Mid-size sedan
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Hybrids and, more recently, plug-in cars seem to have gotten all the green ink lately, leaving fans of fuel-sipping clean diesels out in the cold. Four makers sell diesel passenger vehicles in the U.S. for 2012: Audi and BMW joined longtime stalwarts Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen a few years back. And there are more coming next year, a strong-pulling 2013 Cruze diesel from Chevrolet and an unspecified model--most likely the new CX-5 crossover--from Mazda. But for 2012, the significant new entry is the Volkswagen Passat TDI. Not only is the all-new Passat larger and less expensive than its...
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2013 Chevy Malibu Eco Starts At $26,000, Rated 38 MPG HighwayChevy's Malibu Eco mild hybrid will deliver near-hybrid highway fuel economy from a starting price of $26,000.
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2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid: Quick Drive
Ford has been building hybrid-electric vehicles for seven years now, and the company has constantly refined and improved its hybrid system over that time. But it was only this year that Lincoln acquired its own hybrid sedan, the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. That vehicle effectively replaced the Milan...
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Mazda To Launch Hybrid Version Of Mazda6 Mid-Size Sedan Soon
While Mazda prepares to unveil its new CX-5 crossover and launch its new SkyActiv engine and transmission technology, it's also quietly developing a hybrid model as well. In March 2010, Japan's small but scrappy maker of "Zoom Zoom" cars signed a deal to license Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive...
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Toyota Prius Gas Mileage
The 2011 Toyota Prius hybrid gets the best gas mileage rating of any car for sale in the U.S. market today. It's rated at 51 mpg city, 48 mpg highway, for a combined rating of 50 mpg--and that's a number no other car can match. At least, no other car that doesn't plug into the wall for some (2011...
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2011 Kia Optima Hybrid To Cost $26,500, Less Than Camry, Fusion Hybrids
Kia has announced that its 2011 Optima Hybrid midsize sedan will carry a starting price of $26,500 when it arrives at dealers in June. (That price does not include a mandatory $750 destination fee.) The car is the first-ever hybrid electric vehicle from the Korean carmaker, which is owned by...
John Voelcker
