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Ford 2012 Fusion Hybrid Review

The Ford Fusion has been around since 2009 when it was released as a 2010 model.  At the time it was state-of-the-art, getting better mileage than the Camry hybrid at about the same price and with little competition (the Accord hybrid was available but had few takers).  What a difference a couple of years can […]

Best. Hybrid. Ever.

The 2012 Toyota Camry is dollar for dollar, pound for pound, gallon for gallon the best hybrid money can buy.   The Camry doesn’t match Toyota’s Prius for miles per gallon, but it is roomier, has much better visibility, is much quieter, has better acceleration, and more standard features… all for about the same price as […]

2013 Chevy Spark Preview

Small cars seem to be popping up everywhere.  First there was MINI with the Cooper, Honda with the Fit, Smart with the FourTwo, Ford with the Fiesta and Scion with the iQ.   The MINI Cooper, once the smallest car sold in America, seems large compared to some of these cars, so when we talk about […]

2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

The good:  If you find the Ford Fusion Hybrid or the Camry Hybrid to expensive, the Sonata Hybrid is a cheaper alternative.  Very good acceleration for a Hybrid and a great warranty. The bad: Lackluster MPG for a Hybrid, 35 city, 40 highway.  Ordinary handling, unusual styling. The ugly:  Lots of hard, black plastic suck […]

Honda Insight vs. Prius c

When Toyota released the third generation Prius in 2010 it was immediately ccompared to the second generation Insight that Honda released in 2009.  In my opinion it was not a fair comparison, since the Prius was generally $3-4000 more expensive. Now that Toyota has released the Prius c, which is in the same price range […]