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  • 2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4x4, Catskill Mountains, NY, Jan 2014

    It's winter in the Northeast, and last week's Polar Vortex luckily came along just as our weekend test car was a 2014 Jeep Cherokee. This is the all-new compact crossover that replaces the old truck-like Jeep Liberty, going head-to-head with popular compact crossover utilities like the Chevy Equinox, Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, and Toyota RAV4. MORE: 2014 Jeep Cherokee - full review After the Dodge Dart launched for 2013, it's the second new vehicle from Fiat Chrysler to use front-wheel-drive underpinnings adapted from Italian Fiat and Alfa Romeo models. Adding all-wheel...

  • 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel, Catskill Mountains, NY, Jan 2014
    2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel: Diesel SUV Fuel Economy Tested

    Diesel engines are now offered in a growing number of passenger vehicles on sale this year and next, especially crossovers and sport utilities. The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel is one of two popular models this year that offer a good test of how attractive buyers find today's modern diesels...

  • 2014 Jeep Cherokee
    AWD Cars Increasingly Popular; How To Make Them Fuel-Efficient?

    It wasn't so long ago that all-wheel drive was restricted to Jeeps, trucks, and the occasional esoteric supercar. Now, according to data from Polk cited in The Detroit News, it's fitted to almost one third of the vehicles sold in the United States. MORE: 2014 Jeep Cherokee: All The Details From NY...

  • 2014 Audi Q5 TDI, Catskill Mountains, Oct 2013
    2014 Audi Q5 TDI Diesel Crossover: Fuel Economy Test

    U.S. car buyers are fond of compact crossovers, and they buy a lot of them. They range from high-volume entries by Toyota, Honda, Ford, and Chevrolet to more luxurious utility vehicles from the likes of Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Range Rover. (Lincoln and Lexus will join that crowd next year.)...

  • 2014 Jeep Cherokee
    2014 Jeep Cherokee, More Fuel-Efficient Crossover, Now En Route To Dealers

    The 2014 Jeep Cherokee returns significantly better fuel economy than the Liberty it replaces.

  • Subaru Forester used as support vehicle by Outdoor Medical in South Africa
    What Do African Medics Drive? This One Has A Subaru Forester

    On major drive events, including our May tour of South Africa’s Garden Route in new 2014 Subaru Forester XTs, organizers often include a medic among the team. This ensures prompt response to emergencies when the group may be hours from the nearest medical facility. From broken bones to insect...

  • 2013 MINI John Cooper Works Paceman ALL4, New York City

    Every once in a while, we end up driving a car that leaves us utterly confused. The 2013 MINI Cooper Paceman John Cooper Works ALL4 we drove for a day last week is one such vehicle. It's striking, but far less functional than the MINI Countryman from which it's derived. The handling is decent, but hardly a cut above every other hot hatch on the market. It's small, but doesn't get particularly good gas mileage. The EPA rates it at 26 mpg combined with the automatic we had (27 mpg with a six-speed manual). Over 132 miles, mostly above 50 mph, we got 26.6 mpg according to the Paceman's trip...

  • 2013 Toyota Prius liftback
    All-New 2016 Toyota Prius: What We Know So Far

    The next-generation Toyota Prius hybrid may retain the same shape as its predecessors, but it's likely to be different in several important ways. With spy shots of 2016 Prius prototypes now emerging, it's time to follow up on a piece we did six months ago. So, let's look at all the confirmed facts...

  • Tesla Model S
    AWD Tesla Model S Coming Soon? (Warning: Pure Speculation)

    With the delay of its Model X crossover until "late in 2014," it may look as if Tesla's product pipeline is running dry. But we suspect the Silicon Valley startup electric-car company will offer a few new variants on its sole product, the Model S luxury sport sedan. And an obvious next step for...

  • 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid
    2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid: New York Auto Show Preview

    Next week at the New York Auto Show, the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid will be unveiled. It's the first-ever production hybrid vehicle from the small Japanese maker of sturdy all-wheel drive cars and crossovers. Subaru announced the debut of the 2014 XV Crosstrek Hybrid in a press release this...

  • 2014 Jeep Cherokee
    2014 Jeep Cherokee: New, Greener 4x4 With Old Name (Photos)

    Here you are: These are the first photos of the new 2014 Jeep Cherokee. Yep, that's right: Cherokee. No, not Grand Cherokee. Plain old Cherokee, the revival of a name that vanished (in the U.S.) a decade ago, although it's lived on in Europe. The new 2014 Cherokee is Jeep's replacement for the old...

  • 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek, upstate New York, Dec 2012
    2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek: First Drive

    Every auto journalist has biases; ours is a predisposition to Subarus, of which we've owned four. So we were eager to test the 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek, a new model this year. It's essentially the Impreza compact five-door hatchback, with larger wheels and tires, higher ground clearance (8.7...

