The Sportage is fighting a tough battle in a hotly contested small CUV segment, featuring heavy hitters such as the Honda CR-V and Ford Escape. And so far, the Sportage hasn’t taken off like some other Kia vehicles.  Sales languish…

With the departure of the 7-passenger Veracruz, Hyundai is capitalizing on the popular Santa Fe name to help re-launch its most spacious vehicle.  So this 5-passenger model, similar in size to the outgoing Santa Fe, is called the Sport.  And…

The big-news surrounding GMC’s hot-selling luxury small SUV the Terrain, is that for 2013 it is offered with company’s most ubiquitous engine – the 3.6-liter V6 with direct-injection.  Replacing the smaller 3.0-liter unit, this powerplant makes huge gains in vehicle…

We’ve known since 2009 that the little X1 was on its way here, having already been successful in other markets.  As the auto industry’s downsizing continues in ways that would have been unthinkable even 5 years ago, the X1 becomes…

Before you lament the loss of the turbo and Acura’s super-handling all-wheel drive system, consider this: the 2013 RDX delivers 33 more horsepower, comes in weighing almost 100 pounds lighter, offers more passenger and cargo room, gets an extra gear…