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Dodge substantially revised its bread and butter minivan to make it safe, more powerful, smoother and quieter. This popular Caravan is given a new list of comfort and convenience features that finishes the job. Either the Caravan is moving up market at an amazing pace, or customer expectations for what is normal for this class [...]

The 2011 Escape Limited costs about $25,730. It is an SUV car from Ford. Its key optional and standard features include an Advance Trac with Roll Stability Control, 60/40 fold rear bench seat, SIRIUS Satellite Radio and Personal Safety System which consists of a belt pretensioners, load-limiting retractors, dual-stage front airbags, driver seat position sensor, [...]

Few vehicles in Today’s marketplace have the ability to seat seven people. Sure, GM’s Suburban and Ford’s Excursion are in this select group, but their immense size makes them ponderous about town and seriously lacking in the fuel economy department. Enter Suzuki’s XL-7, a compact SUV with enough room to accommodate the Brady Bunch kids, [...]

Light the candle, the highlander is here and doing just fine, thanks. This is despite the fact that some may have wondered what the heck Toyota was doing bringing yet another SUV into the world when it already had four others. After all, the new kid shares 5 passenger capacity and similar overall dimensions with [...]

Long before Sport utility vehicle became a household word there was the Trooper, a utilitarian wagon representing Isuzu’s spin on the British built Land Rover, the inspiration for all SUVs. Introduced in 1984, the Trooper, more off roader than on road cruiser, was originally available only with 4 wheel drive, but at least in short [...]

Dodge’s midsize SUV shares most of its hardware with its pickup brother, the Dakota, and for this they share a new model designation, the SXT. With the SXT, the Dodge seeks to create an entry level Durango that comes with just enough of the good stuff that buyers don’t feel short charged if they can’t [...]

The TrailBlazer is the latest entry into Chevrolet’s SUV line, failing between the much older compact Blazer and the heftier full size Tahoe. As a result, the midsize, TrailBlazer positively boils with technological advances and refinements that Chevy engineers have cooked up for this hot market segment. By building the TrailBlazer on an all new [...]

The Escape Hybrid will be released this coming 2011. It is an SUV manufactured by Ford Company which costs $29,865. Its key optional and standard features include an Advance Trac with Roll Stability Control (RSC) that helps you to keep your vehicle under control; SIRIUS Satellite Radio- that is 6 months free trial (you can [...]

Toyota says the Sequoia was named to evoke the strength, longevity and beauty of nature’s largest tree. This theme also extends to its size, as the Sequoia stands as the largest in the company’s extensive vehicles, even more capacious, though notably less expensive, than the evergreen Land Cruiser. Introduced with a firm bead on Ford’s [...]

In a world filled with cutsey, cuddly SUVs, Nissan’s nitty gritty Xterra is a welcome breath of fresh air. Sure, its utility quotient is a bit light, unless hauling skis, mountain bikes and climbing gear is your idea of heavy load. But pack muling isn’t what the Xterra is all about. It’s about an SUV [...]