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2010-2011 New SUVs, Trucks, and Minivans Buyers Guide
We sort it out for you right here, including specs on all the new models, and our famous tongue-in-cheek star ratings. Let the more
2009 KTM 525 XC
KTM's New Race Ready ATV more
Truck Trend's 2009 Best In Class
Every Full-Size, Compact, Pickup, SUV, Minivan, and More - 13 Winners in 11 Different Categories more
Long-term Test Update 1: 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i
2 Months and 4727 Miles - "Took our Outback on an overnight camping trip this weekend and was pleased to find it fully acquits itself as our 2010 Sport/Utility of the Year," says Loh, who "drove it 396 miles and managed 24.1 mpg." more
First Drive: 2011 BMW X1 xDrive28i
Bigger 3 Series Wagon or Smaller X3? A Little of Both: BMW believes it has created a clever workaround in the form of a compact crossover called the BMW X1. more
Long-term Test Update 5: 2009 Ford F-150
11 Months and 20,016 Miles - "I hauled our long term Ford F-150 out to Diamond Bar to pick up a pair of couches last night," says associate Web producer Scott Evans, "and came away with mixed impressions." more
First Look: 2010 Hyundai Tucson
Hyundai couldn't help but improve upon the outgoing version of its Tucson CUV. Even if you ignore the bold and distinctive styling of the all-new 2010 Hyundai Tucson, this is a vehicle that finally looks to be ready to make some serious inroads in the ever-growing compact crossover segment. more
New Comer: 2011 Kia Sorento
Sport-coupe styling, SUV function: All-new Kia Sorento Midsize Hauler Gets a New Look, New Character, and a New Home more
Arrival: 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited
With coveted Calipers on-board, it's ready for duty. This time around, it's the 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited whose 3.6R sibling, as you may know, represented the line at this year's SUOTY competition. more
First Test: 2010 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD
A Jack of All Trails: Versatile Ute Is All You Want It To Be more
First Look: 2011 Toyota Sienna
Toyota released its third-generation 2011 Toyota Sienna at the Los Angeles Auto Show today that it expects to appeal to those who grew up with the vans either as children or as parents -- namely today's Gen-Xers and empty-nesters. more
Four Wheeler Exclusive: 4 Running The Rubicon
We Tag Along On A Toyota Durability Test more
2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara Long-Term Report 1 of 4
Who Says You Can't Get A "Luxury" SUV For Only $25 Grand? more
Dirt Magnate
First Drive - 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor more
Long Term Update 1: 2009 Kia Borrego
5 months and 10,344 miles - Our Kia Borrego went in for its first service visit, a $168.22 oil change, full inspection, and tire rotation. more
Preowned: 2001-2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
If you have an outdoor or work-oriented lifestyle, what you really need is part truck, part passenger-friendly SUV. Ford, among others, attempted to fill that need with the Sport Trac, introduced in late 2000 as a 2001 model based on the second-gen Explorer. more
New Comer: 2011 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid Concept
Porsche expects an EPA fuel mileage rating of 23-mpg city/25-mpg highway. Thanks to its freewheeling feature, it could become the first hybrid with a highway number that's higher than the stop-and-go-dependent city number. more
First Test: 2010 Mazda CX-7 i Sport
Free Breather: Sans Turbo, Does This Crossover Retain Its Charm? When Mazda gave the CX-7 its midlife makeover for 2010, it threw in a naturally aspirated inline-four to the CX-7's lineup in an effort to broaden its appeal. more
First Drive: 2010 Lexus GX 460
Body-on-Frame Luxury - For those who feared that the Lexus GX would go soft and join the ranks of the unibody RX, you can rest easy. more
From Rock-Crawler to Desert-Runner: Toyota Enters a 4Runner in the Baja 1000
Not too long ago, Toyota Motor Sales received a call from Akio Nishimura, chief engineer for the Toyota 4Runner, wondering how hard it would be to get one of their new Fifth Generation 2010 4Runners ready for the Baja 1000, one of the most grueling races in the world, and a hard-core endurance t more
Long Term Update 5: 2009 Infiniti FX50 S
13 months and 26,862 miles - "WHAT a powerhouse!" says associate online editor Rory Jurnecka about the 2009 Infiniiti FX50. more
First Drive: 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid
You Will Know It by Its Hood Bulge: The 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid's saving grace is that unlike the General Motors hybrid SUVs and pickup trucks, there's no foot tall "hybrid" decal above the rocker panels. more
First Test: 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour
Cross Purposes: The blogs got it wrong more
First Test: 2011 Kia Sorento
Our first drive of the thoroughly reconceived 2011 Kia Sorento outlined the wholesale scrapping of the first-gen vehicle's Mercedes M-Class wannabe styling and body-on-frame tow-monster architecture in favor of the latest mode of fashion, the carlike crossover. more