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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Chrysler 300 Hybrid

Maybe.  The talking heads over at Chrysler are really mulling this one over.  Hopefully they’ll make the intelligent decision to mate the hybrid powertrain with a V6, rather than the V8 HEMI.  Mileage still won’t knock your socks off, as the 300 is an extremely heavy car.  Still, a step in the right direction if [...]

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2009 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid

I won’t go into a rant about how ridiculous Lincoln’s new naming scheme is.  I mean, what in the hell is an MKZ anyway?  How is it different from an MKX?  I write about cars every day, and I have trouble figuring that out.  But I’m not here to talk about that.  What I am [...]

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Golf TDI Hybrid

I’m almost starting to wonder if I need a whole section of Houston Cars dedicated to diesel hybrids.  The VW Golf TDI Hybrid is the latest diesel hybrid to be announced.  VW’s hybrid design is a full hybrid system, capable of powering the Golf solely on electric, solely on diesel, or with a combination of [...]

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Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid Spy Shot

Not content to leave Lexus alone in the luxury hybrid segment, Mercedes-Benz is readying it’s own entry.  Called the S400, this car will mate an electric motor with a V6 for a total of 275 HP.  Nothing exciting yet, right?  The cool part is that reportedly, Mercedes is going to use lithium-ion batteries, rather than [...]

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Tahoe and Yukon Hybrid Get a Price Tag

After all sorts of wild speculation, GM has finally announced pricing for their full-size Hybrid SUV twins. As is usual with GM, the Yukon runs slightly higher than the Tahoe, even though they’re mechanically identical. Here’s how it breaks down: Tahoe 2WD – $50,490 Tahoe 4WD – $53,295 Yukon 2WD – $50,945 Yukon 4WD – [...]

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