I suspect no one looks at the X2 and thinks, “I bet that car can carry so much stuff,” and yet there’s more cargo capacity in the back of the X2 than initially meets the eye.
Removing the false floor reveals a deep, carpeted well (there’s no spare). The tub does a good job at keeping groceries from slipping, sliding, and smashing to mushy bits. Unfortunately, to access all this bonus cargo area, you’ll have to negotiate a relatively high loading lip. With a high sill and an even lower floor, it can be difficult to maneuver heavy things like luggage over the edge. Also, with the false floor removed, the bulkhead at the back of the floor tub is exposed. This bulkhead, located aft of the back-seat mounting brackets, creates an odd space behind the rear seats but in front of the cargo well. This area provides room for the false floor to pivot [...]
Drive the GMC Yukon and the Ford Expedition back-to-back, and Charles Darwin comes to mind. The British naturalist wrote On the Origin of Species, the seminal work on evolutionary science. Darwin died four years before Karl Benz built his Patentwagen and sparked a process of mechanical evolution that would lead to automobiles as fascinatingly diverse as Bugatti Chiron and Volkswagen Golf, Ford F-150, and Jeep Wrangler, Tesla Model S and Chrysler Pacifica. But he would have instantly understood the key difference between the Yukon and the Expedition.
America’s full-size SUVs are a unique automotive genre. These big, tough, easygoing family holdalls are well adapted to the relatively cheap gas and wide-open spaces of the United States and Canada. Their pickup truck underpinnings—chassis, suspension, brakes, powertrains, electrical architectures, etc.—are built in high volume and are thus low cost. They shrug off bad roads and worse weather with the cheerful nonchalance of a retriever bounding out of [...]
Car posters—you probably had one on the wall over your bed before you could drive. And at the heart of each photo lies great photography: a Porsche 911 frozen midair, a Lamborghini Countach basking in golden light, or two Ferrari Testarossas in perfect reflection. Car photography, when done right can inspire an entire generation of enthusiasts.
Just like cars, the photography world has rapidly shifted from analog to digital, and it seems like these machines are doing all the work for us. Even so, here are five reasons why car photography matters.
We test cars … trucks, SUVs, hatchbacks, vans, and even a few three-wheelers. This is what sets MotorTrend apart from bloggers, Vloggers, and influencers. We do the things others cannot do and have been testing vehicles for nearly 70 years.
As we approach our 70th anniversary, we decided to take a snapshot of how many vehicles we’ve tested over the past 10 model years. In that period, we’ve tested 2,454 vehicles including 391 coupes, 812 sedans, 635 SUVs, and 163 trucks. Interestingly, average curb weight from 2009 to 2019 has increased from 3,909 pounds to 4,060 yet average fuel economy (from 2012 after the EPA revised its testing methods) has increased from 22/29 city/highway mpg to 25/31 mpg.
In the past decade, the number of coupes we tested [...]
Mustang or Camaro? Z4 or Supra? 3 Series or C-Class? With tough competition in the sports car segment, consumers have plenty of options to choose from. But how do you know if you’re making a smart financial decision? Our partners at IntelliChoice have made the following recommendations on sports cars for 2019.
IntelliChoice analyzes five-year ownership costs, taking into consideration depreciation, maintenance, repairs, state fees, financing, fuel, and insurance. The vehicles with the lowest cost of ownership in their segment are ranked the highest.
Are you looking for the sports cars with the best value? Here are some award-winning options.
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