2016
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The all-new 2016 Chevrolet Volt is just about here, and it builds on all of its predecessor's virtues while resolving most of that car's vices. It's got a lot more electric range--53 miles--and at 42 miles per gallon, it's more fuel-efficient on those rare occasions when the range-extending engine comes on. The new Chevy Volt is smoother, faster, quieter, considerably better-looking (in our view) and should be a slam-dunk upgrade for today's Volt owners. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Volt - full review Our main worry, in fact, is not the car at all. The 2016 Volt is a fantastic electric car...
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2016 Toyota Prius: Full View Photos Finally LeakedWith the 2016 Toyota Prius scheduled to make its global debut in Las Vegas on the evening of September 8, you had to figure that photos of the car would leak out at some point. And so they have. After years of spy shots of camouflaged Prius development mules, pre-production prototypes, and test...
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2016 Smart ForTwo: First Drive Of All-New Two-Seat MinicarThe 2016 Smart ForTwo is the first entirely new version of the European two-seat minicar since that vehicle was launched in the late 1990s. And it's a much better car, with more power, a choice of manual or automated transmissions, modern comfort and interior features, and fuel economy that's...
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2016 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car Runs On...Leftover Lemonade? Huh?Toyota continues to claim that hydrogen for its Mirai fuel-cell car can come from just about anywhere.
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2016 Toyota Prius Spy ShotsAnd here it is: the 2016 Toyota Prius. Ahead of a preview September 8 in Las Vegas, and an official debut at Frankfurt, spy photographers already found the 2016 Prius, uncloaked, in Malibu, California. ALSO SEE: Coming This Fall: The Return Of Cheap $2 Gas The Prius was widely expected to adopt...
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CR Tests Tesla Model S P85D, Skeptical Of P90D Ludicrous Mode ClaimsThe Tesla Model S P85D electric car is breathtakingly quick, and quietly forceful in a way that makes it simultaneously a tailpipe-free counterpoint and a serious rival to some of the world’s top performance cars. You won’t need to search hard to find video footage of this...
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The 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV is an outlier—in design, in layout, and in the way it drives. Yet our long-term 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf is nearly the polar opposite—a full battery-electric model wearing the look, feel, and functionality of one of the world’s best-selling cars of all time. As we mentioned this past week in a drive report of the i-MiEV, Mitsubishi was one of the leading-edge offerings in a fledgling electric-vehicle market four years ago—and it seems that during four years the market’s expectations of how an EV should be packaged, and how it should...
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2016 Toyota Prius To Debut Next Month, Prior To Frankfurt ShowThe fourth-generation Toyota Prius is fast approaching. Toyota Motor Corporation has confirmed to Bloomberg that the fully redesigned 2016 Toyota Prius will be shown in Las Vegas on September 8, 2015—ahead of its anticipated debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show later next month. The last time the...
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2016 Toyota Prius Spy Video: New Hybrid In San Francisco TestingA camouflaged 2016 Toyota Prius prototype is caught testing in San Francisco.
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2016 Volkswagen e-Golf SE: $30K Price For New Electric Car VersionVolkswagen is adding a new base model to the 2016 e-Golf lineup.
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2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV: Drive Report Of 62-Mile Electric MinicarIt’s been nearly four years since the tiny Mitsubishi i-MiEV hit the market. And considering the rapid evolution and transformation of the electric-car market that’s occurred over the past several times the earth has gone around the sun, that’s really light years. So when we...
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2016 Audi A3 e-Tron Plug-In Hybrid Priced From $37,900The 2016 Audi A3 e-tron will arrive at U.S. dealers in October.
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The range of small and smaller SUVs seems to expand almost monthly, and the latest entry is the 2016 Mazda CX-3. This crossover utility vehicle slots below the compact Mazda CX-5 in the "Zoom Zoom" maker's lineup. The company expects the CX-3 to appeal more to couples and empty-nesters than to families--which it says will choose the larger CX-5 for practicality. DON'T MISS: 2016 Mazda CX-3: Full Review The CX-3, built on elements of the latest Mazda 2 subcompact--a vehicle that we'll see in the States only in its Scion iA sedan guise--offers more cabin space than the Mazda 3 hatchback. You...
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2016 Chevy Volt EPA Ratings: 53-Mile Electric Range, 42 MPG On GasThe 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid has been rated by the EPA at 53 miles of electric range, a nice boost on Chevy's earlier promise of "at least 50 miles." The EPA also rates the 2016 Volt at 42 mpg combined when the engine is running, and 106 Miles Per Gallon Equivalent combined when operating...
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Toyota Tackles Hydrogen Fueling Challenges As Mirai Launch Approaches: UPDATEDAs this autumn's launch of the 2016 Toyota Mirai fuel-cell car approaches, its maker is taking steps to ensure that the small number of initial buyers and lessees will be able to fuel up their hydrogen-powered sedans with ease. Some of the 70 or so Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell SUV drivers in Southern...
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata: The Greenest New Sports Car You Can Buy?The 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is the newest generation of the world's most popular sports car. The iconic two-seater passed the British MGB more than a decade ago to become the highest-volume sports car in the world, and the latest iteration brings it into the current decade. In fact, we'd argue that...
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2016 Chevy Colorado Diesel Pickup Priced At $31,700; Fuel Efficiency To Come LaterThe 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax diesel will go on sale this fall.
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2016 Mazda CX-3 Small Crossover Price Starts At $20,000The 2016 Mazda CX-3 will start at just over $20,000.
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Volvo will buy its performance partner Polestar, and set it to work building hot-rod plug-in hybrids.
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Signup For 2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Sedan Starts July 20 (Californians Only)Toyota will begin accepting applications for the 2016 Mirai July 20.
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2016 Range Rover Diesel Models To Carry $1,500 Premium Over Gasoline VersionLand Rover prices its two new diesel models.
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2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE550e Plug-In Hybrid: Quick DriveUntil quite recently, luxury SUVs and plugging in didn’t really go together. Yet with the introduction of the 2015 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid, the upcoming 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e, and soon the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE550e Plug-In Hybrid, this corner of the market has entirely changed. All three...
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2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Sedan: 312 Miles Of Range, 67 MPGeThe 2016 Toyota Mirai will have over 300 miles of range.
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New 2016 Scion Models Priced: Compact iM Hatchback $19,255, Smaller iA Sedan $16,495The 2016 Scion iA and iM go on sale in September.
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