Opel brings back the Frontera as a hybrid or EV

April 9, 2024/9.48

Opel replaces one of the last models dating back to the GM days, the first-gen Peugeot 2008-based Crossland, with a sharp, chunkier crossover […]

Chery’s Jetour marque to launch its chunky Traveller SUV in Riyadh

December 4, 2023/3.52

It might look like it’s gunning for the Land Rover Defender and Jeep Wrangler, but neither has anything to worry about in terms of being challenged off-road—Jetour is clearly after the urban warrior […]

Lancia’s Design Day marks a renaissance for the storied Italian brand

November 10, 2022/5.37

A brand that had been expected to die under Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Lancia is enjoying a revival under Stellantis, with its history inspiring three new models to début through the 2020s […]

Opel returns to New Zealand with electrified entries in every model line

March 24, 2022/0.03

If you’re a curious soul like me, you’d have stumbled across the opel.co.nz website a few days ago, and realized that was the German brand being teased to press, something that was officially announced today to New Zealand motoring journalists. The clue wasn’t so much in the ‘modern German’ mention in the teaser, but […]

Coupé crossovers are the latest fad, as Ford Evos and Roewe Jing appear at Auto Shanghai

April 19, 2021/21.45

It seems coupé crossovers, low-slung fastbacks riding on big wheels, are the trendy shape for cars now, after a decade dominated by the boxier variety, if Auto Shanghai’s débutantes today are any indication. Ford showed its Evos crossover, with hints of the Mustang Mach-E—a car, based on its development code, that started off as […]

Aston Martin launches DBX, its first SUV

November 20, 2019/12.31

Aston Martin has finally revealed its DBX SUV, after teasing its existence for some years, and releasing images of disguised prototypes. Aston Martin began the DBX development programme in 2015, with a clean-sheet design. As Aston Martin had no vehicles that could act as a donor, the platform is unique to this model. This […]

New Land Rover Defender unveiled: an icon reinvented

September 10, 2019/8.36

Land Rover has finally unveiled its new Defender, replacing the first generation that could trace its origins back to 1948. One of the company’s most anticipated models, the new Defender has a familiar silhouette, with short overhangs and a tough, capable appearance, though the details themselves are modern. The models are still called […]

Cara Delevingne launches Volkswagen T-Cross, its smallest SUV yet

October 25, 2018/23.00

Gisela Schober Cara Delevingne starred in Volkswagen’s world première of its T-Cross compact crossover SUV, a new model that slots under the T-Roc. Delevingne—whom Volkswagen notes has 41 million Instagram followers—presented the new vehicle at the Amsterdam launch, which followed an earlier event in Shanghai and preceded one in São Paulo, all within hours […]

For the US and Canada, it’s going to be mainly trucks, SUVs and crossovers at Ford next decade

April 26, 2018/13.03

The F-150 earns Ford a healthy profit, and the company wants more of this happening in the US and Canada In a surprise move, Ford has announced that it will cease selling passenger cars in the US and Canada by the early 2020s, excepting the Mustang and the Focus Active. The announcement was for […]

Lamborghini launches Urus ‘super-SUV’ at Sant’Agata, tying it to LM002 spiritual predecessor

December 5, 2017/9.11

Jacopo Raule Lamborghini has unveiled its Urus, the production version of its ‘super-SUV’ originally previewed in 2012 as a concept. Named after the ancestor of modern cattle, rather than a Spanish fighting bull as with many Lamborghinis, the Urus was shown at a première at the company’s home of Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy. Like […]