Articles about Crossover

Shaking up the lux crossover establishment

When Mazda said that it was aiming for the luxury car market a few years ago, it could be said that it was greeted with a couple of raised eyebrows. These days, however, that plan is in full swing, and more people

A much-needed model locally?

It's been a while since Volkswagen offered the Tiguan in the Philippines. It was first introduced in the country in 2015, and the second-generation was briefly sold here in 2017. Volkswagen Philippines reverted to the first gen model when it

A CR-V of many firsts

The CR-V is Honda's best-selling model worldwide. The crossover easily sees over half-a-million-unit sales worldwide every year with North America being its biggest customer. Locally, the Honda CR-V has enjoyed popularity over the decades, and

Now with turbo or hybrid power

It's been over a year since the sixth-generation Honda CR-V made its world premiere in North America. Since then, we've been looking forward to this model landing in the Philippines, especially after it made its regional debut in

A bargain?

There's been a lot of buzz surrounding the Mitsubishi XForce. It's perfectly understandable, too, as more and more car shoppers are looking at budget crossovers for a family car. In recent years, the market has exploded with such options, so

Full launch on August 10

We're just a few days away from Mitsubishi fomally premiering its B-segment crossover. It's set to be launched on August 10, 2023, and we'll finally know its name by then, too. However, a report from Indonesia claims a

It was teased during the Prado debut

It wasn't just the all-new Land Cruiser Prado that Toyota showed last week. During the all-new SUV's presentation, Japan's biggest automaker also teased two models that we can expect in the near future. There are no model

Mitsubishi subcompact crossover preview

It's a busy time for Mitsubishi this 2023. Fresh from the world premiere of the sixth-generation Strada, the Japanese automaker is getting ready to launch yet another new model. In case you missed it, that would be the production version

Another crossover joins the Toyota range

There has been a lot of info floating about the Toyota Yaris Cross. From various reports, LTO files and whatnot, we're pretty much sure and wouldn't be surprised that the B-crossover was set to make an appearance here at

It's nothing like the outgoing model

We're not exactly sure what we expected the new Hyundai Santa Fe to look like, but it certainly wasn't this. "Robust yet delicately detailed," is how Hyundai describes it. "A lot like a modernised Land Rover Discovery 4," is how

Would you like to see this land in our market?

Oh look, it's only a refreshed version of the Volkswagen T-Cross. Don't get too excited, as customers in the UK will have to wait until at least March 2024 to take delivery of this updated SUV and you know

Looking forward to it?

Nearly every crossover in the Hyundai lineup has been given a redesign in the last five years. Because of that, the South Korean automaker has some of the freshest models out there. However, that isn't stopping the brand from overhauling a

Will it be a mild or full hybrid?

Is there yet another hybrid Toyota model on the way? If reports from Indonesia are to be believed, that might just be the case. Not only that, it's one of Toyota's popular models in Southeast Asia that could get electrified.

It's the production model, we swear

Back in December 2022, Toyota gave us a look at the C-HR Prologue - a concept that signalled its intention to build a second-generation C-HR. And lo, here is said second-gen C-HR, and it actually looks surprisingly like

No, it won't make it go faster

Despite the Raize and the Corolla Cross occupying both price points of the small crossover market, Toyota managed to find space between those two models to make the Yaris Cross. Launched in Indonesia back in May, it's set to be exported

It could be here next month

Subaru has launched three new models in the Philippines this year so far. Launched in during the Manila International Auto Show, these were the mildly updated Outback, the Forester GT, and the heavily updated Evoltis. But there's another model coming in

Another mild-hybrid seven-seater from Suzuki

Suzuki has added yet another mild-hybrid model to its product portfolio. As a follow up to the Ertiga Hybrid, Suzuki Indonesia has unveiled the XL7 Hybrid that will likely be sold across Southeast Asia. But aside from the addition of mild-

The question now is when

Raised subcompact seven-seaters are one of the most popular sellers in the country today. But it's not just in the Philippines where this trend is present. You'll also see loads of these models in our neighboring countries such as

The most powerful road-going Mazda yet is now in our market

Mazda is so far holding true to its word of rolling out crossover upon crossover in the next few years or so. One of those was the CX-60, the most powerful road-going Mazda to date.Now, this punchy crossover has

When will it arrive here?

In the current range of Toyota's subcompact seven-seater lineup, the Toyota Rush is the oldest model in the group. The Avanza received a comprehensive redesign in late 2021, while the Veloz has moved upmarket. That leaves the Rush as the