  • 2011 Toyota Matrix

    Sometimes you have to ask, What were they thinking? A recent article on five small cars with the worst gas mileage named four for which gas mileage may not even cross the minds of their buyers. But it did remind us that the 2012 Toyota Matrix has pretty low fuel economy for a compact hatchback. In that article, TrueCar listed the following as its "five small cars with the worst gas mileage": 2012 Toyota Matrix AWD (23 mpg combined) 2012 Volkswagen Golf R (22 mpg combined) 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer RalliArt (21 mpg combined) 2012 Mazda MazdaSpeed3 Touring (21 mpg combined) 2012 Subaru Impreza WRX...

  • 2013 Fiat 500L live photos
    2013 Fiat 500L Crossover: Live Photos From Geneva Motor Show

    Not all the cars being unveiled at today's Geneva Motor Show are destined for the U.S. But the 2013 Fiat 500L, the longer, taller, larger "Fiat 500" crossover that will offer all-wheel drive in a Fiat 500 for the first time, is one that will definitely come Stateside. Fiat released photos of the...

  • 2012 Nissan Rogue SV AWD
    Going Rogue For A Week: 2012 Nissan Rogue Driven

    The compact crossover segment is one of the hottest segments right now, and every automaker wants its share of the sales pie, including Nissan. The 2012 Rogue is Nissan's entry into this segment, and it has the options you would expect from a crossover in 2012. We recently spent a week with a...

  • Acura NSX Concept, 2012 Detroit Auto Show
    Acura NSX Concept: All-Wheel Drive Hybrid Supercar For 2015

    It's the revival of a legendary supercar, the mid-engined all-wheel drive aluminum Acura NSX, and it's said to be a hybrid. What more could Green Car Reports fans possibly want? Announced today at the Detroit Auto Show to applause from the assembled press corps, the new Acura NSX Concept was...

  • 2012 Subaru Impreza hatchback, Connecticut, Sept 2011
    2012 Subaru Impreza: AWD, 36 MPG Highway, First Drive Report

    Subaru is known for its no-nonsense, durable, all-wheel drive Forester and Outback crossover utility vehicles. What U.S. buyers don't seem to know is that the company also makes compact sedans and hatchbacks. For 2012, Subaru has restyled its Impreza compact, increasing interior space while keeping...

  • 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid
    2012 Ford Escape Hybrid: Sentenced To Death, So Buy One Now If You Want One

    The Ford Escape Hybrid was not only the first U.S.-built hybrid electric vehicle, it was also the first hybrid sport-utility vehicle--or crossover, if you prefer. It's had a good run, starting in the fall of 2004 and continuing through the 2012 model year. As of the end of September, Ford has sold...

  • Stealth Night Hawk Hunting ATV

    Electric car owners aren’t necessarily known for their love of hunting -- and those who hunt aren’t usually known for their love of electric cars either. After all, gun-toting, gas-guzzling, Russia-spying, former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin loves to hunt -- and her motto of “Drill Baby, Drill!” is about as far away from an electric car as you can get. While the chance of Mrs. Palin putting down a deposit on a brand new electric car seems slim to non-existent -- even though the home-built 2012 Chevrolet Volt launches in Alaska later this year -- some of her gun-toting...

  • 2012 Subaru Impreza
    2012 Subaru Impreza: Same Price, More Gas Mileage, Still AWD

    The 2012 Subaru Impreza, unveiled at the New York Auto Show this spring, has the highest projected gas mileage of any all-wheel drive vehicle on sale in the U.S. this year: 27 mpg city and an impressive 36 mpg highway. Now Subaru has released pricing for its compact four-door sedan and hatchback...

  • 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
    Reader Q: All-Wheel Drive Hybrid Or Diesel Cars (Not Trucks)?

    We get some of our most interesting topics from reader questions. Past questions include how emergency responders should react to hybrid and electric cars, and whether towing a Prius behind a motorhome is a good idea. Today, we have a query about green cars (not trucks) that offer all-wheel drive...

  • 2011 Ford Vertrek concept
    Why Ford Would Be Crazy To Kill The Escape Hybrid: Real AWD

    Ford has made lots of changes to its model lineup of late, some of them remarkably quickly. Now comes word that the new Ford Escape compact crossover for 2013 may not include the Escape Hybrid model it has sold since 2004. We think that would be a terrible shame, because it takes off the market a...

  • 2003 Honda Element DX
    Advice: Better Gas Mileage, Used Small, All-Wheel-Drive SUV--UPDATE

    UPDATE: Well, we got a note from Denise: I bought a car today. It's a certified pre-owned 2005 Toyota RAV4, single owner, 41K miles. The only thing I need for it is an iPod adapter! It's really nice, fabulous condition, and I did fairly well on both the price and trade-in. What do you think of her...

  • 2012 Subaru Impreza at New York Auto Show, April 2011
    2012 Subaru Impreza: Video Walkaround Of New 36-MPG AWD Car

    The list of compact cars offered with all-wheel-drive as an option is short. The list of compact cars that come with all-wheel-drive standard is even shorter: Subaru Impreza. For 2012, Subaru has restyled its Impreza compact sedan and hatchback, and fitted them with a new and more fuel-efficient...

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