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2009 Tokyo Show: Honda’s Performance Future

25659416 Posted October 22 2009 10:29 PM by David Zenlea

 The 2009 Tokyo show was something of a glass-half-full, glass-half-empty affair for American Honda enthusiasts. On the one hand, there was the unveiling of the near-production CR-Z, easily the most exciting new Honda...

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2009 Tokyo Show: Mitubishi PX-MiEV Concept

26761594 Posted October 21 2009 03:15 PM by Sam Smith

Who said concept cars had to be exciting to look at? Oh, wait…

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2009 Tokyo Show: Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept

30995619 Posted October 21 2009 02:02 PM by Sam Smith

Gullwing doors, a hybrid powertrain, and a surprising amount of elegance.

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2010 Toyota Prius

30806712 Posted October 5 2009 09:30 AM by Matthew Phenix

This morning I finished a week and 800 miles behind the wheel of a 2010 Toyota Prius . I'm impressed. On one of my 68-mile legs (which includes a highway-biased mix of stop-and-go traffic and open road), the car informed...

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2009 FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW: Quirky Citroën Revolte Concept Channels 2CV

26178721 Posted September 16 2009 11:00 AM by Evan McCausland

Ignore the inevitable puns about its name -- this is as close as Citroën will come to making a retro 2CV.

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2009 FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW: BMW Makes a Splash in Its New Hall at Frankfurt

25908223 Posted September 15 2009 12:57 AM by Joe DeMatio

BMW has a new home at the Frankfurt Motor Show: Halle (Hall) 11, a brand-new, huge modern showplace for the company's three brands: BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce. Coolest feature: the racetrack that circles the interior of...

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Why the Chevy Volt shouldn't be rated at 230 mpg

29417868 Posted August 13 2009 11:31 AM by Eric Tingwall

The Chevy Volt’s projected 230-mpg city fuel economy rating has caused quite the commotion since GM made the announcement Tuesday. Whether it’s excitement or skepticism that’s stirring people, the number had resounding...

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It’s not easy being (extremely) green

2010 Honda Insight is another mileage champ that’s not much fun to drive.
24510169 Posted August 7 2009 10:57 AM by Joe Lorio

I recently spent a few weeks with our magazine’s long-term Volkswagen Jetta TDI, which has earned a lot of respect around the office but which I was less than thrilled with. Although I often saw an indicated fuel economy...

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Mercedes S-Class Hybrid has a big problem.

Diesel vs Hybrid
19149597 Posted June 16 2009 01:05 PM by Jason Cammisa

Mercedes' first-ever hybrid is about to drop, in the form of a luxury sedan. But if  you look at the S-class roster, there's a big problem: the diesel.

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Base 2010 Toyota Prius Pricing: $21,750

18381978 Posted April 21 2009 08:04 AM by Joe DeMatio

Toyota prices its new Prius and clearly reacts to the threat from the new, $20,470 Honda Insight by creating a new, as-yet-undefined, base Prius model that will go on sale later for $21,750.  

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2009 New York: First Drive 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid

18219942 Posted April 8 2009 08:16 AM by Joe DeMatio

Mercedes-Benz's first hybrid SUV goes on sale this fall. We drive it at the New York Auto Show.

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Phil Floraday: A Tale of Two Trucks

17111008 Posted March 20 2009 11:13 AM by Phil Floraday

It's interesting to watch the automotive industry right now and listen to pundits harp on Detroit-based automakers for building products nobody wants to buy. Historically, the Ford F-series and Chevrolet Silverado have...

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Toyota hosts media drive of new Prius at an environmentally friendly resort

2010 Toyota Prius: Going Green in Napa
14906363 Posted February 26 2009 05:22 AM by Joe DeMatio

The brand-new Bardessono resort in the Napa Valley aims to prove that being luxurious and green are not mutually exclusive.

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2009 Honda Insight

12506749 Posted December 11 2008 04:00 PM by Joe DeMatio

I've driven the all-new Honda Insight.

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Hybrid Drivers Have It All Wrong

12428875 Posted December 10 2008 12:59 PM by Jason Cammisa

The last two cities I've lived in--Ann Arbor and San Francisco--are chock full of Toyota Priuses whose drivers who are convinced they're saving the planet. Instead, they're driving me and everyone else positively bonkers...

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