10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Nissan Armada Conquers Subaru Forester
When Toyota’s rebooted and downsized 2024 Land Cruiser landed in the U.S., Nissan seemed to have detected a weakness in the rival Japanese automaker’s defenses and attacked with its Armada. Redesigned for the 2025 model year, Nissan’s Armada is only too happy to invade Toyota’s territory to woo would-be Land Cruiser buyers by offering them a big, burly, off-road-ready, truck-based SUV — and according to Cars.com reviewer Aaron Bragman’s comprehensive critique of the all-new full-size SUV, our most popular article of the past week, it’s a largely successful strike.
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Exterior styling updates are both subtle and bold, accentuating the Armada’s beefy dimensions in terms of height, length and girth. Under the hood, a new twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 makes hefty gains on the outgoing V-8, pushing 425 horsepower and 516 pounds-feet of torque through a nine-speed automatic transmission for impressive acceleration both off the line and while towing up to 8,500 pounds. The newly available Pro-4X off-road trim has all the protective and proactive features weekend adventurers will need to eschew the asphalt under moderate conditions — all while enjoying a remarkably nice pavement-free ride. Meanwhile, the interior is roomier, the seats are cushy, the cabin materials are premium, and physical controls are favored over touch-sensitive ones.
“That’s what makes me say that the new 2025 Armada is quite likely just the thing for those who miss the old Land Cruiser,” Bragman states in his review. “It’s genuinely luxurious, spacious, powerful and capable, and while it doesn’t have quite the same level of off-road prowess as the old LC, it’s still plenty capable for as much as people are likely to be using it in the dirt.”
For our full take on the 2025 Nissan Armada, including pricing info, follow the link below to the No. 1 article on this week’s countdown of most read stories.
If you’re in the market for a rugged, capable SUV (but not a behemoth like the Armada), drop down to the second-place spot for our rapid-fire roundup of the pros and cons of the redesigned 2025 Subaru Forester. The compact SUV elicited cheers for its generous headroom, legroom, outward visibility and overall airiness inside; abundant cargo space, made even more useful with thoughtful design and user-friendly features; peppiness and impressive driving range from the updated 2.5-liter four-cylinder; confident handling and well-mannered ride even over rough patches; and upgraded cabin appointments, updated infotainment and improved insulation from outside noise.
For full details of our highlight-hitting review of the 2025 Subaru Forester — including a trio of traits we didn’t appreciate so much — follow the link below to the No. 2 news story of the past week.
Beyond that, we’ve got headlines on the Lexus RX, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota Tacoma, Kia Sorento and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
1. 2025 Nissan Armada Review: Nissan Builds a Replacement Toyota Land Cruiser
2. Is the 2025 Subaru Forester a Good SUV? 5 Pros, 3 Cons
3. Here Are the 11 Cheapest Electric Vehicles You Can Buy
4. What’s New for the 2025 Lexus RX?
5. Which Electric Cars Are Still Eligible for the $7,500 Federal Tax Credit?
6. What’s New for the 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
7. What Should My Tire Pressure Be?
8. Electric Cars With the Longest Range
9. Taco Tuesday: 2025 Toyota Tacoma Priced From $33,085
10. What’s New for the 2025 Kia Sorento?
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