We took the 2018/19 Honda Accord Hybrid fully-loaded with the Touring package around Chicago’s west side and surrounding suburbs for a rainy week, and never saw the pump.
Honda’s (iMMD) system works seamlessly with the electric CVT to deliver a balanced ride that can be athletic, relaxing and efficient at once or at all the same time.
Wider, taller and longer than the previous version, the Hybrid Prototype of the new CR-V has fresh exterior styling, with broader, muscular wheel arches. The Intelligent Multi Mode Drive (i-MMD) hybrid system comprises 2.0 liter i-VTEC petrol engine and two electric motors.
As part of its mission to triple their alternative fuel vehicles by 2020, Kia’s Niro PHEV is the fourth vehicle produced under Kia Motors’ Eco Dynamics brand alongside the Optima PHEV and the Soul EV. We reviewed both the gas-powered Niro and the Niro Plug-in. While no one here is hatin on plug-ins we couldn’t help but wonder, does the already-efficient Niro needed a plug-in companion with less sauce?
The athletic hatch is impressive inside and out boasting more fresh style, functionality, safety and infotainment technology than its rivals Prius and Volt.
We reviewed the 2017 Avalon Hybrid XLE Premium this fall taking the super-efficient whip all over Chicago and a few suburbs.
At $34k the 2017 Toyota Rav4 Hybrid is a fantastic buy for millennials and young professionals… With the Rav4 Hybrid tech and AWD athleticism, it’s really a go-anywhere car.
The new Optima gives owners gas savings and delivers robust performance with upscale character.
The 2014 Highlander Hybrid is as spacious as an Escalade, rides like an Impala, and has the efficiency of a Prius.
Over the weekend, Toyota’s Drive Center set up shop in northwest Chicago with the Wicker Park Festival and invited patrons to check out the 2013 Avalon, 2013 Camry and Camry Hybrid, the 2013 Corolla, Rav4, and the Prius Liftback and Prius C.
