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Review: 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
The Jetta Hybrid is a remarkably stout product. Braking issues aside, it generates the same kind of driving enthusiasm you’ve come to expect from other VW products. There’s a basic honest and consistency at work here that will not disappoint longtime enthusiasts of this brand.
Read More »Review: 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid
If Ford’s C-Max Hybrid represents the future of cars, I’ll start reviewing toasters. This expensive derivative of the $16,995 Focus costs $31,085, weighs a whopping 3,639 pounds, but makes just 141hp in petrol mode or 188hp in combined petrol/electric mode. Saddled with a noisy CVT (Constant Velocity) transmission, the C-Max whines its way laboriously to thrust. The faster you accelerate, the more noise you generate from the drivetrain.
Read More »2013 Lexus GS450h Review
It’s not often that you’d pay extra money for a hybrid, just to gain a performance advantage over the conventional gas version of the same car. The usual reasons for going the hybrid route are better mileage and less pollution, and the GS improves on the gas-fueled model in both those areas, with a combined EPA mileage rating of 31 MPG
Read More »2012 Toyota Prius c Review
The Prius is the Japanese version of the Swiss Army Knife. You can buy a lot of different versions to fit your needs. There’s original Prius, which Toyota now terms the “liftback” model in order to distinguish it from the recently introduced “V” version, a stretched model with roomier interior. Now a third version is coming on line called “c” for city transport. The Prius c is a smaller and significantly lighter offspring of the world’s most successful hybrid vehicle. It weighs nearly 600 pounds less than any other Prius, and costs significantly less as well.
Read More »Table of Contents – Editorial Car Reviews, Feature Articles
A comprehensive list of all the Expert Car Reviews and feature articles published on CarReview.com [updated 10/11/2011]
Read More »2011 Kia Optima Hybrid Review – Arriving fashionably late to the hybrid party
The Kia Optima sedan is a spectacularly successful styling effort. Its proportions, stance and attention to detail make it look twice as expensive as its $32,000 price tag.
Read More »2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in First Impressions Review
Despite being mercilessly picked on by car enthusiasts and members of the automotive press, the Toyota Prius has been an unqualified success. The Prius has become synonymous with hybrid cars and perhaps even Toyota itself.
Read More »Alaska Road Trip With the Chevrolet Volt and Olympus E-P3 Camera
This past April, I was given the opportunity to go on a June road trip in a 2011 Chevy Volt and photograph it with the newly launched Olympus E-P3 camera
Read More »2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review – Who said hybrids have to look ugly?
Although a bit late to the party, Hyundai finally has its own hybrid sedan with the new Sonata Hybrid.
Read More »2011 Kia Optima Hybrid First Impressions Review
We recently had the chance to take the Optima Hybrid for a brief test drive around the streets of South San Francisco.
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