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Under The Hood: 2018-2021 Honda Accord Hybrid

The 2018-2021 Honda Accord Hybrid features a 2.0 liter Atkinson Cycle four-cylinder engine with dual overhead cams with i-VTEC variable cam timing and branded as “Earth Dreams”. It's factory engine code is LFA1. ...

Under The Hood: 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

The Toyota RAV4 Hybrid uses essentially the same powertrain you will find in the Toyota Camry Hybrid up front, comprised of a 2.5 liter Atkinson Cycle four-cylinder engine with 150 horsepower. It's mated to Toyota...

Under The Hood: 2016 Toyota Prius

The 2016 Toyota Prius is the first all-new one in several years, with a host of new technicals under its hood. While its engine designation is still 2ZR-FXE, the engine is heavily revised for this year and hybrid driv...

Under The Hood: 2016 Lexus RX450h Hybrid

The Lexus RX 450h Hybrid, and before it the RX400h was one of the first hybrid-powered crossover SUV's on the market. Back then and now, it comes with a powertrain that actually bucks the trend of hybrids and is quite...

Trim Grades Explained: 2018 Toyota Camry

For the all new 2018 Toyota Camry that goes on sale officially in July, the palette of trim grades offer more differentiation than ever not only in features but in styling, equipment and color choices. Starting at ...

Test Drive: 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid

For 2023 the Kia Sportage is all-new from the ground up with the latest styling language from the brand known as Opposites United. What does that mean? A lot of futuristic details and artistic ovations likes its b...

Test Drive: 2022 Ford Maverick XL Hybrid

The headline of the press release for the 2022 Ford Maverick read, “40 MPG city, standard hybrid, seats five, starts under $20K”. Yep that sounds like the deal of the century, where do we sign up? We did exactl...

Test Drive: 2022 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid

The Ford Escape has taken on many shapes and design themes since it first arrived in 2001 as a true compact crossover SUV. In its second generation it hatched a hybrid version and since then Ford's compact utility...

Test Drive: 2021 Toyota Venza Limited

Our test drive in the 2021 Toyota Venza shows the wide-band flexibility of the brand's new TNGA platform architecture. The same vehicle under the skin as the butch outdoor hiking boot of the RAV4 SUV, the Venza strike...

Test Drive: 2021 Toyota Sienna Hybrid

When the Toyota Sienna minivan was redesigned from the ground up for 2021, they took one additional risk beyond the bolder styling and expanded array of trim options. They made it a hybrid. While this may seem not...