Technology

The new plug-in hybrid version of the RAV4 can go 39 electric-only miles on a full charge and gets Toyota’s TRD Off-Road treatment.

The new Defender, which last appeared in the U.S. 22 years ago but has lived on in memories of diehard fans who loved the vehicle’s squared-off look, has been crafted to appeal to both off-roaders and everyday buyers, JLR marketing director Finbar...

The leather-lined SUV will feature unique styling cues, a mild-hybrid drivetrain, standard all-wheel drive, active air-sprung suspension and an upgraded interior whose generous equipment level reflects the brand’s upper-luxury positioning.

Mazda wants people to buy its new subcompact crossover because they want it, not because they need it.

Renault will use the new material – made from safety belts, textile scraps and plastic bottle recycling – in its new Renault Zoe electric car.

What Ford describes as a “melodious new sound” is meant to make the streets safer for distracted and visually impaired pedestrians in the vicinity of nominally silent electrified Explorer and Escape CUVs.

Seventy-nine percent of polled people said technology is good. “But that means 21% think it’s bad, evil,” says Ford futurist Sheryl Connelly.