Much debate will occur--and that's putting it politely--over the next round of gas-mileage standards, which the EPA hopes to finalize next year for 2017-2025 vehicles. Earlier this week, news reports from Washington indicated that the Obama Administration and EPA are pushing for 56.2 mpg as the average fleet goal to be reached by 2025. That number...
Last September, Toyota said the company would launch six new hybrids by the end of 2012. Now, a report from the German car magazine AutoBild suggests that one of those is a new Lexus: a baby brother for the brand's hugely successful RX 450h hybrid crossover utility vehicle. The new compact crossover, which AutoBild dubs the CX 300h, would be based...
It was the first hybrid sport utility in the world, launched with great fanfare by Ford in 2004, and for 2011, the Escape Hybrid is still going strong--and still selling steadily. The current design dates back to a 2008 freshening of a basic vehicle first launched way back in 1999. Now an old design in the twilight of its life cycle, the 2011 Ford...
The Tesla Roadster will always occupy a prominent place in history, as the first modern electric car in mass production. Sure, it's expensive, and sure, there will only ever be 2,500 made. But it was the first credible alternative to a century of fast gasoline powered cars, and it made electric cars sexy. The 2011 Tesla Roadster is the latest and...
Pretty much every Toyota Prius hybrid you see on the streets looks the same. Wild customization is generally limited to personalized plates that promote the driver's green credentials, solar panels, eco-living, or general hybrid luv-luv-LUV. That's about to change. Toyota announced today it will offer something called the "Prius PLUS Performance...
The 2012 Ford Focus stands out on the street, even among vastly improved compact hatchback and sedan competition. It offers personality, many optional features, and styling that makes it both distinctive and modern. Plus, the optional SFE version is rated at the all-important 40 mpg highway mark. It may be built in Wayne, Michigan, but the Focus...
Given the premium positioning of the 2011 Audi A3 compact hatchback, you won't be cross-shopping it against mass-market Asian brands. But as a refined, versatile German import, the A3 offers both brand cachet and a feature few other compacts have: a fuel-efficient clean diesel TDI engine. The A3 TDI is rated at 30 mpg city, 42 mpg highway, with a...
Much debate will occur--and that's putting it politely--over the next round of gas-mileage standards, which the EPA hopes to finalize next year for 2017-2025 vehicles. Earlier this week, news reports from Washington indicated that the Obama Administration and EPA are pushing for 56.2 mpg as the average fleet goal to be reached by 2025. That number...
Last September, Toyota said the company would launch six new hybrids by the end of 2012. Now, a report from the German car magazine AutoBild suggests that one of those is a new Lexus: a baby brother for the brand's hugely successful RX 450h hybrid crossover utility vehicle. The new compact crossover, which AutoBild dubs the CX 300h, would be based...
It was the first hybrid sport utility in the world, launched with great fanfare by Ford in 2004, and for 2011, the Escape Hybrid is still going strong--and still selling steadily. The current design dates back to a 2008 freshening of a basic vehicle first launched way back in 1999. Now an old design in the twilight of its life cycle, the 2011 Ford...
The Tesla Roadster will always occupy a prominent place in history, as the first modern electric car in mass production. Sure, it's expensive, and sure, there will only ever be 2,500 made. But it was the first credible alternative to a century of fast gasoline powered cars, and it made electric cars sexy. The 2011 Tesla Roadster is the latest and...
Pretty much every Toyota Prius hybrid you see on the streets looks the same. Wild customization is generally limited to personalized plates that promote the driver's green credentials, solar panels, eco-living, or general hybrid luv-luv-LUV. That's about to change. Toyota announced today it will offer something called the "Prius PLUS Performance...
The 2012 Ford Focus stands out on the street, even among vastly improved compact hatchback and sedan competition. It offers personality, many optional features, and styling that makes it both distinctive and modern. Plus, the optional SFE version is rated at the all-important 40 mpg highway mark. It may be built in Wayne, Michigan, but the Focus...
Given the premium positioning of the 2011 Audi A3 compact hatchback, you won't be cross-shopping it against mass-market Asian brands. But as a refined, versatile German import, the A3 offers both brand cachet and a feature few other compacts have: a fuel-efficient clean diesel TDI engine. The A3 TDI is rated at 30 mpg city, 42 mpg highway, with a...
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