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BMW 7 Series Generations: Key Updates Across All Model Years

3 days ago | carbuzz.com | Cobus Potgieter |Adrian Ma

The BMW 7 Series has always been the Bavarian automaker’s flagship full-size sedan, showcasing the latest technologies, in a similar vein to its arch rival, the Mercedes S-Class. Called the 7 Series since the ’70s E23, there were another six BMW 7 Series generations after that, bringing us to the present day. Highlights along the way include the controversially styled E65 that held the distinction of being the first car in the world with a six-speed automatic transmission.
Toyota Prius Generations: Key Updates Across All Model Years

4 days ago | carbuzz.com | Cobus Potgieter |Adrian Ma

The Toyota Prius has the distinction of being the world’s first mass-produced hybrid and has been around since 1997, though the first generation was only sold in Japan. The first of the Toyota Prius generations to be available internationally was codenamed the NHW11, which went on sale in the US in 2000 as a 2001 model. It stuck around for only three model years before a redesign of the Toyota Prius in the form of the second-gen car arrived as a 2004 model.
Toyota Highlander Generations: Key Updates Across All Model Years

5 days ago | carbuzz.com | Cobus Potgieter |Adrian Ma

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Ford Explorer Generations: Key Updates Across All Model Years

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | Cobus Potgieter |Adrian Ma

For six generations, the Ford Explorer has been one of America’s favorite mid-size SUVs, with the first Ranger-based body-on-frame UN46 generation going on sale in 1990 and not missing a model year since. Every four to seven years, the Ford Explorer would get a redesign, until the fifth-gen U251, a much more advanced unibody design that proved enduring enough to do service for nine years, through two facelifts.
Subaru Crosstrek Generations: Key Updates Across All Model Years

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | Cobus Potgieter |Adrian Ma

The Subaru Crosstrek is essentially a high-riding spinoff of the Impreza hatch and offers a compact crossover experience that has proven very successful; in fact, the Japanese automaker sells around 160,000 of them per year in the US, as much as the Outback. The first of the Suburu Crosstrek generations was launched in 2012 and facelifted for the 2016 model year and included gas and hybrid powertrains.
Key Updates Across All Model Years

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | Cobus Potgieter |Adrian Ma

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Key Updates Across All Model Years

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | Cobus Potgieter |Adrian Ma

The first of the heavy-duty Ram 2500 generations hails from 1993 and forms part of the second-generation Ram pickup truck, as the first-gen one that went on sale in 1980 wasn’t offered as a 2500. Thus, the 2500 has always remained one generation number behind the 1500. It was available with a variety of cabin styles and bed sizes, establishing the pattern for subsequent Ram 2500 generations.
Key Updates Across All Model Years

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | Cobus Potgieter |Adrian Ma

Based on the 2001 Adventure Concept Car, the first of the Volvo XC90 generations went on sale in 2002 as the Swedish automaker’s first SUV. Volvo chose the popular three-row mid-size format and the car immediately impressed with its safety and comfort levels. The original car ran for a total of 12 model years with many updates along the way, using a Yamaha-designed V8 engine for the Volvo XC90 for a few years before reverting to a naturally aspirated six-cylinder for its last stint.
Key Updates Across All Model Years

3 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | Cobus Potgieter |Adrian Ma

Audi’s mid-size sedan went by many names in the ’80s and ’90s but was called the 5000 in the US before the 1996 C4 started using Audi’s A-prefixed nomenclature. The Type 4A C4 was the first of five Audi A6 generations. It was succeeded by the C5 from the 1998 model year, with changes to the Audi A6 formula including better aerodynamics, 30-valve V6 engines, a new five-speed Tiptronic automatic, and a Multitronic CVT; it was facelifted in 2001.
This Boxer-Engined Chevy SUV Was A Badge Engineering Fail

2 months ago | msn.com | Cobus Potgieter

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