Tag: Hybrid
Motoring Minute: Mitsubishi GC-PHEV Concept
At Chicago, Mitsubishi showed us they still have a design studio with their GC-PHEV Concept plug-in hybrid SUV concept. It’s a futuristic robot fighter ship which demonstrates the brand's future hybrid powertrain s...
First Look: 2015 Toyota Prius c
The Toyota Prius c has held its place as “the small one”, just under the mainstream Prius Liftback and its larger brother the Prius v. And to keep it fresh, Toyota updated its style and feature content for 2015. So...
First Look: 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Likely one of the most important new products for Mitsubishi in a while, is the new 2017 Outlander Plug-In Hybrid EV that made its North American debut at the New York Auto Show. It offers something new for the brand ...
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. ...
Driving Impressions: 2023 Lexus RX 500h
The fifth generation Lexus RX for 2023 got a complete redesign inside and out, comes now with a variety of different powertrains, yet retains all of the sweet spot hallmarks that have made it the bread and butter ...
2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid Brake Problems Explained
Many owners of the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid have been experiencing slow speed braking issues of abrupt jerking and locking up that are at best annoying and at worst potentially dangerous. In the 15,000 miles of t...
First Look: 2016 Toyota Prius
If you’ve been anxiously awaiting the all-new 2016 Toyota Prius, your day has come. This week Toyota revealed it at a special event up in Las Vegas. The all-new Prius comes on the heels of nearly 20 years of being ...
First Look: 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid
Mid-size sedan buyers will have a new high-efficiency option this fall with the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid sedan. At the Detroit Auto Show, Hyundai unveiled their next entry in a coming line of hybrid model...
2022 Ford Escape Hybrid: Under The Hood
The Ford Escape Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid features a powertrain well proven, an evolution of hardware that has been in production for nearly a decade powering Ford Fusion and C-Max Hybrid models just to name a few...
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...
