shopping consideration. Enough quality issues and even brand loyalists will jump ship. And even with today’s six-figure-plus luxury brands, problems still occur. But despite these headaches, some owners keep coming back for more. This makes the list of …
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Crossovers

Nissan’s In Huge Trouble-Can It Recover?

Nissan is in huge trouble, especially in the US. Sales, and even more importantly profits, have plunged this year. There have been scandal three CEOs in three months, and a lack of new or revised products as it looked to quick fixes to mask larger problems. It was a pioneer in all-electric car development with …
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VW Atlas Steps Up Big In Size, Space, and Seating

If you think VW can’t go big, think again. The 2020 VW Atlas SUV is large-five inches wider than a Toyota Highlander, and almost 200-inches long. You know an SUV this big has a third row, even if this one seems a bit cramped. When the seats are folded down you gain almost 100 cubic …
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2021 Bronco R Prototype Baja 1000 racing through desert sand
Trucks & SUVs

Now You Can Build Your Own Ford Bronco (And Ranger) R

Although the Ford Bronco R didn’t win the Baja 1000, it still gave a heck of a performance. Competing with the likes of Honda’s Unlimited Ridgeline, the Bronco R was also an early look at the production SUV. Obviously, as a Trophy Truck, the Bronco R doesn’t share a lot with the street Bronco. And …
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This Acura SLX SUV Is a Remix of a Great Throwback

The 90s brought legends from Japan into the US, such as the iconic Acura Integra Type R and NSX. But Acura in the 90s was also making its first foray into selling SUVs. Although the company’s current success owes much to SUVs like the RDX—reliable and more American-made than the F-150—it wasn’t always this way. …
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