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2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Review and Specs

2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Review and Specs

Honda Insight – Budget Hybrid By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam NL Bureau The Auto Channel VILLACH, Austria. Want to drive a hybrid? From the beginning of April, there will be another choice on the market: the Honda Insight. This new hybrid made its world debut at the North American International ... Continue reading

2010 Honda Insight EX Navigation Review

2010 Honda Insight EX Navigation Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Honda Insight EX Navigation Honda Insight? Didn't they stop making that a few years back? Well, yes... but the name is back, and in the original slot in the Honda product lineup as its only purely hybrid vehicle. If the original Insight had any shortcoming, that was size. A sm ... Continue reading

2001 Honda Insight Story

2001 Honda Insight Story

The Honda Insight was the first gasoline-electric hybrid car to be sold in the U.S. when it was introduced nearly two years ago. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Develops World First Active Shift Control for Hybrids to Enhance Fuel Economy and Joy of Driving

Hyundai Motor Group Develops World First Active Shift Control for Hybrids to Enhance Fuel Economy and Joy of Driving

The in-house developed, world-first technology improves gear-shift efficiency for hybrid vehicles and is now set for mass production Active Shift Control reduces gear-shift times by 30%, adds to driving fun, and improves fuel economy SEOUL, July 18, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Group has developed the world’s first Active ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Opens the 2019 Automobile Information Service for Elementary School Students

Mitsubishi Motors Opens the 2019 Automobile Information Service for Elementary School Students

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today opened the 2019 Automobile Information Service for Elementary School Students, which will be available until December 10, 2019. This service has been offered to children for 27 years, and answers various questions related to the automobile industry via a toll-free number, websi ... Continue reading

2019 Lexus UX 250h F Sport Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2019 Lexus UX 250h F Sport Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Good handling and elegant interior. Lexus introduced the UX crossover in 2019 to elevate the market appeal of the Toyota C-HR, upon which the UX is based. The UX replaces the discontinued CT 200h hatchback. ... Continue reading

Official Hyundai For 2020 Model Year - 2019 To 2020 Spec and Option Changes

Official Hyundai For 2020 Model Year - 2019 To 2020 Spec and Option Changes

Below is a summary of changes to the Hyundai lineup for 2020 model year for the most up-to-date Hyundai vehicle lineup news. ... Continue reading

CATL and Toyota Form Comprehensive Partnership for New Energy Vehicle Batteries

CATL and Toyota Form Comprehensive Partnership for New Energy Vehicle Batteries

Using technologies acquired through the development of batteries and electrified vehicles, the agreement includes not only the supply of batteries, but also consideration to the evolution and development of batteries for a wide range of fields such as - Development and supply of batteries for New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) ... Continue reading

Close-up Look 55 MPG 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid - Specs, Dimensions, Capacities, Prices, Options

Close-up Look 55 MPG 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid - Specs, Dimensions, Capacities, Prices, Options

2020 Honda Insight begins arriving at dealerships tomorrow with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP1) of $22,930 (excluding $930 destination and handling). With a an EPA-rated 55 mpg2 city fuel economy (LX, EX) in combination with premium sedan design and driving performance, Insight brings the style consumer ... Continue reading

2019 Lexus ES 300h Luxury Review by David Colman - It's E15 Approved

2019 Lexus ES 300h Luxury Review by David Colman - It's E15 Approved

A marvel of technology dedicated to saving fuel, but consigning you to travel in the slow lane. If the Toyota Camry is the bread and butter sedan at Toyota, then the new Lexus ES 300h, which is based on the latest hybrid Camry, represents the croissant and brie entry chez Lexus. Fit, finish and price distinguish the ne ... Continue reading

New Brazilian Toyota Corolla Hybrid Will Run On Ethanol, Electric or Gasoline

New Brazilian Toyota Corolla Hybrid Will Run On Ethanol, Electric or Gasoline

For 22 years, Toyota Motor Corp. has made hybrid cars that don’t require drivers to choose between running on gas or electricity. In October it will add a third option: ethanol. ... Continue reading

2002 Way Back Event: GM's Wagoner Explains Hybrid AUTOnomy Vehicle

2002 Way Back Event: GM's Wagoner Explains Hybrid AUTOnomy Vehicle

FOR RELEASE: January 7, 2002 Unique combination of technology would reshape industry DETROIT –When Rick Wagoner, President and CEO of General Motors Corp., asked a simple "What if?" question, the answer he got surprised even him. It's a futuristic concept vehicle called AUTOnomy. "We started with the premise, 'Wh ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday July 6, 2019 WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday July 6, 2019 WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

2019 Toyota Avalon Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO - Plus Current Carvana Price And Inventory

2019 Toyota Avalon Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO - Plus Current Carvana Price And Inventory

2019 Toyota Avalon Flagship with more excitement By Larry Nutson Senior Editor and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel The restaurant parking valet handed me the keys to a Toyota. “I’m driving a Lexus” said I. He looked at me in puzzlement. ... Continue reading

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