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Wednesday, Nov 4
Car Review: Ford Fusion Covers Your Backside in Triplicate
Other Good Technology: No Gas Cap to Lose The engine itself is a four-cylinder powerplant plus an electric motor and the usual (for hybrids) battery pack in the now compact-car-capacity trunk. The transmission is continuously variable, which ekes out a bit more economy.
Wednesday, Aug 26
Car Review: EcoBoost Makes Ford Flex Powerful, Still Economical
Car Review, Ford Flex with EcoBoost: Add two turbochargers to Ford's six-cylinder engine and power jumps from 262 hp to 355 hp, but fuel economy still remains the same: 22 mpg highway, not bad for a 5,000-pound vehicle with room for seven.
Tuesday, Jul 21
35-MPG Lexus HS 250h Hybrid Will Cost $35,075
The 2010 Lexus HS 250h hybrid will start at $35,075 when it ships in about a month, Lexus announced. And that's with the best fuel economy of any luxury vehicle in the U.S., low emissions, a boatload of technology standard in the base model, and leather everywhere. There is no exact equivalent g...
Saturday, Jul 18
BMW May Bring Four-Cylinder Engines Back to U.S.
About half of BMW's models worldwide have diesel engines: 1 Series, 3 Series, X3 compact SUV, and the entry level version of the midsize 5 Series sedan. In the U.S., BMW offers a six-cylinder turbo-diesel engine on two models: the BMW 335d and the BMW X5 xDrive35. A four-cylinder BMW diesel th...
Wednesday, Jul 1
Car Review: VW Jetta Diesel a Bargain for Highway Driving
The Jetta SportWagen TDI (VW spells it SportWagen) is rated at 29 mpg city, 41 mpg highway with the six-speed double shift gearbox (DSG), an automated manual transmission that shifts the gears for you. (No clutch pedal.) The Jetta TDI sedan is rated the same. The 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid, a so...
Thursday, Mar 26
Car Review: 2010 Toyota Prius Tops 50 mpg (Easily)
The old Prius had big, colorful hybrid economy meters. Some people sniped that they were as much about showing off to the neighbors as getting information. Now it's part of the instrument cluster. Among the choices you can have are power flow among engine, hybrid battery pack, electric moto...
Car Review: 2010 Toyota Prius Tops 50 mpg (Easily)
The new Toyota Prius delivers on its promise: better than 50 mpg in everyday driving. I found it was easy to beat 50 mpg in a mixture of city and highway driving and approach 60 mpg in suburban driving. Add in more efficient hybrid technology, a roomier cockpit, a raft of high-technology offer...
Friday, Feb 20
Porsche Unveils Cayenne S Hybrid Details
Porsche has unveiled more information and specifications about its upcoming Cayenne S Hybrid. The automaker plans to employ a parallel electric motor that's capable of powering the SUV at speeds up to 86 mph all by itself, without clicking on the gasoline engine. That's far faster than th...
