Tag: Hybrid
First Drive: 2017 Kia Niro Touring
The 2017 Kia Niro represents the brand's first toe in the water with a dedicated hybrid model to take on the Toyota Prius. In our first test drive, we've found a formidable foe with a different take that sets it apart...
2024 Lexus TX: First Look
For those missing the three-row Lexus RX-L be happy. The 2024 Lexus TX brings the size and capability of a true three-row SUV in a package design specifically for the North American Market. This means you will see...
Under The Hood: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid
The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid features the latest generation of the brand’s venerable Hybrid Synergy Drive system which is well proven. It starts with a 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle gasoline engine with D4-S...
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...
First Look: 2017 Acura MDX
Earlier this year, the redesigned 2017 Acura MDX range-topping crossover SUV was unveiled, showing the first application of the brand’s new styling direction. The refreshed 2017 Acura MDX gets a host of changes for...
First Look: 2017 Kia Optima Hybrids
At the Chicago Auto Show, Kia's main focus was their expanding line of hybrid vehicles. And in addition to their Niro hybrid crossover, they introduced both a hybrid and plug-in hybrid version of their popular Optima ...
Test Drive: 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
The 2016 Toyota RAV4 is the top selling compact crossover SUV right now with over 32,000 copies sold in May of this year. It's ahead of the Ford Escape and Honda CRV as well as all the rest. Adding to its success is t...
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...
2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid: Huge Summer Heat MPG Drop!
It's advertised to get up to 42 mpg city and it does in spades. The 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid has been the breakout success of the year by not only delivering on this promise but exceeding often - in the winter wh...
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...
