Tag: Hybrid
Hybrid: BMW Concept Active Tourer Outdoor
BMW continues their flirtation with compact crossovers with their latest Concept Active Tourer Outdoor. Adding to the theme of outdoor lifestyle is a plug-in hybrid drive-train that likely foretells of future offering...
First Look: Volvo Concept Coupe Drive-E Hybrid
As Volvo is getting back on its feet and readying a new product and design offensive, we are getting signs of where the Scandinavian brand is headed. A new design language and an emphasis on hybrid powertrains is ...
First look: 2014 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid at IAA Frankfurt Motor Show
At the Frankfurt Motor show today, BMW pulls cover off what could be one of the most unique and ground breaking cars in the company's history. A new 2+2 sports car with a modern take on the 8-Series moniker, the i8 wi...
First drive: 2014 Toyota Highlander & Highlander Hybrid
For 2014 Toyota has started almost with a clean sheet of paper for their re-designed Highlander three-row crossover SUV. The Highlander now about 3” longer features all new design inside and out, more upscale features...
First Look: 2015 Audi A3
For 2015, Audi's entry-level A3 is all-new from the ground up in typical evolution, meaning at first glance you would hardly know it. Make no mistake however, the new A3 brings little across the line from the 2014 mod...
Auto News Sunday: June 15, 2014
BMW MINI GoPro camera app You know it had to happen, this week BMW and MINI were the first to announce a down-loadable app that allows you to control your GoPro Camera through your vehicle infotainment interface. ...
Reality Check: Ford lowers MPG ratings on 2013-2014 models
Ford owners are getting a reality check this week, in the mail in fact ranging from $150 to over $1000 as good will payments as it lowers fuel economy ratings on several cars. Already having been stung by incorrect...
Test Drive: 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
Volkswagen entered the hybrid sedan realm with the Jetta in 2013, surprising many who had typecast the brand as the clean diesel car company. Now with other hybrids and an electric vehicle on the way, Volkswagen is fa...
Test Drive: 2014 Lexus RX450h Hybrid
Lexus brought us the hybrid RX in the last generation nearly 10 years ago, making headlines at the time and gaining a number of celebrity first adopters as buyers. A luxury SUV that could get high fuel economy was som...
Motoring Minute: 2015 Volvo XC90 T8 Twin-Engine
Volvo this week announced the top line trim for their upcoming 2015 XC-90 luxury SUV, the T8. While T8 would have previously meant a V8 engine, the new T8 has what Volvo calls Twin Engine technology. Since the comp...
