Design Concepts

Getting recalled five times in your first year on sale isn’t the way the average vehicle wants to start its life, but that’s where the Bronco Sport is. In January, there was an issue with inadequate lube in the rear drive unit, in February a problem with suspension bolts, in March some trouble with the […]

Amazon.com owns a 20% stake in electric-vehicle maker Rivian, the startup with which it has placed an order for 100,000 battery-powered delivery vans, the e-commerce giant disclosed Friday in a securities filing. As of Sept. 30, Amazon held equity investments “including preferred stock of Rivian Automotive, Inc. representing an approximately 20% ownership interest,” which will

Tesla is recalling a total of just under 3,000 2020-2021 Model Ys and 2019-2021 Model 3s to address a potential suspension separation issue. As of June 2, 2021, Tesla service departments had reported 39 instances of one or both front suspension lateral link fasteners being found loose or missing.  This is not the first time

The Lexus LS enters the 2022 model year with refinements aimed at improving comfort, coupled with new electronic driver-assist features that help improve the overall safety of the flagship sedan. The LS is based on the lightweight GA-L platform shared with the LC and Toyota’s latest Mirai. The stiff design with a low center of

WASHINGTON — U.S. traffic deaths soared by 18.4% in the first six months of 2021 from the same period a year earlier, for the most deadly first half on American roads since 2006, the Transportation Department said on Thursday. Traffic deaths surged after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020 as more drivers engaged in unsafe behavior

As expected, Honda has reworked its 2022 Pilot trim lines and pricing to put much-needed space between it and the Passport. When Pilot pricing emerged two months ago, Honda omitted figures for the entry-level LX trim and the EX above it, informing everyone that there’d be a “well-equipped new entry trim level aimed at younger

Land Rover’s fifth-generation Range Rover isn’t scheduled to reach showrooms until spring 2022, but the British firm is already letting buyers configure the new SUV to their exact specifications. The online configurator has revealed pricing and the list of extra-cost options. Buyers will have three basic models to choose from: the standard short-wheelbase Range Rover,

The redesigned Mini Countryman has been spotted testing in the wild. Expected to debut for the 2023 model year, this redesign is expected to produce a more future-proof SUV that may not be quite so “mini” anymore.  Yep, it looks big, and our spies said that impression carries over to real life. The next Countryman

The Chrysler Voyager is going fleet-only for 2022 while the standard 2022 Pacifica picked up some price hikes and some gains and losses in the equipment department. Time to dish on the 2022 Pacifica Hybrid, which, unsurprisingly, follows the majority of the non-hybrid Pacifica template. Mopar Insiders got info on pricing for the revisions Chrysler

So it turns out we still don’t have full details on the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Information will continue to trickle out instead. But at least we have information on one of the SUV’s most critical parts: the battery pack. It has more capacity, and should have more range. The outgoing Outlander PHEV had a