Tag: Hybrid
Motoring Monday: December 7, 2015
On Motoring Monday we show the next-generation of Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi vehicles that will feature electrification instead of diesel power. There is no doubt the implosion of Volkswagen AG's TDI Clean Diesel...
MPG Road Trip Challenge: 2014 Lexus ES300h Hybrid
Like the upscale setting of Old Town Scottsdale, the Lexus ES300h Hybrid has the fashionable and artistic style that makes it an attractive option for luxury car buyers. Up front the Lexus spindle grille wraps dow...
My Take: 2022 Ford Maverick
With a starting price just under $20,000, unveiled today is the all-new 2022 Ford Maverick crossover pickup, answering the many who have been asking for the return of a a true compact truck. The all-new Maverick b...
New Stellantis STLA Large Platform: BEV, Hybrid and ICE Powertrains
If you've been wondering where all the new cars and SUVs from Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler are lately you are about to see a parade of them in the next two years, all of them sharing a flexible new platform called STL...
Quick Drive: 2016 Toyota Camry Hybrid
The Toyota Camry Hybrid has been around for a while now, the first of its kind in the mid-size class. Playing on the proven Hybrid Synergy Drive of the Prius, Toyota simply size up the gasoline engine and electric...
Quick Drive: 2017 Lexus ES300h
With some updates in store for 2017, we spent some time with the Lexus ES300h hybrid sedan. Competing against cars like the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and perhaps even the similar Toyota Avalon Hybrid, we wanted to see how it...
Quick Drive: 2017 Nissan Rogue Hybrid
We recently got the chance to take a quick drive in the new 2017 Nissan Rogue Hybrid, the brand's new entry aimed square at the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid crossover SUV. The Nissan Rogue Hybrid comes to us with not only a...
Quick Drive: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid
The latest shiny new thing from Honda in their crossover lineup is the 2020 CR-V Hybrid, a vehicle competing with the growing field of electrified crossovers offerings including the RAV-4, Ford Escape, Nissan Rogue ju...
Quick Drive: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid XSE
Toyota has always marched to a different drummer with their hybrid models, making them something better and something unique rather than a punishment, a downscale place in the showroom. Enter the 2021 RAV4 XSE Hybrid ...
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...