– BMW‘s compact SUVs tread very lightly off pavement, and so did the company tread lightly when it priced the 2016 X3 and X4. The increase over 2015 could buy a bottle of Dom Perignon ’03, the same year the original X3 debuted. Coincidence? We think not. – – In four-cylinder trim, the 2016 X3 raises its price by $145. The rear-wheel-drive sDrive28i (a model you’ll likely find only in
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– Chevrolet has already told us that the redesigned, 2016 Cruze will be larger and lighter than the outgoing model. And that it—along with lots of other 2016 Chevrolets—will offer Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. And we’ve published completely undisguised spy pictures of Chevy’s new compact sedan, so we know what it will look like. Now comes word from Automotive News that the new Cruze will be sold in the U.S. market
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– Need to tow a mobile home? Hell, need to tow a home that’s not mobile (yet)? Here’s your rig. For 2016, the Ram 3500 is rated to tow a monstrous 31,210 pounds, 1210 pounds more than the 2015 Ram 3500 and a mere 10 pounds more than Ford’s F-450 pickup, the tow rating of which stands at “just” 31,200 pounds. What’s better than the bragging-rights war? Winning it, even
