2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid

Avalon Hybrid put premium on quiet, comfy and mpg … Comfort, beauty, interior quiet, and room coupled with great gas mileage arrives in the form of Toyota’s new Avalon Hybrid sedan. Gone are the days where funky looking hatchbacks reminiscent of Woody Allen’s pod in Sleeper are the only vehicles available as hybrids. For the... Continue Reading →

November 11, 2018 0

2018 Lexus LC 500h

Beauty goes to the bone with Lexus LC 500h ... Beauty should be more than skin deep when a car crosses the $100 grand threshold and beauty goes clear to the bone with the Lexus LC 500h. This is the hybrid version of the luxury car maker’s grand tourer (GT). I’d tested the V8 powered... Continue Reading →

November 4, 2018 0

2018 Kia Niro PHEV EX Premium

Kia's Niro plug-in hybrid rocks the mpg ratings ... Last year Kia’s Niro hybrid crossover wannabe surprised me big time. It’s attractive, handles well, has decent power and achieved good gas mileage because it was a standard hybrid. Sure the Toyota Prius is queen of this category, but Niro has it all on looks and... Continue Reading →

June 1, 2018 0

2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Limited

Hyundai's Ioniq takes hybrid competition up a notch ... Hybrids are beginning to come in all shapes and sizes. Toyota’s Prius remains the dominant player, but like a college football player moving up to the NFL, the Prius’ will be facing stiffer competition. Now comes Hyundai to the hybrid big leagues with its Ioniq. It’s... Continue Reading →

September 21, 2017 0

2017 Lexus RX 450h

Lexus RX 450h perfect for a comfy, long haul ... Mostly my test drives are a couple hundred miles around Southeast Wisconsin over the course of a week, but this week was a rare exception when I drove the Lexus RX 450h to Omaha and back, more than 1,100 miles. As many a high-end suburban... Continue Reading →

August 30, 2017 0

2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Ltd. Platinum

Highlander Hybrid excels at moving people, things ... A road trip to Louisville with a couple buddies, and plenty of cargo, proved Toyota’s Highlander Hybrid to be a perfect transport choice. Ours was a medium metallic brown, what Toyota calls Toasted Walnut Pearl. Probably should have been pecan since we were headed to the South. But,... Continue Reading →

June 25, 2017 0

2017 Toyota Prius Two Eco

Toyota's new Prius still dowdy looking, but a stellar hybrid ... I laid a lot of praise on Kia’s new Niro hybrid recently, all deserved, but I was basing my hybrid comparison to the previous Toyota Prius. Now I’ve driven the 2017 Prius Two Eco and wow, this is a stellar hybrid. Get this, I got... Continue Reading →

May 5, 2017 0

2017 Toyota Camry XLE Hybrid

High-value Toyota Camry hybrid does it all, efficiently ... For 35 years Toyota has cranked out one Camry after another, often grabbing North America’s best-selling car title. That probably won’t be changing any time soon if the 2017 Camry hybrid is any indication. Everything buyers like about a Camry is here, economy, value, comfort and... Continue Reading →

October 20, 2016 0

2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid SE

Hybrid gives us another good reason to buy a Camry Toyota’s Camry was the best-selling car in the United States last year, topping the No. 2 Honda Accord by roughly 40,000 units. In fact, Camry has been one of the top-selling cars for years, and for several, Toyota was happy to let it idle... Continue Reading →

June 26, 2015 0

2013 Chevrolet Volt (plug-in electric)

Smooth, quiet, but Volt packs power too Chevrolet’s Volt is the leader of the hybrid pack when it comes to performance. It’s quick and handles almost like a sports sedan. I know what you’re thinking, “No Way it’s quick!” Ah, but you’d be wrong. The difference between the plug-in electric hybrid Volt and a gas-powered... Continue Reading →