Better Than Ever You have to hand it to Toyota—they have taken what was the state-of-the-art hybrid car and made it even better. If you liked the last Prius, you are going to love the new one. Toyota has improved its most popular hybrid in almost every way, and added a number of high-tech options. [...]
New RX Builds On Proven Formula This may come as no surprise, but the 2010 Lexus RX doesn’t look a whole lot different than the model it replaces. In fact, if you were to just give it a casual glance, you might think you were looking at a 2009. Lexus was not about to make [...]
A Hybrid With Performance Lexus took a different approach to hybrid technology, when they designed the GS450h. Instead of just developing this car exclusively for better fuel economy, they gave it a boost in performance. The GS delivers the gas mileage of a large four-cylinder, but takes on the muscle of a V-8. The GS [...]
Highlander Hybrid Offers Better Gas Mileage The redesigned 2008 Highlander doesn’t look a lot different than its predecessor, but it’s bigger, more powerful and comes with more features. Toyota made the’08 Highlander four inches longer, three inches wider and an inch taller than the old model. It also gave the new Highlander a longer platform [...]
Hybrid Lexus SUV Delivers Power and Fuel Economy The Lexus RX 400h has the distinction of being the first luxury hybrid SUV. Since its introduction in April 2005, the 400h has done well. Over 60,000 copies have passed through showroom doors. This represents about one in every five RX sales. Initially, the 400h came only [...]
Mazda Introduces Hybrid Tribute Like its corporate cousins, the Ford Escape and the Mercury Mariner, the Mazda Tribute now comes with a hybrid power plant. In fact, it uses the same gas and electric combo as the Escape and Mariner. A 2.3-liter, four-cylinder engine and a 70-Kilowatt motor combine to produce the equivalent of 155 [...]
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER Nissan may have been very late coming to the hybrid party, but their first crack at building one turned out pretty good. It’s a gas/electric version of their midsize Altima sedan, and it’s designed to go head-to-head with the Toyota Camry Hybrid. Since they were a late arrival, Nissan didn’t start [...]
Toyota Redesigns Camry and Adds Hybrid Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Toyota Camry is a hugely popular car. In fact, it’s been the best selling car in America for eight out of the last nine years. And the 2007 model that may become the most popular Camry yet. Why? [...]
ESCAPE GETS A NEW LOOK The Escape SUV has been just what the doctor ordered for the beleaguered Ford Motor Company. Sales have been strong. Over a million copies have passed through dealer’s doors in the six years that it’s been on the market. The Hybrid version, added to the line for 2005, has contributed [...]
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