2016
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The first-generation Chevrolet Cruze will live on as the Cruze Limited.
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze To Be Shown This Week, Hatchback Model Included: Report
The 2016 Chevrolet Cruze could be sold as both a sedan and a hatchback.
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2016 Honda Pilot Seven-Seat SUV Rated At 22 Or 23 MPG Combined
The 2016 Honda Pilot gets a slight bump in fuel efficiency as part of a ground-up redesign. The new Pilot was unveiled back in February at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, and we now know that it will achieve an EPA-rated 23 mpg combined (20 mpg city, 27 mpg highway) with front-wheel drive and the...
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2016 Toyota Prius Hybrid: Clearer Spy Shot Of High-Tailed Rear
Detroit-area residents occasionally see camouflaged development prototypes from GM, Ford, and Chrysler testing on public roads. Similarly, Southern California residents often see Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai prototypes pass them clad in disguise. And so it was for a Cars Direct employee driving to...
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2016 Toyota Prius 'Coming Soon': 55-MPG Hybrid To Be Sportier
While Toyota remains coy about the launch date of its fourth-generation Prius hybrid, a company executive has confirmed that the car is coming "soon." Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota North America, didn't release any specifications on the car when he mentioned it during the groundbreaking for an expansion...
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2016 BMW 740e Plug-In Hybrid: Fifth Electric Car From German Maker
The 2016 BMW 740e xDrive debuts with a plug-in hybrid powertrain borrowed from the X5 xDrive 40e SUV.
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Mazda has taken its own road toward boosting the fuel economy of its vehicles, and its latest small SUV manages to break the critical 30-mpg combined rating barrier. The 2016 Mazda CX-3 subcompact crossover utility is rated at 31 mpg combined with front-wheel drive, and 29 mpg combined with optional all-wheel drive. DON'T MISS: 2016 Mazda CX-3: Full Review Those ratings are identical to the 31 mpg achieved by one front-wheel drive model of the 2016 Honda HR-V, another subcompact crossover introduced this year, and its 29 mpg for the all-wheel-drive version. Every Mazda CX-3 is powered by a...
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2016 Audi A3 e-Tron Plug-In Hybrid: U.S. Arrival Now October
The 2016 Audi A3 e-tron will arrive in the U.S. this October, a new report says.
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2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring: Gas Mileage Review Of Small SUV
The Mazda CX-5 has always been one of our favorite compact crossover utility vehicles, not only for its fuel efficiency but also for its capacious functionality and fun-to-drive nature. First launched as a 2013 model, the CX-5 has been lightly updated for 2016 with minor tweaks to styling...
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Second Toyota Mirai Video: Hydrogen Is Like First Oil Well
Toyota goes to the birthplace of the oil industry to demonstrate electrolysis.
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Teased Ahead Of June 24 Debut: UPDATE
The U.S.-spec 2016 Chevrolet Cruze will debut June 24.
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Configurator Live, California Order Books Open
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt is now available to order in California.
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The all-new fourth-generation Toyota Prius is getting closer and closer to launch, as witnessed by an increasing number of spy shots of prototypes testing all over the world. Two weeks ago, a heavily camouflaged Prius was recorded on video fueling up at a North American gas station. Now, new shots of a similar car testing on the streets of a large Thai city have been posted by another quick-witted smartphone user. DON'T MISS: Is This The Next Toyota Prius Hybrid Captured On Video? Found in the forums of Headlight Magazine (via Indian Autos Blog), the five shots are clearer than the previous...
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Tokyo's Toyota Mirai Dealer & Hydrogen Fueling Site: Photo Gallery
The 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedan will go on sale in limited regions of California later this year, but it's already available in Japan. On a recent trip to Japan, your correspondent had a chance to head to downtown Tokyo to take a look at the combination of a dedicated Mirai showroom...
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2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid And Plug-In Hybrid First Drive
What if you could fully restore your charge in a plug-in hybrid, on the fly, just by driving? It’s a feature that’s unparalleled in mass-market plug-in hybrids—that in the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid you can enter not the charge-sustaining mode that some models have, but a...
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2016 Volvo XC90 T8: First Plug-In Hybrid With 240-Volt Charging Cord
The 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" will come standard with an AeroVironment TurboCord charging cord.
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Loses Weight, Adds Turbo Four For Fuel Economy
Muscle-car fans pretty much set the Internet on fire this weekend as news and photos of the redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Camaro coupe emerged. The second generation of the reanimated Camaro pony car has tauter styling, more power, and less weight. All of that adds up to a car with tauter handling that...
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2016 Fiat 500X AWD: Quick Drive Report
The 2016 Fiat 500X drives more like a tall car than a shrunken SUV.
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Access to the carpool lane in California with only a single occupant has proven to be one of the more effective incentives to get the state's drivers to buy electric cars. The first year and a half of Chevy Volt range-extended electric cars didn't qualify, but Volt sales in California surged once buyers could add the crucial green sticker to their Volts. Now, it appears that the new 2016 Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid will get access to California's HOV lanes as well. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Volt Priced From $33,995, Or $1,175 Lower Than 2015 Volt It would only stand to reason that the all-new...
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First Eight CA Dealers Announced For 2016 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car
With the 2016 Toyota Mirai set to go on sale this October, Toyota has now announced the first eight dealers that will be selling its first production hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle. Four are in Northern California, four in the southern part of the state. Production of the Mirai will be limited to about...
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Priced From $33,995, Or $1,175 Lower Than 2015 Volt
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid will be priced from $33,995 when it goes on sale sometime this fall, a GM executive said this morning. The price, which includes delivery, is $1,175 lower than that of the outgoing 2015 Volt. The old Volt lacks the 50-mile range, 41-mpg fuel efficiency, and...
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2016 Honda HR-V Subcompact SUV Starts At $19,995, On Sale May 15
The 2016 Honda HR-V will start at just under $20,000.
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Despite Quick Charging, Toyota Exec Says Electric Cars Won't Work For Long Ranges
The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car's chief engineer criticizes battery-electric cars.
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2016 Mazda Miata: At 30 MPG Combined, Gas Mileage 25 Percent Higher
Gas-mileage ratings for the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata are in.
Stephen Edelstein