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New CEO Jim Hackett has been trying to convince investors that betting on a Ford turnaround is worth the wager by laying out a plan to get rid of slow - selling, low - margin car models and refocus the company on more lucrative sport utility vehicles and pickups.

Tesla is also coming out with its Model X sport - utility vehicle later this year and a more affordable Model 3 sedan in 2017, with an expected starting price of $ 35,000.

Because most concussion victims score 14 or 15 on the GCS, its primary utility is in ruling out more serious brain injuries.4 Thus,» [w] hile highly useful in the sphere of emergency response to trauma, the Glasgow Coma Scale should not be used to assess the significance of a concussion,» writes William P. Meehan, III, MD, MomsTeam concussion medicine expert emeritus and former Director of the Sports Concussion Clinic in the Division of Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, in his 2011 book, Kids, Sports, and Concussion.1

HIGHLANDS, North Carolina — After a couple of decades trying, Buick designers figured out how to properly modernize its classic, toothy chrome grille look with the new - for - 2008 three - row sport / utility flagship, the Enclave.

And sure enough, this 5,185 - pound sport / utility vehicle — sorry, sports activity coupe, per BMW marketing — slows just enough for us to screech around a hairpin, where we promptly nail the throttle and let the all - wheel - drive system and torque - vectoring rear differential figure out what to do with 553 lb - ft of torque.

Ford didn't quite get out of the car business when it released its first - quarter earnings Wednesday, but it did take a few steps closer to selling almost nothing but sport - or crossover - utilities, pickup trucks and commercial vehicles.

That takes an awful lot of the utility out of your sport - utility vehicle.

The 2013 Toyota RAV4 might look like a sport - utility meant for the open spaces of America, but it only begins to make sense to us when its cross-traffic alert system goes off while we're backing out of a space in the parking lot at Target.

And, after years of producing a few true abominations BMW has put out what may be the first sport something - or - other vehicle — BMW insists on calling its crossovers Sport Activity Vehicles, the word utility seemingly causing them great ire — that challenges Range Rover's Evoque as the cutest of, well, sport cutes.

To find out, we test - drove a 1993 Rodeo LS, a four - door, four - wheel - drive sport - utility vehicle that's roughly the same size as a Chevy S - 10 Blazer or Jeep Cherokee, both of which probably sell more units in a month than Rodeo does in a year.

With trucks and sport - utility vehicles now accounting for about 50 percent of all new vehicles sold, each automaker is trying to carve out a niche for itself.The GMC division of General Motors wants to be known as a manufacturer of rugged, classy, upscale trucks and sport - utilities.

I'll be handing out eight Sentinel Car of the Year Awards, one for the overall winner and seven others for best small car, best family car, best sports car, best luxury car, best truck, best sport - utility vehicle and best minivan.

Just in case there are buyers out there who require even more power from their truck, the Turbo S adds an extra 50 horsepower and 37 lb - ft of torque to create the fastest sport - utility vehicle ever put into production.

A new five - speed automatic transmission, built specifically to handle all of the torque put out by the new Power Stroke diesel, is a key part of this new drivetrain package that Ford will offer in its F - 250 and F - 350 Super Duty pickups and the Excursion sport utility beginning early next year.

But with trucks and sport - utilities accounting for more than 40 percent of new - car sales, Honda could no longer afford to farm out the work to another company.

Of course, if you are going to be taking your dog out hunting or enjoying other outdoorsy activities, a sport utility vehicle will be a must.

With trucks and sport - utility vehicles now accounting for about 50 percent of all new vehicles sold, each automaker is trying to carve out a niche for itself.

The rise of the luxury sport - utility vehicle likely will be one of the biggest trends of the 1998 model year.Every automaker that has brought out a rugged - looking but spiffed - up sport - utility vehicle has scored a solid hit this year, even if the thing can't really go off - road very well.In fact, this week's test vehicle, the stylish new RX 300 from Lexus, is more of a pretender than a contender when it comes to kicking up some serious dust off road.But that's OK - because the RX 300 was not really made for that sort of driving.

DETROIT — In a relentless effort to keep its lineup of pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles fresh without carrying out a complete redesign, General Motors recently unveiled new versions of three of its popular truck models, including an SUV with a sliding roof and the biggest Cadillac truck.

It's the interior, the area where last year's model really showed how out of date and out of touch Chevy's compact sport - utility had become.

