Dodge Grand Caravan

The Dodge Grand Caravan is part of the original family of minivans. Originated as a concept at Ford, the minivan was rejected by that automaker and found a home at Chrysler. Under Lee Iacocca's leadership, the company introduced the first Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager in the 1984 model year, and the resulting success ensured Chrysler would move out of the K-car era and on to minivan leadership.

Over the years, Dodge's hauler has faced increased competition from import-brand minivans. In some ways, it has Read the rest of this entry »

Ford's bringing a pair of SHOs to the 2010 SEMA Show, along with a selection of custom Fiestas, Fusions, and Explorers. We've rounded up 15 of these funky Fords (and one Lincoln for good measure).

This 2011 Taurus SHO built by H&R Springs upgrades its performance with a Borla cat-back exhaust and K&N air filter and upgrades its style with H&R Sport Springs and three-piece 22-inch wheels painted in a Read the rest of this entry »

2011 Saab 9-4X

The new Saab 9-4x luxury crossover enters a segment ripe with competition, with the best from Europe, Japan, and the U.S. battling for supremacy. The question is, can Saab regain its mojo with a product based on the Cadillac SRX?

Certainly the 9-4x, which will make its debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, has an elegant design, but it takes more than just quality styling and an ignition switch located between the front seats to make a Saab. Whether engineers were successful in making the driving experience significantly different from the Cadillac SRX will be crucial to the Read the rest of this entry »

The jaguar c-x75 concept car brings a racing mentality to an electric car. the car was unveiled at the 2010 paris motor show to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary. the car has four separate electric motors located at each wheel delivering 196 horsepower each. these engines are run on batteries that
are powered by two micro-gas turbines. the jaguar engineers estimate that the car could reach 205 mph with a driving range of 560 miles.

But the new Jaguar C-X75 (‘C’ for concept, ‘X’ for experimental, ’75’ to mark the Read the rest of this entry »

Ford plans to sell a high-performance version of the redesigned Focus compact car in the United States. The automaker will reveal the three production-ready body styles of the 2012 Ford Focus compact at the Paris auto show late this month. It also will unveil a preview model of a high-performance 250PS Focus ST. The high-performance Focus will launch in early 2012, likely as a 2013 model year.

Introduced for the 2000 model year, the Ford Focus was designed to be a "world car," meaning Read the rest of this entry »

The Jeep Patriot seems to have found its groove lately, with sales surging 57 percent in August, enough to push its year-to-date sales results to a 3 percent gain as compared to the first eight months of 2009. And although it's not scheduled to hit dealerships until the fourth quarter of 2010, the 2011 Jeep Patriot has now been revealed (photographically speaking) and looks ready to build on its current momentum.

It's no secret that the Jeep Patriot -- along with the Compass, its comrade on Read the rest of this entry »