Don’t believe in evolution? Here’s our proof du jour: the 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Velar SUV. For most of the last century, SUVs were brutes with buckboard rides, while sedans and coupes had the aching rooflines and the fit-for-royalty cockpits. The 2019 Range Rover Velar...Read More»
Old name, new ideas? With the latest Discovery, Land Rover honors its off-road past—but doesn’t worry about getting mud on its nicest clothes. The biggest SUV wearing the Land Rover badge returned to its Discovery name last year, after having shuffled through LR4, LR3, and...Read More»
The 2019 Land Rover Range Rover didn’t earn its SUV icon status overnight. It’s elevated the idea of all-terrain wagons for nearly 50 years now and despite arrivistes like the Bentayga and Cullinan and (gasp!) Navigator, it’s still an object of spendy-rich-people...Read More»
The 2019 Jaguar F-Pace delivers style, grace, and, now more than ever, performance. For 2019, Jaguar’s crossover SUV gets some slight changes that keep it one of our favorite luxury SUVs. Standard widescreen infotainment and active safety features across the range and the addition...Read More»
The 2019 Jaguar I-Pace marks a moment in time. When the first copies find a home in American garages this fall, the I-Pace will be the first real challenger to the Model S and Model X. And then, Tesla’s control over the future narrative of electric-car adoption will end. We give...Read More»
The 2019 Jaguar F-Type defines beauty without beastliness. This shapely two-door, available as a coupe or as a convertible, has an engine and a transmission for nearly everyone and it splits the line between sports car and touring coupe. We rate the F-Type lineup at 7.0 out of 10 points...Read More»
The 2019 Jaguar XF mid-size luxury sedan isn’t the jewel of the automaker’s lineup it once was. It’s not the popular crossover nor the groundbreaking electric car that both occupy space on the same lot. By the look of the XF, it doesn’t seem to mind. Available as...Read More»
The 2019 Jaguar XE catches up to compact luxury sedan shoppers—as many of them start to leave for bigger crossovers. This year, the XE gets a handful of appearance packages, a standard 10-inch touchscreen on all models and optional Apple CarPlay compatibility. We give the XE a 5.8...Read More»
The 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross crossover SUV is a fresh start for an automaker that needed new life. Its name draws on a hit from decades ago, but the new version strikes its own chord among crossovers. That’s not necessarily a good thing. The 2019 Eclipse Cross earns a 4.6 on...Read More»
The 2019 Hyundai Sonata knows it needs to jazz things up to draw eyes away from the crossover SUVs just across the showroom floor. Sedans have taken a back seat to utility vehicles, so the Sonata now wears a fancy front end, has five different powertrains on its order sheet, and dresses...Read More»
The 2019 Hyundai Kona plumps up its safety offerings, just as it prepares to launch a new battery-electric model. Both are important advances for a compact crossover that battles with the likes of the Subaru Crosstrek and Honda HR-V. With its newly standard automatic emergency braking...Read More»
The 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric is a step in the right direction. The battery electric crossover due toward the end of 2018 offers up to 250 miles of range in a tall-riding vehicle: the right range in the right type of car for many shoppers. So what’s wrong? Initially, the Kona...Read More»
