Crossover

Our 2018 Subcompact SUV Challenge results are publishing soon, so it's 
 time to introduce the contenders. Up first: the 2018 Ford EcoSport.

Maserati's new SUV, the Levante, offers leather-lined confines behind a 
 424-horsepower, turbocharged V-6. But how does it handle a 511-mile 
 family road trip?

Jeep's 2017 Compass has no trouble slotting in between the Renegade and Cherokee, but we had some trouble when it came to car seats.

In our most popular story of the past week, Cars.com's experts wax 
 Darwinian on which recent cars have made a positive evolutionary leap.

For 2019, the X5 gets a redesign that takes it to the next level. Check out 
 our video on it here.

Subaru has announced that the Crosstrek Hybrid hatchback will return to 
 the lineup for 2019 and debut a significant new feature: a plug.

For 2019, the BMW X5 is redesigned from the ground up. Here are our 
 initial impressions to the changes after taking it for a recent test drive.

Most car seats fit well in the 2018 Mazda CX-5; the exception are rear-
 facing infant seats. Our test seat encroached on front passenger legroom.

Lincoln got the ball rolling early for the 2017 L.A. Auto Show with an 
 introduction to its updated premium mid-size SUV, the 2019 Nautilus.

These seven vehicles all missed our Car Seat Check Honor Roll by a few 
 letter grades. The good news? There's plenty of room to improve.