What difference does a brand make? FCA may find out with the replacement for the aging compact crossover. A three-row utility vehicle will return to showrooms in 2019.

The redesigned RDX, which went on sale in June, is the first Acura to be rebuilt from the ground up since the brand re-embraced performance as a styling, engineering and marketing cue.

The coupe and convertible will be redesigned — the coupe in the second half of 2020 and the convertible in the first half of 2021.

Ford freshened its large crossover for the 2018 model year with a new grille and updated technology. The next-generation Explorer will debut in the first half of 2019 and switch to a new rear-wheel-drive platform.

A landmark vehicle for Jaguar lands in showrooms in November.

A freshening may happen for the 2019 model year.

Ford is freshening its midsize crossover this year with slight cosmetic changes and a new ST performance trim.

Dodge will freshen the aging sedan in 2019, although it faces potential elimination in 2021.

A re-engineered version could arrive by 2020.

Subaru's performance duo will continue to be based on the previous Impreza platform for the time being.

The 2019 Cayenne E-Hybrid can go about 27 miles on a full charge in electric mode, nearly double the stated 14-mile range of the current plug-in hybrid.

Among body-on-frame vehicles, Toyota has lavished most of its attention on the segment-leading midsize Tacoma pickup, with a new generation for the 2016 model year and safety-equipment updates last year.

The decade-old Tundra received some minor styling updates for the 2018 model year, but a new generation is still a few years off.

BMW freshened the i8 coupe for the 2019 model year and it will be joined by the new i8 roadster.

The new compact crossover has gotten an aggressive ad push since going on sale in March.