2021 RAV4 Prime: Quick, Comfortable, Efficient
First Drive Review Toyota’s 2021 RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid will be sold on power and, perhaps, fuel efficiency. Yes, it …
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First Drive: 2020 Sonata Hybrid – a Sweet Tune from Hyundai
(Updated 5/21/20 to include Hyundai’s base pricing for each trim.) Hyundai redesigned the Sonata for 2020 and introduced the standard …
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2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid: First Drive
Honda chose to introduce the media to the 2020 CR-V Hybrid with a drive on flat city streets in and …
Life With a 2019 RAV4 Hybrid
It took a bit of soul searching, but after nearly a decade of driving cars with plugs, my wife and …
First Drive: Hyundai Kona EV Has It (Almost) All
Hyundai’s 2019 Kona EV is small, and the gray exterior/charcoal interior combo on the test car that Hyundai sent is …
First Drive: Audi e-Tron Has Undeserved Black-Eye
Audi’s 2019 e-Tron crossover is a world-class luxury EV that’s every inch an Audi. It won’t alienate the company’s core …
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2019 Crosstrek Hybrid: Still Likeable After Road Trip
We liked the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid when we first reviewed it, but that was based on a mere three-hour …
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2019 RAV4 Hybrid: First Drive
(RAV4 Hybrid cargo area information updated 3/14/20.) Toyota sells a boatload of RAV4s, close to 430,000 last year, but barely …
2019 Leaf Plus – Nissan Joins Mid-Range EV Club
(Updated 3/1/19 to include Leaf Plus pricing and base Tesla Model 3 comparative data.) It’s taken a while, but Nissan …
Snow Play in the 2019 Prius and Prius AWD-e
Front-wheel drive cars often are at a loss when it comes to climbing slick, icy or snowy hills. That’s certainly …