Nissan’s strategy, as it so often is in the fullsize SUV segment, is to give the ’21 Armada more power and towing capacity, along with exterior changes.

Lambda:4 initially was focused on wireless ranging and positioning technologies to improve avalanche and other search-and-rescue systems. As the technologies evolved, the company realized they could be used in the...

New exterior elements, additional USB ports, better connectivity, redesigned center console and trim highlight a midcycle refresh to Nissan’s compact CUV.

“The focus was on making an amazing, fullsize SUV for those adventurous families who want to do everything,” says Brent Hagan, Nissan’s senior manager of product planning.

Called the Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), the new flexible architecture will be used on future battery-powered sedans, SUVs and CUVs from Hyundai, Kia and Genesis.

Magna says the new technology will reduce the cost of adding camera-based ADAS features, such as adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, and thus make its way into more vehicles.

Honda is no stranger to the digital gaming and esports space, but this is the first-ever live global vehicle debut on a Twitch-branded gaming channel, from any automaker.

With its restored V-8 punch, the ’21 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 can probably jump over the candlestick, too. The 6.4L V-8 produces 470 hp and 470 lb.-ft. of torque.