Hybrids can be fun, too
While there's little doubt that hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels have made great strides over the past few years, plenty of motorists are still reluctant to buy into the technology. For a lot of people, it's because hybrid tech costs
by Drei Laurel
Welcome 2 green-minded compact SUVs
Hybrid vehicles are nothing new. Toyota has been churning out the Prius since 1997, and that model has been so successful it has already spawned a family of Prii in either compact hatch, wagon or good old large hatchback form. But let'
German carmaker unleashes X5 xDrive 40e
Despite their being around for over a decade now, there is still this notion that hybrid cars are nothing more than glorified golf carts that let you sit a bit more comfortably when stuck in traffic. While there are some sporty options
Have you been naughty or nice?
The big guy from the North Pole has a very important errand this holiday: the delivery of Christmas presents to all the kids who have been nice the whole year. Thanks to his team of flying reindeer, Santa Claus is able to
If you're attending the motor show, that is
Mitsubishi has chosen to reveal its Outlander PHEV Concept-S with only a week to go before the vehicle's official presentation at the Paris Motor Show.Billed as a "special design package for the production Outlander PHEV," the hybrid SUV's
Two years after it was unveiled at same show
Two years after the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid made its public debut at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, an updated concept version will be presented at the same motor show this year.Called the Outlander PHEV Concept-S, the vehicle was
How much is it?
As early as May, we told you that Lexus Manila would launch the NX compact crossover this month. That time has come. Company president Danny Isla has sent out invites for the official Philippine release of the NX, set for August 28
With diesel, gasoline and hybrid propulsion
When the all-new Volvo XC90 goes on sale later this year, it will be the cleanest and most powerful sport-utility vehicle with an output of 400hp but with carbon-dioxide emissions of just 60g/km. "There has never been an
Together with Range Rover Sport Hybrid
At the Auto China 2014, Land Rover debuted the Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase, its second hybrid model after the Range Rover Sport Hybrid.The Range Rover Sport Hybrid and the Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase use the same 335hp 3.0-
But will it find its way here?
Honda has a new compact urban SUV in the works, and it\'s on display at the ongoing Tokyo Motor Show.Called the Vezel and designed for the Japanese market, the vehicle boasts an exterior design that resembles that of an SUV
Starting with Range Rover and Range Rover Sport
Land Rover has announced that it will begin producing its first-ever hybrid models in the Range Rover Hybrid and the Range Rover Sport Hybrid, which will \"deliver outstanding fuel economy and significantly lower carbon-dioxide emissions, and retain Land Rover\'s
To be premiered at Frankfurt Motor Show
BMW has combined its xDrive intelligent all-wheel-drive system with its eDrive plug-in hybrid drive system to create the Concept X5 eDrive, which it will showcase at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.A four-cylinder internal-combustion engine with
What you may have read somewhere else is wrong
Contrary to what a local automotive news outlet has reported--that Ford and Toyota will be collaborating on a new hybrid system for light trucks and SUVs--both carmakers have, in fact, agreed to develop their own system separately from one another.
Takes plug-in diesel hybrid route
Subaru has revealed its Viziv concept, a next-generation crossover that "represents the new design direction and technologies that will take the Subaru brand into the future."According to the Japanese carmaker, the Viziv's basic design features simple and clean surfaces
When luxury and elegance come together
There's "luxury" and then there's "elegance." A luxury car can affirm your status in life and pamper with all sorts of features, but it won't necessarily be "elegant." Over a weekend driving the Lexus RX450h, I kept thinking of
