Design

Toyota seeks breakthrough in reworked cars
April 22The relatively low-volume Avalon and Corolla hatchback offer a preview of stablemates that are more critical for Toyota North America: the reworked Lexus ES, which will debut this week in Beijing, and the coming Corolla sedan.

A design freeze on the biggest Defender yet
April 16Yet another outline of the next Land Rover Defender has appeared.

It sure sounds like a 707-hp Ram to us
April 16If FCA US isn't planning to make a production version of its Hellcat-powered Ram Rebel TRX concept ... well, it certainly fooled us.

McLaren's 720S: Check out all that luggage space
April 16The wizards at McLaren Automotive made an interesting discovery during the lifespan of their 650S supercar: Many of the car's wealthy owners used it as a daily driver.

Developing the I-Pace required tough choices
April 16Wolfgang Ziebart has a pretty good idea of what a Jaguar needs to be.
BEIJING AUTO SHOW PREVIEW
April 16When global automakers descend on Beijing next week for Auto China, they will be focused on two white-hot vehicle segments: crossovers and EVs.

Aeronautics, baby Navigator and better grip: What people are saying about Lincoln Aviator
April 10Here is a roundup of initial Aviator reaction from the automotive media.

Honda gets scrappy through Silicon Valley
April 7To return to its scrappy roots, Honda is looking outside for new technologies in connectivity, robotics and automated driving.

Next Defender likely to stick to boxy roots
April 9During the opening of Jaguar Land Rover's new U.S. headquarters in Mahwah, N.J., the company peeled the curtain back just a little on the iconic off-road vehicle.

Nissan steps up hunt for more partnerships
April 9As the "control tower" for Nissan's latest mid-term plan, Catherine Perez is open for ideas in the automaker's hunt for high-tech technology partnerships.

Ford hints at next Focus ahead of Europe, China debuts
April 4Ford's next Focus hatchback will go upscale, a teaser video shows. The Focus will be unveiled in Europe and China next week. Ford plans to export the next Focus sedan to the United States from China.

Unibody bones, Yanks and bluster: What people are saying about the VW Atlas Tanoak
April 3Here are some snippets of reactions to the Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak concept from the automotive media.