Finally GM has developed a real hybrid – not a “mild” hybrid like they tried with the Saturn Vue Green Line – a real Toyota style hybrid. A hybrid that gets 49 miles per gallon in the city and 43 on the highway. A hybrid that gets better mileage than the Toyota Camry (the largest […]
2016 Toyota Prius – Truth in Advertising
If you’ve been watching TV the last several months you may have noticed the ads for the latest generation of the Toyota Prius. The ones where they show a Prius out maneuvering the police or where a Prius is “heck on wheels” (which I can’t watch without thinking of the Offspring’s “Pretty Fly (For a White […]
Ford Fusion Energi – Time For a Second L
In 2013 Ford introduced the Fusion Hybrid and shortly after the Fusion Energi. Unfortunately for the Fusion Energi it’s release was buried by the over-hyped story about the Fusion and C-MAX Hybrids not meeting their posted EPA mileage estimates (an issue caused as much by the EPA as by Ford). Now that a couple of […]
2015 Lexus CT 200h Preview
Expensive, slow and ugly. Hard to see out of and uncomfortable. That’s what I thought when I first drove the Lexus CT 200h hybrid in 2012. Now, almost three years later, Lexus is getting ready to release an updated version of the CT hybrid for 2015. Will it be a fresh meal or just a […]
2014 Subaru XV CrossTrek Hybrid Preview
When it comes to Subarus, I take a backseat to no one. In the last 15 years my wife and I have owned five of them (even a Baja) and have liked them all. Subarus are reliable, good to great handling small cars that get you where you need to go in almost any weather. […]
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid vs. 2014 Toyota...
The new Accord Hybrid is now available at Honda dealers throughout the country and the first question that popped into my head was “how does it compare to the Toyota Camry hybrid”. In 2012 when I reviewed the Camry hybrid I declared it the best hybrid ever. Has Honda done anything to change that assessment? […]
Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid Review
You might think Honda would have learned from its disastrous experience with the first generation Accord Hybrid, but apparently not. For three short years Honda tried to sell the Accord Hybrid with little success. Now, seven years later, Honda is set to make a similar mistake with the 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid. It was in […]
Ford C-MAX vs. Toyota Prius v – The C-MA
Ford and Toyota both released new hybrids in 2013. The Ford C-MAX and the Toyota Prius v. Both fall into the “station wagon” category – they have room for five passengers with a decent amount of cargo space. Both vehicles are hybrids so they get very good gas mileage. They are close in price and […]
I. Can’t. Wait. The 2014 Cadillac ELR
Problem – the Chevy Volt isn’t selling like it should. Solution – re-skin the Volt and call it a Cadillac. That’s what some people think General Motors is up to… take a Chevy Volt, give it a new skin and rebadge it as a Cadillac ELR. Thankfully it appears the ELR is more different from […]
2013 Chevy Malibu Eco Review
For 2013 Chevy updated the Malibu, taking a good car and making it slightly better. The most highly touted of the updated Malibus is the new Eco version. It’s not a true hybrid in that the car is never powered soley by electricity but on the other hand it is cheaper than most hybrids. So […]