Posts from ‘Hybrids’
First Look: 2021 Toyota Sienna
2021 Toyota Sienna Limited
Toyota’s Sienna minivan is currently one of the oldest contenders in its segment, with a basic design that dates back to the 2010 model year. That’s about to change in the near future; Toyota unveiled the all-new fourth-generation version of its long-running minivan today via an online webcast. The 2021 Toyota Sienna is redesigned from the ground up, gaining flashier styling, a topline Platinum trim level, a host of new comfort and safety features, and a standard hybrid powertrain on all models.
First Look: 2021 Toyota Venza
2021 Toyota Venza
With its new midsize crossover scheduled to arrive in showrooms in a couple months or so, and the 2020 New York Auto Show currently postponed from its original April date to the end of August, Toyota shifted plans and revealed its all-new 2021 Venza SUV via a “Spring New Product Showcase” online broadcast today.
Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
Quick Spin: 2020 Ram 1500 Laramie
2020 Ram 1500 Laramie Crew Cab 4×4 in Flame Red
2020 Ram 1500 Laramie Crew Cab 4×4
Class: Large Pickup Truck
Miles driven: 290
Fuel used: 19.8 gallons
2020 Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription in Birch Light Metallic (a $645 option)
2020 Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription
Class: Premium Midsize Crossover SUV
Miles driven: 295
Fuel used: 9.9 gallons
Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
2020 Toyota Prius Limited in Sea Glass Pearl
2020 Toyota Prius Limited
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 1195
Fuel used: 26.4 gallons
Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
First Look: 2021 Hyundai Elantra
2021 Hyundai Elantra
Actually, this is more of a virtual First Look.
Today I was supposed to be in California driving the new Hybrid version of the redesigned-for-2020 Hyundai Sonata, but the trip (along with others) was cancelled due to Coronavirus concerns. But that didn’t prevent Hyundai from putting on its planned reveal of the redesigned 2021 Elantra … though it was performed without a studio audience.
First Spin: 2020 Toyota Highlander
2020 Toyota Highlander
Toyota’s Highlander has long been a top-seller in the hot midsize-crossover class, at least in part due to the host of accolades it has received (though wearing a Toyota badge doesn’t hurt, either.) It gets a redesign for 2020 that brings an additional 2.4 inches of wheelbase and overall length, a host of new tech features, and a decidedly more miserly Hybrid variant.
