Crossover

BMW has been slowly electrifying all of its vehicles. The small X3 crossover has been a popular staple in the automaker's lineup for a few years, offering family-sized luxury with BMW’s signature driver’s focus. Now the X3 has a plug-in option, the X3 Hybrid.

Chevrolet introduced the revived Trailblazer name as a niche-filling subcompact crossover. The Trailblazer fits somewhere in between the tiny Trax and the more family-sized Equinox. The Trailblazer, despite its name, actually has a more urban fit.

The all-new EQC 4x4² concept is the first all-electric model of Mercedes' 4x4² series, promising rowdy, unrestrained off-roading powered by battery. Like the 4x4² models that came before it, the new EQC concept rides on clearance-upping portal axles.

Buick introduced a new GX variant for the little Encore crossover for the 2020 model year. The Encore GX adds features that make it much more appealing than the standard Encore, especially on the looks, drive quality, and technology fronts.

The CR-V was introduced in its fifth-generation in 2017 without a hybrid model on offer. That's now changed with the release of the 2020 CR-V Hybrid, and after spending a week with it can tell you whether it was worth the wait.

This week brings us another entry in the book of visionary Buick concepts that don't look anything like cars Buick builds. The butterfly-winged Electra shows what an edgy electric Buick crossover GT could look like (but probably won't).

Infiniti has unveiled its platinum-hued QX60 Monograph concept to give "tangible insight" into the design direction of the luxury automaker's midsized three-row QX60. Like the QX80 Monograph before, the design focuses on the exterior looks.

Kia has unveiled the 2021 Sorento crossover-SUV with four distinct powertrain options and five trim levels and an overall shape that is more SUV than its predecessor. The new lineup include a turbocharged hybrid and an upcoming plug-in hybrid.

For the 2020 model year, Toyota totally revamped the Highlander three-row crossover. Significantly, for the hybrid option, the vehicle sheds some cylinders and gains some MPGs as a result.

Volkswagen has announced a new compact crossover-SUV called the Taos. The new utility will fit underneath the Tiguan in the VW lineup and will be sold only in the North American region.

The Tucson is Hyundai's global bestseller, and the Korean automaker seems quite determined to keep it that way. The new fourth-generation crossover is sure to turn some heads and attract new interest with its flashy looks.

The small, subcompact crossover segment is seeing a lot of action. The Hyundai Venue is the latest entrant into this category, bringing with it the upscale feel that Hyundai is known for. It’s marketed as a crossover, but is really a hatchback.