I'm wondering why Cadillac is going to bring out its own version of this luxury sport - utility vehicle.

Because most folks now prefer the more car - like ownership experience provided by crossovers, with their gentler handling and generally better EPA scores, the number of actual mainstream sport utilities — which are supported by body - on - frame construction — is barely enough to fill out a baseball team.

The only reason the Cadillac sport - utility exists at all is that the Lincoln Navigator came out of nowhere last year to become the world's best - selling luxury sport - utility vehicle.

Mercedes - Benz is giving embattled sport - utility owners a chance to climb out of their foxholes and get on with their lives.

Exciting and versatile, Land Rover sport utility vehicles offer comfort, style and performance If you're searching for an exciting and luxurious sport utility vehicle for lease or purchase, stop in at Land Rover of Shreveport and check out the many fabulous selections.

Ride quality counts, too - which means that a few of the more rugged sport utility vehicles out there didn't make this list.

- Check out the April issue of Motor Trend magazine for an early look at BMW's upcoming midsize luxury sport - utility vehicle, the X5.

If you prefer something a bit more outgoing in appearance, with BMW's X6 M, you'll find yourself in possession of one of the single most capable crossover sport utilities out there.

The Mazda CX - 5 is legitimately fun to drive in a way that few other compact sport - utility vehicles are, and it manages to achieve this spring in its step without asking buyers to shell out large sums of cash.

Stylistically, Toyota has thrown out their old color options save Black, and offers this year's vehicle in Natural White, River Rock Green Metallic, Champagne Pearl, Mahogany Pearl, Desert Bronze, Imperial Jade Mica and Atlantis Blue Mica.It seems the newest version of the Land Cruiser is expanding its reputation as a luxury sport - utility vehicle in all areas, and this year, it's got the power to prove it.

«Well, that wish has come true - and then some.Meet the Ford Excursion, the new king of the sport - utility hill.Excursion is the longest, widest and tallest sport - utility vehicle on the road, out - inching the long - running Chevrolet Suburban and the GMC version, the Yukon XL.

If you're searching for an exciting and luxurious sport utility vehicle for lease or purchase, stop in at Land Rover of Shreveport and check out the many fabulous selections.

And when it's time to head out and have some fun, you can opt for the added utility of a towing system for your boat, a fork - mounted bike carrier, and even a sports roof box for all your extra luggage.

Sure the S4 Avant might not be the fastest thing out there, or even hold the most cargo, but it offers one of the best combinations of utility and sport on the market.

Because few of the people who spend upward of 30 grand on a truck ever bother to take it off - road, we tested it in a manner more in keeping with how expensive sport - utility vehicles are used these days: We packed the Orvis with a precocious 2 1/2 - year - old, a child safety seat, a cooler and a load of toys, then set out on a long road trip.

Each month Sentinel Transportation Writer Richard Truett will select a vehicle that is no longer in production and trace its history, parts availability and resale prices.History: When Chrysler rolled out the all - new Jeep Grand Cherokee in the spring of 1993, it rocked the sport - utility world.

With lower gas prices out there these days, suddenly the prospect of owning a sport utility vehicle is even more appealing.

With that in mind, Ford announces the latest addition to the Flex lineup, Flex Titanium — a highly contented vehicle with individual style that will stand out in the world of more traditional crossovers and sport utility vehicles.

At the front, the blacked - out upper and lower grille sections that are bisected by an equally dark - colored front bumper insert look tall and imposing and give the 2011 Eclipse Coupe an aggressive, somewhat similar front fascia design to the signature smile of the company's ultra-high-performance Lancer Evolution sports sedan and the dynamic, all - new Outlander Sport compact crossover utility vehicle (CUV).

With sport - utility vehicles at the altar and auto workers in the pews, one of Detroit's largest churches on Sunday offered up prayers for Congress to bail out the struggling auto industry... Local car dealerships donated three hybrid SUVs to be displayed during the service, one from each of the Big Three.

My buddies and I could not resist this and devised a plan that included shooting at the case with AK - 47s and ultimately wrapping a chain around the case, connecting it to a sports utility vehicle and yanking it out of the casino.

There were plenty of utility vehicles, pickups, and vans on display, but coupes, sports cars, and sedans — a popular choice for busy real estate professionals who often work out of their vehicle — were in notably short supply.