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While we don't yet know the model name, we do know Hyundai is expected to launch its first dedicated hybrid vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show in January. That car--codenamed 'AE' for now--will go on sale within a year of the fourth-generation Toyota Prius, the car that has defined hybrid efficiency for more than a decade. And in its domestic market, Hyundai appears very confident of the car's likely fuel efficiency ratings. DON'T MISS: Hyundai And Kia Target # 2 Slot In Green Vehicles By 2020 According to an article in the The Korea Herald (via ChargedEVs), the 'AE' hybrid will "outperform"...
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2016 Scion iA: Gas Mileage Review Of High-MPG Subcompact Sedan
Gas-mileage ratings are rising every year in virtually every vehicle segment, but most buyers expect smaller cars to deliver the highest numbers of all. That's true, to a point, although minicars like the Smart ForTwo two-seater and the Fiat 500 tend to be rated lower than longer and more...
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Toyota Shows Second Concept For Subcompact Crossover At Frankfurt; Hybrid Model Expected
With sales of small crossover utility vehicles growing, not just in North America but around the world, two of the world's three largest automakers still don't have entries in the segment. One of them, Toyota, announced today at the Frankfurt Motor Show that it had plans to change that. It...
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2015 Honda Fit Recall: Concern Over Potential Stalling
The 2015 Honda Fit is being recalled due to an issue that could cause stalling.
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2016 Scion iA: First Drive Of 37-MPG Subcompact Sedan
The 2016 Scion iA is a four-door subcompact sedan that's Scion's first new vehicle since the ill-fated and now departed iQ minicar. One of two new vehicles for what tends to be termed "Toyota's beleaguered Scion brand," it's a fresh new entry with stellar fuel economy. It also happens to be great...
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Honda BR-V: Smallest SUV Yet, But Not For North America: Forbidden Fruit
The Honda BR-V small crossover will go on sale in Indonesia next year.
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A 2014 Toyota Prius C owner test drives a 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage.
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2016 Mazda CX-3 Small Crossover Price Starts At $20,000
The 2016 Mazda CX-3 will start at just over $20,000.
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2016 Fiat 500 Updates Include Uconnect Touchscreen, Styling Tweaks
The 2016 Fiat 500 will make its public debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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2016 MINI Cooper Clubman Grows Up Into More Maxi Wagon With Six Doors
The 2016 MINI Clubman gains conventional rear doors and more interior space.
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Strong-Selling 40-MPG Mitsubishi Mirage To Get Sedan Model
A Mitsubishi Mirage sedan will arrive in the U.S. before the end of the year.
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2016 Mazda CX-3 Gas Mileage: Subcompact SUV Rated At 31 MPG Combined
Mazda has taken its own road toward boosting the fuel economy of its vehicles, and its latest small SUV manages to break the critical 30-mpg combined rating barrier. The 2016 Mazda CX-3 subcompact crossover utility is rated at 31 mpg combined with front-wheel drive, and 29 mpg combined with...
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The 2016 Fiat 500X drives more like a tall car than a shrunken SUV.
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2015 Chevrolet Trax: Gas Mileage Review Of Small SUV
Sport-utility vehicles are all about hauling stuff, so collecting a set of 40-year-old wheels seemed like the perfect road test for the new 2015 Chevrolet Trax. The subcompact SUV offered cargo space for the wheels--which, frankly, would have fit into a sedan--along with decent gas mileage on our...
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2016 Honda HR-V Subcompact SUV Starts At $19,995, On Sale May 15
The 2016 Honda HR-V will start at just under $20,000.
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Honda Insight Hybrid: The Least-Wanted Car In America?
Automakers and their dealers know that when a vehicle is updated, redesigned, or discontinued, the last lagging examples of the old model may sit on lots for months, perhaps even years. So it appears to be with the Honda Insight, the subcompact mild hybrid hatchback that the company discontinued...
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Lease Extensions For Honda Fit EV, Two Years At $199 A Month, To Be Offered
With the first three-year leases of Honda Fit EVs now set to end in June, drivers of Honda's only electric car have been wondering what will happen to their cars now. Many of them would like to hang onto the cars. While Honda won't let them buy the car, the company has decided to offer those...
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Group Buy Of Fiat 500e Electric Cars Ignites 'Feeding Frenzy,' 100-Plus Bought
Suppose you could get a new electric car for $83 a month--and its running costs per mile were only a fraction of what a gasoline car would in fuel. That'd be almost a free car, right? Indeed, the allure of such a deal added to the viral nature of the Internet led to sales of roughly 100 Fiat 500e...
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If there were ever a brand-reset button in the automotive business, the BMW i3 electric car is it. It's both a compact hatchback and an all-electric car, from the brand that claims to build ultimate driving machines. How does it measure up to that lofty standard? Hi, I’m Joel Feder, and I’ll give you our verdict on the BMW i3 in our latest video road test. DON'T MISS: 2015 BMW i3 Electric Car Price Raised $1,000 To $43,350 Strip away the simulated twin-kidney grills and roundel badges, and you'd really never know the i3 is a BMW. It has skinny tires, and an odd side view with a...
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2016 Mazda CX-3 Gets Only A Diesel Engine In Japan (Forbidden Fruit)
The 2016 Mazda CX-3 will be be diesel only in Japan.
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Infiniti QX30 Concept: Small Luxury SUV Previews 2016 Model At Geneva Show
The Infiniti QX30 previews an upcoming production model based on the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class.
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Acura CDX Trademarked: Small Luxury Crossover Based On Honda HR-V To Come?
A trademark filing refuels rumors of an Acura crossover based on the Honda HR-V.
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2015 Chevrolet Trax, Buick Encore Small SUVs Get IIHS Top Safety Pick Label
Both General Motors subcompact crossovers received the IIHS Top Safety Pick rating.
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Will U.S. Get Honda Fit Sedan To Join Hatchback, HR-V? Test Car Spied
A Honda City is spotted roaming the streets of Torrance, California.
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