Mid-Size
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The 2016 Toyota Mirai may have been the biggest news in hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles at last week's Los Angeles Auto Show, but it wasn't alone. VW Group brought two fuel-cell prototypes to the show's green-car ride and drive program, and we spent 15 minutes driving one. DON'T MISS: Volkswagen Golf SportWagen HyMotion: Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Concept At LA Auto Show Separately, Volkswagen showed a 2015 Golf SportWagen concept powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, highlighting the adaptability of its MQB compact architecture. That component set was designed to accommodate everything from gasoline and...
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2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco: Best Car To Buy 2015 Nominee
The third of our five nominees for Green Car Reports' 2015 Best Car To Buy award is the new 2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco, the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid version of the Korean maker's mid-size sedan. This new-for-2015 version of the Sonata is the sole model to use a turbocharged 1.6-liter engine, in...
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Ford Fusion Vs Hyundai Sonata: Mid-Size Sedan Gas Mileage Comparison
We compare the gas mileage of two green mid-size sedans.
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2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco: Quick Drive Of Higher-Gas Mileage Small Turbo Four
The 2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco is the most fuel-efficient version of the Korean maker's mid-size sedan, aside from its Sonata Hybrid model. And this year, the Sonata Hybrid uses the carryover body from the last-generation model--meaning that if you want the highest-mileage Sonata with the new and more...
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2015 Subaru Legacy Gas Mileage: We Test Both 2.5i And 3.6R
Subaru sales have surged over the last decade, taking the quirky Japanese brand from its Snow Belt niche into more and broader markets. This year, the redesigned 2015 Subaru Legacy is a viable contender to go head to head with the most mainstream mid-size sedans: Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Ford...
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2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid: Revealed At Paris Motor Show
Pity poor Mitsubishi, whose Outlander Plug-In Hybrid has been on sale in Europe and Asia for almost two years. But the plug-in hybrid SUV's U.S. debut has been delayed several times, and now is set for the fall of 2015, likely as a 2016 model. Now we can get a glimpse of what the revised plug-in...
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The 2015 Lexus ES 300h hits showrooms with minor changes.
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2015 Ford Fusion: Smaller EcoBoost Engine, Manual Gearbox Gone
Time was when mid-size sedans routinely came with V-6 engines of 3.0 to 3.6 liters. But these days, those are rare and expensive high-end options--if they're even offered at all. The 2015 Ford Fusion sedan now has a simplified lineup of engines, and all of them continue to have just four...
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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Still In Very Short Supply: Why?
The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid received very positive reviews when it was launched almost a year ago. Its EPA fuel-efficiency rating of 47 mpg combined approaches that of the 50-mpg Toyota Prius, but the Accord is a more conventional looking mid-size sedan--a plus for many buyers. Yet sales have been...
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2015 Hyundai Sonata: Gas Mileage Review Of New Mid-Size Sedan
The last Hyundai Sonata was a striking stylistic departure from usually bland mid-size sedan styling. The new one, not quite so much: To our eyes, there's very little aside from the badges that identifies it as a Hyundai. We spent a few days with a 2015 Hyundai Sonata Limited, a test car so new it...
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2015 Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon Mid-Size Pickups Almost Here
GM's new small pickups will offer fuel-efficient four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines.
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2014 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: Gas Mileage Review
The Toyota Highlander Hybrid remains the sole seven-seat hybrid vehicle on the market, and it has been redesigned and updated for the 2014 model year. While smaller vehicles--the Prius far ahead of any other model--make up the bulk of U.S. hybrid sales, the 2014 Highlander Hybrid stands at the top...
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The new 2015 Subaru Legacy is a stealth car: Other drivers may not pay it much attention, but it's sneaking up on the high-volume vehicles in the ultra-competitive mid-size sedan segment. The latest Legacy, redesigned and re-equipped for 2015, is the most competitive Subaru sedan yet--and it also delivers the highest fuel-economy rating of any mid-size sedan with all-wheel drive. That's a smallish universe: The others are the 2015 Chrysler 200 and Ford Fusion. ALSO SEE: 2015 Subaru Legacy - Full Review You can't get all-wheel drive on the Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Kia...
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2015 Hyundai Sonata Prices Released, No Details On Hybrid Yet
The redesigned 2015 Hyundai Sonata midsize sedan goes on sale later this month.
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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid: Video Road Test
Honda was the first car company to sell a hybrid in the U.S. by a few months, but it hasn't done nearly as well with its hybrids as Toyota has done with its Prius. Its first two-seat Insight wasn't close enough to the mainstream--and the first Honda Accord Hybrid in 2004 didn't post gas-mileage...
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Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion Concept: High-MPG Model At Detroit Auto Show
At next week's Detroit Auto Show, VW will take the wraps off a concept car that previews a new and more fuel-efficient version of its mainstream Passat mid-size sedan. The Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion Concept features a direct-injected and turbocharged 150-horsepower, 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine...
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Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy: 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid
For 2014, our fourth annual Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy award goes to the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. This new model of the redesigned Honda Accord sedan introduced last year is comfortable, quiet, stylish--and delivers real-world fuel economy from 40 mpg to as much as 52 mpg. And that's...
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2014 Chevrolet Malibu Start-Stop System: How It Works (And Why It Has 2 Batteries)
The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu's 2.5-liter engine matches the pricier Malibu Eco's hybrid drivetrain for fuel economy.
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What kind of hybrid car do you want to buy? Poll the automakers about what kind of hybrids they think will sell, and one answer comes back. The sweet spot for hybrids, as their model lineups show, is mid-size sedans--both mainstream and now increasingly luxury makes. Consider the lineup of available hybrid sedans for sale in the U.S. during the 2013 and 2014 model years: BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Ford Fusion Hybrid (and Energi plug-in hybrid) Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Kia Optima Hybrid Lexus ES 300h Lexus GS 450h Toyota Camry Hybrid There's also the Toyota Prius liftback, the original model in the...
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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid: U.S. Sales In Fall 2014, Maybe
The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid promises to fill an empty niche in the new-car market: a mid-size crossover utility vehicle with up to 30 miles of all-electric running, plus a plug-in hybrid powertrain for unlimited range. But a U.S. Mitsubishi executive says that high demand in other...
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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Priced From $29,945, On Sale Oct 31
The 2014 Accord Hybrid will be priced slightly higher than other midsize sedan hybrids, but it will also have class-leading fuel economy.
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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Arrives This Fall, Rated At 47 MPG
The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid, a mid-size sedan that competes with hybrid models of the Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, and Toyota Camry, will go on sale in October, its maker said today. 47 mpg combined With a more powerful electric motor than its competitors, the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid...
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2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid: Brief First Drive
Remind us in future to avoid drive routes confined almost exclusively to Manhattan. While they're great for showing off hybrid cars--including the 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid we briefly tested on Tuesday--they take years off your life. We had a chance to put about 10 miles on the new hybrid MKZ, the...
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2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Underscores 'Your Mileage May Vary'
It seems Ford has taken to heart the concerns over the difference in its new hybrids between EPA gas-mileage ratings and real-world results. In a media presentation yesterday on the new 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, Ford's luxury brand devoted considerable time to explaining how it helps drivers...
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