Hatchbacks
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The new 2016 Toyota Prius is now arriving at dealers all over the country, and while gas prices--and hence hybrid sales--are down, it's expected to boost sales of the quintessential hybrid, now ranked at 52 or 56 mpg combined. Meanwhile, anticipation is building over the first deliveries of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the 200-mile electric car starting at $37,500, which could hit dealers as early as this December. But another new model will follow both cars in hot pursuit, one that hasn't received nearly as much attention yet. DON'T MISS: Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, Electric Models To Be Sold In 50...
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Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, Electric Models To Be Sold In 50 States
The Hyundai Ioniq will be sold in all 50 states, but not at every Hyundai dealer.
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2017 Volkswagen e-Golf To Get Range Boost Above 100 Miles
Battery-cell improvements will yield greater range, the company's electronic-development boss says.
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2016 Nissan Leaf: First Drive Of 107-Mile Electric Car
Electric-car buyers have eagerly waited for the 2016 Nissan Leaf, whose SV and SL models now offer a higher range, rated by the EPA at 107 miles. That's up from the 84 miles of last year's Leaf, and so we eagerly accepted a short-term loan of a new 2016 Leaf SL to test the car ourselves. The bottom...
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2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV: Production Car Spied Before 2016 CES Reveal
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will appear in production-ready form at CES, a new report says.
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2016 Honda CR-Z Soldiers On: Styling Updates, More Tech Features
The 2016 Honda CR-Z hybrid gets revised styling and more standard and available features.
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The 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid has made its world debuts and should arrive at U.S. dealers starting around January. But specific details have been surprisingly sparse. Yesterday, Toyota released a few specifications at an event in Japan. Now, we've learned more about the car's different trim levels and paint colors. DON'T MISS: 2016 Toyota Prius: A Few Details On Engine, Hybrid System Released The information comes via CarsDirect, which received preliminary configuration data for the 2016 Prius from an industry source. According to that source, the new Prius will be launched in six different...
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Should The Tesla Model X Be Called An SUV? Crossover? Wagon? Hatchback?
The Tesla Model X electric luxury vehicle has widely been referred to as an SUV or a crossover utility vehicle by the media, the company, and buyers. And indeed, it's taller and somewhat boxier than the sleek Model S "sedan," which is actually a hatchback. But we've had some energetic discussions...
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Will Add Hatchback As Well As Sedan, Following Ford, Honda
The next-generation Chevrolet Cruze will be offered as a hatchback, a GM executive said recently.
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2016 Toyota Prius Preview Video
One of the most important new cars of the 2016 model year isn’t some 600-horsepower sports car, or a big crossover wagon. It’s the hybrid that started it all, or at least made hybrids what they are today. Recently in Las Vegas, and also at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, Toyota gave the...
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2016 Toyota Prius: Few Details At Global Launch Of 55-MPG Hybrid (Photos)
The new 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid made its debut in Las Vegas Tuesday evening, where 350 guests watched the latest model of the world's most popular hybrid car raised into the night sky at an elaborate event to mark its global launch. But "it's not just about MPG any more," according to the press...
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2016 Scion iM: First Drive Of New Compact Hatchback
The 2016 Scion iM compact hatchback is the second two of new Scion models for 2016, joining the iA subcompact sedan. It's part of a much-needed new lineup that takes Toyota's youth brand away from funky "tall box" cars or 10-foot-long urban cars and gives it a product that competes in the heart of...
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With many 2016 model details already released by other makers, the specs of the 2016 Nissan Leaf electric car remain conspicuously absent as the U.S. heads toward its Labor Day holiday. But a posting by a Nissan dealer in Indiana suggests that high-end models of the coming year's Leaf will feature a larger battery pack to give them more range, possibly "as much as 110 miles." DON'T MISS: 2015 Nissan Leaf - full review The dealership, Andy Mohr Avon Nissan in Avon, Indiana, has a page on the 2016 Leaf on its website. It says, in brief, that the base Leaf S model will continue with today's...
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2016 Audi A3 e-Tron Plug-In Hybrid Priced From $37,900
The 2016 Audi A3 e-tron will arrive at U.S. dealers in October.
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2017 Infiniti Q30 Video: 'Lust And Logic' In Compact Hatchback For Frankfurt Show (UPDATED)
Two years after the unveiling of a concept car that previewed it, the 2017 Infiniti Q30 compact luxury hatchback will launch at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. Nissan's luxury brand confirmed the launch yesterday, for the same show where that concept--in reality a thinly-disguised version of...
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2016 Fiat 500 Updates Include Uconnect Touchscreen, Styling Tweaks
The 2016 Fiat 500 will make its public debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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New 2016 Scion Models Priced: Compact iM Hatchback $19,255, Smaller iA Sedan $16,495
The 2016 Scion iA and iM go on sale in September.
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Strong-Selling 40-MPG Mitsubishi Mirage To Get Sedan Model
A Mitsubishi Mirage sedan will arrive in the U.S. before the end of the year.
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The 2016 Chevrolet Cruze could be sold as both a sedan and a hatchback.
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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 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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2015 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 4-Door: Gas Mileage Review
In various forms, the MINI has been with us for more than half a century--but its image has always been shaped by the two-door model. The original BMC Mini had two doors and a small trunk; the BMW MINI from 2002 is a more conventional three-door hatchback. Now there's a five-door hatchback model as...
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Order Guide: Options, Trim Levels...But No Prices Yet
General Motors releases the 2016 Chevrolet Volt order guide, but no prices.
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Honda Insight Hybrid: The Least-Wanted Car In America?
Automakers and their dealers know that when a vehicle is updated, redesigned, or discontinued, the last lagging examples of the old model may sit on lots for months, perhaps even years. So it appears to be with the Honda Insight, the subcompact mild hybrid hatchback that the company discontinued...
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