Hybrids

2010 Honda Insight

With the design and hardware finalized, I think it’s time to take another, closer look at the 2010 Honda Insight – potentially the most important car in  Honda’s lineup this year.  Pricing will help determine that – and final pricing hasn’t yet been announced.  Many numbers have been thrown about – from “under $20k” to [...]

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Peugeot RC HYmotion4 Concept

What do we have here? A concept, the likes of which I can’t ever recall seeing.  Meet the Peugeot RC HYmotion4 Concept – part sports car, part sedan, and part hybrid gas-saver.  Say what?  You heard me.  The looks speak for themselves – this is a true “four door coupe”, if you must use that [...]

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2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Review

There are many times when the domestic automakers disappoint me, often tragically.  Ford’s promise of a world-class hybrid sedan was a recipe for disaster.   Except that it didn’t quite turn out that way.  The Fusion Hybrid can stand proudly next to an Altima Hybrid, and a Camry Hybrid.  In fact, it can stand up a [...]

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2010 Toyota Prius Pictures

Before you get too excited – these pictures are absolutely unconfirmed.  We believe them to be the production version of the 2010 Toyota Prius – the third generation of Toyota’s bestselling hybrid.  The basic shape remains the same,of course, as well it should.  The funky cheese-wedge shape is about the best shape possible for aerodynamics.  [...]

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2009 Honda Insight Concept Revealed

These are the first official photos of the next generation Honda Insight – unofficially dubbed the Insight 2.  Today it’s just in concept form, but prototypes have been spotted around – Honda is building this vehicle.  ETA on the new Insight is early 2009 – just a few short months away.  Enough jabber, what about [...]

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2010 Toyota Prius Latest Spy Shots

The 2010 Prius hasn’t been particularly camera shy, and we’ve managed to put up a couple spy shots already.  This is the latest batch, with one notable addition – an interior shot.  The exterior shot to your left looks familiar, of course.  It retains the same basic shape as the current Prius ( and also [...]

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2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid to start at $71,685

Sadly, that is not a typo.  Some bigshot exec at GM gave this $71k Caddy the green light – and I can’t for the life of me figure out why.  In case you’re doing the math, that $71,685 is darn near $15k more than a base model Escalade.  Sure, 20 MPG in the city is [...]

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Honda Hybrid Prius-Fighter Spy Shots

The execs at Honda are a smart bunch.  They’re well aware of the phrase “fight fire with fire”.  It seems that they used this logic when designing their Prius Fighter.  In other words, “Fight Prius with Prius”.  One glance at these spy shots, and there’s no question where Honda drew the ideas for the outer [...]

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