Review: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid prioritizes low price, high mpg

2023 Toyota Corolla Cross HybridThe 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid adds a second and more economical powertrain to the compact SUV that debuted last year. Dropping Toyota’s well-proven and fuel-efficient hybrid system into the Corolla Cross boosts fuel efficiency to an estimated 42 mpg combined, against the 30 mpg combined of the standard AWD model. All hybrid versions...

Review: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in reboots Volt formula

2023 Toyota Prius PrimeThe 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid version of the conventional 2023 Prius hybrid launched earlier this year. It shares that car’s striking new shape, the one that wowed reviewers and shoppers. The Prime adds a much larger battery that can be plugged into the grid to recharge—giving it an estimated EPA combined electric...

Review: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid puts performance first

2024 Dodge Hornet R/TThe 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T is a small, plug-in hybrid SUV with a mission that has little to do with running on grid electricity, lowering emissions, or saving fuel. Instead, this affordable model from Stellantis’ bad-boy brand soon to also launch a noise-making electric muscle car has a clear priority: performance. Think PHEV, and you may...

Genesis builds the Electrified GV70 in Alabama: Why that’s important

U.S. production of Genesis Electrified GV70 in AlabamaAs of last month, the 2023 Genesis GV70 is now built in the U.S.—but only one in one of its variants, a new battery-electric version dubbed Electrified GV70. Behind that debut lies a story. When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act last August, building EVs in the United States became far more important than it was the day...

Review: 2023 Toyota Prius rethinks high-mpg hybrid for stunning style

2023 Toyota PriusThrow away what you think you know about the Toyota Prius, the ur-hybrid that was briefly Silicon Valley’s most tech-forward car before it was supplanted by Tesla and other electric cars. The 2023 Toyota Prius, which goes on sale early next year, is a stunner. The sleek, wedge-shaped form wasn’t easy to achieve while preserving the...

2023 Toyota Prius: How design became the priority over tech

2023 Toyota Prius LimitedThe 2023 Toyota Prius is the fifth generation of the world’s best-known hybrid vehicle. Since it first went on sale in Japan in 1997, the Prius has epitomized high fuel efficiency and the advanced technology of hybrid-electric powertrains. The current fourth-generation Prius arrived in 2016 and its styling and design were not well-received...

Porsche is moving fast into EVs: Lessons learned from Taycan

Porsche Taycan  -  Euro specIn 2013, German carmakers got their hands on Tesla Model S luxury four-door sport sedans and tore them apart. An industry insider in that country told us the Model S was a massive shock to Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz—but perhaps even more so to Porsche, which had been hugely successful with its fast, sporty Panamera four-door. The Porsche...

Review: 2023 BMW i7 EV cribs gas 7-Series, emerges shockingly good

2023 BMW i7 xDrive60The 2023 BMW i7 is a revelation. For the first time in 10 years, a legacy automaker has produced a large electric luxury sedan that takes the segment into the modern age—and is conclusively better than its gasoline counterpart. The feat is even more remarkable because the i7 is an adaptation of the gasoline-powered 7 Series, BMW’s...

Preview: 2024 GMC Sierra Denali EV electric truck packs in luxury

2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1We’ve now had our first look at the 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, the launch version of the latest big electric truck based on the GM Ultium architecture used for a growing range of EVs in multiple sizes and categories. The vast majority of those models haven’t hit the road yet, but the cadence of announcements continues...