First Drive Reviews

The 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid might be the best-positioned high-mileage machine for American exurb commuters and vast, open parking lots.

The BMW 7-Series plug-in hybrid drops its mpg, boosts its electric range slightly, and becomes a much better-driving luxury sedan.

Honda’s two-motor hybrid system makes the CR-V more enjoyable to drive as well as up to 50 percent more efficient.

The Vanderhall Edison provides an all-electric powertrain a classic roadster look—on three wheels.

The Taycan electric car aims for consistency in range and characteristic Porsche performance, and the 4S will prove this in the real world.

Audi is cramming its lineup with as many plug-ins as possible, and the Q5’s popularity might make this PHEV a brand MVPs for selling electric motoring.

We drive the new 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo through Denmark and Germany to see if it challenges established rivals from Tesla.

The Buggy gives us our first taste of the MEB platform coming to the U.S. soon.

With Porsche banking its performance future on electric, the latest Cayenne E-Hybrid is a mainstream move and an incremental step.

In Bentley's first hybrid vehicle, an electric motor complements the Audi V-6, with a 17-kwh battery pack enabling some all-electric range.

Audi claims there’s more to it, pointing to the faster charges and more consistent real-world range thanks to battery thermal management.

The 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC400 SUV is Mercedes’ first long-range fully electric vehicle, its fastest-charging EV, and a quiet and comfortable family vehicle.

The newest version of Kia’s boxy electric car—or crossover—goes faster and farther on a charge, with much of its goodness intact.

Just before reaching a tight series of esses on the Monterey Peninsula’s famous 17 Mile Drive, I clicked the left steering-wheel paddle to bump the Niro EV up a regeneration level—a motion that mimics downshifting in a gasoline vehicle—then clicked the right paddle to ease things...

Between the unexpectedly wild styling, the very wide model range, the Prius Prime plug-in, and now the all-wheel-drive 2019 Prius AWD-e, it seems that Toyota has opted for a mix-and-match philosophy for the current fourth generation of America’s favorite fuel-sipper. The big news for...

The 2019 RAV4 Hybrid is Toyota’s way of flexing its corporate might. It’s as if the automaker called on each of its departments to create the new hybrid crossover SUV. The folks from design coughed up some 4Runner and Tacoma cues to give it a butch look. The Lexus team chiseled the...

Our first test-drive time with the Hyundai Kona Electric included plenty of what’s very familiar to Los Angelenos: plodding along to the next stoplight on wide boulevards, waiting another few minutes, and repeating—with occasional squirts into traffic gaps and quick merges into the...

You could be forgiven for not remembering the two Honda vehicles that have worn an Insight badge before. The first was a quirky hatchback two-seater that struggled for acceptance with mainstream buyers. The second was a Prius-like Prius fighter, egg shape and all. This 2019 Honda Insight is the...

In our testing the Avalon Hybrid seemed in line with what full-size buyers would expect from their sedans. It’s a smooth ride with effortless efficiency.

Ford has a gem of a diesel engine under the hood of the 2018 F-150 Power Stroke—as long as drivers aren’t enamored with good fuel economy. Wait, what? After a day of driving F-150 diesels in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains near Boulder, Colorado, unladen, with beds loaded up with...