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You're Buying WOT? $32,123 Seven-passenger Crossovers

10354948 Posted August 29 2008 12:37 PM by TT Editors

A Toyota Prius will not get your five-kid carpool to school legally (or in comfort), so your overzealous greenie neighbors will just need to deal with the seven-passenger crossover soon to fill your driveway. You're not...

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Sounds kinda dirty, the Ford Flex Woody

10785120 Posted August 21 2008 03:38 PM by Todd Lassa

DETROIT - The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) won't like this, but I've never been a big fan of aftermarket accessories. At least, not on my own cars. I find them highly amusing on other people's rides,...

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Ford using 2010 Lincoln MKT to show it's committed to Lincoln, Mercury

10720554 Posted August 15 2008 01:13 PM by Todd Lassa

CARMEL, CALIFORNIA - Lincoln's MKT three-row crossover joins the lineup next year as a 2010 model, Mark Fields confirmed Friday. Based on the Ford Flex crossover platform (derived from Ford Taurus/Lincoln MKS, which itself...

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You're Buying WOT? $29,241 Turbo Crossovers

2009 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2009 Subaru Forester, 2008 Posted July 10 2008 10:33 AM by TT Editors

You're in the market for a crossover that needs to seat five people in relative comfort and have a $29,241 budget. You get a kick out of the idea of owning something with a turbo engine, so that whittles down the saturated...

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Hit or Miss: The 2009 Ford Flex

2009 Ford Flex front view Posted June 17 2008 01:33 PM by Melissa

When the Ford Flex made its debut at the 2007 New York Auto Show it caused a great deal of buzz. But do you think the buzz on this crossover is all the rave or do you think this will be just a thing of the past in a couple...

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Has the crossover peaked?

Ford Edge Posted June 5 2008 04:13 PM by Todd Lassa

DETROIT - We all know by now that it's a devastating year for automakers, whether General Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler or Toyota. The seasonably adjusted annual rate, or SAAR, currently is 14.7 million units, off from 17-...

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Getting Spy Shots Is Hard Enough; Even Harder in a Red Car

2009 Toyota Venza side view Posted May 30 2008 03:17 PM by Allyson Harwood

I was 30 minutes late to work today, and it was all Toyota's fault. (Okay, it was actually all my fault, but my boss might not be as upset about it if I blame Toyota…) I went on a wild goose chase through the hills of...

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Mercedes-Benz GLK and the City: GLK to make film debut

2009 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class Posted May 29 2008 02:42 PM by Melissa

Every time I see a commercial for the upcoming " Sex and the City " movie, I cringe with total dismay. I must not be your average girl because I can't relate to anything these so-called average women do on the popular...

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2009 BMW X6: Perfectly pointless

2009 BMW X6 front view Posted May 9 2008 11:15 AM by Angus MacKenzie

I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier...

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Refreshing or Revolting: 2009 Infiniti FX

2009-infiniti-fx Posted April 4 2008 06:02 PM by TT Editors

The 2009 Infiniti FX expands upon the first generation model with a more aggressive, almost angry look. A new engine lineup means 2009 FXs come with a 3.5-liter V-6 producing 303 horsepower (FX35) while the...

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57 Years of Holden Utes

ve-ute-meets-fx-ute Posted April 1 2008 12:30 PM by Angus MacKenzie

The ute is Australia's unique contribution to the automotive world. A modest achievement, I know. America gave us the the Mustang and the Corvette. Italy gave us the supercar and Germany the luxury sedan with tire-frying...

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Ford roofs become Custom and Cool

Tristan Eaton Ford Flex cool lid painting Posted March 21 2008 10:47 AM by TT Editors

Artist Tristan Eaton is flexing his style on Ford Flex roofs, turning them into street art. Ford insists on calling this roof-as-canvas a "Cool Lid." Whatever you call it, we're glad the company is taking a page from the...

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Generation X, Second Wave -- Have a favorite?

bmw x6 Posted March 6 2008 12:12 PM by TT Editors

Now that the BMW X3, Volvo XC70, Infiniti EX35, Acura RDX, Audi Q5, Mercedes-Benz GLK, and the VW Tiguan are all but established and the government has dropped the hammer on fuel economy standards...

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Lexus pondering smaller, cheaper SUV, should they do it?

2008-lexus-rx-350 Posted February 4 2008 06:26 PM by TT Editors

Toyota is contemplating a compact Lexus SUV that could go head-to-head pricewise against the Acura RDX and Infiniti EX35, according to an Automotive News report. Currently, Lexus lacks a small crossover SUV that competes...

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Study finds 2009 Honda Pilot to "boring"

2009-honda-pilot-prototype Posted January 29 2008 12:37 PM by TT Editors

When the 2009 Honda Pilot Prototype was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month, it was highly anticipated if nothing else. Designed to replace the current Pilot's aging lines and rejuvenate its lagging...

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