With subcompact crossovers so en vogue these days, any major automaker not getting in the cute-ute game is crazy. And as it turns out, Hyundai is not crazy. The company has announced that a new subcompact crossover is on the way, previewed by this sketch, and that it will have an actual name: Creta. – Creta, Hyundai says, is “simple and easy to remember” and is derived from the Greek island
– The Volkswagen Jetta GLI, sedan sibling to the enthusiast-favorite GTI hatchback, is getting a few tweaks for 2016. The Jetta got a fairly comprehensive makeover as a late-arriving 2015 model, so don’t expect a whole lot of newness here, and you won’t be disappointed. – The biggest change to the 2016 Jetta GLI is its new front-fascia treatment. The honeycomb grille’s red underline now extends into the headlamp cluster,
If you’re Fiat-Chrysler, how do you tempt your sometimes ornery dealers to come to your biennial showcase in Las Vegas in August? Giving them a first glimpse at the long-promised 2018 Jeep Grand Wagoneer sounds like a good start. – Automotive News reports that’s exactly what FCA is doing. When U.S. Jeep store representatives show up at the dealership event in August, they’ll be the first folks outside FCA headquarters to lay their
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-Ram, doing what any manufacturer of popular, high-profit, macho machines should do, is in the process of building out its light-duty truck lineup. The most recent additions are the brawny-looking Rebel, which we saw earlier this year at the Detroit auto show and recently drove for the first time in northern Arizona, and the cushy, chrome-laden Laramie Limited, which made its debut in Chicago in February. Alas, everything has its
-Overview: The current-generation Hyundai Santa Fe crossover debuted for 2013, at which point the model line grew to include the smaller, five-passenger Santa Fe Sport and the larger Santa Fe proper—the model we’re reviewing here—with seating for seven. The larger version is available only with a 290-hp 3.3-liter V-6 and six-speed automatic gearbox, along with either front- or all-wheel drive ($1750). The 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe is a direct competitor
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Thematically, when we imagine the Most American Car, we might think of the Ford F-150 or the Chevrolet Corvette or maybe the Jeep Wrangler. But for business-school nerds, there is no question whose answer cannot be deduced with a formula. So it is in this case with associate professor Frank DuBois, at American University’s Kogod School of Business. Taking as its start the domestic-parts content figure on every new car’s
Thematically, when we imagine the Most American Car, we might think of the Ford F-150 or the Chevrolet Corvette or maybe the Jeep Wrangler. But for business-school nerds, there is no question whose answer cannot be deduced with a formula. So it is in this case with associate professor Frank DuBois, at American University’s Kogod School of Business. Taking as its start the domestic-parts content figure on every new car’s