Tag: SUVs
34 Posts

Jul 02, 2020
What's Not Too Big or Small, but Just Right?
Our listener wants the perfect car for a cross county move

Jan 17, 2019
How We Got Here: A History of SUV Mania
Consumers drove the all-wheel drive craze, not crafty auto marketeers. The 1984 Jeep Cherokee just took off. Who knew? It's illogical, so it couldn't have been predicted.

Jun 19, 2018
The Car vs. SUV War Is Over, and SUVs Won
The aerodynamic crossover rules America, and its taking over the rest of the world too. But the basic box that started the SUV craze lives on, including in all-electric form.
Apr 13, 2017
SUVs to the Front: A 2017 New York Auto Show Report
Automakers are riding high in 2017, and their road to riches is paved with big-ticket SUVs.
Apr 12, 2017
Ford at NAIAS: A New Explorer, and a Prediction that SUVs Are Here to Stay
Ford predicts that SUVs (including crossovers) could top 50 percent of the overall market in the next five to seven years. And, oh yes, there's a refreshed Explorer.

Feb 09, 2017
If You Want to Go Off-Road, Get a True SUV
Evan asks if a newer crossover will handle backcountry exploration like the more rugged trucks of yore.

Jun 15, 2016
Just Put a Roof Rack on It
When it comes to car buying, Americans tend to buy for the most extreme scenarios and forget about everyday driving. Maybe we should stop.

Jun 07, 2016
Cheap Gas + Collective Amnesia = Big SUVs
We forget that fuel prices are cyclical, and when they go up again we'll regret all those new gas guzzlers now in driveways everywhere.

Mar 13, 2015
The Dartz Prombron: The SUV for People with More Money Than Sense
The Dartz Prombron is not only the world's most expensive SUV, it's the fastest way to show the world you're an idiot.

Feb 19, 2015
A Green Choice for Suburbia: Volvo's Seven-Seat, 59 MPGe Plug-in Hybrid
The XC90 is the world's first seven-seat PHEV, and unless the price turns out to be crazy it should be a big hit as an environmentally friendly family hauler