Articles tagged with: hybrid
Smallest Prius yet completes the Prii line.
Toyota’s Prius family or Prii, representing plural models, has been greatly expanded since the first Prius hit the market in 1997. Today, you can shop for five Prius models …
Slick, new Fusion makes it global debut.
A new design language was unveiled by Ford this past August, a look many analysts had expected to surface several years out. Instead, the all new 2013 Ford Fusion …
By Harrison Card
Next generation Camry released for 2012 model year.
Toyota sells a lot of Camrys. The perennial best-selling car in America provides basic 5-passenger midsize sedan transportation needs for millions of drivers. Its reputation is …
GCOY award now in its seventh year.
An annual rite of passage at the Los Angeles Auto Show is Green Car Journal’s announcement of its annual green car of the year award. These models, representing a …
Next generation crossover will be powered by four cylinder gas engines only.
When the 2013 Ford Escape debuts in early 2012, this five-passenger crossover will offer a clean departure from the current model. The new Escape …
Online ordering and your Toyota PHV Prius.
The Prius family continues to expand with Toyota introducing a plug-in version of its standard Prius model this month. This vehicle, which seats five passengers, is expected to deliver …
At the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz has taken advantage of a home country venue to release a bevy of new products including the usual concepts and several takes on next generation models. Parent …
Car manufacturers are big on promoting their fuel efficient vehicles, as consumers continue to look for ways to reduce their pain at the gas pump. Some automakers are claiming fuel efficiency leadership including the Ford …
Living large in Michigan.
“Auto Trends” is on the road today, visiting with the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Mich. After a busy summer around the home office preparing for and covering “Plug-In 2011″ which came …
Potent V-6 engine powers this handsome midsize sedan.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Lexus made good use of a Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance crowd to unveil the next generation of its GS sedan, a five-passenger midsize luxury …
By Harrison Card
Toyota introduced the Prius over 10 years ago. Since then they’ve become the poster child for the hybrid movement, selling a lot of cars. However, the Prius is becoming something of a grandfather …
If you rent a car and fail to fill up the gas tank when you return it, rental car companies always charge an inflated service charge to top off your tank. That amount is often …
The plug-in Chevrolet Volt may be one of the most hyped vehicles of our time. That also means everyone’s expectations are high as this electrified sedan hits the market beginning in November 2010.
Hyping a product …
The Buick Lucerne’s days as flagship for GM’s premium marque are numbered, leaving brand leadership to the Enclave crossover and LaCrosse sedan. The five-passenger LaCrosse, the larger of two medium size sedans sold as Buicks …
General Motors’ PR team has been busy the last few days. I take that back — GM’s PR team is always busy, but they have been in “damage control” ever since critics asserted that the …
The fuel economy estimates provided by the Environmental Protection Agency are just that – estimates. However, they also offer consumers a good indication of what sort of fuel mileage they can expect around town, on …
Lexus CT 200h mixes things up
I only have photographs and some data supplied by Toyota to tell me that the all-new Lexus CT 200h is a game changer for the Lexus brand, one that redefines …
By Sarah Harris
As Honda, Toyota, Peugeot and Citroen inadvertently make our roads safer by recalling nearly all their faulty cars, the remainder of the motor industry is leaping ahead in 2010 with a series of …
When it comes to hybrid vehicles, Toyota easily leads the industry. The Toyota Prius is a runaway bestseller, while Lexus offers the only compact premium hybrid model on the market.
Toyota isn’t planning on stopping …
They kept the Insight design team away from this one!
There isn’t a whole lot going on at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, the 41st running of the biennial event. After all, each of the American …
My wife is a huge fan of American Idol, has been one for years, so I am well aware that one of the biggest sponsors of the show is the Ford Motor Company. Last year, …
By now, you may have heard reports about a Ford Fusion Hybrid achieving fantastic gas mileage, much higher than the EPA certified 41 mpg city, 36 mpg highway. Amazingly, a team of hypermilers squeezed the …
Lexus continues to show why they are the premier luxury brand, by bringing forth new products that consumers truly want.
At last month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota’s premium brand rolled out a pair of new …
General Motors is in a world of hurt, losing billions of dollars this year due to high fuel prices, a huge drop off in demand for its big trucks and SUVS, and thanks to a …
Late to the hybrid game, Chrysler announced earlier this week prices for its 2009 Chrysler Aspen HEMI Hybrid and 2009 Chrysler Aspen HEMI Hybrid models. Both SUVs are the biggest in Chrysler’s arsenal, whose gas …
GM Prepares To Select A Battery Provider For The Volt
General Motors (GM) appears ready to take the next important step with the Chevrolet Volt, its plug-in hybrid model, by naming a supplier for the battery …


